'Game of Thrones' fans are freaking out over the end of Sunday's episode
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WARNING: Spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones" episode eight.
"Game of Thrones" season six episode eight "No One" was easily the bloodiest episode of the season so far.
Not only did we get Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane ripping off someone’s head, Sandor "The Hound" Clegane gutting the evil members of the Brotherhood without Banners with an ax, and the brutal murder of the actress Lady Crane, but we also finally saw Arya kill the Waif and reclaim her place as a true Stark.
She’s no longer trying to become No One and is ready to sail back to Westeros — and fans are loving it.
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ARYA ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/HCAUErlj04
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One of the best episodes since the Red Wedding... Arya Stark, Thug Misses of Winterfell! #Thrones
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Bow down to Queen Arya!! #ThronesYall #GameofThrones
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Yassss. Arya slayyyyyyy #ThronesYall #GameofThrones
HBOArya’s arc started with her coming to Lady Crane for help, perhaps one of the only people in Braavos who Arya was able to turn to. Lady Crane, owing Arya her life, valiantly patched her up and fed her soup, and our hero was on the mend.
But it wasn’t long until the Waif was able to track Arya to Lady Crane’s. After brutally murdering the actress, the Waif told Arya that the god of Death had a new name, insinuating she was there to kill Arya.
"The many faced god was promised a name, he must always receive what is his," she said. "You can’t change that, I can’t change that, no one can. And now he’s been promised another name."
HBOA chase ensues. Aya, still extremely wounded from the Waif’s first attack, somehow manages to jump and run through Braavos, reopening her wounds in the process and leaving a blood trail that led the Waif directly to her.
But eagle-eyed viewers realized quickly that Arya was leading the Waif into the same location she had hid both herself and her sword Needle in episode six. When the Waif closed the door, Arya revealed Needle. She knocked over the candle — likely to throw off the Waif since Arya had been trained blind while at the House of Black and White — and killed the Waif off-screen.
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Guess all that blind training paid off for Arya lol
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Arya can fight in the dark. She was trained while being blind. Smart.
HBOWhile at first some people were upset we didn’t get to see Arya kill the Waif, we did see something even better — Arya back at the House of Black and White had added the Waif’s bloodied, skinned face to the Hall of Faces.
"Finally a girl is no one," Jaqen says after Arya confronts him for ordering her to be killed.
"A girl is Arya Stark of Winterfell, and I’m going home," she corrects him.
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that's right! you better say your name Arya Stark of Winterfell!!!
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the girl is Arya Stark of Winterfell and I am going home! - Arya Stark ????????????
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A GIRL IS ARYA STARK FROM WINTERFELL AND I'M GOING HOME #GameofThrones YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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Hopefully before the end of the season we’ll see Arya crossing the sea back to Westeros, taking us one step closer to the Stark Reunion Tour 2017. She has finally realized that she can't shed her identity or her family name, and is ready to head home to what remains of her Stark family.
Stay hype.
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