Quote:I wonder though if Jaqen is really who we think he is.  In the books, the guy in the House of Black and White is only referred to as the kindly man and Arya doesn't seem to recognize him.  Maybe Jaqen is dead.  I dunno though, the show doesn't tend to go out on tangents nearly as much as the books do.

 

Jaqen in the books is in Oldtown, disguised as Pate.

 

Quote:Good point.  I was wondering what the alliance is between the Faceless Men/House of White and Black and the Red God.  It really looks to me like the Faceless Men are mostly a guild of assassins with a very loose grasp onto religion.  How else can you explain that anyone with gold can have someone killed?

 

They consider themselves to be tied to most, if not all religions.  For example, he is considered to be The Stranger in The Faith of the Seven.  How religious or faithful they are I guess is open to interpretation, the first Faceless Man did kill the people that wanted to end their suffering, but when they turned into assassins for hire I don't think has really been addressed.

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