Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-4708902-20160915194638/@comment-28895263-20160919033121

Thinking about it a little more... there are some really good reasons to expect the North to move toward a matriarchy. Jon may have been declared "King in the North", but he's never wanted that, and really isn't prepared for it. Further, his focus remains on the coming war between the living and the dead.

So, Jon names Sansa as "Wardeness of the North", and deals with preparations to fight the Army of the Dead. Sansa is free to rebuild the Houses of the North, with Lyanna Mormont as her ally; naturally, they would trust women more than men.

Dramatically, this is in keeping with the shift toward matriarchy in the South. That seems to be one of the overall story arcs governing the whole ASOIAF.

If it sounds like I'm coming around to your way of thinking, that's because I am.