Williams couldnt understand his reluctance.
I was like, Are we fighting the wights?
Does The Night King die?
So who kills him?
And no one would say anything.
Why is no one saying it?
The twist is a monumental success for her character, and entirely unexpected.
It was so unexpected, however, Williams initially worried fans wouldnt like it.
It was so unbelievably exciting, she says.
But I immediately thought that everybody would hate it; that Arya doesnt deserve it.
You gotta make it cool.
It all comes down to this one very moment.
Its also unexpected and thats what this show does.
So then I was like, Fk you Jon, I get it.
I was surprised, I thought it was gonna be me!
But I like it.
It gives Aryas training a purpose to have an end goal.
Its much better how she does it the way she does it.
But its the right thing for the characters.
Theres also something about it not being the person you expect.
The young lady sticks it to the man.
I thought, Hmm, if I see Arya running then I know shes going to do something.
He fails at the very last minute.
So Im hoping thats a nice switch that no one sees coming.
Ive never been in a battle before, Williams said.
Aryas never in it.
Episode 9, I skip every year.
Which is bizarre since Aryas the one thats been training the most.
Ive never been around that way of working.
Its night after night and again and again and it just doesnt stop.
But the sense of achievement after a day on set is unlike anything else.
