Game of Thrones season 6: Showrunner discusses Arya, the Faceless Men and the inevitability of death
'There’s almost an inevitability to what happens to people who run afoul of the Faceless Men'
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Last night’s episode, titled ‘No One’, may have spent a lot of time in Westeros, but across the narrow sea, a couple of big events unfolded.
First off, Daenerys finally got back to Mereen, only to find that the Masters were laying siege to her city. Understandably, she didn’t look pleased about what was happening.
Meanwhile, Arya finally got revenge on The Waif, killing her in pitch black and rubbishing tin-foil theories she that Syrio was back. Speaking about the scene in a behind the scenes video, show runner D.B.Weiss gave some insider details about the sequence.
Notably, he spoke about the actress who looked after Arya. “The one person who has protected her to this point is murdered. The fact the Many-Faced God gets the names that were promised to him makes you think there’s almost an inevitability to what happens to people who run afoul of the Faceless Men, as Arya has done.”
Of course, Arya was tasked with killing the actress earlier this season put refused to do so, Weiss hinting that, the moment the price is paid for someone’s life, they will die.
So, who else has a metaphorical bullseye on their head from the Many-Faced God? Whoever does, as hinted at, will die.
How about Arya? Her name was listed by the Many-Faced God, and therefore, surely it is inevitable she will die? This point can be countered when you assume the actress’s death paid the Many-Faced God for the money paid to kill her, while Arya’s name was paid for with the Waif's face.
This does, though, lead to some interesting questions regarding Arya’s list. Could they inevitably die, now she’s pretty much an honorary Faceless member? That would mean killing off Cersei, The Mountain (again), The Hound (again), The Red Woman, Beric Dondarrion and Walder Fray, among a few more.
Whoever dies, the inevitability around death and the Faceless Men is an interesting point, and could very well have consequences in the future.
Meanwhile, the return of Catelyn Stark as Lady Stoneheart has been all but officially dismissed.
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