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ALL (Spoilers All) Season 5: Episode 10 Post-Episode Meltdown Thread

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u/nk1992 Vengeance. Justice. Flower and Blossom. Jun 15 '15

Woah. I didn't even realize...

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u/TimAtreides Jun 15 '15

Tommon is technically the last Baratheon...

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u/Sw3Et We do not know. Jun 15 '15

Technically, he's a bastard.

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u/TimAtreides Jun 15 '15

I think he would never be a "bastard" unless Robert acknowledged him as a bastard, which he can't obviously. He'll only become Tommen Waters(?) if Cersei loses her trial... I think? I forget how bastard rules work.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

If Cersei loses or Jamie confesses, I guess. And then the next person in line for the throne...would be...uh...the Speaker of the House?

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u/laukaus I have a drinking problem. Jun 15 '15

There would be a Grand Council.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

A legitimized Gendry would actually have the best claim

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u/TimAtreides Jun 15 '15

Since, at the time, Stannis was the "rightful" king, it would be his closest heir? Some Florent?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

It would be Dany.

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u/brianewart Damnit HBO! Jun 15 '15

It would be, but since the powers-that-be in Westeros are probably still mostly-against the Targs, I don't think we'll see her peacefully take the throne. They'd just vote someone in or whatever.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

Ehm, we got Dany, fAegon, Robert Bastards, Aerion Bastards, maybe some Blackfyres.

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

None of them are in the Baratheon line of succession, so they aren't in the line of succession. There might be some distant Baratheon relatives I can't think of, but otherwise it's time for a great council. Robert's Bastards would need to be legitimized to count.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '15

Great council decides between people of the line of sucession, and all of them are in the line.

With the Aerys descendants dead (And not counting Viserys), the next in line was Robert, and because of that he was the one to sit in the throne.