Game Of Thrones: 15 Plot Threads The Show Totally Abandoned

11. The Reeds

Meera Red Game of Thrones
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House Reed has been crucial to Bran's journey. Without Jojen, he wouldn't have learned about greensight and the Three-Eyed Raven. Without Meera, he'd never have survived beyond the Wall. And without Howland, the kids wouldn't have been sent to help him.

So where are they?

Sure, Jojen is long dead, but Meera and Howland are, as far as we know, alive. The former left Winterfell while Bran was in his creepy robot phase (ok, even creepier robot phase), with a devastating farewell, and the latter has never properly appeared bar flashback. That MIGHT have been him in the finale, but it's unconfirmed.

Add in that fact that Howland was, for years, the only person who knew Jon's true lineage, and the lack of any part they have to play in the endgame seems like a real oversight.

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