‘Game of Thrones’: How the Books Fleshed Out Walder Frey’s Pies

As satisfying as Arya’s revenge was, fans of the books might have preferred George R.R. Martin’s approach to the most twisted pie ever

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(Warning: “Game of Thrones” and “A Song of Ice and Fire” spoilers ahead)

We only got a few minutes of Arya Stark in the season finale of “Game of Thrones,” but it was a big few minutes. Using the mask magic of the Faceless Men, Arya killed the mastermind of the Red Wedding, Walder Frey … but not before presenting him with a pie made from the carved bodies of hisย sons.

It’s a pretty gruesome end for the Freys, but it’s also one that nods back to George R.R. Martin‘s books. In “A Song of Ice and Fire,” it is strongly hinted that Frey’s sons suffered the same fate that Arya brought upon them, but it comes from a different person and in a much more roundabout way.

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