What The Fuck Is Happening To Arya?

Arya is my favourite character in Game of Thrones, and this latest season we got to see something we've been waiting to see for years. Arya coming home to Winterfell. She's reunited with her family and is back where she belongs, it was a long and dangerous journey, but she's back...She's also kind of a bitch. In the latest episode at the time of this post (Episode 6) she has lied to, argued with, and threatened her sister Sansa Stark. Saying she's going to reveal awful things about her that will make the lords of Winterfell lose trust in them, and in the final episode even threatens to kill Sansa.

What-the everlasting-Fuck is going on!? You wanna know why Arya is my favourite character? Because in a series where everyone is manipulative, corrupt, selfish, violent or is horrible in someway, Arya was always clear with her intentions. She wanted to be home, with her family, she wanted them to be safe, to be together, to be happy. She went on this huge journey where she learnt to fight so she could get revenge for the family she lost, and protect the ones she still has. Everyone else has ulterior motives or sought money & power, she never did, and that's what made her stand out to me in a series like this.

So now that she's back in Winterfell, the writers have apparently forgot about all of that? Her entire motivation, one of the biggest traits of her character, and not just her, but the Starks in general. I understand that you have to have conflict, but that conflict does not need to be internalised within the Starks. They still have tons of enemies, even some within their own walls, Littlefinger being a great example. He's someone that neither Stark girls trust or like, but they still need him for his armies. Now all of a sudden in one episode Arya is threatening Sansa, so in return Sansa is turning to Littlefinger for help!? No! This is such contrived bullshit, and I can only hope that they can somehow turn things around by the final episode of season because I really don't want them to ruin my favourite character from one of my favourite shows.

-Danny