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Can you do analysis of movies instead, break away from GOT? It's so boring now. The season is damn terrible anyway, not worth saving with all these GOT videos.
Hi, could you continue making varied videos...? Other than GOT? It's sad now that there's nothing interesting for me/or others to see other than GOT. Love your videos and looking to watch more, Thanks!
Should have mentioned Ned as another teacher, she got her sense of justice and honor from him after all! No matter what, all the times she rejected some 'lesson' from the others it was becouse THAT lesson from Ned no matter the pain and confusion was the most important part of her.
Yes! Killing Ned Stark in the first season is a major loss. However, this story conveys a lesson that is true about death. When a person dies we don't lose that relationship it just changes. Ned Stark remained very much alive in the children he raised. I would argue we continued to learn about him because of who his children became after he died.
I love how you put the pieces together. So many channels are criticizing the show (for some good reason) but are forgetting all the great story’s and lessons GOT teaches us.
@@Greybews They actually do, they just tell it through symbolic story telling. To tell the story in a way which would be relatable to most people they would have had to shoot at least 9 episodes (Just a shot in the dark).
Thank you! I have learned so much from S7-8 alone. I also think everyone became "stars" and attached to their story and characters final legacy. When you take the ego out of things there are some great discussions to be had.
@@NefariousSpineLizard but they've been writing off the books since season 5 or 6 I believe I saw a RUclips video on it I forgot what it's called but you could just look it up on Google and season 5 has some of the highest rated Game of Thrones episodes ever but I do think that these last two seasons have been a little iffy
Nyx Atropos I see what you’re saying, but the writers backed themselves and their story into a corner when they decided to only do 8 seasons. It’s unrealistic to think everything could be good when they had such limited time (and source material) to work with. If the writers are to be blamed for some of the stories inconsistencies, than GRRM should be blamed just as much. He’s having the same problem with figuring out how to get to the end of his story. At least the writers finished the story versus cutting the season off before it was finished. There are so many moving parts but people seems to only want to blame the writers. Even the cast only wanted 8 seasons.
Ummm, do you expect the showrunners to insert these little "POV" videos into the middle of episodes so that they can help the dense understand what's going on? This amazing Arya video was created utilizing the material that the showrunners have provided over many years to bring Arya's amazing character to life. It's not their fault so many are so average in intelligence and led around by the nose of "what's popular" at the moment online. It's become very "hip" to bash this show and so here come all the dummies, parroting the garbage they are hearing. STFU and watch the Kardashians if you are incapable of understanding what's going on. Everyone is sick of hearing from people who are too stupid to even understand how fucking stupid they are.
@@jackrabbit6515 how dumb of a person are you to not see the difference between jokes and compliment and a real complaint. how much of a dumbass, dense idiot, you are to no see the parallel between this girls and what the writers do at the end of each episode. go back to your sad a frustrated life, man, your are failing at trying to sound smart. what the hell are you even doing here watching " little POV videos"??
Arya Stark: "If I can't save King's Landing, you'll be damn sure I'll avenge it." (Daenerys burns down King's Landing) AS: "Well, that's a new name for my list." Tony Stark: "Alright, kid. You're an Avenger."
She's been my favorite since the first episode. If you've ever been an underdog then you recognize who she was from day one and cheered for her. What do we say to haters? Not today!
@@stephanieleblond3495 I mean it still has to be done right and it just wasn't. After the house of black and white, her character was handled very poorly. To put her on par with Brienne of Tarth is not only disrespectful to the character of Brienne (also a woman), but it's flat out unrealistic lol. Someone who has been training all their life, held her own against a malnourished, yet still deadly Jaime Lannister with two hands, and beating the Hound in single combat is on par with a girl who struggled to kill the Waif? This is absurdity on a whole other level. This is a cartoonish, comic book esk, anime power up that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
I have never believed that Arya is a psycho killer that people say. A psycho would just kill ANYONE, but not her. She doesn't kill indiscriminately. That's why I like her most of all.
Agree. Arya kills in a calculated way. She picks an opponent or her oponents pick her... But her pick is always reasonable and always directed towards those who ultimately kill more. It a way, she collects names for the god of Death.. a names of those who stole life from him.
@Lovely_Theaceae Nothing indiscriminate about Arya's killing spree. She's got specific targets, all of whom have wronged her or her family in egregious ways. She left the Frey women alone. She also did her work in ways where ONLY the specific targets were killed.
I think the Stark family are masters death, literal or figurative, not just Arya Jon Snow's first death Bran's death of innocence and legs Sansa's death of innocence and idealism
@@ciscomartinez6092 If only Robb had a Red Sister In the books, Catelyn survived and became Lady Stoneheart. Metaphor wise, its the death of her motherly duty
Ekith Box arya should be dead .As sad as it would have been it would had a better impact on the show finale and jons snows decision to end Dany .i do hope GRRm does something different in the books ,the fact she survived death so many times is ridiculous especially at the finale furthermore she is responsible for the death of the mother and the little girl she dragged out of a safe place only for drogon to burn them she should have died with them with Jon snow finding her body .
i'm crying, this was fantastic not because arya is my fav character but because it was so beatifully said. I hope you'll continue making these game of thrones videoes to keep us alive after the show ends.
So refreshing to see a channel that actually pays attention to plot, themes, and even the subtext of the things they watch. I really enjoy this channel
I love how you can break apart the themes and messages of the show without regressing into criticism of the writing. We have enough of that. Your videos are always a treat to watch
@@alphatrion100 the man Syrio was fighting was Ser Meryn Trant, the man Arya kills later. If any sword was dropped, assuming Syrio managed to pick up a guard's sword, it was Syrio's as he was stabbed by the armored Trant.
Ayra has always been the best, most fun and my favorite character on Thrones. Her road trip with the Hound are some of the most classic scenes in the entire series. Tnx for the breakdown .
"We have to become masters of the painful things in our lives, until eventually we can beat them at their own game." That's a damn good quote, I just wish I had the strength to live by it.
I remember a meme that said "you're either a channel that posts infrequent insightful videos, or a channel that posts regularly, but doesn't have insightful videos." And you guys out here proving them wrong. One of the best channels! I love you guys
Besides being my favorite character her relationship with The Hound was amazing. She hated him so much but in the end he became not only a friend but her father figure. Brilliant video btw.
