There's an aspect of Bran's Three-Eyed Raven abilities I feel like is rarely discussed.

His precognition.

We know Bran can see into the future; at least glimpses. He saw the Night King changing Craster's son into a White Walker. He saw the Sept of Baelor explode in wildfire. He saw Drogon flying over Kings Landing. To what extent he can see, and how far, is left deliberately vague (frustratingly so, which is why his arc fails to land).

So if Bran can see into the future, does that mean it's already written so to speak?

Like, does he know Theon will die protecting him? If so, that is why he doesn't try to stop him. Because he can't. Because if you know how things will play out, then you can't change it. Any attempts to will just play into that inevitable future.

It's like how the rise of Skynet in the Terminator franchise happens BECAUSE of their attempts to kill Sarah Connor in the past. Trying to change the future is futile.

GoT subscribes to this model of time, and this is why Bran "does nothing" (which actually isn't true, he's just not obvious about it). All he can do is watch the past, present, and future; not affect it

I think if the show had done a better job showing this and exploring the metaphysical implications a bit more, Bran's journey toward becoming king wouldn't have been so jarring. I have no doubt the book version would be much clearer and more compelling.

What do you think?