Game of Thrones has resulted in some pretty heavy losses so far this season, but do you know who hasn't lost a lot?

Littlefinger.

Granted, he hasn't done much this season, bar annoy the King in the North and wind up Arya by stuffing a mattress with notes from seasons past, but nonetheless, Petyr Baelish has a plan and – like it or not – he's climbing that rickety old chaos ladder a lot faster than his dragon-owning and Sept of Baelor-blitzing adversaries.

this image is not availablepinterest
Bear Grylls//Digital Spy

So what is his plan? And is it working?

Well, one Reddit user has put forth a pretty compelling argument that, while there have been a few bumps along the way, Baelish is steadily ascending to a victory over the Seven Kingdoms.

You can read the whole theory in detail here, but it basically boils down to a couple of main points, the first being that it's always been Littlefinger's intention to let his enemies destroy each other first. Heck, he's already told everyone this.

It goes on to explain that this is why he's happily holed up in Winterfell at the moment, keeping him and his army firmly away from all of the fighting going on in the south, while all of his enemies take each other out one by one – which they're already doing, seeing as the Tyrells are now extinct and the Freys are history.

this image is not availablepinterest
Bear Grylls//Digital Spy

Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) also plays into this plan, according to the theory, as aligning himself with a trueborn Queen in the North, and the eldest daughter of House Stark, would put him in a very powerful position indeed, either as an advisor or as Sansa's husband.

There's just a few problems: first, Jon Snow is still the ruling King in the North and made it pretty clear what he would do to Baelish if he ever made a play for Sansa; then Bran shows up, and Littlefinger's attempts to get Bran to challenge Jon are swiftly thwarted by the throwback to the "chaos is a ladder" speech.

So, the theory explains that he needs a new plan, which is where his manipulation of Arya comes into play. Littlefinger is trying to turn the sisters against each other, trying to get them to a point where Jon would have to choose sides after his return – which would either leave Jon going against Arya's bad-ass No One or going against the woman half of his army are more loyal to than him.

this image is not availablepinterest
Bear Grylls//Digital Spy

So, where does this leave Littlefinger? According to the theory, when Jon sides with his favourite sister Arya, it'll be the thing to finally break Sansa after all she's been through, sending her to Littlefinger's arms and putting him in that all-important powerful position with minimal fighting and a lot of scheming.

And then maybe he'll end up on the Iron Throne at the end of it all. Or, maybe someone will pull the ladder right out from underneath him before the season is up...

From: Digital Spy