Another part of growing is in ways also seen, by stop going for the footsoldier, but the commander. Specially in harrenhall, she goes for the people following orders and never thinks of tywin, but now as a grown up, she realise it's the leader who shapes his troops.
I think she was right to go for the footsoldier initially. Tywin commits evil acts but it isn't random and it serves a strategic purpose. When Tywin first got to Harrenhall the men were torturing and murdering prisoners for fun. They were about to kill Gendry. Tywin put a stop to it and made them realize that the people they were torturing and murdering had talents that could be put to use such as Gendry with making weapons. Tywin was needed to keep his men in check because many of them commit cruel acts for the fun of it. Why Tywin can be cruel he isn't cruel without a strategic purpose behind his actions.
@@JcLeopard that is of course true, objectively tywin is no worse than others and better than many, but from aryas viewpoint:if tywin falls, the north may win.. She just did not think big back then, which is understandable.. And they do point out that flaw in logic in the books and in the show.. Looking back this may have been foreshadowing...
I've heard quite a few folks talk about Arya's plot armor. But I've never heard anyone talk about Jon's plot armor. Most prominent example - Jon literally died, and was resurrected. Meanwhile, people were endlessly complaining about Arya being stabbed by The Waif and surviving.
Jon had literal magic resurrect him, which was foreshadowed and proven existence. Nowhere was it shown that Arya had crocodile-levels of immune system falling into dirty water.
Thank you. Or hell, we could talk about Bran being thrown several stories up from a tower and surviving or Sansa and Theon jumping from the wall of winter fell and not being paralyzed or dead. The characters in this story survive all sorts of things they shouldn’t because magic. I’m fine with all of them in a fantasy story. But only certain characters are complained about for whatever reason
The first thing that entered my mind when I saw the white horse approach Arya was the horse that Daenerys received from Khal Drogo as a wedding gift. It make me think that perhaps she will be King's Landing's retribution because Daenerys will have made it on to her list.
Yes first one kill she definitely gets a pass for towards protecting ones self from the rat stable boy selling her to queen Cersei for a snickers bar. Z
You guys have the best GoT analysis videos on RUclips, no question. Really helpful to try and make sense of such a complex, fascinating show. Keep up the great work!
Her time with Tywin was one of my favorite storylines of the entire series. She also learned a lot from Tywin. He should be included here among the people she learned from.
Wow, I always loved Arya the most. And still do. But it was hard to fight with people who thought Arya didn't deserve to kill Night King. Now I got many reasons. Thanks.
It's still pretty hard, because she doesn't. She hadn't even seen a Wight up until season 8, and yet the show wants us to believe she's "destined" to kill the Night King? They literally retconned a scene from the earlier seasons just to cram in this narrative and cuck Jon out of his role. Honestly the lengths people go to to defend season 8 is ridiculous. GOT is a masterpiece of tv, except for the last three seasons. Those are trash.
Game of Thrones gave us 8 years of the most epic fantasy show ever to grace our televisions and The Take gives us the most epic GoT video essays to help us savor every ounce of meaning from this incredible world. Thank you!
This is one of the best Game of Thrones videos I've ever seen. Maybe that's because it's about one of the best characters on the show and my personal favorite. The video was absolutely excellently narrated and edited. I think this may be the first of your videos that I've seen, but it sure won't be the last. Thank you!!!
You really gave a good reason why Arya is the one killing the Night King, I've been thinking about that for a while. She's been my favorite character since the beginning, because she's quite relatable as a person who defies the expectations and especially gender roles, despite getting called out and shamed by her surroundings. She stands up for herself and what's right, never afraid of letting others know they are doing something wrong, and never concerned about what they are thinking of her. I've heard a lot of people saying she is annoying and nagging, but the unfortunate truth in society is that people tend to be more negative towards women speaking out, disagreeing, and challenging others (especially men).
You say that like Brienne of Tarth doesn't exist. Misogyny is always prevalent in the world of game of thrones, every woman has to deal with it, even Cersei and Dany. But you can't just say "all who disagree with Arya's arc just don't like her because she's a woman" like, is that really your only defense? They fucked up *every* character arc in season 8. There's not one character who got the end they deserved. Varys suddenly became stupid and got killed, Jon got cucked out of his starring role and just became Dany's lapdog until the show decided it was time for him to think for himself again, Tyrion was an absolute idiot throughout all of season 7 and 8, Sansa did literally nothing and somehow became the smartest person in the kingdoms, Jaime went through a genuinely great arc only to backpedal at the very last moment and go back to his season 1 self, Brienne became a sniveling child because he didn't return her affections instead of just kicking his ass and dragging him back to Winterfell like she would, and Cersei was your generic Disney villain. Dany went through an entire character arc in a single episode then became Hitler. Arya was more of a plot device than a character, because what does killing the Night King accomplish? It doesn't change her, doesn't give her any growth other than simply tying up a plot. She doesn't even do what she said she was gonna do and kill Cersei. These are just a handful of examples.
I like how despite Tywin knows Arya is a higher born girl, he doesn't further press her, perhaps he has bigger things to worry about, but it's almost as if he is agreeing to keep her secret.
Tywin was good at exterminating other nobles houses. Arya had plot armor. Lord Tywin recognized her from when Ned came to the capital. Arya had plot armor. That is all she has ever been. A skinny girl with a 3 tons of plot armor. I'm tired of the Starks being stabbed to death and rising from the dead. Its so much b.s. and unfair to the other players. They use magic for the Starks but remove it from the entire series. GOT can't end soon enough for me.
He saw her as a non-threat and actually admired her ingenuity, curiosity and raw intelligence. It gave him license to be somewhat open and indulgent. I say that they were some of the finest scenes in the whole show.
I very been emotionally invested in Arya since the beginning. As the youngest daughter who is short, has brown hair, and is a bit off, she's a lot like me in my family dymanic. I was shocked that she didn't die and in such a brutal show, and her journey really inspired me to confront the challenges in my life. I think she will die in the last episode tonight for emotional impact but I'm just so dang proud of her. She's the best
Dang, My hero died in season 1. Lucky You. I have mixed feelings for Arya. I think they made her too powerful. If people like her exist the dynamic of the world should be more different.
