Game of Thrones Season 4 Spoilers: Maisie Williams Explains Arya's Laughing Fit

In the most recent Season 4 episode of Game of Thrones, entitled "The Mountain and The Viper," Arya Stark and The Hound arrived at the gates of the Vale only to find out her aunt had died three days earlier. But instead of crying or mourning the woman she never met, the young brave sword wielder burst out laughing.

Some fans assumed Arya laughed because of how ridiculous her situation has become as she and the Hound have marched from place to place for what feels like forever. But actress Maisie Williams offered her own opinion on the scene to EW.com:

"I loved that. That was my favorite reaction of Arya's ever. There's so much speculation on the Internet, whether she's laughing at The Hound and how ridiculous he now looks because he doesn't have a plan of action, or whether she's laughing at the fact that she now really has no one, or whether she's just that messed up now because she doesn't really know how she feels inside, and just laughs and goes with it.

"When I was doing it, it was more a reaction to The Hound. This whole time he's been giving her such a hard time. He's so in control, and he's this tough guy, saying he's going to take me to my aunt in the Vale and 'I'm going to get my money and I don't care about you, I just want my money.' And all of a sudden this happens, and Arya completely loves it. And through laughter, she's saying, 'Now what are you going to do?' It's fascinating to see this little girl giggling in the sunlight."

Williams also said Arya and The Hound have to come up with a new plan now. "What are they going to do?" she said. "They've got too much of a relationship now for him to just leave her."

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