But the masterstroke is the final beat. Walder looks at a servant girl and asks, "What are you staring at?" The camera holds. It is a face we recognize: face, but not our Arya. It is Jaqen H’ghar, wearing the face of the girl who betrayed the Faceless Men. Jaqen gives a slow, approving nod, and removes the face to reveal his own.
Beyond the Wall, Benjen Stark—missing since Season 1—rescues Meera and the unconscious Bran from the wights. He reveals the Children of the Forest saved him from becoming a White Walker by shoving dragonglass into his heart. He is now part of the living but marked by death. He leaves them near the Wall, warning Bran: “The Night King knows you’re here. He will come for you.” Game of Thrones - Season 6- Episode 6
The episode marks significant developments in several character arcs: But the masterstroke is the final beat
Essential viewing for the R+L=J reveal and the Hound’s return. It is Jaqen H’ghar, wearing the face of
The dialogue is finally heard: "His name is Aegon Targaryen... You have to protect him. If Robert finds out, he’ll kill him. You know he will. Promise me, Ned."
Back in the Riverlands (the episode is geography-hopping), Bran Stark is being dragged by Meera through the snow. They are pursued by the Night’s King’s wights. Enter Benjen Stark (played by Joseph Mawle), still wielding a flaming ball-and-chain. He has been missing since Season 1. He explains he was stabbed by a White Walker with dragonglass (the same way the Children created the Night King) and is now "a dead man" but not a wight—a sentient, half-undead guardian.