Game of Thrones

Why did Arya stark go blind?

Near the end of Season 5, Arya is well underway in her training as a Faceless Man in the House of Black and White. Like most teenagers, Arya becomes impatient and overconfident in her new skills and overplays her hand. When undertaking one of her training assignments, which was t…

Why did Jaqen H’ghar let Arya go?

Arya was fortunate enough to train with Jaqen H'ghar, a master of the enigmatic and skilled assassin order. Under his guidance, she became a formidable assassin and infiltrator, able to change her face at will. So, why did he release Arya before her training was complete? Jaqen a…

Is Arya Stark became Faceless Men ?

Arya spent the past couple years in the free city of Braavos training to be a Faceless Men. But it was never cleared if she became a Faceless Men or not. Before she left Braavos Jaqen told her "Finally a girl is no one", and we also have seen her taking new faces when she killed…

How did Jon Snow come back to life?

Fans of the TV series Game of Thrones were shocked and heartbroken when Jon Snow was stabbed to death by his sworn Brothers of the Night Watch, and most tragically, by his protégé, Ollie, mirroring the mythical assassination of Julius Caesar by Brutus. However, fans rejoiced when…

Why Did Jon Snow Kill Daenerys?

Game of Thrones has never shied away from killing its main characters. But the death of Daenerys was still a massive shock to the fanbase. What compounds the emotional devastation is her death by the hands of her lover and most trusted friend, Jon Snow. So why did Jon Snow kill D…

What is Game of Thrones about?

Game of Thrones is an immensely popular dark and gritty fantasy series aired on HBO is based on George R. R. Martin’s, also immensely popular, fantasy book series ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’. It is set in a sprawling map and follows a large number of characters as they face numerous…

What happens to Arya Stark at the end of GOT?

Arya Stark, like Jon Snow and Sansa Stark, is one of them central characters of the show. We witness her journey from an innocent child to grief-stricken orphan hellbent on revenge. So how did her character transform and what skills did she learn to make her so deadly? The first…

When and how does Littlefinger die?

Lord Baelish, a.k.a Littlefinger, is a shrewd and extremely tenacious character who thrives in the cutthroat politics of Game of Thrones. He has plans on top of plans to ensure that he always comes out on top. However, his greed eventually catches up with him and, like many other…

How Are Jon Snow And Daenerys Related?

Jon Snow and Daenerys are both central characters in the Game of Thrones show, from the first episode to the last. The journey each of them took to eventually first meet each other was truly epic and only becomes more incredible as they become inseparably linked to each other. Le…

How did Daenerys survive the fire when other Targaryens could not?

Daenerys is not protected simply because she is a Targaryen. In the novels, surviving Drogo’s funeral pyre is a one-time magical miracle tied to blood sacrifice and the birth of dragons. In HBO’s Game of Thrones, she survives fire twice, so the adaptation effectively portrays her…

Was Jaime Lannister's redemption arc undone by his return to Cersei?

No—not completely. In HBO's Game of Thrones, Jaime's return to Cersei reveals that his moral growth was incomplete and that he could not fully escape his dependence on her. It does not erase his genuine choices to fight for the living, support Brienne, or try to save Cersei rathe…

Why did Cersei refuse to help fight the White Walkers?

In HBO's Game of Thrones, Cersei publicly promised help but secretly chose not to send her army north because she wanted the Army of the Dead to weaken or destroy Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen's forces. She planned to preserve her own troops, rely on the Golden Company, and fig…

Was Jon Snow or Daenerys the true fulfillment of the Prince That Was Promised prophecy?

Neither Jon Snow nor Daenerys Targaryen is conclusively confirmed as the one true fulfillment. In the published novels, Daenerys has the strongest explicit textual endorsement, while Jon is a major but unconfirmed candidate. In HBO's completed Game of Thrones, the prophecy is nev…

What exactly happened during the Doom of Valyria?

In 102 BC, the Fourteen Flames—the volcanic chain beneath Valyria—erupted in a vast, apparently simultaneous cataclysm. Eruptions, earthquakes, fire, ash, explosions, and the breaking or flooding of land destroyed the Valyrian peninsula’s core cities and dragonlord power. The Val…

What was the real reason Game of Thrones ended with Bran becoming king instead of Jon Snow or Daenerys?

The best-supported answer is that Bran becoming king was a planned thematic endpoint—apparently originating with George R. R. Martin—not a conclusion dictated by hereditary claim. The show frames Bran as a non-dynastic, unifying keeper of memory and stories, while Daenerys is rem…

Why did Tyrion remain loyal to Daenerys for so long despite her decisions?

In HBO's Game of Thrones, Tyrion stayed with Daenerys because he saw her as Westeros's best alternative to Cersei, believed her record as a liberator meant she could become a just queen, and thought his advice could restrain her worst impulses. He was not blindly loyal: he repeat…

What did the faceless men really want from Arya Stark?

They wanted Arya to become a Faceless Man—“no one”: an obedient, identity-less servant and assassin of the Many-Faced God. Canon does not reveal a hidden Stark-related political plan behind her recruitment.

What did the faceless men really want from Arya Stark?

They wanted Arya to become a Faceless Man: to abandon her identity, serve the Many-Faced God, and use her talents in the order's service. Neither the HBO series nor the published novels confirms a deeper secret plan involving her Stark bloodline, Winterfell, dragons, or the White…

Why did Jaime return to Cersei after choosing to fight for the living?

In HBO’s Game of Thrones, Jaime keeps his promise to fight the dead at Winterfell, but he cannot break his lifelong, destructive attachment to Cersei. When King’s Landing is about to fall, he goes south primarily to find and save her—and their unborn child—not to help her win the…

Why did Jaqen H'ghar help Arya after she disobeyed the Faceless Men?

He did not clearly help or forgive Arya after her disobedience. In the HBO series, Jaqen orders the Waif to kill her after she spares Lady Crane, then later allows Arya to leave after Arya kills the Waif. His smile implies acceptance—possibly that Arya proved something by choosin…