The show never had any idea how to use Bran or his powers, and basically bushed him like they did Dorne once they accepted it couldn't work for them. Making him king is 100% a Martin ending that they had to crash land on.WOW!
From 2015 on westeros.org (via reddit)
The "Winged Wolf" A Bran Stark Re-read Project - Part II ASOS & ADWD
A well thought out theory that paints Bran as GRRM's choice for king
I buy it, and I like it depending on how it plays out in the books
Meanwhile, D&D just fart out this major plot point in a completely nonsensical way
@fact read this shyt right here and tell me now that I didn't personally win the game of thrones
All hail Bran the Broken. The only person worthy of being king
D&D
OFFICIAL Game of Holmes Season 8 Thread - A Dream of Flat Tops 4/14/19
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Can't really agree with this as "The Sopranos" ended in 2007 and "The Wire" ended in 2008 and there was immediate discussions about where they ranked all-time.
People were never going to put an ABC show in the same conversation as cable prestige dramas . "Hannibal" faced the same up hill battle. I'm not even saying they should be in that discussion....but we're talking about so long ago the concept of a basic cable show like "The Shield" being high quality was still a relatively new concept.
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yeah they went pure surface level with Bran's story and also toned down the magic and Old God influence which are critical
I will admit that leading into this season my thirst for the books had faded, but it is back now. Can't wait to get this story told again with more depth
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Lmaoooooo at the Dragon just bugging out and 
at the Iron Throne
Dragon went from simple beast/war animal to philosopher who sees the throne as the root of all evil and gave a pass to Jon because in the Dragon's wisdom the shyt was bigger than Jon
at the Iron ThroneDragon went from simple beast/war animal to philosopher who sees the throne as the root of all evil and gave a pass to Jon because in the Dragon's wisdom the shyt was bigger than Jon
Piff Perkins
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He doesn't have to remix shyt. The show is going in an entirely different direction. There is no NK in the books (at least now a current one...there was one thousands of years ago). Cersei won't be queen when Dany arrives in Westeros. Bran is 9 or 10 years old. Will Jon kill Dany? Yea...I'd bet that's the third major twist/shock that Martin told D&D. But everything else is basically fan fiction bullshyt.
I could see Jon going north in the books...but then again, him being a Targaryen actually matters in the books because of prophesy. The show threw Martin's prophesies out the window, instead replacing them with bullshyt attempts at call-backs ("she's gonna kill someone with blue eyes!"). The blood matters in the books, and multiple people know about it already. Howland Reed and perhaps even multiple members of House Dayne know who Jon is. If Jon ends up in the north in the end it'll be because he refused a PUBLIC offer to the throne.
Lmaoooooo at the Dragon just bugging out and
Dragon went from simple beast/war animal to philosopher who sees the throne as the root of all evil and gave a pass to Jon because in the Dragon's wisdom the shyt was bigger than Jon
Philosopher Drogon: 'People don't kill people, thrones kill people'
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Gawdgers aint fukk with Bran on the throne 
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I Was pissed at how it ended, so it handed really hit me that the show was done but it really is over brehs and im sad as fukk
which makes me even more pissed at how it ended D&D should arrested, like the whole show was about claiming Westoros throne and in the end its Bran is chosen by a 10 people council where know brings up legitmate claimance in Jon and Gendry who was made a Baretheon
. Surely if Gendy was legitmised by Dany and made a Lord then he has a good claim to the throne but know one utters a word about it. Just all round dissapointment from me
But it really is over though
which makes me even more pissed at how it ended D&D should arrested, like the whole show was about claiming Westoros throne and in the end its Bran is chosen by a 10 people council where know brings up legitmate claimance in Jon and Gendry who was made a Baretheon. Surely if Gendy was legitmised by Dany and made a Lord then he has a good claim to the throne but know one utters a word about it. Just all round dissapointment from me But it really is over though
Just goes to show us the genius and intricacies of GRRM’s writing, too, he been slapping us upside the head with it, and I was too caught up in the red herrings. That theory is so fukking well written (though proof reading/editing was pretty trash).WOW!
From 2015 on westeros.org (via reddit)
The "Winged Wolf" A Bran Stark Re-read Project - Part II ASOS & ADWD
A well thought out theory that paints Bran as GRRM's choice for king
I buy it, and I like it depending on how it plays out in the books
Meanwhile, D&D just fart out this major plot point in a completely nonsensical way
@fact read this shyt right here and tell me now that I didn't personally win the game of thrones
All hail Bran the Broken. The only person worthy of being king
D&D
Oh Bran being 10 means nothing, dude will definitely become king. GRRM has said multiple times he wish he made his characters older because their age isn't really meshing with their actions or future actions.
It’s because they rushed the ending and weren’t as good as hammering plot lines as they thought they were. They equated big budget to good dialogue, and we all got fukked. ASoIF fans are pretty hardcore, but they have no idea what they are in for with the Star Wars fanbaseI Was pissed at how it ended, so it handed really hit me that the show was done but it really is over brehs and im sad as fukk
But it really is over though