Eddard Stark's righteousness brought the Stark's from Winterfell's chills to Kings Landing's heat. He played the Game of Thrones but did not win.
The decision by Lord Varys to take Tyrion Lannister to Daenerys Targaryen had wider consequences. A counsel to many, Varys played the Game of Thrones to make his master win.
There would have been no grand alliance of the Starks, Targaryens, Lannisters and other warring houses if not for the looming threat of annihilation from the Night King.
She dreamt, she suffered, she endured. In the end, well, Sansa held on to the wolf sigil as the only Stark in Winterfell.
The emblem of wit and courage in Westeros, Tyrion of house Lannister paid the debt to the realm with him being the gift. Tyrion symbolised why there is nothing in the world more powerful than a good story.
The hustler-in-chief of Game of Thrones, Arya turned her sufferings into struggles to re-establish the primacy of Stark's in the north.
The illegitimate one had the most powerful story. His tale told the truth that shook the realm. His defining moments in Hardhome, outside Winterfell during Battle of the Bastards and the Long Night have etched him as the best among Westeros.
A glass of wine and Cersei Lannister dropping a killer look was the recipe of phenomenal finnesse of acting that actor Lena Headey injected into Thrones. She did not yield even when the world told her to. She refused to be dictated, an indispensable moment of her 'Power is Power' legacy.
The 'Mother of Dragons' with three full-grown dragons went on to become the most powerful person in Westeros. Her faith in herself gave Thronians their fan-favourite moments despite a controversial conclusion to her character.