I'd be amazed if that meant anything to any show watcher, I doubt majority even remember the previous, brief mentions of the first two. But as general etiquette, are we classing theories as spoilers then - i'd have tagged if it was fact but it still conjecture at this point.
Yeah, although it's still technically a theory, I'm assuming it's fact because all the right indications are there. Since this thread is about the show, however, I was concerned that somebody who hasn't read the books might figure out what you were getting at. The show has barely even raised the question, much less explored possibilities.
Casual walk then. Do they? I thought that was why they kept trying to marry them off.... Roose doesn't have any daughters that would make Bran useful, thought plan was just to off competition to control of North. Wonder why Martin opted to Ramsay to never that to Roose though? Fear of failure?
Well, only Sansa is widely known to be alive, and being a young woman, that makes her fodder for marrying. The Lannisters put a cap on her right quick by hitching her to Tyrion, but Littlefinger also understands her value. It's no accident that she's with him.
A bit later...
WARNING: "Stark Kids" spoilers below
...Roose Bolton gets his hands on Jeyne Poole (Sansa's old friend), via Littlefinger, and forces her to impersonate Arya Stark so she can marry Ramsay and grant him rights to Winterfell. And Wyman Manderly sends Davos Seaworth to the Isle of Skagos to retrieve Rickon, who was witnessed escaping Winterfell during Ramsay's attack. Presumably Wyman means to leverage Rickon to reinstate a real Stark in Winterfell, since Rickon is a son of Eddard Stark and therefore has claim over the daughters.
In the books, no one knows that Bran is still alive, save Samwell Tarley, who is sworn to secrecy. And then there's Jon Snow, who is offered to be legitimized as "Jon Stark" by Stannis Baratheon and given Winterfell. Stannis understands that having a Stark in Winterfell as an ally would legitimize his own claim to the Iron Throne, and would likely win him support from various northern and riverland houses (Reed, Glover, Manderly, Mormont, and perhaps even Karstark, although Umber and Mallister are currently stymied by House Frey, and House Bolton is itself in contention for Winterfell).
...Roose Bolton gets his hands on Jeyne Poole (Sansa's old friend), via Littlefinger, and forces her to impersonate Arya Stark so she can marry Ramsay and grant him rights to Winterfell. And Wyman Manderly sends Davos Seaworth to the Isle of Skagos to retrieve Rickon, who was witnessed escaping Winterfell during Ramsay's attack. Presumably Wyman means to leverage Rickon to reinstate a real Stark in Winterfell, since Rickon is a son of Eddard Stark and therefore has claim over the daughters.
In the books, no one knows that Bran is still alive, save Samwell Tarley, who is sworn to secrecy. And then there's Jon Snow, who is offered to be legitimized as "Jon Stark" by Stannis Baratheon and given Winterfell. Stannis understands that having a Stark in Winterfell as an ally would legitimize his own claim to the Iron Throne, and would likely win him support from various northern and riverland houses (Reed, Glover, Manderly, Mormont, and perhaps even Karstark, although Umber and Mallister are currently stymied by House Frey, and House Bolton is itself in contention for Winterfell).
Best to get it over with, since the trailers showed dragons flying over Kings Landing. Glad they mentioned the fall of Yunkai etc and start showing her flaws, worried they might simplify.
Yeah, that was terribly misleading, the dragons over King's Landing thing. I know they wanted to drum up excitement, but it's a blatant falsehood and a bit of a red herring. Oh well. :/
I don't buy it and considering the nature of PoV writing, I don't think he's alive. Show left it a lot more ambiguous but they could only work from source suppose? Especially doesn't fit with Pate and I don't see what point him being alive would serve, yet, as want to see how Arya's journey pans out as it's going.
Syrio Forel is a very, very minor character. I think he's fairly popular due to his persona and the great performance the actor gave in the series, but in the grand scheme he has served his purpose. The fact that his death was not witnessed by Arya is intriguing, but then again it's more realistic that way. These characters can't show us everything.
Really, whether he's alive or dead is entirely dependent on how Martin feels about the character. By leaving the door open, he has given himself an opportunity in case he feels like bringing Syrio back later. But I think it's just as likely that Martin has moved on from him.
Jaqen H'gar, we should remember, is also a very minor character. He's a bit more intriguing because there has been at least one clear indication of him resurfacing as another character, but even that whole thing with Pate could go anywhere or nowhere.
As a writer myself, I get the feeling that Martin just sprinkles little seeds of possibility for himself. It's very smart, actually. Jaqen and Syrio, like a lot of periphery characters in the books, could become pivotal, or they could never appear in any major capacity again. Why? Because Martin has kept them in play. I don't believe this means everything is connected and all plot points will converge at the end game, even though some threads are obviously entwined. I just think it's a mark of a writer who didn't know, and perhaps still doesn't know, exactly which direction he wants to go.
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