So, in season seven of Game of Thrones, Bran Stark has become the Three Eye Raven. A mystical seer that can see all things that have or will happen. Basically he's omniscient. And what's intriguing about the character is that he is struggling to come to terms with this new found power. He is still learning how to use it and control it. And then how to interact with those around him. So far in the TV series he's struggling.
I actually like the story telling. Not that I have a say in it. I like that Bran is struggling in learning to use this second sight. I like it that people are creeped out by him. It will be interesting how his intimate knowledge of events are revealed to the rest of the characters. I thought for sure Little Finger was screwed in the episode, Spoils of War. I hope the ultimate fate of Little Finger is far better than what could have happen. Imagine as Little Finger is cooing on about the dagger, Bran throws down the BS card and says, “I know all of what you have done. Sansa!”
In many ways the Bran Stark character is very similar to my character Mor Gregg. With Mor Gregg I asked the question what would it be like if a person suddenly knew everything that ever was? How would that impact them? With such knowledge how could they convey information and still keep the suspense of the plot line going? My answer was that a mere mortal could not possibly handle such sensory/ knowledge overload and would likely become catatonic. It also saved me from having to write, "Hey, don't go in that cave, there's a big bad dragon in there." What a boring story when the characters know before hand what's lurking around every corner.
Writing about Mor Gregg as I have is about how awesome powers can be more of a curse than a benefit. Oddly enough that idea came from Marvel Comic's X-men, Cyclops. Scott Summer has an awesome power with his eye sight force beam. Without ruby glasses, wherever Cyclops looks, he can cause great destruction. So I wrote that Mor Gregg went into a catatonic coma state, when he was unable to cope with knowing everything there ever was, is or will be. And then on rare occasions he interacts with the other characters in limited ways. And naturally he doesn't tell them everything. I know it’s a cliché character, i.e. Merlin and Obiwan Kenobi. But wait for future stories with the Gregg. A good story could be had with the idea of a Cassandra character that people actually believe. “You mean, there's a dragon lurking in there with all that treasure and the magical talisman we're after, and Bob the dwarf will get killed if we go in there?” And after a pause as the characters look at each other and at Bob, “Okay, let's go.”
In closing, Mor Gregg started out in my early writings of Kesselt as an all powerful wizard as I was pounding away at early drafts of Greggs of Kesselt. I then made Mor Gregg an omniscient mortal who was unable to cope with his new found ability. The book was first published in 2004 well before season six of Game of Thrones. Honestly, its another example of writers coming up with similar ideas.
