[tv] 1x08: "the pointy end" Yeah, okay, now I'm officially with you guys in the "Syrio Forel Is Still Alive" camp. I had my doubts from the books and (confession) semi-thought that people were being too optimistic/hopeful. But the fact that GRRM himself wrote this episode and you very pointedly do not see him die just about 99.9% confirms it imo. I don't know how the exact same scene could seem so ambiguous to me on the page but glaringly obvious on-screen, but WHATEVER THE EFFECT: goddamnit, he's got to be alive. 8)