Well, they could drop a lot of knowledge bombs on the rest of the realm, if they wanted to share. What happened at the Dragonpit summit. Jon’s heritage. Sam’s cure for greyscale. Hot Pie’s secret recipes.

Oh, completely! [Laughs] In terms of the influence they now have over people, and the news that they have, and the way they can backup the information with evidence, they could really move things forward. You saw the way Bran talked about Littlefinger’s holding the dagger to Ned Stark’s throat, and the effect that that had in the Great Hall of Winterfell. People started to believe him. People were wondering, “How could he possibly know that?” That was just a small taste of the power that Bran has, especially regarding certain key pieces of information that other people might not believe otherwise. And Sam has all the other information, the hidden details, that Bran’s skill can’t quite provide. Bran and Sam together, they should be able to have the ear of anybody they choose.

They could also get the Citadel to finally listen as well. Have you seen that fan theory that Sam is actually the author of “A Song of Ice and Fire”? That he’s writing about this chapter of Westerosi history?

I have! I have seen that theory, and I really love that theory. If that theory is proved to be true, it changes your entire perception of things. History is written by the victors, so is Sam writing his own version of events? You’d have to completely re-evaluate everything you’ve seen, almost from the start. Was Sam affected by how he sees the world? How he sees Jon? Was he flavoring what he was writing about by his own perceptions? That’s what I love about it, because maybe Sam’s perception is not the truth.

Maybe what we’ve seen for the past seven seasons isn’t quite the truth, but more Sam’s opinions, Sam’s preferences, Sam’s personality. It makes you realize that this could have been different. Maybe Sam made Jon appear to be more of a hero, to be more noble, to be more of a truth-teller, than he actually was! It could have affected the reality of the show. It casts doubt on everything you’ve seen, and it encourages you to go back and rewatch the show with new eyes.