Today’s theory will be about Arya Stark. Will she survive the season? I think she will.
First of all, we have to look at her kill list.
-Joffrey
-Cersei
-Polliver
-Walder Frey
-Meryn Trant
-Tywin Lannister
-The Red Woman
-Beric Dondarrion
-Thoros of Myr
-Ser Ilyn Payne
-The Mountain
-The Houndh
So which ones did Arya kill herself: Walder Frey (slit his throat), Meryn Fuckin’ Trant (slit his throat), Polliver (stabbed in the neck), and Rorge (stabbed). Joffrey and Tywin died by someone else’s hand. Thoros died during the expedition beyond the Wall. The Hound was crossed off her list after Arya abandoned him to die after the battle with Brienne.
That leaves Cersei, Beric, Melisandre, Ser Ilyn, and the Mountain. I think she will take Beric off the list since he is not really a bad guy. Same goes with Melisandre, since the Red Woman did not harm Gendry. I doubt we actually see Ilyn Payne again (the actor had cancer so they took him off the show–his big part in the books has been training Jaime to fight with his left hand, which has been picked up by Bronn in the show).
I do not think she gets her chance with the Mountain. Sandor Clegane will fight his brother. Maybe the Hound has to save Arya while she fights the FrankenMountain.
I believe that one of two things will happen: either Gendry will convince Arya to put down her list and stop being a killer (or maybe Beric gives her a little speech before he dies). Or she will be there when Jaime and Brienne have their inevitable showdown. Once Brienne kills the man she is in love with, Arya will see her chance. She will take the Kingslayer’s face and we will get the scene of Jaime stabbing Cersei (fulfilling the witch’s prophecy), but then he will remove his face to reveal Arya.
This is how I see Arya’s story ending. I would rather it end with her Gendry moving to Storm’s End and getting married.
