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Note: This post contains a series of revelations for the third episode of Game of Thrones Season 8, The Long Night. We suggest you watch the episode before continuing to read.
The red woman Melisandre wandered in Westeros during most of Game of Thrones, trying to prepare people for the Great War – the final battle between the living and the dead. While Night Watch was trying to convince the lords of Westeros to send help to the wall, Melisandre was one of the only people to immediately believe the threat. It's she who convinced Stannis Baratheon to help Night's Watch to defeat the Wildlings, in order to protect the kingdoms of men from the army of the dead.
When the army of the dead finally reached Winterfell in episode 3 of Game of Thrones' Season 8, The Long Night, Melisandre had already had a great influence on everything that had happened during this period. She resurrected Jon Snow after being betrayed by his Night Watch brothers; she trained Stannis in his fight against the Bolton at Winterfell, which led Davos to rejoin Jon; and she suggested to Daenerys to meet Jon and hear what he had to say about the threat of the king of the night. And when Melisandre met Arya Stark during the battle, she also had an influence on her – an evocation reminiscent of their previous encounter, back in season 3.
If you do not remember the interaction between Arya and the red woman, it's because it was very fleeting. It came in season 3, when Arya, Gendry and Hot Pie were caught by the Brotherhood without banners. Gendry had decided to stay with the brothers and blacksmith for them, but that changed when Melisandre caught up with them.
In exchange for the money they needed to feed themselves and arm themselves, the Brotherhood – led by outlaw Beric Dondarrion – sold Gendry to the Red Woman. She intended to use the blood of her king – Gendry is the bastard of King Robert Baratheon – so that his spells help Stannis to defeat his enemies and take the throne of iron.
Arya briefly confronted Melisandre as she and Stannis' men took Gendry away.
"You are a witch," said Arya. "You are going to hurt him."
Melisandre, on the other hand, was arrested when she saw Arya and immediately made her magic vision schick.
"I see a darkness in you," replied Melisandre. "And in this darkness, the eyes are staring at me, brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes, eyes that you will close forever.
What Melisandre had expected during the interaction was unclear, aside from the fact that Arya was going to become a frighteningly effective killer. "Brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes" seemed to refer to the many casualties she has suffered over the years. But then, Arya found Melisandre in Winterfell and the two immediately remembered their last meeting and how Melisandre announced their new meeting.
"You said I would close my eyes forever," Ayra said at their last meeting. "You were right about that too."
"Brown eyes, green eyes – and blue eyes," Melisandre answered. Both eyes closed while Arya realized what Melisandre meant at that time: she was referring to the blue eyes of the White Walkers and that is the revelation that sent Arya to Godswood.
Although it seems that Melisandre's prophecy for Arya was realized once she shot down the king of the night, we know that Arya still has accounts to settle – her list of victims always includes Cersei Lannister and the Mountain. According to one theory, the rest of Melisandre's prophecy refers to Queen Lannister, who has green eyes (they are even called "emerald green" in the A Song of Ice and Fire novels on which Game of Thrones is based). Now that the goal of the series is to return to the war for the Iron Throne with the last three episodes of the series, Arya could finally have the opportunity to scratch those final names off his list.
We still have more Game of Thrones coverage in Season 8. Check out our Season 8, Episode 3 review, which contains the story of who's passed away this season, a list of Easter eggs and references you may have missed in The Long Night, and some theories for the rest of season 8. We can also tell you what happened to Jon Snow's dragon, Rhaegal, and his big brother, Ghost – who all two managed to come out of episode 3. Finally, we explain why it's really silly. Arya Stark is a Mary Sue.
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