SerGuppy Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 What often struck me about the show is the frequent use of (broken) mirror scenes. For example, the scene between Stannis and his daughter mirrors in a broken way the scene between Roose and Ramsey, Mirror images/scenes can draw parallels, highlight contrasts, or foreshadow future events. Now consider the mirror scenes between the prior death scene of an unsullied soldier at the hands of one of the prostitutes and Greyworm's "resurrection" scene where he lies in Missandreis arms after being wounded. In regards to the former scene, the show posits the question "Why do the unsullied even frequent prostitutes, given their lack of genitals?" - The same questions viewers here have about Greyworm and Missandrei. There is something frustrated about their love affair. The answer in the former case is that they probably just seek something they lost, something they yearn for, but perhaps can never gain. And in their blind and desperate longing they are easily trapped, mislead, and in the end, brought to their doom. This could foreshadow Missandrei's eventual role in the story, or it could just be a comment on a broader theme. In a way, Dany's longing to have her family reinstated, to bring Targaerians back to power and glory, and the trust she places in people who seemingly give her what she needs, is not so different from the impossible and in the end fatal yearning of the unsullied. Knives can't bring the unsullied down, but love might. Fire can't touch Dany, but in the end, love might? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candor Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Using The Walking Dead approach of how to kill a sub-main character, first you draw 'some' attention to the background character, then you draw 'undue and persistent' attention to a character who has been a red-shirt most of the time, and then you kill them. I believe the idea behind this approach is to manipulate the audience into caring about sub-main character X so that their death has meaning. For some reason, it does not seem to occur to the writers that the viewers DO NOT CARE and so all the build-up is a waste of time. Viewers can understand the difference between say Tyrion to GW, or Sansa to Missendei. Since GW has apparently come through his injury, it does not look good for M. So true it hurts. I'll admit this musing was probably inspired by the fact that I can't stand the love saga. My brain is desperately formulating escape plots I guess. I don't see why he/she have to die, Dany needs a leader of the Unsullied and she needs a female close aswell especially since she has no Dothraki handmaidens around.The way I see it, the Missandei/Greyworm romance is to give the actors something to act instead of saying 'yes, your grace' all the time.But if one of the two is to die, Grey Worm is more likely... maybe a leader of the Unsullied is not really needed in the future but another female other than Dany in the storyline is definitely necessary. This seems plausible at least, though the plot seems to be handled lazily if there's so many people who just don't care or ardently hate it... It would have been better to maybe, I don't know, give them some sort of side quest rather than a slow burn, stilted romance. It feels too much like some writer is clapping themselves on the back for writing something edgy like romance for a eunuch. The Unsullied are dropping like flies vs. SotH so it's always possible he will die later on. Just seems odd for him to survive the massacre now and die later, which would seem to suggest he has some role to play that he can't die before carrying out. Arya will kill her and take her face. If they were really interested in using black actors more in the show they would have had interesting Salladhor Saan go to the wall with Stannis and then he could have given the Dany info-dump to poor Aemon rather than having that completely unbelievable letter from nowhere read by soppy Sam. The letter is very problematic... sigh. That would be interesting for Arya. What would her mission be? To kill off Dany? I like her in the books but she's just this soppy and dull character in the show who is only there to prolong an improbable relationship that chews too much time up and has nothing to do with the story. So I hope that either Missandei or Grey Worm die in the show very soon so D and D can stop pissing about and spend more time on more interesting material that actually is in the books. Amen. :bowdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hos the Hostage Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Not before they have milked all possible nude scenes from her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bb1180 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Missandei and Greyworm have a more developed romance than Dany and Dario now and it moves the plot no where. They have chosen to condense two books into one season and already have to cut so much stuff. So it's not like they are lacking for book content, but they think this romance story is a better use of their limited screen time. Agreed. Unless its going somewhere, its a rather pointless and is eating up valuable time that could be used on a large number of characters who are more important to the story. Maybe we can get a Hodor and Osha pairing next? It would be about as interesting, which is to say, not at all. The only valid reason I can think of to do this is if they're planning on having Missandei or Greyworm effectively betray Dany for the other at some point later in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerys Blackfyre Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 no way the hottest girl in the tv show is going to die!