In the final ever Game of Thrones episode Bran (played by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) became Bran the Broken and was tasked with bringing a new era of ruler into the world after years of tyrants.
He was suggested for the crown by Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) after Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) was killed and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) banished for killing her in the HBO show finale.
Many fans found his crowning to be hugely disappointing after such a buildup to who would end up on the Iron Throne and Bran had hardly done anything in the final season.
Tyrion recommend Bran be crowned because Bran is also the three-eyed raven, which means he is able to see into the past and future through visions.
[Bran] will be king for an extremely long time or until he’s killed like the last one
Flanyo (Reddit User)
This made him the best choice to lead because he is able to learn from the mistakes and good decisions by leaders throughout history and also see into the future to see what has to be done for a successful future.
However, as one Reddit fan has pointed out, it leads to the terrifying prospect that Westeros would be ruled by the same man for thousands of years.
Reddit user Flanyo pointed out how long the previous three-eyed raven lived for and what it means for Bran.
They queried: “Didn’t the last three-eyed Raven live for like 1,000 years? So does that mean the Bran the Broken (what a stupid title) will be king for an extremely long time or until he’s killed like the last one?”
This means that Bran could rule Westeros for 1000 years.
The only way to stop him would be to kill him and, as Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) found out, being a ‘kingslayer’ haunts a