Arya Possibilities

[Boaz]

To continue my silliness...

They share the first name George. Both of their last names originate in ancient Italy. And... Jar Jar is Gungan for Hot Pie.

So you think that Jon will be AA Reborn? And you're saying he won't kill Arya? But Arya might prove she learned the first lesson well... She might very well stick him with the pointy end.

 

[Ursa major]

Anakin's conversion to the dark side was (to be kinder than I've ever been before in print) underexplained. If GRRM's handling of any character's development (and I include the lowliest, barely-makes-it-into-a-mention-in-a-very-long-paragraph character) was only one hundred times better than Lucas's pathetic attempt, I think I wouldn't read another word of the books.


Luckily for me, GRRM is a good writer, whereas Lucas is [text redacted for legal reasons].




Sorry to sit on the fence on this issue....

 

[No One]

To continue my silliness...

They share the first name George. Both of their last names originate in ancient Italy. And... Jar Jar is Gungan for Hot Pie.

So you think that Jon will be AA Reborn? And you're saying he won't kill Arya? But Arya might prove she learned the first lesson well... She might very well stick him with the pointy end.

I'm pretty sure Jon as AA has come up before (somewhere). In fact, Jon's preview chapter got me thinking about that again, what with Melisande's newfound interest in him. A hint perhaps? I really have no clue either way, but we know that Stannis is not the One. Maybe it's Keannu Reaves.

If it did come down to Arya or Jon, then I think Jon would be the one to hesitate first. As you say, he may rue his advise to Arya one day...and she'll stab him while he's mussing her hair, just to make it that much worse.

Now I'm depressed. Don't do it George!

Ursa - I admire your restraint.

 

[Clansman]

Anakin's conversion to the dark side was (to be kinder than I've ever been before in print) underexplained. If GRRM's handling of any character's development (and I include the lowliest, barely-makes-it-into-a-mention-in-a-very-long-paragraph character) was only one hundred times better than Lucas's pathetic attempt, I think I wouldn't read another word of the books.


Luckily for me, GRRM is a good writer, whereas Lucas is [text redacted for legal reasons].

a hack. An obscenely rich hack, to be sure, but a hack nonetheless.

 

[digs]

STAR WARS RULES!

That's all.

 

[Sereph]

<----- Never seen Star Wars

Oh, and on topic, i get that the books are pointing at Arya having a rather nasty assassination choice but i'm dreading her killing off Jon

 

[C Of K]

Come now, guys.

It doesn't make much sense to bash Lucas in a GRRM forum. Lucas isn't a writer. To compare someone who isn't a writer with the best writers in the world is ludicrous. I think all of us would agree, that if Lucas had tried to make his living as a writer, he would be one of the poorest men alive. His strengths lie elsewhere, and as has been noted have made him quite wealthy.

 

[Ursa major]

We're only trying to persuade Boaz to be a little less silly, CofK.


A worthy cause, you'll have to admit.

 

[C Of K]

Lol. Of course. I think silliness is one of his most endearing traits, so try not to over-persuade.

 

[Clansman]

Silly is as silly does.

Care for another chocolate?

 

[No One]

Sorry C of K, but it always makes sense to me to bash Lucas, anywhere I get the chance. I guess you could say Lucas is on my list. I fully agree though – he’s no writer…

Now, in all seriousness, I was not trying to persuade Boaz as such, rather I was trying to save him! And me the victim, who was grievously wounded to see a fellow Ser of the realm (if I may only presume so much) fallen so low.Why, the man is near a legend round these parts and I but a pup. His Lucas/Martin comparisons were a sword through my back, and I heard him whisper in my ear, "George Lucas sends his regards."

Sereph, we are brothers in dread you and I (okay enough of the knight talk).

And Forrest Gump would take Anakin anyday – he’d run Forrest run right over him.

 

[Clansman]

And Forrest Gump would take Anakin anyday – he’d run Forrest run right over him.

That's all I have to say about that.

 

[tarthole]

Incest not good to us, no! But what I was trying to say was that in the culture described in the book, incest isnt as bad as it is in our world. A whole dynasty thrived on it, and the worse crime for Jaime and Cersei is treason of sleeping with the Queen, not sleeping with thy twin.

Actually, royal families in our world did marry brother to sister. Somebody makes the point of most European royal families marrying cousin to cousin, but when you have only a handful of families to pick from, that happens. But ancient Egypt quite often married brother to sister, as the Targaryens did, as a method of keeping the royal line pure. And no dynasty "thrives" on that. Incest is a terrible method of survival. Many pharaohs were born with mental or physical defects. Hell, hemophilia was common in European aristocracy. And the Targaryens? I have a few names: Aerys II, Aerion Brightflame, Viserys, Maegar the Cruel, Baelor the Blessed... The one who got passed on the crown because he was too sickly... Yes, you had your Rhaegars and your Danys, but in general, incest is not a very good practice. Just look at Joffrey

 

[DeannaBelle]

How many betrayals is Dany supposed to have? Perhaps Arya can convince one of the dragons... However, I like to think that the Starks and Targs will reach some kind of agreement. yes, I know George promised blood rather than peace, but I can hope.

 

[NightStalker]

I believe the blindness is part of her training.

There's a passage in AFFC:

Without a common language, Arya had no way of talking to the others. She listened to them, though, and repeated the words she heard to herself as she went about her work. Though the youngest acolyte was blind, he had charge of the candles. he would walk the temple in soft slippers, surrounded by the murmurings of the old women who came each day to pray. Even without eyes, he always knew which candles had gone out. "He has the scent to guide him," the kindly man explained, "and the air is warmer where a candle burns." He told Arya to close her eyes and try it for herself.

I'm of the belief that she's blind for a reason and it's all part of the bigger picture, I also believe she'll regain her sight but she needs to learn something and being blind will 'guide' her to that something.

The kindly man also says at some stage

"It would be best if you were blind and deaf as well. You may hear things, but you must let them pass in one ear and out the other. Do not listen."

Whatever Arya is to become, this is just part of the journey. However, having Needle hidden away I think is significant. I hope it means that Cat of the Canals, somewhere, will always be Arya, House of Stark because she is a great little character capable of many things.

Maybe the blindness will help her tune in with Nymeria, it has endless possibilities but unlike TFQ, I hope she regains her sight at some stage in the story.

As for Cat and why she chose that name, I hadn't thought about it before, I thought she chose that name because of all the cats she had seen in Braavos but I could be wrong.

xx

I agree with you. Being blind can make you so much better at other things, such as listening and sensing, there are many ways in which this is shown with Maester Aemon, especially with "Lightbringer"
Also there may come times when Arya/Cat needs to travel in darkness, and she will be trained to use her other senses to aid her.

As for the name Cat, well, cats are sure-footed, nimble and sneaky (Arya would know this from catching cats) perhaps it was for that reason she chose the name, along with the fact that when she was catching cats for Syrio she was safe and her family together.

 

[NightStalker]

Incest not good to us, no! But what I was trying to say was that in the culture described in the book, incest isnt as bad as it is in our world. A whole dynasty thrived on it, and the worse crime for Jaime and Cersei is treason of sleeping with the Queen, not sleeping with thy twin.

Incest for them is still wrong, on the Targaryens married brother to sister. Another thing Cersei is worried about is Tommen's(and Joffrey's beforehand) claim to the throne, which was what Stannis was trying to absolve.