The Hound (‘younger brother’ of Mountain) kills Cersei, Mountain kills Hound, Jaime kills Mountain. (Alternative: Daario (‘Second sons’ (or ‘younger brothers’)) makes a late appearance to bolster Dany’s army and kills Cersei).
Arya kills Dany (‘green eyes’)… and if it is to be a predictable happy ending, Jon gets the iron throne. If it is to be more of a GRR ending, Dany kills Jon (after Tyrion lets the cat out of the bag that he knows about Jon’s parentage) before Arya kills Dany and we end, up with… King Gendry, first of his name… or maybe King Samwell?!!
I also wouldn’t at all be surprised (though really annoyed) if Cersei outlasts them all and the final shot in GoT is Cersei on the iron throne sitting among the ashes with Jaime by her side as Hand.
I don’t reckon there will be any genuine left-field.
As long as Cersei and Euron die painful deaths, I’ll be OK with that. And Brienne to wipe the floor with Jamie for dumping her straight after her first root, pausing only for a quick zuffel.
I think that’s very funny, but at the same time unfair.
I’m sure we’d have preferred ten or even more seasons to get us to this point, but just keeping the cast together has to be an issue.
We’re getting an ending.
It’s been plotted.
I’m getting kinda tired of hearing what other people would do with unlimited time and budget.
Oh, and ridiculously detailed novels to draw from.
Yeah, nah. I’m quite happy watching the show then bagging it out. Especially if it gives someone an opportunity to pompously tell others what they’re ‘tired’ of. Win-win
The series is playing out like the soccer world cup. The first few seasons were like the qualifications, then the group knockout stages (Freys/Dorne/Highgarden/Sparrows/etc), and now it’s just major players getting knocked out daily.
Gonna be some serious bloodshed and heartache in the last eps, so much it will be hard to recall who dies how.
There’s a been a bit of blood spilled this season. But not by anyone who affected the story in any major way. As you said I think Littlefinger last season. And Emma Peel and the Kardashians got knocked off that season too.