Poll: Winter Is Coming - HBO's A Game of Thrones [READ WARNING]
Good episode IMO. Not exciting, but it continues the S6 habit of putting various meandering or unmoving plot lines back on track.
1. The Sam storyline finally made some progress.
2. The Riverlands are finally getting some attention after being ignored for several seasons.
3. The Margery situation is finally resolved after dragging on forever.
4. Arya, as above.
5. Dany is finally doing something (maybe) instead of procrastinating and going round in circles.
Sure, there were no shocking moments, but it's helping to put right the complete waste of time that was Season 5.
There were some good moments. Sam finally growing a pair of balls. Arya realising the consequences of killing people. Jamie getting booted out of the King's Guard (Yay! He can finally do something interesting!). And then there was the throwaway comment about Cersei's trial "It'll be a trial by combat, and I have Gregor".
1. The Sam storyline finally made some progress.
2. The Riverlands are finally getting some attention after being ignored for several seasons.
3. The Margery situation is finally resolved after dragging on forever.
4. Arya, as above.
5. Dany is finally doing something (maybe) instead of procrastinating and going round in circles.
Sure, there were no shocking moments, but it's helping to put right the complete waste of time that was Season 5.
There were some good moments. Sam finally growing a pair of balls. Arya realising the consequences of killing people. Jamie getting booted out of the King's Guard (Yay! He can finally do something interesting!). And then there was the throwaway comment about Cersei's trial "It'll be a trial by combat, and I have Gregor".
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The end music was a march to war tune as well which hopefully means its building upto something.
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I'm gutted. I was so looking forward to the High Sceptre and Faith Militant being completely wiped out and it didn't happen. Argh!
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And what is going on with Ayra? She put all of that effort into becoming a faceless person then threw it all away?!
A girl wastes her second chance.
The episode 7 preview video answers your question.
Ah right haven't watched next weeks trailer yet.
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She was never going to conform, that was clear the moment she stashed Needle under a rock.
Deep down she never wanted to be a faceless person. She's Arya Stark, and she wants it to be Arya Stark that inflicts vengeance upon those that wronged her family, not a faceless nobody.
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Fair point, well made.
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He told her 'either way a face will be added to the wall' by implication, if she didn't complete the kill, then she would be added to the wall. He has now dispatched sidekick to go kill her. He likes Arya, he wants to set her free, he also knows she won't make it as a faceless person.
So he sent rage girl to kill her, not himself.
Arya was trained to fight in blindness, 'the dark' of blowing out the candle, rage girl will find her, Arya will win, and rage girls face will be added to the wall. Thus a face added to the wall, Arya free, and all the words of a payment and a death fulfilled.
He sent rage girl, not himself, as he would kill her easily, he feels Arya has a chance against rage girl.
-edit, I still do wonder just what the faceless man was doing in Westeros in the first place, as he obviously allowed himself to be captured, and dumped into the nights watch (maybe to escape later) but why would he be there, and why the complete fascination with Arya. As now she knows the value of life, the value of not killing, perhaps that was his final lesson to her.
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yup and watching that play perhaps brought it all back to her
will be interesting if she finally beats the waif, stabbing her with needle
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Yeah, she only really ever wanted to have the skills in murdering she saw Jaqen display at Harrenhal - it would have made her ability to fulfil her personal vendetta that much more realistic - she got seduced by the idea but through naivety or ignorance failed to take into account what becoming a Faceless Man would entail - forsaking her identity and killing when the price has been paid, no questions asked, no killing for personal reasons etc.
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The Children Of The Forest created the White Walkers to fight the First Men who were wiping them and their forests out, they being superior in numbers, technology etc.
Everyone eventually kissed and made up but something went ***s up thousands of years later as the WW came back during the Long Night and the Children and Men had to team up.
Further reading.
Everyone eventually kissed and made up but something went ***s up thousands of years later as the WW came back during the Long Night and the Children and Men had to team up.
Further reading.
Was his plan not to leave Gilly and Sam with his parents while he went off to the Citadel as women aren't allowed to enter? Now that plan changed because he doesn't think they'll be safe with his family knowing they're wildlings. What other reason would he take the sword? He knows he'll come after it.
Edit: Just remembered it can be used to kill Whitewalkers too
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