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‘Game of Thrones' : kill count of Arya Stark

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Arya Stark has become one of the most ruthless killers in Westeros. For the last eight seasons of “Game of Thrones,” she’s been driven by revenge, even keeping a list of people she means to make suffer for what they’ve done to House Stark. Now in Season 8, with the powers of the Faceless Men in her repertoire, she’s become a seriously formidable assassin. Here’s everybody who’s died by Arya’s hand, through the Battle of Winterfell. Stable boy (Season 1) Arya’s first kill was almost accidental. She used needle to stab an unnamed Stable Boy as she was fleeing the Red Keep, just as Lannister soldiers were rounding up and executing all House Stark’s people in King’s Landing. Kill count: 1 The Tickler (Season 2) After she saves Jaqen H’ghar’s life (along with two others, who will come up later), the Faceless Man offers Arya a repayment: Name three people, and Jaqen will kill them. The first name she gives him is the Tickler, the torturer at Lannister-occupied Harrenhal. Jaqen brea...

Controversial ‘Game of Thrones’ sex scene gives away a key detail about Arya Stark

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We’re two  Game of Thrones  episodes in, and the story has further advanced towards the event we’ve all been waiting for. I’m not going to spoil what just happened on HBO’s biggest show, or  what’s about to go down next week , but I will discuss two things from last night’s episode, both concerning a certain girl. The  following spoilers  won’t ruin your  Game of Thrones  experience, although one of them deals directly with an older  Game of Thrones  fan theory. How old is Arya? Arya finally got some, so to speak, during the second episode, as she hooked up with Gendry in a slightly cringy scene. Unsurprisingly, the internet exploded, as fans were shocked to discover these two characters having sex, especially Arya. But the internet should remember that Arya is about 18 years old in season 8. Gendry, meanwhile, is 23. In real life, Maise Williams is 22, while Joe Dempsie is 31. William talked to  Entertainment Weekly  ...