Jon as king would start a war. The unsullied and dothraki wouldn't allow it. At that point, Jon's true parentage is immaterial at that point.

Bran? Take him out of season 5, and put him in a corner since the middle of season 6. I would have liked a long one to one dialogue after the dragon pit scene between Bran and Arya/Sansa/Tyrion/Sam (make your pick), to explain more why he accepts the crown, and what he intends to do. I'm not convinced that he's the best choice, I'm not convinced it's a great idea to give the North its independence and have a Stark rule over the other kingdoms. I'm not convinced that when Bran dies, the next meeting at the pit will go as well. But I reckon that the screenwriters didn't want the new king to be who the audience wanted, to be someone people would cheer. And when people mock Tyrion's line "who has a better story than Bran", they completely miss the point. It's not the best story, but it's the one that can unite people. The one that must be told.

Daenerys Targaryen truly became an absolute ruler and that was also her downfall. I think D&D did a great job wrapping her story up in this episode. Yes I was still shocked it happened even though there was no other way. It was beautifully done. It felt apocalyptic in every way. Like I said before, it's weird to comprehend that it's over, it's weird to see Jaime and Cersei lying dead in the rocks, to see Daenerys dying and Drogon's reaction to Jon and melting the throne (basically the one ring in this show) and flying off with his mothers body.

What came next felt like a huge sigh. A good one at that. The remaining characters coming to terms with what happened, although Jon is going to need a little more time, and going forward with the country. Bran Stark, I mean the Three Eyed Raven, was the only logical choice to rule. He can father no children (same as Daenerys couldn't get children and in many ways I think the Three Eyed Raven is the complete opposite of Daenerys) and he is sort of all-seeing and it will probably take a long long time before his body can't continue. I don't remember the previous Three Eyed Raven having mentioned how long he's been around but still. I really liked 3ER's reasoning for Tyrion becoming Hand again, it was nice seeing Brienne as captain of the King's Guard and Sansa getting the North. Arya's ending felt very similar to her last scene in season 4 only now she no longer has hatred and vengeance in her heart. She too, is free now.

Clarke, Harington and Dinklage were incredible this episode. All three of them delivering amongst their best work in this show. I hope Clarke wins a Golden Globe for this season, she has been delivering divine work all throughout.