10 Game Of Thrones Fates Worse Than Death
4. Hold The Door
In season six, Hodor is revealed to have been the articulate stable boy, Wylis. How this popular lad turns into the laconic simpleton we know is a tragic tale of a person caught up in events well beyond their understanding.
As Bran Stark explores his new-found warging abilities in the Cave Of The Three Eyed Raven, the White Walkers are drawn towards his party. In the pandemonium that ensues as the wights attack, Bran accidentally wargs into the mind of Wylis in the past, connecting the minds of both the boy and his present day incarnation.
The damage is calamitous, sending Wylis into a seizure, permanently damaging his and forcing him into a lifetime of monosyllabic confusion as the words "Hold the door" merge into one: Hodor.