One of the Most Confusing GoT Season 8 Scenes Finally Explained
Game of Thrones season 8 admittedly had a whole bunch of questionable moments, but among them all, many people consider the scene with Arya and the white horse one of the weirdest.
In the middle of the final battle, amidst all the chaos and fire and death, there's this long slow-motion scene with a random horse… And it never really got any explanation: everyone just kind of decided to ignore it.
If you're as confused as we are about what it meant or why it happened, we have some news. Reddit users decided to finally make sense of the white horse scene and came up with quite a few explanations — here are the best ones.
The Biblical Death
Conquest and Plague are known to ride a white and a pale horse, respectively. Some users suggest that the horse was Death, a fairly close friend of Arya's — and it takes Arya away from the city of death and destruction, which The King's Landing became at that point.
Arya's liberation
Arya was obsessed with killing off people from her list, and she arrived at The King's Landing on a black horse specifically to murder Cercei. But in the midst of pure horror and pain, she dropped this quest to help innocent civilians. The white horse might have symbolized her change and liberation from the years-long obsession.
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Brother's help
By the time of The King's Landing massacre (or the final battle, according to Daenerys), Bran has been a warg for quite some time. It's entirely possible that the white horse was his doing — just brotherly care for a sister, trying to save her from the city that's falling apart.
Sandor's spirit
Arya has renounced vengeance for Sandor, and the mother and daughter she wanted to protect died, with the little girl's wooden horse being charred by the fire.
Some fans assume that the horse, white on one side, and charred and bruised on the other, was Sandor's spirit giving her a chance to step back from her promises.
Just because
Finally, a lot of people seem to have zero faith in D&D's creativity — they say that this scene was only there either for a cool shot or to "symbolize symbolism". And while this totally might have been the case… It's not the most appealing theory, is it?