After the eventful premiere of "Game of Thrones" Season 6 that aired on April 24, Monday, Maisie Williams has assured fans that her character, Arya Stark, will soon come out from her present pitiable condition to emerge as a warrior.
The actress was speaking during an interview when she revealed that Arya is just undergoing through a process and the ongoing season will soon show her emerge as a more mature fighter. She has also declared that after enduring an extreme punishment at the hands of Faceless Warrior, the ongoing season is Arya's second chance.
"It's her second chance. She's learning to fight blind," the 18-year-old told New York Times. "She takes every negative and uses it as a positive, and that happens in a big way this year."
Williams also hinted that Arya has come quite far from her immature days when she had a list of people whom she wanted to kill and has now realized that seeking revenge is not a game. It seems that Arya will soon get the skills she wanted when she first saw Jaqen kill all those Lannister men in Harrenhal in the past season.
Talking about the premiere episode, Williams revealed that no body double was used to shoot the combat scenes that showed Arya being whacked by Waif. However, she admitted that a couple of body doubles was required to shoot the epic scene of flying leap that appeared earlier in the show's trailer.
Speaking about her character's newly acquired blindness, Williams revealed that there will be some episodes in "Game of Thrones" Season 6 that be difficult to watch as Arya will be shown almost "pulled apart." However, she will admittedly soon learn to use her handicap to her advantage, which simply implies that fans will be treated with some cool fighting scenes featuring the young Stark.
Williams had earlier told Vulture that she had used contacts to get the look of blind Arya. Although they were quite uncomfortable, their murkiness made it easier for her to act blind since she could not see much through them.
Meanwhile, the English actress recently left her fans stunned when she crashed a "Game of Thrones" Season 6 premiere viewing party held by sent some film students in Los Angeles. Documenting the evening's events on her Instagram account, the actress started the act by sending out an innocent tweet to track down some lucky fans for surprise goodie bags and then ended up at the party instead.
ANY @UCLA STUDENTS HAVING A VIEWING PARTY TONIGHT? TWEET A PICTURE OF YOUR PARTY USING #GameofThrones FOR A SURPRISE
Meanwhile, check out "Game of Thrones" Season 6 episode 2 preview below: