Generally predictions for who would end up ruling fell to either Daenerys, Jon Snow or Sansa Stark.
Yet even with the Iron Throne melted into nothing, the Six (yes, it’s now six, not seven) Kingdoms still need a king or queen to rule over them.
However, Tyrion made a (sort of) convincing case for why it should be Bran, apparently inventing democracy in the process.
The controversial plot twist led to Jon Snow (Kit Harington) ending Dany’s life, and watching as her body was carried off by a mourning Drogon – who first destroys the Iron Throne out of rage and grief.