Arya Stark immediately became everyone's favorite strong and impressive young female character from this hit HBO show. From practicing with Needle to outwitting the waif in the dark, Arya has proven time and time again why she deserves to be a beloved character. In fact, she's even the prophecy!
Still, not everything can be perfect about this dynamic character. Once the show came to an end, fans still had a lot of questions about Arya. Now, with the series done and gone, only time can reveal these things that, unfortunately, make absolutely no sense about Arya Stark.
She Doesn't Really Try To Get Out Of King's Landing
The entire reason that Ned is told by Catelyn to take Arya to King's Landing is so she could learn to become a lady. However, Arya never once showed any interest in becoming such.
While she remained rebellious and sassy among her time there, she never really lashed out at her father or even said anything to her mother about the decision that was made, which, seems odd.
She Wastes Her Three Kills
When Arya is held captive, she meets Jaqen H'ghar. He pledges to kill three people of her choice, since he owes her a debt. Arya picks some really lame people, including a guard and the cruel man that held them captive.
Sure, she's young and impulsive, but there was some really obvious names she could have chosen. This alone should be confusing to fans, and should make them wonder how she ever got to be so witty.
She Doesn't Kill The Hound
At the end of season 4, Brienne and Podrick come across the Hound and Arya. Arya flees to hide, and Brienne ends up brutally wounding the Hound. To everyone's surprise, Arya approaches him, but does not kill him.
To this day, fans might be arguing over whether she was cruel, afraid, or hopeful that he would live. Fans never really got an answer, and it seems really unclear why she didn't just end it all.
She Seems Invincible
Fans will always the riveting and suspenseful chase between Arya and the waif. Of course, Arya is brutally stabbed, falls of a bridge, is bleeding to death, and more and more. Yet still - Arya manages to recover enough to kill the waif and be on her merry way.
Sure, she's one tough cookie, but this doesn't exactly make a lot of sense. Talisa died pretty immediately after a couple stabs, yet Arya was running a marathon after hers.
She Completely Fools Jaqen H'ghar
Ironically, Arya is given many chances by this man during her training to became a faceless man herself. And yet, she never actually does anything she's supposed to. She completely fails both of her missions, including the vendor and the actress.
Still, she's given numerous chances, and then kills the waif and flees with her identity in tact. Either Arya is way smarter than anyone, or this doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Her Fighting Skills Are Inconsistent
While it seems plausible that Arya could be one of the best fighters out there, she's still super young and nearly brand new to training with a sword. She really only beats the waif because she is clever, not because of her skills.
Yet, in her playful duel with Brienne, she barely even seems to be trying - and still does incredibly well. Brienne of Tarth is right up there with Jaime Lannister and the Hound, and it's unclear if Arya should be, too.
Her Threats To Sansa
Obviously, by the end of the seventh season, it becomes clear that Arya and Sansa were never fooled by Little Finger, and that they stayed strong together to maintain the North and defeat him.
However, Arya's creepy threats to Sansa with the knife and the many faces was nothing short of confusing and unsettling. Sure, they never got along, but this private encounter doesn't add up to the events that unfold.
Her Motivations Are Everywhere
From being totally bent on revenge to being super loyal to her Stark name, Arya's motivations are all over the place. In fact, this also leads to a lot of wasted time, where she ends up turning around and heading multiple places, multiple times.
From leaving her family to go to Braavos, to being bent on killing Cersei, to turning around after she hears of Jon's leadership, it's pretty unclear what really gets Arya going - and what she really intends to do.
She Doesn't End Up Finishing Her List
Arya travels far and wide, and does some pretty impressive things to cross off all the names on her list. Her trek to the Red Keep to kill Cersei Lannister doesn't make sense for two reasons: she told no one (and no one would have agreed), and she doesn't end up doing anything.
It gets harder and harder to take Arya seriously when it seems that none of those closest to her does. However, the worst part is that Arya turns around before she kills Cersei. Sure, it's a touching moment with the Hound, but it's quick and unsatisfying.
Her Faceless Man Training Is Irrelevant
While it could be argued that she learned a lot of fighting, patience, and wit through her time training to be a faceless man, it doesn't actually end up being important to her character - at all.
She freak Sansa out with her many faces, but that's about it. She slays the Night King for just being Arya Stark, and then that's practically the end of her character arc.