{"id":14907,"date":"2019-04-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatontv.com\/major-mistake-in-the-episode-the-line-of-succession\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T00:43:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T04:43:54","slug":"major-mistake-in-the-episode-the-line-of-succession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/tv\/major-mistake-in-the-episode-the-line-of-succession\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Mistake In The Episode – The Line Of Succession"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before the Instacast, I’m here to offer up an “Ummm actually” but not to you guys – no, my “Ummm actually” is directed right at the showrunners.<\/p>\n

One of the most significant scenes in this episode is the one where Jon tells Dany about his true identity and superior claim to the Iron Throne. In response, Dany notes that Jon is “the last MALE heir of House Targaryen.” I’ve watched this scene twice over – it’s clear that Dany is really emphasizing the word “male” to imply that Jon’s gender is the reason his claim to the Throne is stronger.<\/p>\n

This is entirely incorrect under EVERY method of succession in Westeros. Jon has the stronger claim regardless of his and Dany’s gender – in fact, if Jon was a woman and Dany was a man, nothing would change and fem-Jon would still be first in line. This is because the line of succession ALWAYS flows from the Mad King to Rhaegar, to all of Rhaegar’s children before ever reaching Rhaegar’s siblings – Dany or Visyres.<\/p>\n

Look at the British Royal Family as a great real world analogy – Prince Harry is behind: his father Prince Charles, then his elder brother Prince William, then behind William and Kate Middleton’s eldest child Prince George, then behind Will and Kate’s second child Princess Charlotte. In this analogy, Charles is the Mad King, Prince William is Rhaegar, Prince George is Jon Snow, and Prince Harry is Dany. Hell, even a Disney movie gets this right – look at the Lion King. Jon Snow is Simba and Dany is Scar.<\/p>\n

But don’t take my word for it – let’s go through each of the three succession systems used in the Seven Kingdoms. I’ve attached pictures from the Game of Thrones Wiki for reference.<\/p>\n\n\t\t