In his newest “Not a Weblog” entry on his private LiveJournal, Martin discusses a latest enterprise journey to London. On the docket for Martin was a gathering together with his British editors and Duncan Macmillan, the playwright who’s adapting a hallowed Recreation of Thrones historic occasion (The Tourney at Harrenhal) as a stage play. Tucked on the finish of these two bulletins (and some images of George getting off outrageous matches) is a compelling bit of knowledge. It seems that Martin additionally met with Arya Stark actress Maisie Williams a few high secret undertaking.
“We additionally acquired along with Maisie Williams for pizza and pasta, and talked about… nicely, no, higher not get into that, don’t need to jinx it. Nevertheless it could possibly be a lot enjoyable,” Martin writes.
What could possibly be a lot enjoyable, George? WHAT COULD BE SO MUCH FUN?!? Probably the most instant and apparent risk is the aforementioned Arya Stark spinoff, as that may certainly be a lot enjoyable. Longtime readers of A Track and Ice and Hearth know that the probably reply to the query of “What’s west of Westeros?” is a compelling one. All through Westerosi historical past, a number of people have investigated that question themselves, together with certainly one of Arya’s many historic ancestors named Brandon. All of those seafarers by no means made it again dwelling.
That’s most likely as a result of the entity that’s “west” of Westeros is definitely the “east.” If Martin’s fantasy world exists on a globe (and there’s no motive to consider it doesn’t as followers have dubbed it “Planetos”) then any journey west would finally conclude in Asshai – Melisandre’s hometown and a port metropolis full of literal darkness and horrors. They don’t name it “The Shadow” for nothing. If Recreation of Thrones needs to place Arya Stark’s plot armor to good use, we will consider no higher place to discover than Asshai.
After all, an Arya Stark spinoff isn’t the one factor that Martin could possibly be assembly with Williams about. There are numerous storytelling avenues that Martin is concerned with, each Thrones and in any other case. One in all them is even addressed in that very same weblog entry: the aforementioned Tourney at Harrenhal play. To that finish, The Nerdist got here by way of with a relatively good proposal. What if Williams is being eyed to painting Ned Stark’s sister Lyanna Stark within the Harrenhal play? Arya is claimed to have resembled a younger Lyanna in spite of everything, and getting a Recreation of Thrones performer to affix the manufacturing as a unique character can be a tremendously satisfying Easter egg for followers.
For as enjoyable as an Arya Stark spinoff can be, we have now to concede that just about any crew up between Martin and Williams involving Recreation of Thrones sounds simply as enjoyable as nicely.