@@samuelraji8343 You're 100% correct. Arya is not only overpowered, but it's so cartoonishly done it's ridiculous. It's cringe because people pay attention to what they're watching. And you can clearly see Arya is an anime character.
This was a brilliant and beautiful analysis of Arya. Her character is so inspiring and life affirming. A girl who is brave, self-reliant, resilient, wickedly smart, fiercely independent, rebellious, and loving. She will always have a special place in my heart ❤️ 🗡
I like the horse moment, some people say it is unrealistic.... It is a fantasy and still it is realistic that a horse could survive.. after all the Dothraky rode into the city and there even was a Dothraky on that same horse just few scenes before.
The unrealistic part is the horse's behaviour. Horses are quite jumpy and fearful. A horse without a rider in a burning, crumbling city would go mad with fear and try and escape by all means, not calmly stand there. Unless it's been warged, ofc.
I think the problem was it just felt pointless...she rode out of the city and then was in the city when it was conquered. There was no pay off to that scene
I actually want to see Jon Snow take on Grey Worm. About time he got a good fight again. Arya probably tries to make Dany die in a fire, fails, and has to use something less poetic.
THANK YOU! finally someone has said what I’ve been thinking but in a better way. A lot of people have been disappointed with this last season but, honestly, kinda makes sense to me! Thank you thank you thank you for putting my thoughts out there in a way better way that I ever could have
There are a few absolutely excellent character studies on RUclips. This is one of them. I wish D&D could translate through dialogue, this depth of character in season 8. The finale would be honorable if they could.
This series was always Arya's story. The smartest player in the game. She recognized early she didn't want to play that game. And, she made sure not only revenge but learning skills to defend herself and survive didn't allow her to be offered up to it.
In Harry Potter “the Master of Death” is one who has accepted it. I always though Arya’s arc was about a traumatized young girl who loses so much and finds empowerment in violence and death. And that ultimately her journey will lead to finding her humanity again in those small but poignant human moments with family and good people. Or she’ll be lost to the violence and a faceless agent of death. The show I feel hasn’t really kept this arc and now just wants a badass assassin without deeper meaning. However as always you make some interesting and thoughtful points. I think Arya is is a great character, and if given more such depth, she’ll be exceptionally memorable. I think her being a Master of Death will mean understanding it’s consequences, it’s inevitability, and it’s more merciful or even benevolent aspects. Life is worth serving death, and death serving life, and both must be shown it’s respects as forces of nature.
The show is precisely keeping the arc of Arya because, in the end, she refuses to kill Cersei. By doing this she is refinding her humanity (as you said) and she proves that she had not become only a badass assassin
The show has always kept her arc. She was lost by her desire of vengeance , at the limit to loose her humanity and her personality. At the end of the she she becomes again herself , she know who she is and who she is not, what she wants and what she doesn't want ( like killing people on command without asking question ), etc... At the end she is a full individual who makes her own road, and is not limited by the beliefs of others ( like a girl must wear dress ).
Yay!!! A video about my fav! Thanks girls. Edit: Of all the characters, hers' and Tyrion's were my personal favourite conclusions cause they felt the most natural. 1. Tyrion made mistakes around Dany, and now he's gonna spend his life fixing them. 2. Arya danced with death, killed the Night King, her list is done and with a little help from Sandor, starts a new dance, one of life. My two favourite characters got good endings. And I'm okay with that.
In a season full of character deaths, as in character arc deaths, Arya probably has the most fulfilling end of them all. Unexpected. She had her closest moment with death in Winterfell, and then learned to embrace life in King's Landing, symbolised in the white horse she chose to ride at the end. Although many including me disagree with her killing the Night King, she has shown throughout the years that she is as good a character as she is popular. I hope ep6 won't ruin the last good character in the show.
What was fulfilling about Arya teleporting behind the Night King? Screaming as she did it and then stabbed him with her eyes closed at his weak spot which she wasn't told about? A girl has plot armour so thick Needle would need to be a mile long to pierce through it
@@jameswitts3793 There's a distinction between a character arc and a plot choice. I don't think Arya killing the Night King soils her character, but rather enriches it, as seen in the video above. However, it does harm Night King's character arc. Arya was never meant to kill the Night King. The plot armour problem is prevalent in the last few seasons and it is revolting. It speaks to dnd's utter failure. However, I think it makes her less likable but doesn't weaken her character.
I loved this video, Arya is and always will be my favorite character. You guys did her justice talking about her story and I can’t wait for tonight’s episode to see Arya one last time!
I think if it wasnt for the hound, Arya would have become emotionless and a complete faceless because with him someone understood her place not only in the time but with her relationship with Sansa too making them both one of the most loved characters
This is an excellent treatment of my favorite character and I learned quite a lot. The analysis was chronological which is rare with excellent insights into the character. Thank God this clip was not drowned out by loud music which seems to be the only contribution of 99% of GOT clips on RUclips. My thanks for a job well done.
Brava, ladies. I always like your videos, now or as Screen Prism. THIS is a great video and you understand her very well. Twenty years ago I met Arya Stark and knew she was special. Her cause IS justice, and since early season 1 she protects, avenges, and defends not only herself and her family, but children and innocents. We're only hours away from the final episode, and it looks like she is rightly out to punish Daenerys. Poor Dany, but she deserves it. I only hope that Arya, with her indomitable spirit, can-do attitude, and devotion to justice survives. Thank you.
lmaooo these comments 😂 a lot of you are haters. like hate to break it to you but john, dany, sansa, tyrion... basically most of the main characters/fan faves have plot armor so keep that same energy for everyone
Sansa, Tyrion & Queen Daenerys never put themselves in situations where they could die. They have intelligence not plot armor. Arya died in Braavos at the hands of the Waif. Nor would Arya have killed the entire Frey army. She'd have died. We never saw Jacquen doing stuff like that. Nor, is she more skilled than, he. She doesn't have stealth. Jon died at Castle Black by a stabbing. He died from hypothermia beyond the wall trying to bring back a white walker. When did Arya have time to kill all the Freys and then, bake them into a pie? The pie takes at least 2 hours. Arya can't bake. We know Hotpie can bake but he wasn't there. Arya can't cook & she killed the cook. So plot armor baked the Freys into a pie. What else ya' got? Dragons are power not plot armor. Plot armor has been used to kill two dragons in the books scorpions don't work. What else ya' got? Decimating haters since 2012.
