'Game of Thrones' Could Be on a Time Loop, According to Fan Theory
By Olivia Montine
Is Game of Thrones taking a page from Rocky Horror Picture Show in saying, "Let's do the time warp again?"
One new fan theory for the much-awaited ending to the final season of the beloved HBO show Game of Thrones is arguing that we could see a major time loop in the series. The theory, posted by Redditor borisius449, calls into question a pretty crazy idea, so sit tight.
The fan begins with:
"We all know the world in [Game of Thrones] is different. Seasons aren’t the same and the world might even be hollow [instead] of spherical. My theory is that time also is different. I think [t]ime in [Game of Thrones] is a loop, just like the cycle of days and the cycle of seasons time will come full circle. The last three episodes are going to be about the ending of the current ‘time-loop’ and the start of the next. All the old stories Old Nan speaks about in season one about the [Long Night] lasting generations and the [White Walkers] roaming through kingdoms, are actually based on the events in season 8."
The author goes on to predict:
"In the coming episodes a giant catastrophe is going to happen which is going to wipe out almost all humans, starting the new time loop. This will be the actual [Long Night] (and it is what Daenerys sees in her vision in the tower). A few men will survive, one of which is [B]ran. (These last men are referred to as the First Men in the folklore.)"
The fan also uses this to explain why Bran would play an important role in the proposed time loop. "Remember another [Three-Eyed-Raven] that couldn’t walk? Exactly, the previous one. Maybe after the great catastrophe Bran will instruct the First/Last Men to build the wall as Bran the Builder and travel beyond the [W]all afterwards to hug a tree until he becomes one. A few thousand years later he will pass his knowledge onto himself when he and the Hodor gang visit him."
This theory would be an absolutely wild way end to a show that no one would see coming, which lines up pretty well to the reactions from the cast so far about the show's ending. But, we'll have to wait and see when the season concludes.
This article also appears on Mental Floss.