I try not to speculate too much. My understanding is that the children of the forest created the first white walkers(s) to drive men out of their land, but evidently the army got away from them and turned on them. Then, it seems they were forced to ally with humans to contain the white walker army which seems to become dormant in the summer, but gains strength in winter.
Bran, I believe, not only sees the past, present, and future, but actually spiritually projects himself into the places he's viewing, and he hasn't exhibited this power yet, but his super worg ability would allow him to take over and possess a persons body during these projection events. So, I think Bran is quite possibly more powerful than anybody we've seen so far. Much more powerful than Dany, Jon, Cerce, or the Ice King. He cannot control the dead, but could possess a person to manipulate the events of any time, allowing any story line to play out many different ways.
If you remember the tower scene where Bran called out to his father, who reacted to hearing it... so, yes, the Ice King senses him, but it means to me that Bran is incorporeally manifested in the place and time of his visions. Is the Ice King Bran? No, I think not. They are two sentient beings occupying the same time frame, so it really doesn't make sense to me that the hypothesis is true. If the Ice King is to be stopped, it will need to be by a magic stronger than being able to command a 100k plus army of undead. Dragons seem to be a way, or well armed army with dragon glass weapons, or maybe something Samwell hasn't discovered yet. Knowing, or getting to know, G.R.R. Martin, I don't think his story arcs moral will be that might makes right, or overwhelming force is the solution. More likely, it will be a more cunning, or intellectual solution.
I think it is the perfect writers vehicle to allow for the HBO version of the tales, to then also be consistent with future book versions.
Bran, I believe, not only sees the past, present, and future, but actually spiritually projects himself into the places he's viewing, and he hasn't exhibited this power yet, but his super worg ability would allow him to take over and possess a persons body during these projection events. So, I think Bran is quite possibly more powerful than anybody we've seen so far. Much more powerful than Dany, Jon, Cerce, or the Ice King. He cannot control the dead, but could possess a person to manipulate the events of any time, allowing any story line to play out many different ways.
If you remember the tower scene where Bran called out to his father, who reacted to hearing it... so, yes, the Ice King senses him, but it means to me that Bran is incorporeally manifested in the place and time of his visions. Is the Ice King Bran? No, I think not. They are two sentient beings occupying the same time frame, so it really doesn't make sense to me that the hypothesis is true. If the Ice King is to be stopped, it will need to be by a magic stronger than being able to command a 100k plus army of undead. Dragons seem to be a way, or well armed army with dragon glass weapons, or maybe something Samwell hasn't discovered yet. Knowing, or getting to know, G.R.R. Martin, I don't think his story arcs moral will be that might makes right, or overwhelming force is the solution. More likely, it will be a more cunning, or intellectual solution.
I think it is the perfect writers vehicle to allow for the HBO version of the tales, to then also be consistent with future book versions.
”There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.
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