HOW IS ARYA OK AND WINNING A FOOTRACE AFTER BEING STABBED AND THEN FALLING INTO NASTY RIVER WATER? AT ONE POINT SHE LITERALLY BODY-SURFED DOWN STONE STEPS WITH INTERNAL BLEEDING.

So much potential that they wasted. Was really hoping that the play actress would teach her how to sew. I feel like Arya didn’t even learn anything while she was there. Like she took on none of the philosophy of the faceless men. And the change from “I am noone” to “I am Arya Stark” had absolutely no build up and nothing that happened seemed to explain why she decided to leave the faceless men or want to go home.

They totally botched the whole “death is a gift that we don’t give lightly” aspect of their religion. I don’t think they even explained WHY they take the faces. People who are magically inclined can see through glamours but they can’t see the faceless men magic because they are using real faces.

And there is no payment for the magic. No pain or suffering. Book Arya had freaking nightmares and PTSD when she wore the ugly girl’s face. Show arya paid nothing. Nor did she learn how to skin change into a cat.

No way the faceless men leave a lose end like that. What kind of respectable secret death cult lets people leave with a recommendation letter? Pisses me off because it implies/confirms that the faceless men won’t be a big deal in the end game. They totally dumped any kind of political motives for the faceless men. Not to mention that apparently the faceless men have no connection to the iron bank. They also completely dumped any of the spy/intelligence gathering aspect of the faceless men. The book kindly man makes her tell her what she’s learned. Show Jaqen just cares about murdering people. Oh and we get no alchemist plot in oldtown.

And Braavos itself felt so one dimensional They didn’t do anything to explore the anti-slavery aspect of the founding of Braavos. There was nothing about the Braavosi fleet. Nothing about water dancers. Nothing about the bazillion other religions that are in Braavos. Nothing about the treaty with Pentos. Nothing about the Titan. (tinfoil ahead) Nothing about a connection to the flaying the Boltons do. (double tinfoil) Nothing about a connection between the hall of faces and the whispers of clackclaw point.

And the waif is the worst assassin ever. Why the hell would you take your mask off BEFORE you kill someone? She’s like a freaking scooby doo villain. The whole point of the faceless men is that they aren’t even supposed to notice that you are there. And what does the waif do? Go running through the city with a knife out chasing Arya, knocking over produce. And how is it that the waif didn’t know how to deal with darkness? Did she not go through the same training? Not to mention that its next level dumb to have a character named “waif” who has crazy endurance and can beat the shit out of people. She also tells Jaqen “you promised me you’d let me kill her” which is like 1)using the first person which is never allowed 2)someone she knows 3)taking joy in killing someone. Any one of these should be like nails on a chalkboard to any goddamn faceless man worth their salt.