--- description: Bran Stark finally returned to Winterfell in Game of Thrones, but he was clearly not the same boy who tearfully left his family home. title: Why Bran Stark Was So Strange to Sansa on 'Game of Thrones' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13dedcbc26a57b8f/6988d7f4bc6cfcdfad3e2788/game-of-thrones-queens-justice-bran-sansa-stark-04.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Television](/tag/television/) ## Television Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Real Reason Behind Bran Stark's Strange Behavior on _Game of Thrones_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 1, 2017 4:39 PM CUT  Isaac Hempstead Wright and Sophie Turner in Game of Thrones Isaac Hempstead Wright and Sophie Turner in Game of ThronesHBO  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 1, 2017 4:39 PM CUT **Warning:** This post contains spoilers for season seven of [_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/ "undefined"). [Bran Stark](http://time.com/4873000/game-of-thrones-bran-stark-hodor-reunion/ "undefined") finally returned to Winterfell in the [third episode](http://time.com/4880109/game-of-thrones-cersei-lannister-lena-headey/ "undefined") of _Game of Thrones_‘ seventh season, but he was clearly not the same young boy who [tearfully left his family home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kF7MaPli8Y "undefined") back in season two. He showed zero emotion when reunited with his sister Sansa, choosing to bring up — much to her surprise — memories of the night she was [raped by Ramsay Bolton](http://time.com/3917236/game-of-thrones-woman-problem-feminism/ "undefined"). Bran’s callous behavior signals that the innocent young boy from earlier seasons has been deeply changed by his transformation into the Three-Eyed Raven. “I can never be Lord of Winterfell. I can never be Lord of anything. I’m the Three-Eyed Raven,” he told his sister in the Godswood. “It’s difficult to explain…It means I can see everything, everything that’s ever happened to everyone. Everything that’s happening right now. It’s all pieces now, fragments. I need to learn to see better. When the [Long Night](http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Long%5FNight "undefined") comes again, I need to be ready.” During an interview with [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/30/game-of-thrones-bran-stark-reunion/ "undefined"), Isaac Hempstead-Wright — who plays Bran — explained the drastic impact this influx of power had on his character. “It’s like imagining you have all of space and time in your head,” he said. “Bran is existing in thousands of planes of existence at any one time. So it’s quite difficult for Bran to have any kind of semblance of personality anymore because he’s really like a giant computer.” **MORE:** **To stay up to date on everything** **_Game of Thrones_** **, follow our all-encompassing** [**Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/WiCnet/?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=wicfacebook "undefined")[ **page**](https://www.facebook.com/WiCnet/?utm%5Fsource=time&utm%5Fmedium=article&utm%5Fcampaign=wicfacebook "undefined") **and sign up for our** [**exclusive** ](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter "undefined")[**newsletter**](https://pages.email.ew.com/game-of-thrones?utm%5Fsource=time.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=gameofthronesnewsletter "undefined")**.** Some fans even see Bran’s current condition as a state of shock. “Bran’s head has been overloaded. The Three-Eyed Raven stated quite explicitly that Bran was not ready for this, but due to Bran’s dumb childish move \[of being [marked by the Night King](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mr076-xwo4 "undefined")\], he now has to take on the history of the world as an unprepared teenager,” wrote Reddit user [fullforce098](https://www.reddit.com/r/asoiaf/comments/6qtd8k/spoilers%5Fmain%5Fre%5Fwhys%5Fbran%5Facting%5Fso%5Fweird%5Fwhy/ "undefined"). “He has a constant stream of information pouring into his head, and it’s addled him. He isn’t behaving like normal because he isn’t himself right now. He’s discombobulated, spitting out information when something triggers a memory he’s downloaded because that’s all he can think to do.” The fourth episode of _Game of Thrones_‘ seventh season airs Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. on HBO. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4882189/game-of-thrones-bran-stark-sansa-three-eyed-raven/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4882189/game-of-thrones-bran-stark-sansa-three-eyed-raven/"},"headline":"The Real Reason Behind Bran Stark's Strange Behavior on Game of Thrones","datePublished":"2017-08-01T16:39:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T16:49:03.465Z","description":"\"It’s like imagining you have all of space and time in your head\"","url":"https://time.com/4882189/game-of-thrones-bran-stark-sansa-three-eyed-raven/","keywords":["Television","game of thrones","TV","Sansa Stark"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13dedcbc26a57b8f/6988d7f4bc6cfcdfad3e2788/game-of-thrones-queens-justice-bran-sansa-stark-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt13dedcbc26a57b8f/6988d7f4bc6cfcdfad3e2788/game-of-thrones-queens-justice-bran-sansa-stark-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Game-of-Thrones-The-Queens-Justice-Bran-Sansa-Stark","caption":"Isaac Hempstead Wright and Sophie Turner in Game of Thrones","creditText":"HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4882189/game-of-thrones-bran-stark-sansa-three-eyed-raven/","name":"The Real Reason Behind Bran Stark's Strange Behavior on Game of Thrones"}}]}] ```