Quote:There is also a really cool theory going around about Arya because of her naive actions and even her stance and walk. People believe it's actually Jaqen using her face to test the Waif. And how would Arya have two full sacks of gold to book her sail back to Westeros? Now, you can argue that she's trained in being a stealth like thief and killer. So maybe she pick pocketed her money to do so. But I agree.


So why would she break character there and have a major lapse in style and training? Makes no sense. Also, someone pointed out that when she helped that actress lady that she asked her how she did the "fake blood" bit. She used sacks of pig's blood. So it's possible maybe Arya placed some pig's blood around her to give off the illusion that she was injured. She's trained and fought with the Waif. She could have anticipated those cruel shanks to the gut. 

 

So that's what I am thinking. Someone also pointed out that Arya could have swapped faces with someone and that in the next preview when you see someone running and jumping off a ledge in Bravos that it's not Arya but actually the Waif running from maybe Jaqen. She broke her character as well and pursued Arya out of spite and jealousy. In other words, selfish ambitions. Thus no longer being "No One" but "Some One". It's getting good though man. This season has been amazing so far.

I'm not buying that one. In the show, it's pretty well established that they can't trade faces with living people. They collect the faces from the dead by physically peeling them off and curing them.


Not to mention, we see a 8" dagger pierce Arya and get twisted in her guts - which would be impossible to predict, plus the Waif first attempted to slice her throat as she walked up. Also, if it wasn't Arya, why would she be walking through the streets hours later bleeding all over herself?


I think it's much more in line with the show that she will be healed by some magic (which we've seen) than to assume the stabbing that we saw happen was some slight of hand trick.


If the Hound can heal up normally from his injuries, Arya should be no sweat.

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