I've seen this channel liking posts about Sansa's video quite a few times before. I've got a feeling that Sansa's journey will be the final video for this show on this channel somehow.
Brij Manek yes! A pragmatic leader, half Tully, half Stark. Cunning and scheming for security, but not in the selfish self-interest of those who taught her and have no care but themselves. I think now that Sansa knows of life’s hardships and reality, she is a true Stark prepared for Winter Coming.
Sansa is completely self-serving. She’s always wanted to be a queen. She sacrificed every Stark who’s died thus far. She’s jealous of Jon and admires Cersei. She lies to and betrays the family she has left. She risked Jon’s life by telling his secret. She almost certainly informed Cersei of Dany’s return to Dragonstone. She does nothing but sew discord, just like her mentor little finger.
Sophie and Maisie are the only two main S8 actors who havent openly slammed or subtly complained about the final season. I find that strangely comforting lol.
@@alexaofelia2750 I had a feeling thats exactly what it was so glad we were right lol. I also remember an interview where Sansa and Arya laughed off the throne and said who wants it anyway and that was so perfect.
To the best of my knowledge, I know only 4 actors who openly criticized s8- Peter Dinklege (Tyrion),Kit Harrington (Jon),Emila Clarke (Dany) and Colenth Hill (Varys). Everyone else were either okay with it,or if they were disappointed, didn't show it.
@@CrimsonCharan As far as I can see, only Colenth seems genuinely dismayed at how his character ended up. All the others had their perhaps quibbles, but ultimately went with the ideas and I believe both Emilia and Kit actually defended the turn of the events and D&D against the haters.
Arya Stark was a character I liked from pretty much the start all the way to the end. Even when she spent like 2 seasons going through a training montage in Braavos.
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I love your work.....Can we please get a video on Michael Lee from the wire?????
do an analysis of Lion King please
Are we done with the GoT videos yet?
Can you do analysis of movies instead, break away from GOT? It's so boring now. The season is damn terrible anyway, not worth saving with all these GOT videos.
Hi, could you continue making varied videos...? Other than GOT? It's sad now that there's nothing interesting for me/or others to see other than GOT. Love your videos and looking to watch more, Thanks!
Should have mentioned Ned as another teacher, she got her sense of justice and honor from him after all! No matter what, all the times she rejected some 'lesson' from the others it was becouse THAT lesson from Ned no matter the pain and confusion was the most important part of her.
Yes! Killing Ned Stark in the first season is a major loss. However, this story conveys a lesson that is true about death. When a person dies we don't lose that relationship it just changes. Ned Stark remained very much alive in the children he raised. I would argue we continued to learn about him because of who his children became after he died.
Iya bener banget ni, moral compass nya arya ajaran dari bokapnya
nope
sorry...wrong reply under wrong comment
I love how you put the pieces together. So many channels are criticizing the show (for some good reason) but are forgetting all the great story’s and lessons GOT teaches us.
That's why we are mad, they don't tell story like that anymore
@@Greybews They actually do, they just tell it through symbolic story telling. To tell the story in a way which would be relatable to most people they would have had to shoot at least 9 episodes (Just a shot in the dark).
Thank you! I have learned so much from S7-8 alone. I also think everyone became "stars" and attached to their story and characters final legacy. When you take the ego out of things there are some great discussions to be had.
@@NefariousSpineLizard but they've been writing off the books since season 5 or 6 I believe I saw a RUclips video on it I forgot what it's called but you could just look it up on Google and season 5 has some of the highest rated Game of Thrones episodes ever but I do think that these last two seasons have been a little iffy
Nyx Atropos I see what you’re saying, but the writers backed themselves and their story into a corner when they decided to only do 8 seasons. It’s unrealistic to think everything could be good when they had such limited time (and source material) to work with. If the writers are to be blamed for some of the stories inconsistencies, than GRRM should be blamed just as much. He’s having the same problem with figuring out how to get to the end of his story. At least the writers finished the story versus cutting the season off before it was finished. There are so many moving parts but people seems to only want to blame the writers. Even the cast only wanted 8 seasons.
I have to admit that Arya Stark is a much better Master of Death than Harry Potter
Arya stark will going to die tonight. Mark my words
Nice english
@@hussainsk7517 Nop.
@@hussainsk7517 I certainly hope not
She definitely embraced the fact that she needed to protect herself and she took hold of that as soon as she could.
You are way better at giving context and explaining game of thrones than the showrunners. They should hire YOU for the aftershow videos they do
Ummm, do you expect the showrunners to insert these little "POV" videos into the middle of episodes so that they can help the dense understand what's going on? This amazing Arya video was created utilizing the material that the showrunners have provided over many years to bring Arya's amazing character to life. It's not their fault so many are so average in intelligence and led around by the nose of "what's popular" at the moment online. It's become very "hip" to bash this show and so here come all the dummies, parroting the garbage they are hearing. STFU and watch the Kardashians if you are incapable of understanding what's going on. Everyone is sick of hearing from people who are too stupid to even understand how fucking stupid they are.
@@jackrabbit6515 Feeling better now?
@@gillethsandico Fyi:Hear!Hear!
@@jackrabbit6515 how dumb of a person are you to not see the difference between jokes and compliment and a real complaint. how much of a dumbass, dense idiot, you are to no see the parallel between this girls and what the writers do at the end of each episode. go back to your sad a frustrated life, man, your are failing at trying to sound smart. what the hell are you even doing here watching " little POV videos"??
@@IvaN-cf7qt well that's not an ad hominem attack
Arya Stark: "If I can't save King's Landing, you'll be damn sure I'll avenge it."
(Daenerys burns down King's Landing)
AS: "Well, that's a new name for my list."
Tony Stark: "Alright, kid. You're an Avenger."
Didn´t see that coming :D
She's been my favorite since the first episode. If you've ever been an underdog then you recognize who she was from day one and cheered for her. What do we say to haters? Not today!
dafunkyworm She’s always been one of my favorites.
