Iain Glen on what’s next for Jorah, and Maisie Williams discusses Arya’s big decision

In “Blood of My Blood,” Arya Stark was faced with a choice: kill the kind-hearted Lady Crane and prove to the Faceless Men that she’s got what it takes to join their ranks, or abandon her mission and face the music. She chose Option #2, and we have yet to see what that’ll mean for her. Maisie Williams spoke to HBO’s Making Game of Thrones blog about how Arya came to her decision.

"She sees how Bianca (the actress who played Sansa) reacts to Lady Crane’s talent. Arya’s seen a lot of backstabbing and snakey-ness, and now it’s happening right in front of her, and she has the power to do something about it. Lady Crane is such a warm soul, which Arya hasn’t come across in a really long time. When Arya sees someone so selfish like Bianca, it’s something that really doesn’t sit well with her. I think that’s the moment when she thinks: I’m not going to do this. I’m going to take it upon myself to put things right."

According to Williams, Arya was “dead set” on becoming No One in the early parts of the season—after all, she refused Jaqen H’ghar’s offer to restore her sight in favor of continuing her training—but around the time she saw that play-within-a-play, she started to get her old spark back. “She’s now watching and realizing that the whole world believes her father was stupid and that Cersei is a loving mother,” Williams said of Arya. “So not only is she reliving one of the hardest moments of her life, she wants to stand up and say, ‘This is not how it went.’ It’s one of the moments that starts to bring the old Arya back to the surface.” The magic of the theater is an amazing thing.

When last we left her, it seemed like Arya understood that she had crossed a line, and was preparing for a confrontation, probably with the Waif, who’s had it in for her for a while. Williams explained the genesis of that rivalry:

"When Arya returns to the House of Black and White, she’s not willing to give up at all, which is why it’s such an interesting relationship between her and the Waif. The Waif has never met anyone who is this determined. The friction between them as the scenes roll out was so fun to do."

Hopefully, we’ll finally see the two of them square off for keeps in “The Broken Man.”

Elsewhere in Westeros, Jorah made peace with Daenerys only to be sent from her presence so he could find a cure for greyscale. Honestly, it was about as happy an ending as the guy could have expected, and while actor Iain Glen doesn’t give away any details about Jorah’s future in a new interview with Vulture, he does say that he’s worried about the guy’s chances.

"For any actor on the show, most of the time we’re just thinking, “Please keep me alive!” I’ve been very lucky to be a part of the show, right back to the pilot. If I go out in the madness of greyscale, then I’ll have thought I’ve done very well…I’ll be honest about that."

I mean, the only person known to have ever survived greyscale—Shireen—is dead, as is her father, who could have provided information on how he stopped its spread, so I understand being worried. For now, it sounds like Jorah will set out and try to find a cure for the disease, as his queen ordered. He’ll just need to be careful who he touches on the way. “[I]t’s a blessing that it was my left hand, not my sword hand,” Glen said. Apparently all the episode directors are careful not to show him touching anyone with the infected hand. “So I can kind of look after myself a little bit longer. But I’ve got to find a solution, or I’m on the road to madness.”