Now with the discovery of the note, his legacy is also a wedge between Arya and her sister.īut Sansa is a warrior, too.
He was the model knight she pined to become. Years after his death, Ned continues to be a driving force for Arya. Early in the episode, Arya tells a story about sneaking into the Winterfell courtyard for a unladylike round of archery - which her father witnessed and applauded. "Beyond the Wall" delves into to the past to give us a clearer idea of how a key relationship might play out after the Long Night is over. Remember where Arya and Sansa are coming from
The short of it: in Game of Thrones, if someone hands you a knife, you use it. "Beyond the Wall" poses a simple question: Who are Arya and Sansa, after years in two different, but equally sucky trenches? The episode inches towards an answer, clashing them against one another with an aftermath that is anything but expected. Weiss and David Benioff still find time - even more so than in Season 6 - for small character beats, and essential moments of psychology, thanks to a string of long-awaited reunions.
Game of Thrones is in high-gear this season, with ravens sending key information quicker than email and characters traversing Westeros on an invisible hyperloop. Like siblings who went separate ways only to reunite under the family roof during the holidays, being back in Winterfell reverts the young women to infantile states the only childish quirk missing from Arya's confrontation with Sansa is an annoying dance of "na-na na-na boo-boo!" As our Thrones maester Dave noted after Arya infiltrated Littlefinger's room to find a long-forgotten note written by Sansa (under pressure from Cersei) in Season 1 asking Robb Stark to call off his march on King's Landing, the quarrelsome pair haven't seen each other in years, and yet they're butting heads like two longtime bunkmates. This shared injustice, observed by Arya and absorbed by Sansa in Game of Thrones Season 7's sixth episode, "Beyond the Wall," should bring the Stark sisters closer together. The world doesn't just let girls decide what to be.
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