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What exactly was the point of the Three-Eyed Raven? Bran Stark becoming the Three-Eyed Raven might be the most pointless character transformation in the entire history of Game of Thrones. Think about it. This boy travelled beyond the Wall, lost his ability to walk, witnessed thousands of years of history, learned to see the past and future, and supposedly became one of the most powerful beings in Westeros. AND FOR WHAT? To reveal Jon Snow’s parentage? That’s it? He barely contributed to defeating the Night King. He didn’t develop any meaningful strategy against the White Walkers. He watched the destruction of King’s Landing from a distance, then casually appeared at a council meeting and somehow became king. What makes this even more ridiculous is that the Three-Eyed Raven was presented as something far greater than an ordinary human being. We were led to believe Bran’s transformation would change the entire course of the story. Instead, his powers became a convenient plot device whenever the writers needed a revelation. And don’t even get me started on the explanation that he travelled all that way to become king because he had the best story. THE BEST STORY? Bran barely had a personality by the final season! The show spent years building up this mysterious supernatural storyline, only to give us almost nothing in return. Game of Thrones didn’t just waste Bran Stark. It wasted one of the most fascinating mysteries in its entire universe. You cannot spend eight seasons building a character into an ancient, all-seeing supernatural entity and then expect viewers to accept that his greatest achievement was sitting on the Iron Throne.