If you're a Game of Thrones superfan, you probably remember the Waif.
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As an antagonist of Arya Stark in the show's fifth and sixth seasons, the Waif was far from a beloved character in a show filled with fan favorites.
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And it sounds as if actor Faye Marsay, who portrayed the character and also recently starred in Andor, received a lot of blowback from fans, too.
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In an interview with the Independent, Faye revealed that the backlash was intense enough that she had to leave social media.
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"After Thrones came out, there was quite intense backlash at one point," she recalled, "just because of the character I played."
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According to Faye, Game of Thrones fans "hated" her character "Because [costar Maisie Williams's] character was, like, the one — and there I am, hitting her with a stick."
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All of the heat resulted in her decision to "take a step back" from social media. "Social media can be a brutal tool, and we all know it," she said. "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!"
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I mean, she's got a point. Also, if you don't like a character on a TV show, for the love of all things holy, leave the actor who plays them alone! You all know that TV isn't real, right...?
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