it was interesting because that scene to me is so?? like, i totally see why people think she's out of character for it, but there is a part of me that feels like even though she wants to be with her family, deep down she knows she's changed too much, and that her destiny may lie with killing cersei and not coming home, because she lost part of herself become a faceless man also i don't know if i know what i'm talking about so be gentle hUIDJSKG
asddgjhfgkhl YOU HAVE BAD OPINIONS. i’m KIDDING that’s totally valid and i feel like, were d&d more....... idk how to say this. were they more invested in actual character motivation and how actions affect a person’s development, rather than just. having characters just do things without much explanation, that would be a really valid reason. i personally view arya as struggling with her identity after the faceless men and after her entire journey as a whole, too? bc she’s been called SO MANY names for the most influential years of her life, too many for me to list off in this little tangent. and literally being called no one DEFINITELY doesn’t have the best of effects on a developing young girl’s mental state!! but since d&d apparently don’t like digging that deep into a character’s motivations, i doubt that will be the reason? also, even though we were sidetracked by the faceless men, who arya really only turned to because things looked pretty bleak for house stark--- there was no one to run to, robb was dead, jon was gone, she thought bran & rickon were dead, and sansa was either in king’s landing or missing, her entire character has been motivated by reuniting with her family. especially in the books. she doesn’t throw away needle because it connects her to home. and the knowledge that jon was alive, reclaimed winterfell, and was named king in the north is the one thing that stops her from just going to king’s landing and killing cersei. idek if this made sense, but while i completely agree that that is a VERY valid reason for arya to be alienated from winterfell & her family enough to never return, i think d&d have something else planned with that line.