Seconds later, Arya stands with Needle pointed directly at Jaqen’s chest. In the final scene of “No One,” Jaqen discovers the Waif’s severed face, bloodily posted in the Hall of Faces. I have no idea why they would have an interest in the throne. I’m having a hard time telling all the throne contenders apart and keeping track of who is who. If the Faceless Men want Arya in Westeros, what’s your sense of what they want out of that situation? Any guesses? She’s gone through with all the hard training, and now she’s ready to go back. I don’t think he ever expected her to become “no one.” That’s why there’s this smirk in the end, when she tells him that she’s still Arya Stark, because I think he’s pleased in a way. I think this whole thing of becoming “no one,” it’s to give her the best training possible. I think the ultimate goal has always been for her to go back to Westeros and play some sort of important role in the final battle. I’m not sure he ever expected her to fully become “no one.” If she had, then she would just become a Faceless Man in Braavos. Jaqen had always said he wanted Arya to become “no one,” but I think that was in order to give her the best possible training. Is there anything to the irony that Crane is playing Cersei Lannister on stage - one of the final names remaining on Arya’s list? Do you see that at all as testing the limits between being Arya and being “no one,” someone who is supposed to abandon personal grudges? Of course, Jaqen tells Arya: “A girl has been given a second chance there will not be a third.” And Lady Crane happens to be the next victim. I don’t think this was like a special assignment. The job to kill Lady Crane was commissioned by the other actress, so Lady Crane, from the way I see it, had to die. The way the Faceless Men work is if they get paid to kill someone, they do it, regardless of who that person is, regardless of if they’re good or bad people. What’s your interpretation? Did Jaqen want Arya to kill Lady Crane, or was there something more? Some fans were wondering if this entire mission was a test. Arya ultimately chooses not to kill Crane. Jaqen assigns Arya the task of assassinating Lady Crane, and promises that another face will be added to the House of Black and White, whether she succeeds or fails. I think he’s been constantly testing her to make sure she gets stronger and make sure she gets to be the best contender in Westeros that she can be. He never told her that her training was going to be easy. The whole Waif thing, whatever it may have been, may have just been the ultimate test. ( Laughs.) I think, and it’s my interpretation here, that he enjoyed seeing Arya succeed. When Arya leaves Jaqen, one wonders if he’s disappointed in her choice - but there’s almost a look of pride on his face as she walks away.

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