Gendry becomes a Lord | Game of Thrones Season 8

Gendry Rivers becomes Gendry Baratheon, Lord of Storm's End by the decree of Queen Daenerys.

[Eliothzz]

Dude was a blacksmith, joined the nights watch, almost died in harrenhal, banded together with the brotherhood for some time, almost got killed by his own uncle, apparently rowed for years to come, went north of the wall, usain bolted his way back, fought the army of the dead and survived, and then became a lord, imagine having all of those stories to tell to your children and grandchildren.

[davids.]

Davos always disrupting tense situations and making them less awkward, by far my favorite tv show character in the series.

[aleksandarjankovic]

I love how Hound just doesn't care, eat and drink. And Davos looks like father figure to every youngster.

[dianeharris]

I wish that they had played the Baratheon theme when she said " You are Lord Gendry Baratheon of Storms End, the lawful son of Robert Baratheon"

[Oli-Johnson]

It's quite fitting really seeing as house Baratheon was founded by a Bastard who was legitimised by a conquering Targaryen.

[freebird]

"A lord of Storm's End who'll be forever loyal to you."
I literally laughed aloud at that line. Fair enough, Dany and Tyrion don't have a clue about Gendry's past, but any smart fan knows that should things go sour in the future between the Starks and Targaryens, Arya would just have to say the word and Gendry would side with her without a second thought.

[canadianreveries]

I love the way Jon smiles at 1:43- Truly happy for a brother at arms and his good fortune. Kit always played the character perfectly.

[melissasammy]

I think that after Dany's death and Jon's exile, Gendry had the most claim to the Throne (far more than Bran) and he might have been a decent king with a strong council. Gendry wasn't stupid and he grew up poor, so it's not like he wouldn't know about the struggles of the smallfolk. As for nobility, that's where he'd have to rely on his council. I just think it would have been made more sense given his lineage and would fit in with the theme of the bastards and outcasts/underdogs of society (Jon, Brienne, Davos, Bronn, etc) rising up the ranks.

[michaeldiekmann]

Great, she just created a legitimate rival for the throne.

[gavinperry]

The hound's reaction was all of us watching season 8

[TheMrprobadass]

A bunch of lords in one room and they have no idea who holds Storm’s End. They would have to go take the castle from whoever held it too.

[ChestertonB]

To me this should have been the start of the best ending. When deciding on the new King after Dany's death they should have made Gendry king. With a Baratheon as King the show would have gone full circle and emphasised the futility of the whole situation. Bran as King was a horrible shocker of an ending. Starting with a Baratheon as king and going through all the entire journey of the show just to end up with a Baratheon on the throne would have been perfect to me.

[goofysmp]

Another criticism about Season 7/8 was that these moments didn’t feel as substantial as they did in the earlier season. Gaining lordship or Land felt like a huge plan to achieve. Little finger gaining Lord of the Vale, Ramsey becoming Lord of Winterfell, Joffrey becoming king, Danaeris becoming queen of Mareen and obtaining the Unsullied, Jon Snow becoming leader of the nights watch and so on.
Then Dany came to Westeros and claimed land like it was nothing and her and Bran gave out favourite characters what they wanted like it was an episode of Oprah

[Solo-Skywalker]

Fun fact Gendry is the only known living person besides Jon Snow at the end of season 8 to have Targaryen blood.

[Killgore-ipyq]

The sons of Ned Stark, Robert Baratheon, and Tywin Lanister alongside the daughter of the mad king. Talk about one heck of a alliance. 😂

[drgnslyr]

I love how the Hound just shakes his head and eats his chicken.

[BrianRollinsVO]

Of course, it's Ser Davos that bails the kid out. He knows exactly what it's like to be some base-born peasant hoisted up way beyond his usual station with no warning or training.

[cheangizzz]

Obviously Gendry wouldn't try to claim the throne, we know him as a good guy, but his new name creates a potential cause for conspiring lords in the future. As Robert's heir, he has a claim legitimate enough to challenge whoever ended up on the throne. For example, his children might grow up to be ambitious or be surrounded by ambitious 'friends'. So in 15 year or more when Bran the Broken pisses of some lords, they can rally in Storm's End and the wheel continues to spin.

[kennyhearne]

The fact that Jamie despised Robert yet still raised a drink to his bastard son

[XxBlueEyedxX]

Lol his face was like "Ok, now I know WHY they call Tagareyens crazy!" :D