Me too i am not the most feminin girl and she made me see the beauty of something that is often critisise in women
Same. Well she got me when she told the truth in season 1 when Sansa was playing dumb. Took me a looong time to like Sansa.
Cringe... 😐
@@stephanieleblond3495 I mean it still has to be done right and it just wasn't. After the house of black and white, her character was handled very poorly. To put her on par with Brienne of Tarth is not only disrespectful to the character of Brienne (also a woman), but it's flat out unrealistic lol. Someone who has been training all their life, held her own against a malnourished, yet still deadly Jaime Lannister with two hands, and beating the Hound in single combat is on par with a girl who struggled to kill the Waif? This is absurdity on a whole other level. This is a cartoonish, comic book esk, anime power up that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.
Broke: Arya refuses to be taken by the God of Death
Woke: Arya serves the God of Death
Bespoke: Arya IS the God of Death
Normal people: She has too much plot armour
Broken Arya? Woken Arya? DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!
@@brandonhall7498 ^ ah, yes.....*Matt Hardy voice*
@@boups625
Nope, she's exceptionally skilled, plus she lives in a literal magic world with possible gods and fate being a real thing.
@@gales9969 beeing blind and getting Beat 2 weeks with a stick makes you an extrem skilled assasin? Nice
I have never believed that Arya is a psycho killer that people say. A psycho would just kill ANYONE, but not her. She doesn't kill indiscriminately. That's why I like her most of all.
Agree. Arya kills in a calculated way. She picks an opponent or her oponents pick her... But her pick is always reasonable and always directed towards those who ultimately kill more.
It a way, she collects names for the god of Death.. a names of those who stole life from him.
@Lovely_Theaceae i dont think so, she didnt kill the women because she knew they did nothing on the red wedding
I never knew people were calling her that wtf is wrong with people fr first people are hating on Sansa for no f**king reason now Arya
@Lovely_Theaceae Nothing indiscriminate about Arya's killing spree. She's got specific targets, all of whom have wronged her or her family in egregious ways. She left the Frey women alone. She also did her work in ways where ONLY the specific targets were killed.
Brah she literally executed a 15 year old square just for witnessing her
I think the Stark family are masters death, literal or figurative, not just Arya
Jon Snow's first death
Bran's death of innocence and legs
Sansa's death of innocence and idealism
Rickons death of inability to Zigzag
Robb’s death, not some stupid metaphor I mean his actual death
@@ciscomartinez6092 If only Robb had a Red Sister
In the books, Catelyn survived and became Lady Stoneheart. Metaphor wise, its the death of her motherly duty
"Death of legs" lol
Ekith Box arya should be dead .As sad as it would have been it would had a better impact on the show finale and jons snows decision to end Dany .i do hope GRRm does something different in the books ,the fact she survived death so many times is ridiculous especially at the finale furthermore she is responsible for the death of the mother and the little girl she dragged out of a safe place only for drogon to burn them she should have died with them with Jon snow finding her body .
i'm crying, this was fantastic not because arya is my fav character but because it was so beatifully said. I hope you'll continue making these game of thrones videoes to keep us alive after the show ends.
So refreshing to see a channel that actually pays attention to plot, themes, and even the subtext of the things they watch. I really enjoy this channel
I love how you can break apart the themes and messages of the show without regressing into criticism of the writing. We have enough of that.
Your videos are always a treat to watch
I never understood why Syrio didn't pick up the sword of one of the fallen guards.
Honor, pride... I think he knew it was his time and besides, we never actually saw him die.
When he is allegedly killed you hear a metal sword falling. Not a wooden one. He is still alive!
Isabeau he is a sword
Because he was a cocky idiot.
He had 4 chances to pick up the metal swords but he chose not to
@@alphatrion100 the man Syrio was fighting was Ser Meryn Trant, the man Arya kills later. If any sword was dropped, assuming Syrio managed to pick up a guard's sword, it was Syrio's as he was stabbed by the armored Trant.
Ayra has always been the best, most fun and my favorite character on Thrones. Her road trip with the Hound are some of the most classic scenes in the entire series.
Tnx for the breakdown .
"We have to become masters of the painful things in our lives, until eventually we can beat them at their own game."
That's a damn good quote, I just wish I had the strength to live by it.
I remember a meme that said "you're either a channel that posts infrequent insightful videos, or a channel that posts regularly, but doesn't have insightful videos."
And you guys out here proving them wrong. One of the best channels! I love you guys
I love that while the Hound scoffs at her list, he helps her to get a name for it when she doesn't know it.
Besides being my favorite character her relationship with The Hound was amazing. She hated him so much but in the end he became not only a friend but her father figure. Brilliant video btw.
Holy shit, a video that actually doesn't just trash the season the whole time! Thank you for this!!
yeah we understand symbolism but the night king was built up only to get taken out by a simple stab
Cuz the last seasons were trash lol
in my opinion Arya is the best caracter of this show, i love watching season 1 and thinking about what she is to become
Yea I love Arya from day one❤️❤️
When she was a spunky little girl
Arya is a good study with a series of mentors to die for.
Amazing analysis! You are always so insightful. I would love it if you did a video about Sansa or Theon!
A Sansa one would be great
Another part of growing is in ways also seen, by stop going for the footsoldier, but the commander. Specially in harrenhall, she goes for the people following orders and never thinks of tywin, but now as a grown up, she realise it's the leader who shapes his troops.
I think she was right to go for the footsoldier initially. Tywin commits evil acts but it isn't random and it serves a strategic purpose. When Tywin first got to Harrenhall the men were torturing and murdering prisoners for fun. They were about to kill Gendry. Tywin put a stop to it and made them realize that the people they were torturing and murdering had talents that could be put to use such as Gendry with making weapons. Tywin was needed to keep his men in check because many of them commit cruel acts for the fun of it. Why Tywin can be cruel he isn't cruel without a strategic purpose behind his actions.
@@JcLeopard that is of course true, objectively tywin is no worse than others and better than many, but from aryas viewpoint:if tywin falls, the north may win.. She just did not think big back then, which is understandable.. And they do point out that flaw in logic in the books and in the show.. Looking back this may have been foreshadowing...
Tywin’s interactions with her were not in the book but I’m happy they included that in the show, those scene were some of my favorites.
6:24 "What do we say to the God of Death?"
