Red Mosquito

What are the odds that he turns out to be Jaqen H'ghar?

All I know is his head wasn't on display with the rest of the Stark household.

That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

Have hope chudwick

@SkitchP wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

Have hope chudwick

He's dead.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

@SkitchP wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

Have hope chudwick

He's dead.

Do not deal in absolutes.

never understood why he did not take the sword from one of the lannister soldiers he knocked down

Why are you so certain he didn't?

cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

I don't think Ned would hire some stranger from Braavos to give his youngest daughter "dancing lessons". There's more to it.

Kaius wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

I don't think Ned would hire some stranger from Braavos to give his youngest daughter "dancing lessons". There's more to it.

i think he would; he saw Lyanna in Arya and wanted to encourage her in secret

For a show so willing to show graphic death, I do find it suspicious that his death is supposed to be assumed.

Kaius wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:That's because he wasn't part of their household. He was someone Ned found in King's Landing and hired to train Arya.

I don't think Ned would hire some stranger from Braavos to give his youngest daughter "dancing lessons". There's more to it.

He wasn't just any stranger though, he was a former first sword of Braavos so I'm pretty sure he came with a reputation.

Ok. "stranger" was a bit of hyperbole, but why not one of his own men? Why a braavosi?

because it needed to be under the guise of "dancing" as it would not be proper of a noble lady to do such things.

I guess I'm struggling with the concept of him having a reputation as the first sword of Braavos, but he's just some eastern dancing instructor... It seems like a lazy plot construct for a writer who is anything but lazy.

Wait. How long have we been waiting on TWOW?

Water Dancing is the style of sword fighting that Syrio employs. I think it was just a way to be hush hush about it with Sansa as she's really the only one who mentions it being "dancing" when Arya has bruises all over from it.

Yeah. I get all of that. I'm just doing a poor job asking questions.

Martin definitely left the door open for a believable return, but it could go either way.

Jon Snow 6
Syrio Forel 5

tommymtcom wrote:What are the odds that he turns out to be Jaqen H'ghar?

I think it's a possibility.

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