Game of Thrones: 10 Best Moments From The Children

4. Bran Finds The Three-Eyed Raven

After being missing since episode 5, we finally drop in on Bran as he arrives at the giant weirwood tree from his visions. Just as they are about to truly reach their destination, a group of very old wights rise up from the ground and attack them. Meera and Bran in Hodor's skin fight them off to the best of their ability, but there are too many. Jojen gets fatally wounded and just as it looks like they are finished they are saved by what appears to be a little girl. She urges them to follow her into a cave, Meera makes sure Jojen doesn't suffer, and they all take refuge underneath the weirwood. The little girl is revealed to be one of the Children of the Forest, and she brings Bran to the entity who has been communicating with him since he was crippled by Jaime. The Three-Eyed Raven turns out to be a man entwined within the roots of the weirwood who has been watching all of them all of their lives. Bran asks if he will walk again, to which the man replies, "No, but you will fly." This scene was a huge step in a new territory for the show. It is the most explicitly fantastical scene, involving undead skeletons in a Harryhausen-esque fight, fire ball throwing, and talk of destiny and the fate of the world. With this scene it is clear that magic is slowing gaining more influence in a world that has long forgotten it, and Bran is somehow integral to the defeat of the White Walkers. The Three-Eyed Raven is revealed to be a man at one with the weirwood trees; symbols of the Old Gods that the Northerners worship. The White Walkers, the weirwoods, the Old Gods, the Children of the Forest, and Bran all appear to be connected, which is why this revelation is so important. Ever so slowly the big picture of the Song of Ice and Fire is being painted.