"Turn on a damn light!"
Robert Baratheon met Freddie Mercury once. He was like "I, I will be king. And you, you will be Queen." True story.
That's a David Bowie song though...
Bowie...
Sifat Shams if he ran into Freddie, he would have asked “who wants to live forever”
I've heard quite a few folks talk about Arya's plot armor. But I've never heard anyone talk about Jon's plot armor. Most prominent example - Jon literally died, and was resurrected. Meanwhile, people were endlessly complaining about Arya being stabbed by The Waif and surviving.
because he's Jon Christ, our Lord and Savior of the Seven Kingdoms, first of Rhaegar's name.
Jon had literal magic resurrect him, which was foreshadowed and proven existence. Nowhere was it shown that Arya had crocodile-levels of immune system falling into dirty water.
He also got his head bashed off an anvil by a 12-foot-tall Thenn, and was miraculously unfazed.
Thank you. Or hell, we could talk about Bran being thrown several stories up from a tower and surviving or Sansa and Theon jumping from the wall of winter fell and not being paralyzed or dead. The characters in this story survive all sorts of things they shouldn’t because magic. I’m fine with all of them in a fantasy story. But only certain characters are complained about for whatever reason
Maybe Jaqen purified all the water in Braavos...as he can make water do whatever he wants it to do (reversing Arya's blindness, for instance).
The first thing that entered my mind when I saw the white horse approach Arya was the horse that Daenerys received from Khal Drogo as a wedding gift. It make me think that perhaps she will be King's Landing's retribution because Daenerys will have made it on to her list.
Her first kill was the stable boy not the soilder
Yes but it was an accident. I think she said true murder. The stable boy was not murder, it was a kill though.
Yes first one kill she definitely gets a pass for towards protecting ones self from the rat stable boy selling her to queen Cersei for a snickers bar. Z
*soldier
@@TheSaiyanPrincess89 *solider
@@shiskobob1 sioldre*
ARYA = THE OMAR OF GAME OF THRONES - I AM SHOOK THESE WORDS ARE SO TRUE!!!!
You guys have the best GoT analysis videos on RUclips, no question. Really helpful to try and make sense of such a complex, fascinating show. Keep up the great work!
Another great introspective on GoT's brilliant character development, Arya's journey is so deep.
Her time with Tywin was one of my favorite storylines of the entire series. She also learned a lot from Tywin. He should be included here among the people she learned from.
It is!
Wow, I always loved Arya the most. And still do. But it was hard to fight with people who thought Arya didn't deserve to kill Night King. Now I got many reasons. Thanks.
It's still pretty hard, because she doesn't. She hadn't even seen a Wight up until season 8, and yet the show wants us to believe she's "destined" to kill the Night King? They literally retconned a scene from the earlier seasons just to cram in this narrative and cuck Jon out of his role. Honestly the lengths people go to to defend season 8 is ridiculous. GOT is a masterpiece of tv, except for the last three seasons. Those are trash.
Game of Thrones gave us 8 years of the most epic fantasy show ever to grace our televisions and The Take gives us the most epic GoT video essays to help us savor every ounce of meaning from this incredible world. Thank you!
you're right on all accounts. Arya kicks butt & takes names. I would want her on my side.
Arya is my favorite. She is TOTAL wish fulfillment for the viewer….she gets VENGEANCE like so many of us wish we could.
You definitely won't like the books
This is one of the best Game of Thrones videos I've ever seen.
Maybe that's because it's about one of the best characters on the show and my personal favorite.
The video was absolutely excellently narrated and edited.
I think this may be the first of your videos that I've seen, but it sure won't be the last.
Thank you!!!
You really gave a good reason why Arya is the one killing the Night King, I've been thinking about that for a while. She's been my favorite character since the beginning, because she's quite relatable as a person who defies the expectations and especially gender roles, despite getting called out and shamed by her surroundings. She stands up for herself and what's right, never afraid of letting others know they are doing something wrong, and never concerned about what they are thinking of her. I've heard a lot of people saying she is annoying and nagging, but the unfortunate truth in society is that people tend to be more negative towards women speaking out, disagreeing, and challenging others (especially men).
You say that like Brienne of Tarth doesn't exist. Misogyny is always prevalent in the world of game of thrones, every woman has to deal with it, even Cersei and Dany. But you can't just say "all who disagree with Arya's arc just don't like her because she's a woman" like, is that really your only defense? They fucked up *every* character arc in season 8. There's not one character who got the end they deserved. Varys suddenly became stupid and got killed, Jon got cucked out of his starring role and just became Dany's lapdog until the show decided it was time for him to think for himself again, Tyrion was an absolute idiot throughout all of season 7 and 8, Sansa did literally nothing and somehow became the smartest person in the kingdoms, Jaime went through a genuinely great arc only to backpedal at the very last moment and go back to his season 1 self, Brienne became a sniveling child because he didn't return her affections instead of just kicking his ass and dragging him back to Winterfell like she would, and Cersei was your generic Disney villain. Dany went through an entire character arc in a single episode then became Hitler. Arya was more of a plot device than a character, because what does killing the Night King accomplish? It doesn't change her, doesn't give her any growth other than simply tying up a plot. She doesn't even do what she said she was gonna do and kill Cersei.
These are just a handful of examples.
I like how despite Tywin knows Arya is a higher born girl, he doesn't further press her, perhaps he has bigger things to worry about, but it's almost as if he is agreeing to keep her secret.
Tywin was good at exterminating other nobles houses. Arya had plot armor. Lord Tywin recognized her from when Ned came to the capital. Arya had plot armor. That is all she has ever been. A skinny girl with a 3 tons of plot armor. I'm tired of the Starks being stabbed to death and rising from the dead. Its so much b.s. and unfair to the other players. They use magic for the Starks but remove it from the entire series. GOT can't end soon enough for me.
He saw her as a non-threat and actually admired her ingenuity, curiosity and raw intelligence. It gave him license to be somewhat open and indulgent. I say that they were some of the finest scenes in the whole show.
@@ctruth6185 When did Tywin see her? He wasn't there when Ned came to the capital.
@@johnathonhaney8291 To his family, he is a stranger, to a stranger, he is familiar.
