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| Arrgh! Will Yara sail off in her pirate ship for post-apocalyptic adventure, or get turned into a wight? |
| Photo: David Dibert |
Yara Greyjoy
Yara Greyjoy is one of the more compelling characters in Game of Thrones. She's an interesting study in the relationship between women and power. Like Cersei Lannister, she shoulders duties to family that go beyond the propagation of name like Tywin Lannister liked to go on about. It's subtle — the GoT team does a good job of not whacking you over the head with it — but it's there. Yara looks after Theon because he's family. She has to look out for her baby brother because no one else will. When she leads her Ironborn men, it's not because she's some overpowered Captain Marvel with the greatest powers issued in the GoT-verse — it's because she's damn good at what she does, she's a wise and competent leader, and she's earned their respect. Even her sexuality is well played. Maybe she's a lesbian? Maybe she's bi? It doesn't matter, either works, who cares? It's there but it's not in your face. So, what do you do with a character that's this cool and this well written?
Due to karmic balance issues, I don't see how Yara is going to get to do much beyond hunting down and killing Euron and maybe going back to rule the Iron Islands. Yes, sure, she will ferry people about in her boats, but I don't know how much depth can be added in what all needs to be done. She's be a great component in a merry band of adventurers who sail off into the sunset looking for adventure, though. After all the dust settles, who wouldn't love to see Bronn, Arya, and Yara load up on a boat and sail off to untold adventures? Yeah, that ain't Game of Thrones.
She's playing small ball, not the Big G Game, so like many others, she "wins" by not dying some horrible death. She's expendable, so taking the default GoT option, and she doesn't make it to the end.
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