Nihiloth90 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 This episode sucked either way, but what is with all of these mini-storylines regarding Arya that GO NOWHERE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihiloth90 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Did no one else find the amount of screen time Arya got weird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 It was about subverting expectations. Everyone assumed Arya will assasinate someone, but it did NOT happen. Aren't you amazed???? Cutting my sarcasm: she probably served as a POV character to show us the destruction from civilian perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajjo Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I loved the Arya scenes in E5. They were so good. Really nicely done. First they show this great redemption arc of The Hound who realized how he messed up his own life and successfully tries to stop Arya from going the same path of wasted life for the wrong notion of revenge. Then they use Arya to show us how the common people suffer in the streets of King's Landing. She is not a hero there, just a person trying to survive and witnessing the horrors of warfare, the horrors of Daenerys snapping into Mad Queen. We see burned people holding each other, suffering, losing dear one. Arya not as hero but as sort of commoner experiencing suffering and helping people, showing courage and perseverance is great and makes Arya so much more humane here. The Arya scenes were not only a great instrument to showing the horrors, but important turning point for two important characters we have seen from S1 onwards. Sandor Clegane and Arya having their moment closest to friendship and mutual respect. She learns from him and understands. I liked it so much that she did not kill someone, but needed to escape and survive, to help and support. To understand life is worth living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martianmister Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 It's always nice to see Arya to lose her cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajjo Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, martianmister said: It's always nice to see Arya to lose her cool. Yes, and she did. The is so human here and these were great scenes and moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihiloth90 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 52 minutes ago, Kajjo said: I loved the Arya scenes in E5. They were so good. Really nicely done. Oh, I thought you said Season 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter prince Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nihiloth90 said: I fucking hated them! In my opinion, Arya was our guide through the average person's struggle in Kingslanding. I think of it like Harry Potter or A New Hope with Luke Skywalker. They were a focal point to explain the intricacies of a world that we do not know. She was the only character that made sense to be our guide through the fall of Kingslanding and to immerse with the common people because she actually knows her way around it. She had fled the Red Keep before so it's believable that she would know where she is going. It also would not have been the same if we were stuck following the little girl with the horse, at least for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robasp2 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Nihiloth90 said: This episode sucked either way, but what is with all of these mini-storylines regarding Arya that GO NOWHERE? She'll probably kill the queen AND become a queen. Guessing from the screen time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajjo Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, Winter prince said: She was the only character that made sense to be our guide through the fall of Kingslanding and to immerse with the common people because she actually knows her way around it. Yes, it make so much sense to follow a character we care for and we know and see the incredible hardship through this tough girl. Even she almost dies. We can sympathize with the common people. We do not simply see scenes of suffering people, we see them together will a well-known character. This is nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Tam Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Episode 5 showed us another side of Arya: Stopping her revenge run on Cersei, withdraw, and saying "Thank you" to Sandor. I really liked this. The scenes with Arya in the burning streets *may* have been important, if she is ever going to meet her brother again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter prince Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 21 minutes ago, Simon Tam said: Episode 5 showed us another side of Arya: Stopping her revenge run on Cersei, withdraw, and saying "Thank you" to Sandor. I really liked this. I also felt she knew she had another mission and that Cersei would be handled without her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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