I loved that ending for every last one of the Starks, and I thought it fit them perfectly. The show’s version was rather muddled, but when you consider how these characters have been presented to us in ASOIAF, perhaps it couldn’t end any other way
If we are going to have a monarchy, no one can bring more perspective and empathy to the role than Bran. He represents historical memory and a connection to all of Westeros, including, most importantly, the lives of the common folk
Sansa was able to achieve all that she ever wanted; independent sovereignty for her people, a crown on her head, and in the future, a growing family of her own. Jon and Arya are still both within plausible reach, and can be a branch back to her past
As much as Arya wanted her family to be safe in Winterfell, she never belonged there. It meant peace to her, but once she no longer needed that comfort, she was able to forge forward with new ideas, and explore places no one else has been. Who better to confront the unknown?
And Jon—Jon, who never found a place for himself, who was always on the outside—is able to return to the only situation where he ever found happiness. As a wildling in the forest, he felt free, separated from honor and duty, and, for perhaps the first time, fully himself
The Starks are separated now on individual paths, but it isn’t forever. They each exist in the world where they will best succeed—Jon as a free man, Arya as an explorer, Sansa as a queen, Bran as a leader—but they can still return to each other, and their home
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