Game Of Thrones: 6 Outrageous Fan Theories About Hodor

Let's pretend that you didn't read the last theory, and just focus on this one. Why is "Hodor" the only word he can say if any of the other points I mentioned are completely false? Perhaps he was traumatized as a child? Perhaps something terribly devious happened to him? Perhaps his brain just doesn't function the way normal people's do... or perhaps he was cursed?

There's a theory that suggests that a young Walder/Hodor walked in to the depths of the Winterfell Crypts and there he found the Great Other (who we're assuming is Hodor) and by that terror, the word "Hodor" was the only word left to him.

Now, there is a disorder called Broca's Aphasia, where the patient is able to listen to and understand everything you tell them, but they're not fully capable of answering you - perhaps a similar "curse" was brought upon Walder when he came face-to-face with, what we can only imagine was a horrific image of the Winter God.