I think he seen the daughter that he always wanted smart strong and listen to him when he’s trying teach them
Great analysis! Loved every line and you're so right.
I very been emotionally invested in Arya since the beginning. As the youngest daughter who is short, has brown hair, and is a bit off, she's a lot like me in my family dymanic. I was shocked that she didn't die and in such a brutal show, and her journey really inspired me to confront the challenges in my life. I think she will die in the last episode tonight for emotional impact but I'm just so dang proud of her. She's the best
Dang, My hero died in season 1. Lucky You. I have mixed feelings for Arya. I think they made her too powerful. If people like her exist the dynamic of the world should be more different.
Noooo Arya can't die Not today death
Samuel Raji who?
@@samuelraji8343 You're 100% correct. Arya is not only overpowered, but it's so cartoonishly done it's ridiculous. It's cringe because people pay attention to what they're watching. And you can clearly see Arya is an anime character.
This was a brilliant and beautiful analysis of Arya. Her character is so inspiring and life affirming. A girl who is brave, self-reliant, resilient, wickedly smart, fiercely independent, rebellious, and loving. She will always have a special place in my heart ❤️ 🗡
This is the best GOT channel... thank you
I like the horse moment, some people say it is unrealistic.... It is a fantasy and still it is realistic that a horse could survive.. after all the Dothraky rode into the city and there even was a Dothraky on that same horse just few scenes before.
The unrealistic part is the horse's behaviour.
Horses are quite jumpy and fearful. A horse without a rider in a burning, crumbling city would go mad with fear and try and escape by all means, not calmly stand there.
Unless it's been warged, ofc.
@@owlnemo Could be.
I think the problem was it just felt pointless...she rode out of the city and then was in the city when it was conquered. There was no pay off to that scene
Love Arya, such a great character and the ultimate killer in GoT.
I want to see Arya take on Grey Worm. The two quickest fighters left on the board.
I want Drogon to burn Arya to a crisp. C'mon B take my boy on.
I actually want to see Jon Snow take on Grey Worm. About time he got a good fight again. Arya probably tries to make Dany die in a fire, fails, and has to use something less poetic.
Arya is the hero of the Song of Fire and Ice.
THANK YOU! finally someone has said what I’ve been thinking but in a better way. A lot of people have been disappointed with this last season but, honestly, kinda makes sense to me! Thank you thank you thank you for putting my thoughts out there in a way better way that I ever could have
There are a few absolutely excellent character studies on RUclips. This is one of them. I wish D&D could translate through dialogue, this depth of character in season 8. The finale would be honorable if they could.
This was absolutely beautiful, well written and extremely insightful for those that are sightless! You've gotten yourself a new subscriber 🖤
This video is so good!! I didn't realize how nuanced and deep Arya's journey actually was until I watched this!!
It's not
This series was always Arya's story. The smartest player in the game. She recognized early she didn't want to play that game. And, she made sure not only revenge but learning skills to defend herself and survive didn't allow her to be offered up to it.
In Harry Potter “the Master of Death” is one who has accepted it.
I always though Arya’s arc was about a traumatized young girl who loses so much and finds empowerment in violence and death. And that ultimately her journey will lead to finding her humanity again in those small but poignant human moments with family and good people. Or she’ll be lost to the violence and a faceless agent of death.
The show I feel hasn’t really kept this arc and now just wants a badass assassin without deeper meaning. However as always you make some interesting and thoughtful points.
I think Arya is is a great character, and if given more such depth, she’ll be exceptionally memorable.
I think her being a Master of Death will mean understanding it’s consequences, it’s inevitability, and it’s more merciful or even benevolent aspects. Life is worth serving death, and death serving life, and both must be shown it’s respects as forces of nature.
The show is precisely keeping the arc of Arya because, in the end, she refuses to kill Cersei. By doing this she is refinding her humanity (as you said) and she proves that she had not become only a badass assassin
The show has always kept her arc.
She was lost by her desire of vengeance , at the limit to loose her humanity and her personality. At the end of the she she becomes again herself , she know who she is and who she is not, what she wants and what she doesn't want ( like killing people on command without asking question ), etc... At the end she is a full individual who makes her own road, and is not limited by the beliefs of others ( like a girl must wear dress ).
@@orionsbelt7028 kind of a little late for her to turn back at that point.
Her and Jon are my favs. I can watch her story over and over again.
I get too excited for your video essays. They are just amazing.
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I'm here in 2022. This video was fantastic! Thank you.
arya's anger is relatable and those nerves of vengeance are really tempting
Yay!!! A video about my fav! Thanks girls.
Edit: Of all the characters, hers' and Tyrion's were my personal favourite conclusions cause they felt the most natural.
1. Tyrion made mistakes around Dany, and now he's gonna spend his life fixing them.
2. Arya danced with death, killed the Night King, her list is done and with a little help from Sandor, starts a new dance, one of life.
My two favourite characters got good endings. And I'm okay with that.
In a season full of character deaths, as in character arc deaths, Arya probably has the most fulfilling end of them all. Unexpected. She had her closest moment with death in Winterfell, and then learned to embrace life in King's Landing, symbolised in the white horse she chose to ride at the end.
Although many including me disagree with her killing the Night King, she has shown throughout the years that she is as good a character as she is popular.
I hope ep6 won't ruin the last good character in the show.
That first line XD! Well said!
Yeah I agree. I really loved what they did with Arya this season, especially since I really didn't like what they did with her in Season 7.
What was fulfilling about Arya teleporting behind the Night King?
Screaming as she did it and then stabbed him with her eyes closed at his weak spot which she wasn't told about?
A girl has plot armour so thick Needle would need to be a mile long to pierce through it
@@jameswitts3793 dUdE shE iS a DeaDlY aSsAssiN
@@jameswitts3793 There's a distinction between a character arc and a plot choice. I don't think Arya killing the Night King soils her character, but rather enriches it, as seen in the video above. However, it does harm Night King's character arc. Arya was never meant to kill the Night King.
The plot armour problem is prevalent in the last few seasons and it is revolting. It speaks to dnd's utter failure. However, I think it makes her less likable but doesn't weaken her character.
I’m not ready to say goodbye to Arya 😭
Maria Carolina Pinilla me neither. But she will be with us in Spirit yo.
Nice recap and perspective on Arya's story. Thank you.
