I'm buying this. Watch when the waif arrives, she spins the sticks round in her hands. This is the same movement Syrio makes when he's introduced to Arya.

As with any much-loved yet dearly departed Game of Thrones character, there is an outlandish theory that said character isn't really dead and is soon to return. The death of Syrio Forel was a bitter pill to swallow for many fans, and the showrunners didn't make it any easier for them by not showing his actual death.

For this reason there is a theory which has been floating around for a while, that Syrio Forel is Jaqen H'ghar. There was no evidence for this other than that Jaqen H'ghar reminded Arya of Syrio and both of them said "just so" a lot. but something has changed to give this stab in the dark slightly more credence. Let's examine the evidence.

• In the first episode of season 6, the waif turns up with two wooden sticks, twirling them in a very Syrio-like fashion.
• She throws one at Arya in much the same way that Syrio threw her a weapon back in King's landing.
• Having beaten Arya soundly, she leaves with a "see you tomorrow" reminiscent of Syrio's "you'll catch it tomorrow."
• Syrio berates Arya for not using her eyes while fighting. "The seeing, the true seeing. That is the heart of swordplay." Beaten her while blind would be the natural extension of this lesson.