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Originally Posted by otherstar
That could very well happen. Emilia Clarke has gone on record saying that the end of GoT really messed with her. Given that I've heard that the ending is bittersweet, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a blood bath to see who wins the iron throne and Jon (or Arya) kills Dany because she asks the Starts to bend the knee (which Sansa will NOT do).
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I could see them pulling that off if that's the way they go.
What did Jon's great uncle tell him? "Love is the death of duty."
Jon had to choose between The Night's Watch and Ygritte, he chose the Night's Watch.
Jon has spent a lot of the universe bringing people together. He's given up power, compromised, and pardoned people. He even told Theon that he didn't have to choose between being a Stark and a Greyjoy.
What happens if Dany tries to make him choose between the Starks and her? People say that Mad Queen Dany is too much to go for with the time remaining - but I disagree. That part of her has been present throughout the series. Has she ever, ever, ever seemed comfortable with a future where she wasn't on the Iron Throne? Tyrion suggested (and outright told her) that she was better off in Essos. No one knew her in Westeros, and she really had something in Essos. She claims she wants to break the wheel - but in her mind, does breaking the wheel mean ending the feudal system or breaking everyone who stands in her way? She crucified the masters (rightfully so), let her enemies (literally) cannibalize each other in Season 2, and was begging Tyrion to allow her to burn King's Landing despite the reputation of her father (she ended up BBQ'ing her enemies anyway).
This part of her has always been there. Always. My roommates binged the show for the first time from Feb-Apr, and that was a prediction they both had (Dany going Madqueen) after watching it in one sitting. I'll be interested in how she responds if Grey Worm and Missandei when/if they approach her with the idea of sailing away after she wins. If Dany reacts poorly, that could be the foreshadowing to what Dany's wanted all along - power, as GW and M's conception of who they've been following will have been wrong for a long time.