Holly Thomas is a British writer and editor based in London. She tweets @HolstaT. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN.
A sex scene on"Game of Thrones" doesn't normally constitute news. Sex is practically punctuation for the HBO series -- more noticeable in its absence than its presence. But this week's episode, which saw Arya Stark -- played by 22-year-old Maisie Williams -- do the deed for the first time with her long-time crush Gendry, has invited some extra attention. In the scene, Arya first asks Gendry about his sexual experience , then expresses her desire to have sex. She kisses him, takes his top off, pushes him onto some kind of sack, then orders him to"take your own bloody pants off.
Opinion She is the same age Emilia Clarke was in the first ep of GOT and she was getting felt up by her brother and assaulted by her husband so....get over it.
Opinion Nope. Still not a big deal. It's the same as anything else. Why do you guys make this weird?
Opinion No it’s not!!!! If this character was a guy this would not be a headline
Opinion I’m still confused 🤷🏾♂️ with movies . Do they actually have real sex and strip off in front of each other
Opinion My input on this arya stark sex scene is... I only started watching game on thrones 4 weeks ago and arya Stark was 11 then so in 21 days she moved from a little girl playing with dolls to stripping off for a bastard 🤯🤯 head spin 🙃🙃
Opinion Game of Thrones is an example of how depraved our society has become. The author has some sick twisted fantasies about sleeping with his family members and young children. He is a psychopath.
Opinion Unless, like some people, you've only just started on Season 4. In which case it's really creepy.
Opinion Yep! This is what Hollywood and MSM specializes in, SEX & VIOLENCE!
Opinion It is more than a big deal... it just shouldn't have happened to Arya...
Opinion WHY THE FUCK IS THIS NEWS? IT'S A CHARACTER ON A TV SHOW.
Opinion Never watched the series and don't know if it's good or bad, but I must say this girl/boy doesn't excite me much.
Opinion She decided that she wanted it, and took it on her own terms, with a partner of her choosing. Considering how things generally go for women in that world, it just further emphasizes the strength that she's gained through her ordeals. I thought it was well done, all in all.
Opinion You should know how old is Arya Stark in the Book.
Opinion It was also gross
Opinion I think we're old enough to know that it's a tv series not real life dontoverthink
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Opinion Her character is old enough to decide if she wants sex or not. Look at the plot,from season 1 to season 8 that must be at least 5 to 8 years.Take Bran who is nearly a grown man . Arya is at least 17 or 18 y.old. She is one of the toughest female characters in GOT. She can!
Opinion Hmm, what do you just said?
Opinion Teenagers having sex...GET OUT!
Opinion It might be not a true sexual scene though. who cares.
Opinion I guess in westeros there’s no legal age limit to saying goodbye to your virginity esp with death hanging over your door. Besides, she chose Gendry! All those rowing .... 🤭😉
Opinion If Sanza's character is 13 that makes Arya's character about 11. I knew girls back when I was that age who were putting out so it's not so big a deal.
Opinion Arya at supposedly 10yrs, sticks a knife in someone’s eyes, slashes many opponents throats and stand there watching them die with a grin and everyone is moaning because she showed her boob and bum many years later. CMON!! 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Opinion Actually, it's not.
Opinion Oh let me guess she a lesbian
Opinion I guess I was alone in fast forwarding through that part. I’m not sure why, but I was under the impression the character Arya was 13-14 years old at the max. To me that scene was unsettling and broke the show in half.
Opinion We’ve all wanted this since she was like 12. It sounds crazy out loud, but it’s true
Opinion Protip:. If you comment in a thread that you don't care, you probably care more than the average person. People who actually don't care will not read or respond.
Opinion Honestly she is grown so she is a woman . It was her first time so she wanted to know what it was like before death comes
Opinion Thank goodness it's finally happening. She's got to be at least 14.
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Opinion bow chicka bow wow i guess