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The theory has holes partly because they haven't been filled or confirmed yet, hence 'theory'. The theory is that Bran will eventually learn to be in two places at once through greensight. Meaning a version of him can stay in whatever timeline he is in (Bran the Builder, Brandon Stark, Night King, etc etc.) and age as part of history. A boot-strap paradox or casual loop.
Old Nan's theory from Season 1 and the first book:
Basically Bran (and everyone else) is in a fixed timeline or time paradox. His first interaction with Sansa could be a tell tale sign that he's starting to lose all emotion and has become Jaden Smith's Twitter. He is probably not the Night King, but don't be quick to dismiss just because you can't wrap your head around the concept.
If the theory is true, the Children don't know he is the Night King. And they wouldn't because Bran is currently a teenager who is paralyzed. The Children turned an adult male, whome can walk, into the Night King.
Example: HodorA causal loop is a paradox of time travel that occurs when a future event is the cause of a past event, which in turn is the cause of the future event. Both events then exist in spacetime, but their origin cannot be determined. A causal loop may involve an event, a person or object, or information.[1][2] The terms boot-strap paradox, predestination paradox or ontological paradox are sometimes used in fiction to refer to a causal loop.
Old Nan's theory from Season 1 and the first book:
A Game of Thrones - Bran IV reads:
"Bran knew the story, but it had never been his favorite. Maybe one of the other Brandons had liked that story. Sometimes Nan would talk to him as if he were her Brandon, the baby she had nursed all those years ago, and sometimes she confused him with his uncle Brandon, who was killed by the Mad King before Bran was even born. She had lived so long, Mother had told him once, that all the Brandon Starks had become one person in her head."[/quotes]
Basically Bran (and everyone else) is in a fixed timeline or time paradox. His first interaction with Sansa could be a tell tale sign that he's starting to lose all emotion and has become Jaden Smith's Twitter. He is probably not the Night King, but don't be quick to dismiss just because you can't wrap your head around the concept.
If Bran is the Night King and the children know it why wouldn't they just off him?
If the theory is true, the Children don't know he is the Night King. And they wouldn't because Bran is currently a teenager who is paralyzed. The Children turned an adult male, whome can walk, into the Night King.
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