'Game of Thrones' season 7 news, spoilers: Maisie Williams says it's time to wrap 'GoT' up
While "Game of Thrones" fans may be heartbroken over the impending conclusion of the critically acclaimed HBO fantasy drama, there's at least one person who believes that the series needs to be wrapped up — and soon.
In a recent interview with Variety, "Game of Thrones" actress Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, said that it's time to wrap "Thrones" up.
Speaking about the shortened "Game of Thrones" season 7, Williams said, "Good things must come to an end or they're not good anymore."
"It doesn't last forever, and we've done what we came to do," she explained. "It's time to wrap this up, and it will have the ending it was always supposed to have, and that's very special."
This summer, "Game of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss confirmed that the upcoming season will consist of only seven episodes, three less than the number of episodes for seasons 1 to 6. The duo is also reportedly planning on releasing six episodes for season 8, the show's final season.
According to Williams, Benioff and Weiss "started this with an end in sight, and so it's exciting to be closing it." The actress also commended the pair for telling the story the way they intended it to play out instead of extending the series to maximize profits.
Williams also spoke about Arya's assassination of the cold-blooded Walder Frey (David Bradley) in the season 6 finale. According to the actress, she was "so thrilled" by the scene.
"Everyone, from all departments, said, 'You have got the best kill of any kill ever. I don't think there's a single person in the world that won't be thrilled that Walder Frey is gone,'" she said.
Meanwhile, "Game of Thrones" fan website Watchers on the Wall reports that the show could be filming scenes with Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) at the Dragonpit in King's Landing.
According to the website, sources claim that season 7 will find Daenerys and her dragons at the Dragonpit, a huge old building in King's Landing. This means that Daenerys and her massive army — or, at least, her dragons — will make it safely to King's Landing for a possible showdown with Cersei (Lena Headey).
Watchers on the Wall also points out that the Dragonpit scenes could be filmed in one of the new Spain locations for "Game of Thrones."
The penultimate season of "Game of Thrones" is scheduled to debut sometime in 2017.