JamesG
05-15-2023, 10:45 PM
"Game of Thrones" Fans Hated the Waif So Much the Actress had to "Take a Step Back" from Social Media
by Nick Romano
May 15, 2023
"Game of Thrones" fans remember the Waif well. This was the girl who made Arya Stark's (Maisie Williams) life a living hell — and even tried to kill her — as she trained to become one of the Faceless Men in Braavos during seasons 5 and 6 of the hit HBO drama.
And as many actors who do their jobs well on popular TV shows know, fans can often blur the lines between characters and the people playing them.
It seems that happened to Faye Marsay, the "Andor" actress who played the Waif.
"After Thrones came out, there was quite intense backlash at one point. Just because of the character I played," Marysay told the U.K.'s Independent. "[The fans] hated her. Because Maisie's character was, like, the one — and there I am, hitting her with a stick."
Marsay is moderately active on social media at present, but at the time the show was airing, she said she had to "take a step back."
"Social media can be a brutal tool, and we all know it," she added. "Look at the mental health crisis that young people are going through right now — that's not just because of the pandemic, or teenage angst!"
https://ew.com/tv/game-of-thrones-the-waif-faye-marsay-social-media/
by Nick Romano
May 15, 2023
"Game of Thrones" fans remember the Waif well. This was the girl who made Arya Stark's (Maisie Williams) life a living hell — and even tried to kill her — as she trained to become one of the Faceless Men in Braavos during seasons 5 and 6 of the hit HBO drama.
And as many actors who do their jobs well on popular TV shows know, fans can often blur the lines between characters and the people playing them.
It seems that happened to Faye Marsay, the "Andor" actress who played the Waif.
"After Thrones came out, there was quite intense backlash at one point. Just because of the character I played," Marysay told the U.K.'s Independent. "[The fans] hated her. Because Maisie's character was, like, the one — and there I am, hitting her with a stick."
Marsay is moderately active on social media at present, but at the time the show was airing, she said she had to "take a step back."
"Social media can be a brutal tool, and we all know it," she added. "Look at the mental health crisis that young people are going through right now — that's not just because of the pandemic, or teenage angst!"
https://ew.com/tv/game-of-thrones-the-waif-faye-marsay-social-media/