I never quite understood these "No One" people. You got these earth-bound gods floating around, disguised as humans, and they'll kill, if commanded. But what is their function in the grand scheme of things? They couldn't exist just to teach Arya how to kill. . They were of no help when fighting the White Walkers - they could have been very useful there.
I guess Brienne just never learned that you can thrust with a sword and use more techniques and parries while doing so rather than swinging it like a berserker.
Up until this episode they still had everything in front of them. Once Tyrion suggests that they bring Cersei a walker, things just kept tumbling downhill. People want to blame season 8, but honestly the last half of season 7 is where the decline starts: people just forgave Season 7 because there was still the possibility that things could turn out interesting.
I have heard people complaining about this sparring session because of Arya's sword. Whiney voiced whiners: its too unrealistic, its a fencing sword it just takes me out of the whole show. People who understand its a tv show: um ice zombies, dragons, resurrection, warlocks, witches an American actor using a believable British accent, giants and two gingers who aren't creepy. Anyone see where I'm going with this?
I can't express the amount of hate I had for Sansa Stark. Most useless and whiney character in the entire show. Then they make her queen of the north smh
They fucked up Arya so bad. She is one of my favourite characters in the book and I liked her in the show at the start too. But they just made her into this weird OP annoying cocky kid. How the fk did she kill the wraith? Because she was blind for a little while? All of the faceless men have blind training. And how the heck is she blocking Brienne's sword? Has she got some secret super strength?
I was so excited after this scene! Like "season 7 is gonna be amazing!!" Then tyrion becomes an idiot, dany loses a dragon and most of her army and momentum, and... zombie polar bear happened and I was like "😒"
This fight looks awesom and makes Arya look very skilled, but in reality, a small girl like Arya wouldn't have the strength to parry a slash from someone like Brienne, especially with a sword like needle
God, what crap is this. Am I really supposed to believe a child who has had minimal training besting a trained knight who has defeated Loras (in the books she was ganged on by 2 more knights), Hound (show only), a malnourised, chained Jaime (still dangerous) and numerous other fighters??? ""But, but, look how badass Arya is!!"" God this show really tanked after season 4 (save for a few decent night's watch episodes in s5/s6).
This was and remains stupid, even with the "longswords are armor piercing" logic that this show uses Arya can't do shit with that sword against armor and if she tried to pierce gaps it still can't do much with all that padding. In a proper fight Brienne would have just tackled her to the ground and broke her neck or taken her dagger and stabbed her throat.
Everytime I watch this scene I'm reminded of how GOT was amazing and how much I miss it but also how the last season ruined it for me! Still kinda disappointed!
I'm just going to say. Arya Stark is the Batman of Game of Thrones. Rich upbringing, both parents are dead, She's has multiple teachers/mentors, She's one of the few people who can fight that also uses poisons, she can use multiple weapons and forms of weapon use (sword and knife here, knife throwing, archery, staff fighting, the stick she uses in the long night), she's the closest thing to a martial artist in the show, she can use both her hands well in combat, she can read people and gain insight about them, she trained while she was blind and thus can handle fighting in the dark better than most people, travels the world, she can copy people's voices and take their faces to act as them. She's Batman or dare a I say a Batwoman, but there's a show about one already although if I could pick, I would rather watch Arya: The Dark Knight of Westeros than Batwoman: She who spends a part of every episode reminding that she's gay. (ps: this not a pick against LGBT, I like Sara Lance from dc legends, and well I admit I would be a little off due to knowing her backstory, I would be cool with a lesbian Arya).
It makes no sense for Arya to be this good at fighting. Brienne is one of the best fighters in the realm, she has tonnes of experience and beat the Hound, yet a bit of scrubbing floors in Bravos made Arya into one of the most gifted swordsman in GOT? I just can’t buy it.
