I believe The Three Eyed Raven is the real villain and Bran orchestrated everything

Alright so I've been doing some research (yes even the later seasons and books, pls don't judge me) and I think I've figured out something that's been bothering me since the finale. What if Bran didn't just randomly end up on the throne? What if the Three Eyed Raven has been manipulating events for decades to get there?

Okay so first let me lay out what we know about the Three Eyed Raven. He's this ancient being who can see the past, influence events through time, and has been sitting in a cave for like a thousand years. We're told he's this wise protector figure, but think about it, what kind of benevolent being just sits there watching horrible shit happen for centuries and does nothing?

Here's my theory: The Three Eyed Raven isn't trying to protect humanity. He's trying to control it. And Bran was never the victim of this entity. he was chosen specifically to be its vessel for taking power.

Think about the timeline. Bran's fall wasn't random bad luck. The Three Eyed Raven was already reaching out to him in dreams before he even left Winterfell. What if the whole reason Bran climbed that tower was because he was being influenced? The fall had to happen to set him on the path north, away from his human life and toward becoming the Three Eyed Raven.

And let's talk about Hodor. Everyone focuses on how tragic that time loop was, but think about the implications. Bran literally destroyed a man's mind across decades of time just to create a meat shield for himself. That's not the action of someone who's lost control of his powers, that's someone who's learned to use people as tools. The Three Eyed Raven taught him that.

But here's where it gets really dark. I think the Three Eyed Raven has been manipulating the major events of the series to clear Bran's path to power. The Mad King hearing voices? What if that was the Three Eyed Raven driving him insane to eventually lead to Robert's Rebellion and the fall of the Targaryen dynasty?

Ned finding out about Joffrey's parentage seems like honor and duty, but what if the Three Eyed Raven was feeding him information? Ned had to die to remove a potential obstacle and to further destabilize the realm. Same with the Red Wedding. the Three Eyed Raven could have warned Robb, but he didn't. He let it happen because chaos serves his purposes.

Even Jon's parentage revelation feels suspect. Why reveal it right when it would cause maximum damage to Daenerys's claim and mental state? The timing pushed her over the edge, eliminated her as a rival claimant, and left the realm desperate for any stable option. Enter Bran, the boy who "doesn't want anymore."

That's another thing - Bran's whole "I don't want" thing isn't wisdom or enlightenment. It's a lie. The Three Eyed Raven wants power more than anyone, but he's learned that the best way to get it is to appear like you don't want it. People trust someone who seems reluctant to rule.

And his council selection? Tyrion as Hand makes sense. he's brilliant but also guilty of kinslaying and has trauma that makes him manipulable. Sam as Grand Maester puts someone loyal to Bran (and easily influenced) in charge of information. Bronn as Master of Coin is perfect because he's completely amoral and will do whatever benefits him most.

But the real smoking gun for me is what Bran says to Tyrion: "Why do you think I came all this way?" Not "how did I end up here" or "it's strange how things worked out." He came there. With purpose. The whole bumbling, mystical act was just that, it was an act.

Think about it from the Three Eyed Raven's perspective. He's been trapped in that cave, able to see everything but unable to act directly. He needed a human vessel, but not just any human one with a legitimate claim to power, one whose family had strong ties to the North (where his power is strongest), and one young enough to be completely shaped by his influence.

Bran was perfect. A Stark, which gives him credibility and loyalty from the North. Young enough when he became the Three Eyed Raven that his human personality could be almost completely suppressed. And his disability actually helped. it made him seem non threatening and gained him sympathy.

The scary part is what this means for Westeros going forward. Everyone thinks they have this wise, impartial king who can see the truth of everything. But what they actually have is an ancient, manipulative entity that's been playing the long game for centuries and now has direct political power for the first time.

Bran says he's going to look for Drogon, but what if he's actually planning to use the dragon? What if all his talk about not being able to father children is just to avoid questions about succession until he's consolidated enough power that it doesn't matter?

I know this makes the ending even darker than it already was, but it actually makes way more sense than "random mystical boy becomes king because reasons." The Three Eyed Raven won. He played everyone, eliminated all threats to his chosen vessel, and now has exactly what he's wanted for a thousand years, direct control over the realm.

Anyway, that's my theory. My fiancé thinks I'm overthinking it but honestly, this explains so many plot holes and weird character decisions. What do you think? Does this make the ending better or worse?

EDIT: grammar stuff

EDIT 2: my aunt pointed out that this would make the Night King the actual hero trying to stop the Three-Eyed Raven, which is... actually kind of brilliant and makes me even more convinced I'm right about this. And I can't believe i had to rewrite this twice lol