my Arya reasoning is as follows: - she refuses to kill someone(I guess the actress) - Ja'qen orders the Waif to kill her, not for the betrayal but because the Many-Faced God is owed a life(only death can pay for life) - Arya kills the Waif, the Many-Faced God gets his due and Ja'qen considers it square whatever the FM are, whatever Ja'qen is as a person, is not about petty revenge. they want a life, they will get one, who it is becomes of no consequence.
I don't think that happens if she reunites with Nymeria. There's already one example of her somewhat out maneuvering them when she was seeing through the cat.
Interesting comparison between the Starks a and the seven gods: Ned - The Father "Representing judgment. He is depicted as a bearded man who carries scales, and is prayed to for justice." Ned is honor-bound (one might argue to a fault), insisting on supporting Stannis' rightful claim to the Iron Throne. He goes out of his way to own the justice he dispenses as lord of Winterfell, eschewing the use of an executioner as to not disconnect himself to the consequences of his judgment. Catelyn - The Mother "Representing motherhood and nurturing. She is prayed to for fertility or compassion, and is depicted as smiling with love, embodying the concept of mercy." Certainly this is not the best analogy, as Catelyn spends the majority of the series wrecked with anxiety as her family disintegrates around her. The strongest connection to the Mother of the Seven is in the literal sense. It's interesting how as Lady Stoneheart, she is turning into the antithesis of the compassionate Mother. Robb - The Warrior "Representing strength in battle. He is prayed to for courage and victory. He carries a sword." Robb quickly became distinguished for his battlefield prowess, never having lost a battle during his brief reign in the North. This is a straight-forward match. Sansa - The Maiden "Representing innocence and chastity. She is usually prayed to protect a maiden's virtue." Sansa is the picture of innocence at the start of ASOIAF, believing in songs and gallantry and courtesies. The horrors experienced in her life have lifted the rose-colored glasses from Sansa's worldview, starting with the execution of Lady. Sansa echoes the Maiden not only in attitude, but also in the fact that she is still an actual maiden, despite being married. Similar to Catelyn, a new identity in Alayne Stone will highlight how far she has traveled from the Maiden to Game of Thrones player. Arya - The Stranger "An exception to the other aspects, the Stranger represents death and the unknown. Worshipers rarely seek favor from the Stranger, but outcasts sometimes associate themselves with this god." Arya is death incarnate. From an early age, she has killed without a hint of remorse. You would think that even righteous killing would have psychological impacts, but Arya is not burdened in the least. She has reached her destiny by training with the Faceless Men, deliverers of the gift of death. Although I do not believe she will truly reach the Faceless ideal of becoming No One (she never fully commits to it by not throwing out Needle), she will use the skills learned to wreck havoc on her enemies. Bran - The Crone "Representing wisdom. She carries a lantern and is prayed to for guidance." Bran has been on a path of enlightenment since Jaime flung him out a window. He is the furthest along in realizing his full potential, warging ravens and tapping into the Worldwide Weirwood Net. While Bran has greatly expanded his knowledge base with new skills and access to events throughout history, it remains to be seen if this increase in information / knowledge will lead to wisdom. He has shown questionable judgment (warging Hodor), and Bloodraven's intentions are not exactly clear. [Full disclosure, I have not read the Dunk / Egg stories yet.] These fairly straight-forward classifications leave us with one pair, and possibly a clue. Rickon - The Smith "Representing crafts and labor. He is usually prayed to when work needs to be done, for strength. He carries a hammer." Nothing in the events of ASOIAF to date would link Rickon to the Smith. But if this analogy plays out, Rickon could fulfill the roll of the Smith by either literally rebuilding Winterfell, or re-establishing the Stark House as a power in the North. Either way, he'll do it from Unicorn-back.
That supremely confident, I'm about to kill all of you, look she gives is hot as fuck Spoiler *swoon*
Spoiler: Arya theory Read that perhaps Arya kills the woman playing Cersei in the play so the girl playing Sansa takes her place and Arya can take the role of Sansa. They get hired to do the play at the Frey wedding where Arya kills Walder Frey. This is pretty far fetched imo but is still in the realm of plausibility.
Won't the FM do anything as long as someone is paying? Who's to say somebody hasn't been sponsoring Arya's training all along? Maybe she didn't meet Jaqen by a simple twist of fate? I don't know just spitballing here...
Thought so. Just thinking that she might not have to betray the FM to cut ties and head back to Westeros.
I'm probably the only nerd following, but GRRM just read a new chapter from TWOW. Spoiler It's a Damphair chapter entitled The Forsaken.
Well, fuck. Even though that's my least favorite character, I'm curious if it's available online yet.
There's somewhat of a recap on twitter. WOW Spoiler Spoiler says there is pretty explicit confirmation that Euron raped him
Spoiler: not spoiler, just guessing Probably. Might be another young ned scene thrown in too. Bran is still getting info uploaded to him from BR
Do you guys think there are multiple battalions of Others/Wights or just the one with the Night's King that we've seen at Hardhome and the Bran Weirwood compound?
Yeah, that was unreal. I just hope Coldhands didn't use his moose because of the terrain, need to see him on a moose. Mad King was like good fuck. Tommen is the worst actor I knuohhhh