5+ Times 'Game Of Thrones' Foreshadowed That Major Twist Ending

So if you didn't see Episode 3 of Season 8, then turn away now.

Or, alternatively, say "la-la-la-la" over and over again while closing your eyes. Now open them and close this page, you spazz.

Wasn't The Battle Of Winterfell awesome?

Sure, it was darker than someone telling a deeply personal secret at midnight during an eclipse, but from what I could make out it was pretty freaking cool.

There he is.

The Night King. He's about to off Bran, our boy, our dude, when BLAM!

Here comes Arya like a cat in the night, pouncing on that icy wiener like he was Gendry.

Okay nevermind, so she stabs that overgrown popsicle in his stinking gut and smash! Boom! Bam!

The Frozen Army of The Dead shatters, including ol' Viserion, who was about to blast Lil' Jon Snow into snowflakes.

Heck, who could've?

Sure, Arya was meant to be one of the key players from the beginning however, nobody knew she would defeat the Night King, the baddest b-word in the Seven Kingdoms.

Turns out, the show has apparently been setting her up to be the big, grand hero all along. Huh, go figure. I thought it would've been Ser Pounce.

Remember when Bran is taking shots at targets with his bow and arrow?

He takes too long, thinks too much, then smash! Boom! Bam! Arya comes from behind and nails the target.

However, the first thing she does in the Battle Of Winterfell is fire an arrow, which is a cool little throwback to her first scene.

Way back in the first episode, when Jon gives her Needle, she says "I can be quick" and Jon tells her the first rule of sword fighting: stick them with the pointy end.

Arya repeats the same instruction to Sansa when giving her a dagger to protect herself in the crypts. Maybe it'll be the new Stark family motto.

Remember how she sneaks up on Jon near the Godswood tree? Even all those years ago, Arya was quiet as a mouse and able to get places without being noticed.

Just like how she snuck up on Jon, she sneaks up on the Night King, and our only sign that she was passing the White Walkers was a wisp of hair blowing in the wind of her passing.

Then what does Melisandre remind Arya of right before she goes up against the Night King himself?

That's right, she says: "What do we tell the God of Death?".

When she talked about "the eyes [Arya] would shut forever?"

Well, little did we know how important that "blue eyes" comment would be.

Melisandre's comment might contain even more foreshadowing, so if I were Cersei, I'd be covering my green eyes with as many pairs of sunglasses as I could fit on my head.

Who teaches her about the weak points in armor, and how to stab a man in the heart.

Or, if not a man, then some sort of frozen wight. Just in case.

Little did we know that great purpose would be to keep Arya Stark alive and to teach her the way to destroy the Night King.

Or, maybe he's supposed to win the Iron Throne. Who knows?

Did Bran know this was going to play out from the beginning?

Did he save the very dagger that was almost used on him in Season 1 for this very reason?

I know I'd be concerned if my brother handed off a knife to me that was intended to kill him. But I guess the Starks aren't exactly a normal family.

What did you think about Arya's major victory? Do you think she'll take the Iron Throne? Or will it be... Ser Pounce?

Even Maisie Williams didn't know that it would be her to bring down the Night King, so don't feel too bad if you didn't pick up on all the clues.

He told Entertainment Weekly, "It’s about almost losing her from the story and then have her come in as a surprise and pinning all our hopes on Jon being the guy going to do it — because Jon’s always the guy."

"And then he fails. He fails at the very last minute. So I’m hoping that’s a nice switch that no one sees coming."

Did you see it coming? Were you as shocked as we were by Arya's moment to shine?