- What is the secret weapon Gendry is building for Arya
in the latest episode of Game of Thrones?
Game of Thrones is back, baby!
After all almost two years of being on ice (chuckle).
Sunday night kicked off the season eight premiere of the
fantasy show, and fans could not get enough among all
the reunions, the reveals, and the ridiculous Euron moments.
- I was hoping we could talk in private.
- There was one small detail that may have larger
implications for how the rest of the series plays out.
And it involves, Arya, Gendry, and a set of blueprints.
Obviously, if you haven't watched the season eight premiere
of Game of Thrones and don't want to be cursed with all
knowledge of everything that is happening everywhere,
like Bran the three-eyed raven, then it's time for you
to click on out of this video, because we are going to spoil
some pretty important stuff.
(grunt)
(skeleton gasping)
Still here?
Great.
Now in the season eight opener, among the many heartfelt
reunions in Winterfell was one between everyone's favorite
merry murderess, Arya Stark,
and the Baratheon bastard blacksmith, Gendry.
Now the last time the two saw each other is after they
parted ways in season three when Gendry decided to hang
with the Brotherhood Without Banners, and Arya found
herself in the company of the Hound.
But after Arya spent some time training in Braavos with the
Faceless Men and then going on a magical murder tour,
while Gendry was mocked with countless rowing memes,
the two finally reunited in Sunday's season eight episode.
- You look good.
- Thanks.
- After some cute back and forth bordering on milady
territory, Gendry is giving the schematics to a special
weapon that Arya would like him to build.
While special weapons are nothing new for Gendry,
in the same scene we literally see him hand off a freshly
made dragonglass ax to the Hound.
The blueprints for Arya's weapon look a little more ornate
than the typical sword or staff.
Taking a closer look at the schematics she hands him,
we can see the weapon has two pointy ends and can split
apart in two, which reminds us a little of how Marvel
comics' Daredevil has a Billy Club weapon that can split
in half to form two batons.
While one side is clearly labeled dragonglass,
the other side is not.
However it appears to be another type of blade
or pointy end.
Now this lack of clarification has fans online already
speculating that it could either be flames
or Valyrian steel.
Now as cool as Valyrian steel would be, unfortunately we
don't think this is the case.
If you recall from season four, according to Tywin Lannister
there are three living blacksmiths who can shape Valyrian
steel, and he had to send for one from Volantis to break
down Ned Stark's sword, Ice, into two swords,
Brienne's Oathkeeper, and Joffrey's Widow's Wail.
And as good as Gendry is with the blacksmithing, and the
weapon making, we don't think he's had any special training
in working with Valyrian steel.
Plus the material is so exotic and rare that in order to get
a Valyrian blade on Arya's new weapon, she'd probably have
to use the steel from her dagger, and we know she kept that.
So what could be the tip of this weapon and ultimately,
what will it be used for?
Thankfully, the folks over at Vanity Fair may have gotten
a few details right from the source.
On a recent episode of their Still Watching podcast,
Game of Thrones weapons master, Tommy Dunne, revealed a
season eight weapon that sounds a lot
like a new piece Arya commissioned.
There is one creation in season eight
that is absolutely phenomenal.
It'll be a showstopper that was great to finish.
It was great to make, great to design in that it was able
to be reverse-engineered and made into two different items.
Hmm, two different items, you say.
That does sound like Arya's schematic.
And with her super-honed assassin skills with both blades--
(steel against steel)
And staffs--
(grunts)
Having a weapon that can convert into whatever she wants
in the moment is a pretty sweet plan.
Now we know from the season eight trailer that Arya is going
to be facing off against something or someone
in the halls of Winterfell.
Later we see what might be one of the pointy ends of her
new staff as we see her holding up a dragonglass blade
in one shot, then afterwards we see her whipping a weapon
around that might be the staff.
So what could she be using this weapon for, and how will
this play into her skillset?
Well, we have a theory!
Remember when John and his band of brothers ventured north
of the wall to capture the White last season.
Not only did they capture one, they also learned that
by killing a White Walker, i.e., one of the generals,
this led to all his turned Whites to shatter instantly.
Remember Arya is not a soldier, she is an assassin.
So what if she is building this weapon to specifically
target White Walkers?
The fact that the weapon is using dragonglass
and has a mystery element that could potentially be flames
or Valyrian steel, it seems clear to us that she is prepping
to fight the White Walkers.
Now however Arya finds out killing White Walkers destroys
Whites, whether by taking out a White Walker herself
or being told, we really hope to see our girl be one of the
few who lives long enough to stick the pointy end into the
frosty blue-eyed enemy.
In fact, we're betting once Arya lays eyes on the Night King
she'll be adding him to the top of her list.
But what do you folks think?
Will Arya's new weapon be a game changer in the Great War,
will she use it to kill the Night King, and were you more
excited to see Jon Snow ride a dragon
or Bran stare down Jaime Lannister?
Let's discuss!
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