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why do you think gendry is missing in every promotional materials we got so far ? a part of me is thinking they're maybe trying to downplay his role or hide that he's not dead but i dont really see it. im kind of worried that we wont get our gendrya endgame :(

I took a bit too long to answer this question, ‘cause we got a gift today!:

(Now, there are all sorts of reasons Gendry might not have been included in the EW promo material (Yara, for instance, was either pregnant or had just given birth so had to miss, and Joe Dempsie has been working on other projects). Also missing from the EW material: Tormund, Edd, Bronn, Beric, Podrick, Lyanna)

Now it’s time to allay your Gendrya fears!

The first, most beautiful clue is this:

While so many people believe the false notion that Arya is a ‘stone-cold killer’, almost all of her actions and decisions tell us differently.

She immediately gave up her quest to kill Cersei upon learning that Jon was back home at Winterfell. Arya’s ‘prayer’ or list was a crutch against her loneliness - it’s what she used to cope. Revenge was literally all she had. And her trip to Braavos was a means to survive. She never really wanted to be a faceless man, she had to become one because there was no other place for her. But she was and always will be Arya Stark of Winterfell. Arya is full of emotion and love and protectiveness - which is why we see her in tears once she realizes Gendry was choosing to stay with the Brotherhood rather than remain with her:

Maisie Williams herself tells us that she acted “I could be your family” in several different ways - but the take they chose was the one she was told to say like “I love you.”

When Arya tells Ned “That’s not me” - well, she’s not entirely wrong… but still a little wrong. She is pre-pubescent when she makes this claim, and she’s also very disillusioned with the typical lord and lady setup (as she should be). So no, being betrothed to someone her father picked out for political reasons isn’t “her”. But picking out her own man and choosing who to marry - like her aunt Lyanna before her? Is.

Like Lyanna, Arya is sort of a beauty in disguise - hiding under short or shaggy hairstyles and men’s clothing. For those too thick (or shallow) to understand that she’s now a young woman, we’ve got this brilliant line from Hot Pie to remind us how much she’s grown:

It’s subtle, but we’re being groomed to think of Arya differently, since a lot of people still see her as a little girl (even though she’s 18 in season 8).

Interestingly, the dialogue between Arya and the Lannister soldiers get us thinking about children and family and lineage. After the one across from her says, “My wife’s just had our first baby.”

Watch Arya’s face when she inquires about it:

She seems very intrigued by the notion, no? Arya proceeds to go back home to Winterfell, essentially ‘cosplaying’ as her father, Ned:

Obviously, family is quite important to the girl, and perhaps these are hints she might start one of her own. Also, check this shit out:

As for why we aren’t getting more Arya/Gendry promo material (a damned shame), it’s almost certainly to keep their reunion a surprise for the show.

I’m willing to bet that this generous peek of Gendry’s goods:

Is a setup that’s going to call back to this scene:

Why even include this if it meant nothing? Also, Joe Dempsie had been told to work out and beef up - expecting a shirtless scene in season 7 that never came, but it’s not too late for season 8! *coughs*

When it comes to the books, it becomes blatantly obvious. I mean, it’s a wonder anyone can read that shit and walk away thinking these two are meant to just be friends. Here are a few curious lines:

“Arya has the hands of a blacksmith.”

“You couldn’t even hold a hammer.” / “I could if I wanted.”

“If it is marriage and children you desire, tell me, and we shall find a husband for you. Some honest apprentice boy”

“Lord Eddard’s daughters live. One has just been wed. The other … if the gods are good, she’ll forget she was a Stark. She’ll wed some burly blacksmith or fat-faced innkeep, fill his house with children.”

The entire song “My Featherbed” was likely written for Arya and Gendry, as it appears only in her chapter. And boy, it reeks of Arya! Right down to the lyrics insisting the girl be his lady, and the girl resisting the traditional role - “She spun away and said to him, no featherbed for me” - only to give in, in the end - “But you can be my forest love, and me your forest lass”.

I can’t believe I only caught this recently, too, but this line: “I’ll dress you all in yellow silk” - House Baratheon colors!

For more book foreshadowing to help assure you, check out bridge4’s brilliant video “Will Arya and Gendry get together in Season 8?”

Here’s a very lovely and underrated meta by @tatticstudio55 pointing out some parallels between Arya and Gendry and Lyanna and Rhaegar.

And here is a compilation of Gendrya foreshadowing as well as another meta on the romantic undertones between Arya and Gendry.

Hope this helps! ♥

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Gendry:

Arya: Your shirt is stupid.

Arya: Take it off.

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for me, the girl in the background the girl in the background seems to be wearing clothes from the north, very warm for DS in the south

and the light shows that there is snow outside, that blue / pale light from the ceiling, which is seen in many scenes in Winterfell, in addition DragonStone was darker the environment.

Also, if they already carried the Dragonglass for the weapons, it would be useless to forge them in DS and take them to Winterfell when they could forge them right there. It would explain why Arya is holding a Dragonglass dagger.

I do not know if I'm right, but I think that

So... I WANT MY GENDRYA.

Okay but where is Gendry? Is he still in Dragonstone because I need an Arya x Gendry reunion like yesterday 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Game of Thrones cast portraits tease season 8 storylines [x]

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Arya Stark in the official Game of Thrones Season 8 Trailer (x)

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Gendry in Game Of Thrones Season 8 Trailer

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i’m just gonna pretend she’s in the forge  ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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Jon: Arya?? And Gendry?? Who else knew about this?

Sansa: Me.

Dany: And me.

Davos: I uh, well I did. Your Grace.

Bran: I can literally see everything and trust me, you were definitely the last to know.

Every single Dothraki: Hammer man love tiny death lady. It is known.

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favourite actors ♥︎ Paul Rudd

“I treasure laughs more than anything; they’ve helped me in life the most.”

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favourite ships ♥︎ Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth (m. 2018)

“10 years later“

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favourite ships ♥︎ The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (m. 2011)

“Obviously we both have a very fun time together, both have a very good sense of humour about things, we're down to earth, we take the mickey out of each other a lot, and she's got plenty of habits that make me laugh that I tease her about.“

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favourite characters ♥︎ Cher Horowitz - Clueless (1995)

“I’m not a prude, I’m just highly selective.“

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favourite characters ♥︎ Erik “Killmonger” Stevens - Black Panther (2018)

“Bury me in the ocean with my ancestors who jumped from the ships, because they knew death was better than bondage.”

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favourite music videos ♥︎ Breathin (2018) Ariana Grande

“I gotta keep, keep on breathin'.“

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favourite ships ♥︎ Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth (m. 2018)

“10 years later“

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TOMORROW IS HALLOWEEN!!!