Odyssey of the Mind: Westeros Finals

Published August 8, 2017 · Updated July 6, 2022

Bran vs. Littlefinger

I don’t know if you guys caught it, but In Sunday’s episode Bran and littlefinger’s conversation ended with Bran saying, “chaos is a ladder”. It was hard to hear, I was at a viewing party and we replayed it with subtitles to make sure. This was a reference to a conversation Littlefinger and Varys had in private back in season 3.

Boom! This is huge. First off, Littlefinger just got done telling Bran how much he loved his mother, and would do anything for Bran and his sisters. In Littlefinger’s diatribe about chaos, he specifically says that love is an illusion. Bran just called him out hard!

Not only that, but bran almost immediately gave the dagger to Arya, and little finger witnessed her sparring with Breanne a few scenes later using the same said dagger. Littlefinger is looking a touch flustered by the scene. It seems the predator has become the prey…

So if Bran saw a private conversation years ago, and Bran obviously saw Sansa’s horrific moments, does Bran know Littlefinger sent her there to marry Bolton? Has Bran seen his own father’s betrayal by Littlefinger? One would have to think so. Is he going to share this information with Arya? Is she going to add Littlefinger to her list? Probably yes as well. Can’t wait to see this play out!!

Nick in Knoxville

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