Every Game of Thrones Spoiler We Know for Season 7
By Ani Bundel
Bran and Meera cross the Wall
At the end of season 6, Benjen Stark left Bran and Meera at a weirwood tree near the northern side of the Wall. During filming for season 7, actor Isaac Hempstead Wright was spotted at Linen Mills Studio around the same time that Harington, Turner, and the rest were there. Here is getting his makeup done alongside Maisie Williams:
According to reports, Bran does indeed return to Winterfell and reunites with his family. Just how many Stark family reunions can we handle in one season?
He won’t get back immediately, though. Los Siete Reinos, the site that uploaded the picture above, reported that, on the day the above picture was taken, Wright wasn’t filming a scene at Winterfell but rather one with actor Ben Crompton (Lord Commander Dolorous Edd) and other members of the Night’s Watch. That probably means that, on this particular day, he was preparing to shoot at Castle Black. That makes sense — after all, Bran and Meera will have to pass through the tunnel to reenter the North. Let’s hope Edd donates a horse to Bran and Meera so they can make the last leg of the journey as quickly as possible.
Like Arya, Bran has changed a lot since leaving Winterfell. Wright reflected on those changes when speaking to Entertainment Weekly:
"I think Bran has transcended “growing.” Growing up or being an adult is not on his to-do list anymore. It’s doing what he needs to do. He’s on another plane. It’s not like he has to grow up and prove himself a man. He just knows he has to do his stuff."
One of the things he needs to do: tell everyone just what deep trouble they’re in now that the Night King is coming south in force. Hopefully he doesn’t lead the White Walkers through the Wall in the process — remember that they could enter the Three-Eyed Raven’s cave after the Night King touched Bran during his weirdwood trip. Best keep that frog spear sharp, Meera.
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