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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea
The throne was melted down and gone, which was symbolic that it wasn't a Targaryen's anymore and things were going to change with a new era.
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Yes, this. They went out of their way to say how intelligent Dragons were in earlier seasons "some more intelligent than humans" if I remember correctly. In my mind, Drogon destroyed the symbol that ultimately lead to his mother's demise. Then, at the meeting of the leaders of Westeros, they re-wrote history. They ended the law of succession. They didn't go full democracy like Sam wanted them to, but....baby steps. Instead of the person who gets to rule over all of the people of the seven kingdoms being chosen because he/she wins the genetic lottery, each successor will now be chosen by a counsel of leaders with the best interests of the realm in mind...too bad Varys didn't get to hang around long enough to see it. Seeing a lot of comments on twitter about "the wheel" just starting up again...no, it was broken and then reconstructed with improvements.