Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-1399600-20160629121258/@comment-25371179-20160827164310

Fenrir51 wrote: The acclamation of Jon Snow as King in the North was more like explicit fan-service, to me as well. And while I agree that Walder Frey is a rare, unashamedly villainous character, he's ultimately small fry in the game of Westerosi politics and has basically outlived his usefulness in the story. I don't disagree. All I'm saying is that I wasn't really a fan in the manner that he died, that's all. I think it would have been better if he simply died in his sleep. Thus, House Frey descends into chaos (if Lothar, Black Walder, and Stevron all died too).

I'm also inclined to agree with you about Jon Snow, but with the reveal of his heritage, it almost feels... natural to me, in a strange sort of way. Not that the Targaryens were the Kings in the North, of course, but they were kings.