On last night's episode of Game of Thrones, "Stormborn", a character we haven't seen since early in season 1 made a surprising return: Nymeria, Arya's long-lost direwolf.
The youngest Stark girl encountered her old friend while stopping to make camp on her way back to Winterfell, and although the beast did recognize her former companion, she chose not to accompany Arya on her journey home and loped away with her pack. As Nymeria departed, Arya was heard to say, "no, that's not you", which understandably led to some confusion.
The line was actually a callback from a moment in season 1 in which Arya tells her father that she's destined for a very different life than the one he has envisioned for her. An initially heartbroken Arya recognizes that the wolf has also made a new life for herself and can no longer be a part of her human counterpart's journey.
HBO has now officially released the scene in its entirely. Check it out below, and be sure to share your thoughts in the usual place.
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