GuyDuke on 18 July 2017
| Johnw1104 said: I'm a little confused as to how Cersei is Queen, as she herself doesn't actually have a legitimate claim to the Throne, nor does her brother. They were only connected to royalty as she was Queen Consort to King Robert... their kids had a legitimate claim through him, but she does not. Hopefully they explain in the first episode... I suppose at this point there's hardly anyone left to inherit the throne lol, she might be ruling by virtue of nothing more than having a zombified Mountain standing next to her :D |
In the Game of Thrones universe, it's not just about the line of succession, but also about balance of power. Robert had no legitimate claim to the Throne and still ruled for what... 17 years? And the common people must be sympathetic to Cersei's claim since her little boy committed suicide and the Sept's explosion engulfed most of the nobility. But it might become a problem as time passes (and when the Iron Bank claims back the debt).
