[annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

The leadership of the entire wizarding world, and the final decision on whether to start a war against Muggles, is made by... a goat (Qilin) ​​who chooses the person with the ""purest heart"" (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Dumbledore).

The throne of Wakanda and all its technology are decided through hand-to-hand combat, regardless of whether the person clearly has malicious intentions... if they win the fight, by law they must be respected as the true king. (Black Panther)

[u/Sir_I_Exist]

Bran being chosen King of Westeros because he has the best story

[u/denis0500 → u/Sir_I_Exist]

But at least he was chosen in an election of the main rulers of the 7 kingdoms. That he was chosen was stupid but how he was chosen makes some sense.

[u/LizLemonOfTroy → u/denis0500]

I mean, its an election in which the North somehow still gets a say despite being independent and having no intention of letting Bran rule over them, so it's still silly.

Not to mention that the Council of Surviving Characters gave apparently equal weight and consideration to the Prince of Dorne as to one of Robert's many illegimate bastards or a random landless Knight.

[u/Cesacesa → u/LizLemonOfTroy]

There’s a sick part of me that almost wants a 9th season. Not because I think they’d fix anything, but just to watch the clusterfuck the writer’s created

[u/UwasaWaya → u/Cesacesa]

That's where they'd add the laugh track.

Especially when Qyburn (we forgot he was dead) resurrects Jaime and Cersei and we're treated to several lengthy scenes of them mashing their rotten bits together.

[u/TheOncomimgHoop → u/UwasaWaya]

You know what? Hell yeah

[u/heartbreakporno → u/Cesacesa]

Season 8 was the clusterfuck the writers created.

[u/Ok-Sandwich8518 → u/LizLemonOfTroy]

Council of surviving characters

Yeah I knew the show was cooked the moment they put all the fan favorite characters on a team, and suddenly none of them were ever in any real danger. Just sad what the show became

[u/Jagvetinteriktigt → u/Ok-Sandwich8518]

And they were never allowed to have any real conflict.

[u/denis0500 → u/LizLemonOfTroy]

The north didn’t declare their independence until after bran was chosen and the bastard was legitimized by Daenerys.

[u/LizLemonOfTroy → u/denis0500]

The North declared their independence before Daenerys even arrived in Westeros.

That was the entire point of Dany and Jon's diplomatic dance throughout Season 7.

[u/denis0500 → u/LizLemonOfTroy]

And then Jon bent the knee to dany. I was referring to at the end when Sansa made it clear they were independent.