'Game of Thrones' returned with Arya bringing the pain and the internet loved it

Arya made sure everyone knows the North remembers
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Peter Allen Clark
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Season 7 of Game of Thrones wasted no time in dropping the mouths of all the rabid fans who waited too long for the show to return.

And Arya Stark made those mouths drop.

In the opening scene of "Dragonstone," we all watched Walder Frey and scratched our heads. "I thought Arya killed him like a complete and total ninja assassin last year," we told our cats.

But then (SPOILERS), Arya removed her old man mask as the poisoned men fell around her.

And the internet remembered why it loves Game of Thrones.

If nothing else happens this episode, we'll always have that sweet beginning.

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Peter Allen Clark

I have done neat stuff all over these United States from sailing lessons on the Puget Sound to motorcycle maintenance on the backroads of upstate New York. My professional experience extends from newspaper reporting in the mountains of Eastern Oregon to fixing espresso machines throughout Kentucky. I also have kept a cat alive for 10 years.

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