Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams Says Blind Arya Is 'Very Much the Underdog'
“Eh, it’s Arya. She’s fine.”
That sentiment is how most Game of Thrones fans — including Maisie Williams, who plays Ned Stark’s younger daughter on the HBO juggernaut — has viewed the scrappy character for the past five seasons. But Williams tells TVLine the upcoming sixth installment finds Arya in a pretty bad place.
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“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,” the actress says.
That sentiment is how most Game of Thrones fans — including Maisie Williams, who plays Ned Stark’s younger daughter on the HBO juggernaut — has viewed the scrappy character for the past five seasons. But Williams tells TVLine the upcoming sixth installment finds Arya in a pretty bad place.
RelatedGame of Thrones‘ Sophie Turner: Sansa’s Out to ‘Eliminate the Enemy’
“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,” the actress says.
- 4/17/2016
- TVLine.com
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