Omg omg... I'm crying watching this.... Thx for making this beautiful video about arya
A very fine analysis. This is finding meaning In what many people fail to see.
Don’t you just love it when an ad pops up out of nowhere when you are getting to the really good part of the video?
I loved this video, Arya is and always will be my favorite character. You guys did her justice talking about her story and I can’t wait for tonight’s episode to see Arya one last time!
Arya showed me perseverance by pursuing who you Are
kaledov have you been drinking milk from a rusty bucket
Brienne of Tarth exists.
Thanks for taking the time to talk about my favorite Game of Thrones character. Phenomenal content as always.
I think if it wasnt for the hound, Arya would have become emotionless and a complete faceless because with him someone understood her place not only in the time but with her relationship with Sansa too making them both one of the most loved characters
This is an excellent treatment of my favorite character and I learned quite a lot. The analysis was chronological which is rare with excellent insights into the character. Thank God this clip was not drowned out by loud music which seems to be the only contribution of 99% of GOT clips on RUclips. My thanks for a job well done.
Arya Stark teaching me how to master my darkness BRILLIANT 👍🏽😁
Because she’s subverting our expectations
please a video about Petyr Baelish.. Thank you
They already did it. Its about varys vs Little Finger.
Your channel is the best youtube channel. Thank you for your great content.
I want more GOT so I can get more of these videos lol
I’m rewatching GOT rn and these videos are goldennnn
Brava, ladies. I always like your videos, now or as Screen Prism. THIS is a great video and you understand her very well. Twenty years ago I met Arya Stark and knew she was special. Her cause IS justice, and since early season 1 she protects, avenges, and defends not only herself and her family, but children and innocents. We're only hours away from the final episode, and it looks like she is rightly out to punish Daenerys. Poor Dany, but she deserves it. I only hope that Arya, with her indomitable spirit, can-do attitude, and devotion to justice survives. Thank you.
She does. And just peaces out of Westeros. Politics isn't exactly her field.
The Hound started out a vile person, but he really became the most underrated MVP of Arya's character development.
I love this character soooo much! Goodbye, Arya 🥰
Not good bye... until we meet again
lmaooo these comments 😂 a lot of you are haters. like hate to break it to you but john, dany, sansa, tyrion... basically most of the main characters/fan faves have plot armor so keep that same energy for everyone
khelsei jhordyn Exactly yo!😂😂😂😂😂
Sansa, Tyrion & Queen Daenerys never put themselves in situations where they could die. They have intelligence not plot armor. Arya died in Braavos at the hands of the Waif. Nor would Arya have killed the entire Frey army. She'd have died. We never saw Jacquen doing stuff like that. Nor, is she more skilled than, he. She doesn't have stealth. Jon died at Castle Black by a stabbing. He died from hypothermia beyond the wall trying to bring back a white walker. When did Arya have time to kill all the Freys and then, bake them into a pie? The pie takes at least 2 hours. Arya can't bake. We know Hotpie can bake but he wasn't there. Arya can't cook & she killed the cook. So plot armor baked the Freys into a pie. What else ya' got? Dragons are power not plot armor. Plot armor has been used to kill two dragons in the books scorpions don't work. What else ya' got? Decimating haters since 2012.
@@ctruth6185 " So plot armor baked the Freys into a pie." this phrase alone shows you have no clue what plot armour is.
Damn this video made me more of a fan of "A girl named Arya stark"
Loved her since the moment she gave Bran that wise ass smile after she popped the bullseye.
Thank you for this. She is my favourite character 🙏❤️
When are you going to give me my Sansa video 🙄🙄🙄
I've seen this channel liking posts about Sansa's video quite a few times before.
I've got a feeling that Sansa's journey will be the final video for this show on this channel somehow.
Brij Manek yes! A pragmatic leader, half Tully, half Stark. Cunning and scheming for security, but not in the selfish self-interest of those who taught her and have no care but themselves. I think now that Sansa knows of life’s hardships and reality, she is a true Stark prepared for Winter Coming.
Arya stark will going to die tonight. Mark my words
Sansa is completely self-serving. She’s always wanted to be a queen. She sacrificed every Stark who’s died thus far. She’s jealous of Jon and admires Cersei. She lies to and betrays the family she has left. She risked Jon’s life by telling his secret. She almost certainly informed Cersei of Dany’s return to Dragonstone. She does nothing but sew discord, just like her mentor little finger.
@@keithray9421 You a butthurt Dany fan? Get over it. Sansa is awesome.
I just love @ the take made video's about all the charcters with dedication and with insight, but where is Sansa's video?She deserves own video
Love these breakdowns 🙌🏾
Thank you so much for this. You are the best at analysis
Arya was by far the best character on GOT. I don't know why HBO doesn't make a series around her character.
Sophie and Maisie are the only two main S8 actors who havent openly slammed or subtly complained about the final season. I find that strangely comforting lol.
Ronnia Cherry tbh i think it’s because theirs are the only characters who had a good and logical ending to their story lol
@@alexaofelia2750 I had a feeling thats exactly what it was so glad we were right lol. I also remember an interview where Sansa and Arya laughed off the throne and said who wants it anyway and that was so perfect.
To the best of my knowledge, I know only 4 actors who openly criticized s8- Peter Dinklege (Tyrion),Kit Harrington (Jon),Emila Clarke (Dany) and Colenth Hill (Varys). Everyone else were either okay with it,or if they were disappointed, didn't show it.
@@CrimsonCharan As far as I can see, only Colenth seems genuinely dismayed at how his character ended up. All the others had their perhaps quibbles, but ultimately went with the ideas and I believe both Emilia and Kit actually defended the turn of the events and D&D against the haters.
The Take is so good at critical and creative analysis, if they weren’t so positive, they could tear apart the problems in a series
Arya Stark was a character I liked from pretty much the start all the way to the end. Even when she spent like 2 seasons going through a training montage in Braavos.
Love The Wire reference. Best show ever.
That is damn good!
All hail the Batman from Westeros
We are all Arya Stark
Loved your video. Thanx so much🐕
♡♡♡ Thank you both for your positive takes!!! Love them!
Can you please do one on SANSA?!
"A man's gotta have a code."- Omar Little & The Hound.