The wait is nearly over for newGame of Thronesepisodes. One thing fans have never considered is the death ofArya, played byMaisie Willaims. Both the actress and her long line of admires usually figure that the young daughter of Ned Stark will be fine. That might not be so true when Season 6 kicks off in just a few short days. According toWilliams, her character returns to the small screen finding herself in a pretty terrible place. SaysMaisieabout the blind plight of her alter ego.
“She’s still very much the student. And she’s still very much the underdog. She’s not the same Arya that we’ve seen in previous seasons. Sometimes, you watch Arya scenes and you think, ‘She’s got this. Don’t worry.’ This is a season where you watch and go, ‘Oh, she really doesn’t.'”
Maisie Willaimsisn’t the only one who feels this way about Arya’s plight in these new upcoming episodes.Sophie Turnerplays the actress’ on-screen sisterSansa. And she totally concurs with these statements. She had this to say in an interview withTVLine.
“[Arya is] so vulnerable this season, and it’s so exciting to see her in that place, because you see her as this badass. And she still is a badass. But she’s been dealt the upper hand and she’s been very lucky, and this is about her really getting challenged for the first time,. It’s going to be abig seasonfor her.”
Arya Stark was blinded by Jaquen H’gar (Tom Wlaschiha), after killing Meryn Trant (Ian Beattie), a life she was not meant to take. This season the girl is still blind, struggling through the streets of Braavos. Her passion and drive, along with her faltering spirit will only help draw audiences closer to the already quite popular character.Maisie Willaimsoffers this.
“It’s interesting for people to see characters they’ve invested so much energy into now not pull through and not keep up that bravado.”
Arya will suffer through quite a bought of whatMaisie Willaimscalls ‘pure loneliness’. She will also set out to learn as much as she can from The Waif and J’qen. The actress further explains what Arya and the audience will experience this year.
“At the beginning, she’s like, ‘Whether or not I like it, I have to trust these people. The feisty Arya doesn’t kick in until a little bit later. She starts rebelling, and she gets her confidence back.”
For fans who are worried that this new season will spoil the upcoming bookThe Winds of Winter, series creatorDavid Benioffrecently said that this season is so “divergent” fromGeorge R.R. Martin’s stories that fans will be equally surprised when the book is released. And that includes Arya’s story.Game of Thronesreturns to HBO on Sunday, April 24.
