Not many know that "Game of Thrones" was in for another incestuous relationship had author George RR Martin gone ahead with his planned romantic angle between Arya Stark and Jon Snow. "Their passion will continue to torment Jon and Arya throughout the trilogy until the secret of Jon's true parentage is finally revealed in the last book," the plotline read. Joseph Mawle played Benjen Stark, brother to Ned and Lyanna Stark, the TV series. In the show, however, Arya and Jon share a strong familial bond. Jon is shown as a mentor to Arya, who gifts her The Needle, which she later masters to become a faceless assassin, in the first season.

Source: dna April 21, 2019 06:33 UTC