[molson]

That's one of the limitations of a living v. dead plot and a good reason to wrap it up early. Not really a lot of room for shades of gray there. Varys isn't going to be able to go behind the humans' back and make side deals with the dead.

As a result, at the moment, everyone is a good guy on the same side except Cersei and maybe Euron. Though I'm not sure that will hold up for the rest of the season.

And there is a lot to admire about Cersei. Her plan worked. The dead are gone, the Dothraki are gone, the Unsullied and Northerner armies are mostly gone, and she got to sit that shit out and stay at full strength. Like a pro wrestler hiding under the ring during a battle royal. Not a sympathetic move I guess, but, she's acted the smartest and she gets to survive at least to the end.