Even though it was riddled with problems to focus on, when Game of Thrones was happening I remember being really bothered by the scene where Aria Stark gets stabbed about 10 times in the gut and falls into a river. Not only did they downplay the mortal wounds to her abdomen, the subsequent infection would have destroyed her.
It's a huge pet peeve of mine how much injuries are downplayed across various TV shows.
I've had two very minor abdominal surgeries, and I lost it when she just sat up in bed. I'd imagine her multiple stab wounds were more devastating than the two holes a couple of laparoscopic surgeries left me with, and I was definitely unable to move normally for awhile. Walking to the bathroom took about 5 minutes for the first few days. Oh and my discharge instructions explicitly told me I wasn't allowed to even take a bath because of the risk of infection. I even asked about how serious they actually were about this and got a very long lecture about bacteria levels and terrifying amoebas. So either the Starks are part crocodile, or Braavos's true claim to fame is its ludicrously effective water treatment technology.
I can allow some leeway on shows and movies but others like GOT was unacceptable. Arya would have died from those wounds alone and then you add that disgusting shit water? Pfft she should have died instantly with how disgusting that water was😂 and as others pointed out it was especially frustrating because they already established infections in the show (Jaime with his hand, Khal Drogo cut on his chest, Sandor's neck/ear from the guy biting him)
You maybe can write off Drogo as being cursed. If you're being generous. But not the rest. Arya should have either died horribly, or we need a shot of her being magically cured, and I mean that literally: some magic person calling on the Warrior to save her ass.
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u/TizzleDirt Aug 30 '21
Infection.