In less than 20 days, the two-year wait of Game of Thrones fans will finally be over. The final season of the much-awaited show is all set to air on April 14, 2019. Since the time, the stills, trailers and more are being released, fans patience are being tested and their restlessness can be witnessed on social media pages. In one of the trailers, we saw that Stark sisters Sansa and Arya's union which will bring about a major change in the game.
Maisie Willams, who plays the role of Arya on the show during a recent interaction with Entertainment Weekly, made several revelations. She stated, "There’s a lot of death this year." Maisie also said, "After reading the scripts I went back and watched season 1 again because so much of it refers back to that season. There are so many scenes that will look similar. And also I watched just to remind myself of the arc I’ve taken already. I wanted Arya to go full circle and try for some kind of normalcy like when she was younger. Basically this year it’s like she has a dual personality — there are so many emotions and memories that come flooding back when you’re with your family and the things that you fight for becoming very different, yet she’s also remaining on this path to try and kill Cersei and remembering her list and getting closer to that. So there’s this split with Arya between trying to be who she wants to be — getting back to the naïveté and innocence with her family — and unfinished business."
On being asked about Sophie Turner's character Sansa Stark, Maisie further said, "It’s not often you see a character siding with Sansa who’s not manipulating her. Last season it was really tough for Sansa because Jon was thinking with his penis and it kind of made Sansa look bitter. This season you see Arya teaming with Sansa and sometimes calling out Jon. It felt nice and powerful to stand next to Sophie. Sophie and I are the tightest of friends when sitting across from anyone, so no acting required."
The 21-year-old spoke about being a part of the big war sequence stating, "I feel like I’ve always been a part of this big show but in terms of being part of the episodes that really define us, this is my first taste of it."
Maisie concluded by saying, "People don’t want it to end. No matter how you end it, people don’t want it to end. So the ending is not going to be okay, because ‘the end’ is not okay. You know what I mean? I think the way we end it is right. And I think it’s time."
In the eighth season, we will see Arya and Sansa teaming up to fight against the Night King.