Who Has Been Killed, but Not By Arya?
Lucky for Arya, many of the people on her list die without her having to lift a finger. Here's how they exit the show:
- Cersei Lannister: The former evil Queen of Westeros is fatally buried in rubble alongside Jaime after Daenerys attacks King's Landing in season eight's fifth episode.
- The Mountain: Cleganebowl finally comes to pass in the penultimate episode of season eight, so the Hound lends Arya a hand by taking out his brother for her. (Sadly he perishes as well.)
- Melisandre: The Red Woman ends up on Arya's list for taking Gendry away and using him for dark magic. But we couldn't help but notice that in last season during one of the scenes when Arya is repeating her list, she doesn't mention Melisandre. And in season eight's Battle of Winterfell episode, Arya doesn't even seem to fully recognize her. It doesn't really matter, though, since Melisandre voluntarily offs herself by discarding the magic necklace she wears that keeps her young, and turning to dust on the battlefield outside of Winterfell in season eight.
- Thoros of Myr: Like fellow Brotherhood Without Banners member Beric Dondarrion, he ends up on her list for his part in selling Gendry to Melisandre. He dies in season seven after being severely mauled by a zombie bear while traveling beyond the Wall with Jon Snow and co.
- Joffrey Baratheon: The disturbingly twisted, evil boy king receives Arya's ire for sentencing her father, Ned, to be beheaded for "treason." He dies in season four in a pretty satisfying way — graphically choking to death after being poisoned at his own wedding reception by Lady Olenna Tyrell (#TellCerseiItWasMe).
- Tywin Lannister: The Lannister patriarch helps orchestrate the Red Wedding, which is why Arya wants him dead in the first place. But then Tyrion steps up and murders his father instead. What a guy!
Honorable mention: Beric — Like Thoros, Arya hated him for selling Gendry to Melisandre. He's still alive at the start of season eight, though, when we see him come upon Arya and the Hound bonding on top of a wall in Winterfell the night before the big battle against the White Walker army. The Hound straight up asks her if Beric is still on Arya's list, and she reluctantly replies that he "used to" be. He later sacrifices his life for Arya's in season eight's third episode, securing him an official spot in her good graces.
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