# Game of Thrones 5.10 "Mother's Mercy" 6/14/15 \[Show Discussion\]

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**Created:** [June 14, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-10-mothers-mercy-6-14-15-show-discussion/722526 "2015-06-14T19:32:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-10-mothers-mercy-6-14-15-show-discussion/722526/441 "2015-06-25T15:20:19Z")

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> [@Mijin](#):
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> Absolutely, and I still think syrio is alive. One of the last things he said was to remind Arya what we say to the god (of) death…  
> He was set up as a legendary badass, and then put in a position where he couldn’t possibly survive…so he must have.

Man, I hope you’re right. I loved Syrio.

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-10-mothers-mercy-6-14-15-show-discussion/722526/442 "2015-06-25T18:22:05Z")

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> [@Mijin](#):
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> Absolutely, and I still think syrio is alive. One of the last things he said was to remind Arya what we say to the god (of) death…  
> He was set up as a legendary badass, and then put in a position where he couldn’t possibly survive…so he must have.

That’s the kind of thing Martin is praised for: subverting cliched expectations. It would be a step backward to have Syrio survive.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-10-mothers-mercy-6-14-15-show-discussion/722526/443 "2015-06-27T09:21:22Z")

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One thing I didn’t understand is why Syrio didn’t pick up a real sword after he dispatched four of the King’s Guard guys.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-10-mothers-mercy-6-14-15-show-discussion/722526/444 "2015-06-27T17:42:31Z")

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I actually think that supports the belief that he survived the fight. He was so good, and so confident, that even with a broken wooden sword he was confident he could at least disable Trant and skedaddle.

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