Game Of Thrones Showrunners Talk Arya Growth
In the latest episode of Game of Thrones, a gutwrenching reunion was both had and lost. As Arya Stark was reunited with her Direwolf Nymeria, a creature she had not seen since Season 01 where she was forced to let her go else watch her die for attacking King Geoffrey. It was very unexpected, as was what followed. Arya asked Nymeria to join her, but the direwolf declined, which made Arya say “That’s not you.” What did that line mean? Well, Game of Thrones has often excelled at character growth, and that goes especially for Arya. As showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss explain to IGN, this was a callback to what Arya believes about herself: “‘That’s not you’ is a direct reference to what Arya herself said to her father when her father painted this picture for her of the life she could have as a lady of a castle and marrying some lord and wearing a nice frilly dress,” said Weiss. “Arya’s not domesticated, and it makes total sense that