Screen Rant

Isaac Hempstead-Wright couldn't believe it at first when he learned of Bran's fate in Game of Thrones 1 / 9

The show's finale resolved the eight-season conflict on who will sit on the Iron Throne 2 / 9

And it's none other than Bran 3 / 9

Hempstead-Wright revealed he first thought it was one of those joke endings 4 / 9

That creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss would add in their fake scripts 5 / 9

But it turns out to be what really happens in the show 6 / 9

The actor wasn't the only one floored with the sudden turn of events 7 / 9

As some fans don't really like as it felt unearned considering that Bran didn't do much in the past couple of seasons 8 / 9

Despite the backlash, the actor thinks that Bran will be a great King for Westeros. 9 / 9