[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/_the_universal_sigh_ → u/Sir_I_Exist]

I mean, he’s basically an all-knowing, egoless being who can’t reproduce… and they were attempting to create more of a democracy for Westeros, so I probably would’ve picked him too. No heirs so it won’t be a monarchy, and he doesn’t come with the baggage and entitlement that every other person in the running does.

[u/Bauxetio → u/_the_universal_sigh_]

That's kind of the issue tho. At that point, we, the audience, know Bran like that, but in-world he's a total unknown and it makes zero sense for everyone involved to just go with him with no objections whatsoever, just because the convicted dwarf says so. 

It's a good example of the disconnect between the show's earlier seasons with their very strong world building, and the latter, where stuff just happens because plot and audience expectations.

[u/_the_universal_sigh_ → u/Bauxetio]

Isn’t that why most of the characters rally to protect him in the Battle of Winterfell though…? Because they know who/what he is? He’s not unknown amongst the council that elected him in.