Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-1399600-20160629121258/@comment-11928101-20160704021656

91.56.209.217 wrote: Bran did not want Sam to tell Jon about him. Sam did not tell Jon because he did not want Jon to leave. Bran told Rickon that he does not want to be Lord.

Northern Lords did not care about any phantasy line of succession. Northern Lords did care about Jon getting Winterfell back and that's why Jon is king now. (By the way named as heir by Robb) Northern Lords care about Bran as much as about Gendry rowing until his last day. Bran also does not care about being Lord because he knows that Jon is his rightful king. In the books, you're right, Sam didn't tell Jon. In the show, which this wiki is about, he did tell Jon. Also, Bran has never told anyone he didn't want to be lord. Not in the show nor the books. He has been training for lordship of some sort for most of his life and he was given training specifically for Lord of Winterfell in ACOK/Season 2. No where in that time did he say or suggest that that was something he didn't want.

You're right about Robb naming Jon his heir in the books, which didn't take Bran and Rickon's survival into account. But that doesn't happen in the show. There's no reason Jon would put himself above Bran, especially when he finds out he's not even Ned's bastard but Ned's sister's bastard.