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# The _Game of Thrones_ Women Reveal Who They Think Should Sit on the Iron Throne

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## Megan McCluskey


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## Megan McCluskey


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Jun 3, 2016 7:58 PM UTC

While speculation abounds over who will come out on top in the battle for the [Iron Throne](http://time.com/3753159/game-of-thrones-snoop-dog/), the stars of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4354413/game-of-thrones-cleganebowl-explained/) all seem to have their own opinions about how the HBO drama should end. In a recent [interview with Entertainment Weekly](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/03/game-thrones-ending), several of the show’s actresses revealed who they are rooting for to rule Westeros.

Their responses ran the gamut from the possible—Sansa Stark ([Sophie Turner](http://time.com/4290517/game-of-thrones-sophie-turner-licks-peter-dinklage-mask/)) becoming queen with Littlefinger as her Hand—to the not so likely—Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) forcing Melisandre to resurrect her dead children who all share the crown. But in the end, Emilia Clarke’s (Daenerys Targaryen) answer was probably the highlight of the segment. “I’m going to pitch that I get to Westeros riding on the back of my dragon,” she said. “And we hang a right past Hollywood, and we pick up a few beautiful men to jump on the dragon with me. And then we pick up the throne, and we take that throne and the beautiful men and we take it to the Caribbean. And we plant that throne in the Caribbean and we just chill out.”

Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell) and Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth) also weighed in.

[Watch the full clip at EW.com.](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/03/game-thrones-ending)

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