As early as Season 2, Arya is reminding Tywin Lannister that Aegon Targaryen conquered the land not just with dragons but with his sisters, one who wielded a Valyrian Steel sword named Dark Sister. Once she begins taking her revenge by working down her kill list, it seems downright inevitable.īut little moments of foreshadowing have been quietly gifted to us throughout the series, ones that ranged from seeming utterly meaningless to being conspicuous signposts of something to come - even if we didn’t know what.įirst, there’s Arya’s abiding obsession with Valyrian Steel. Once Arya starts training to be a faceless assassin at the House of Black and White, it becomes pretty obvious that she’s going to play a major role in the endgame. Not only does he instruct her in how to fight, he teaches her a neat little phrase with which to greet death, one that ends up proving pretty important during the battle against the Night King’s forces: “Not today.” We know the story from there - she demands combat lessons, and her father hires master swordsman Syrio Forel to train her. While the boy can’t hit a thing, Arya surprises everyone by nailing a perfect bull’s eye. While her older sister, Sansa, dreams of being a princess and wearing ornate gowns (a dream crushed out of her by years of horrors), Arya is busy disrupting the archery practice of a then-uninjured Bran.
And the conclusion to the great battle - and, thus, the conclusion to the army of the undead - fulfilled that adage perfectly.īecause while the scene was shocking in the moment, the show has left a trail of clues for us to follow ever since the first episode.įrom the pilot, Arya is presented as Winterfell’s resident tomboy, more interested in weaponry and combat than in any palace intrigue. There’s an adage about storytelling that a twist should be utterly shocking while feeling inevitable. At least, symbolically speaking.įor those who somehow don’t know and have decided to read this spoiler-filled post anyhow, the great Battle of Winterfell between the living and the army of the dead ended with Arya killing the Night King in one of the most breathtaking action sequences put on the small screen. Sure, Cersei Lannister might sit on the Iron Throne, and Daenerys Targaryen may have a solid claim to it, but make no mistake: After Sunday night’s episode, Arya Stark is the queen of Westeros. This post contains a multitude of spoilers for all seasons of “Game of Thrones.” Otherwise it would be very short.
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