Things aren't looking good for Maisie Williams in 'Doctor Who' sneak peek

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Hillary Busis
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Behold this first look at Saturday's all-new episode of Doctor Who, in which the Doctor and Clara "must train a useless band of Vikings to defend themselves against the galaxy’s most deadly army," according to the BBC. They will, at least, have help from Maisie Williams, who plays a Viking girl named Ashildre -- and everyone knows that Arya Stark doesn't know how to be useless.

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On Game of Thrones, Williams has faced all kinds of challenges -- the beheading of her father; the brutal murders of her mother and brother; an excruciatingly long and perilous journey that ended with learning that the one person who might be able to keep her safe had literally just died; going blind during assassin training; this hairstyle. But she's never been trapped inside a giant trash compactor with a horde of Vikings.

Then again, things might not end up going so well for Ashildre; the episode's title, after all, is "The Girl Who Died."

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