Lord Lannister

Ned likely would be dismissed as Hand. If he remains in King's Landing and keeps poking into Jon Arryn's death, it's likely he'll meet an accident himself. If he gets word to Stannis, not much would really change. If he doesn't, it's even odds Robb would still insist it's foul play and call his banners. Afterall the Lannisters and Tullys were already fighting. Renly and the Tyrells were already playing their games to undermine the Lannisters. Stannis was already convinced the Lannisters murdered Jon Arryn. Robert and Ned dying is only going to make him that much more suspicious. So some version of the War of the Five Kings is pretty much guaranteed. The seeds were planted for that long before Ned Stark ever got to King's Landing.

Who is still at Lysa's tit. She's the one calling the shots and she's in Littlefingers pocket.

Two out of three of those relationships died with Robert and Jon.

It just seemed pandering of this first degree to me. Everyone likes Tyrion, let's put him in charge.

One of the few scenes in season 8 I really enjoyed was Browne finishing Jaime's entry into the White Book. With the cards that were dealt that seems about the best face you can put on their character arcs. Even with the few gems in the season, I just.... haven't been compelled to wonder what happens next. I'd just shrug if I was told the red comet swung back around and crashed into Westeros.

The horse has literally been beaten to death at this point.

Davos' main advantage and disadvantage would be he doesn't think conventionally. His lack of understanding and experience in warfare might haunt him, but it also might enable him to do something utterly unconventional to surprise an enemy.

I don't see the Tyrells aligning themselves with the North for any reason. They're too pragmatic for that.

I think too much stock is being placed in both the Wall and the neck as a choke point against the Others. I think the stated problems the wights have with water are something of a distraction. If you remember, the Others bring the cold with them. Logically this would include freezing the water for a flanking maneuver.

Bend the knee and make a deal with Tywin. Alternatively, abandon the Riverlands and hold the north until Tywin's death. Both would be terribly out of character for Robb though and would require someone like Roose Bolton to heavily influence him.

Indirectly this could be a cause. I think it's more Martin became a victim of his own success. The more widely exposed and popular his work became, especially once the show became mainstream, the slower his work got. I don't know him, and anything he says in front of a camera is going to be so guarded to the point of being meaningless. Maybe the pressure's getting to him, maybe he's made his money and doesn't care. I think it would be a shame if seasons 7 and 8 of the show defined his legacy, but at this point I think that's all the ending we're going to get. Naturally I hope I'm wrong.

No. He should've been held hostage on the good behavior of the rest of his family and army with the promise he'd be pardoned at the end of the war.

They probably will. Why not? Star Wars has been putting butts in the seats for generations now over nostalgia for what once was despite diminishing quality. So not unreasonable for GoT to get the same treatment.

This is the show forum, so Edric never existed there. Gendry pretty much took his role. Though in the books he's still alive. He was mentioned in the character listings of one of the last two novels as being in the Free Cities after Davos helped him escape.

I'd say just watch the show if you want to know how it ended.