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Guy Garlan Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 At least they should give her Barristan's post-Daznak role in some capacity. Like, have her hold the council meetings, get suspicious of Hizdahr, convince Grey Worm to stage a coup and remove Hiz, etc. That would be at least a decent replacement for Barry. But who am I kidding, we won't get that. The only role she'll play is that of the caring girlfriend, remaining loyally at her lover's side. Barf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dielsis Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 The point of the Missandei/Grey Worm relationship is to make it extra bitter and conflicting for him when it's finally revealed she's The Harpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies are coming Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Actually, I think there is a fair chance that should:Danny goes to Westeros at some pointMereen still exists at that point Missandei and Greyworm are appointed by Danny as governors of Mereen. Someone has to. I don't see why he/she have to die, Dany needs a leader of the Unsullied and she needs a female close aswell especially since she has no Dothraki handmaidens around.The way I see it, the Missandei/Greyworm romance is to give the actors something to act instead of saying 'yes, your grace' all the time.But if one of the two is to die, Grey Worm is more likely... maybe a leader of the Unsullied is not really needed in the future but another female other than Dany in the storyline is definitely necessary.Arya? The books may or may not head in that direction, but would the show miss the opportunity of having three fan favorite characters interacting?(then again, if Arya joins TeamDanny, who's stopping her from killing Tyrion?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Killer Snark Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Are we sure that D and D won't set it up at some point that Missandei is a master of disguise and is actually Quaithe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ni2tre Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Arya? The books may or may not head in that direction, but would the show miss the opportunity of having three fan favorite characters interacting?(then again, if Arya joins TeamDanny, who's stopping her from killing Tyrion?)Could be, if the FM send her on a mission to Dany in TWOW I could see this happen. My theory for Arya is that in S6 they send her to Oldtown to take on Jaqen H'gars role in the books. I believe this must be important since it looks like Oldtown will feature next season and Sam/Gilly need characters around them in this arc and it's a way to bring her back to Westeros much sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihlus Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 We can only hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visenya Stark Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 If Missandei dies, then so does Greysandei. My response to that would be "good riddance". Her character has been reduced to just a girl in love (not that there's anything wrong with that, but this has become the defining trait of Missandei's character). She's not the child prodigy she's supposed to be in the books. All she does is pine after Grey Worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas Stark Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 She won't die. But since the show has reduced her to a romantic sidekick who self identifies as too stupid to give Dany advice, it would be a blessing if she did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies are coming Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Could be, if the FM send her on a mission to Dany in TWOW I could see this happen. My theory for Arya is that in S6 they send her to Oldtown to take on Jaqen H'gars role in the books. I believe this must be important since it looks like Oldtown will feature next season and Sam/Gilly need characters around them in this arc and it's a way to bring her back to Westeros much sooner. Yeah, that's also a possibility. I do hope Arya joins one of the main plots by TWOW, so I hope it's not too much "sooner" than in the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Reaper oOo Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I hope she dies in Grey Worms arms. I cant stand when they're on screen together. Useless filler and it just needs to stop. Now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyk65 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Every man dies. Not every man truly ever lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalCount Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Haha, how many people would be complaining if we were watching minutes eaten up by book scenes of Dany thinking about Faabio Naharis? "Riveting choices, so glad it's not those BLACK characters who are so boring, all they do is look at each other, I want to see more lame Dany scenes plzkthx." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faydra Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 She is useless in the show. So, she might die any time. That's precisely why she won't. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeThemBurn Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I'm not politically correct at all but I do find it odd how everyone's complaining about the Greyworm & Missandei romance while giving Samwell and Gilly a free pass. What has Gilly brought to the story? Nothing. And in this season her only purpose is to give Samwell some screen time because he too has become irrelevant. If Grissandei is just an excuse to have token black people on the show, then Gamwell is just an excuse to have a token fat nerd on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronuspk Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 This whole storyline has bored me. At least Missandei gives me something nice to look at when Emilia Clarke showcases how bad she can be at acting. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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