Asterix wrote:
"I don't think there'll be an Iron Throne by the end". Hmmm, interesting.
Yeah, I think it's been hinted at since the beginning. Westeros is at a crossroads when the story begins. Feudalistic society has outlived its usefulness for everyone but the highborns.
This is why it won't be Dany who triumphs in the end. She's mad for power and always has been. It's gonna be someone like Jon, who has never wanted or liked the idea of power but had it forced upon him and found to his surprise that he was a natural leader, who will ultimately break the wheel and make sure it stays broken.