8 Wild Ideas To End Game Of Thrones Without Disappointing Everyone

8. The Divorce Ending

Following the sacking of King’s Landing and the destruction of the Red Keep, Daenerys Targaryen is the Queen presumptive: that is, until word reaches the remaining Lords of the seven kingdoms, sent by Varys prior to his death, of Jon Snow’s true parentage.

With a new civil war about to erupt, Sansa travels from Winterfell to broker a fragile detente between the former lovers. In exchange for Jon being ‘legitimised’ as a Stark, everyone agrees to publicly condemn the whispers flying around.

Jon will remain the King In The North, while Daenerys is crowned Queen In The South with Tyrion as her Hand, having persuaded her of his good intentions. He also persuades her of the worth of a certain Bronn of the Blackwater, newly invested Lord of Highgarden.

Dany is content, believing that she occupies by far the dragon’s share of Westeros, but Jon secretly plans to bring down the remains of the Wall and bring the wildlings under his protection, extending the North by leagues: his new seat will be a rejuvenated Castle Black, with Davos as his Hand.

Pod is knighted by Ser Brienne, who is named Wardeness Of The North and Lady of the Dreadfort by the new King. Sansa is formally named Lady of Winterfell, while Bran sits in the Godswood and stares into space.

And Arya? She turns up at Storm’s End and begins training the castle guard all uninvited, while Gendry Baratheon looks down from a tower window.