I liked that no one got to sit on the throne. Mad kings and greedy, vicious kings/queens were the main cause of all the misery in the series. The harm caused by the lust for power has been a main theme throughout the series, and the ending definitely highlighted that. Hopefully the democratic rule proposed by Sam will happen some day. In the meantime, I think Bran will make a wise, just king. And the fact he can't have children and a new king/queen will be chosen by all the rulers of Westeros will bring democracy of a sort.

I hate what the writers did to Dany's character. This is the same person that said back several seasons ago, "I will not be the queen of ashes." That's exactly what she became. Her character at the end just made no sense. Her final lines to Jon made no sense, and left me scratching my head. How she could reconcile setting people free with burning their cities to the ground is really beyond me. The writers tried to say she went mad with grief. If so, she didn't express it very well. She looked sad, not angry during the last two episodes.

I would have linked for Jon to get a better deal, but his fate was explained well enough that I was able to shrug and think, "Oh well, at least he's reunited with Tormund and Ghost."

The small council meeting at the end of the episode was IMO, some of the worst writing of the series. Was this scene REALLY necessary? Could we have gotten something more important than Bronn wanting to get the whorehouses rebuilt?? I mean, half the city has been destroyed thousands of people killed, and he's worrying about that?? It was just really, really jarring.

Things I really liked: One of my major worries throughout the series was that Tyrion would be killed off. He is my favourite character, and also the favourite of most people I know that are fans of the series. Well, they not only didn't kill him off, (though the writers DID make us really worry about him) they gave him the major role in determining the outcome of the finale, and the choice of the king. The best moment was when Bran chose him as Hand, and Tyrion tried to refuse. Second best moment was Tyrion's final line to Jon, about a couple of years of being Hand would cause him to need to go north, and "piss off the edge of the world!" I sincerely hope Peter wins another Emmy for his part in this final season!