'Game of Thrones' Star Maisie Williams Debunks Sexist Arya Theory at Comic-Con

San Diego Comic-Con had a huge Game of Thrones panel planned before the series finale, which, according to Refinery29, was to include showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, along with multiple of the show's stars, and executive producer Miguel Sapochnik.

Huge, right? However, due to scheduling conflict (coincidence, maybe?) Benioff, Weiss, Iain Glen, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Sapochnik could not attend.

This made Maisie Williams the only female star on the panel and she took advantage of the opportunity to debunk a theory, which many have deemed sexist, about the death of the Night King. The theory basically stated that Arya needed much more assistance than shown in slaying him, and that Jon Snow was actually a huge help to her.

Williams made sure to correct this. "Arya did it on her own,” she said, adding, “If we’re going to give credit to anyone, then it’s Melisandre. Melisandre knew what she had to do to put the mission in Arya’s head when she’s really at the lowest point.” Rather than heckling, fans in the crowd responded to Williams' statement with applause.

What a great moment to have Williams defend Arya's position as the destroyer of the Night King, and the crowd's reaction definitely showed it was fan-approved.

[h/t: Refinery29]