Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams hit up The Tonight Show and “accidentally” revealed that Arya dies in the second episode of the final season. Spoiler alert: It was an April Fool's Day joke! Ha. Ha. Ha. But they fully tricked the entire audience, so...worth it. Game of Thrones is just about to return for its final season (nooOOOoOOOoooOOooO), which means the cast only has a few days left to keep the world’s biggest secret: how this show ends. Honestly, it seems like some kinda miracle that no one has slipped up and spoiled GoT, so Maisie Williams went ahead and trolled the entire world by showing up on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to play an elaborate April Fool's Day joke on the audience. Basically, she was asked by Jimmy for details about Game of Thrones, and said THIS: “I’ve decided to just keep a tight lip on everything, HBO sent out a lot of memos recently about just saying nothing, so there’s really nothing I can say. They would absolutely kill me. I don’t know, like during shooting the final days were really, like, emotional, saying good-bye to all the cast, because when I found out that Arya died in like the second episode, I was—” And then she made THIS face: YouTube Then Maisie and Jimmy did a whole ~bit~ where Jimmy said they’d edit the moment out while Maisie worried about the audience potentially tweeting the spoiler, and THEN Maisie dramatically ran offstage mid-interview, and THEN Jimmy dramatically followed her. Which brings us to the point where Jimmy “checked on” Maisie, and they were both all “HAPPY APRIL FOOOOOOOOOLS’ DAY LOLLLLL,” seeming incredibly pleased with themselves. This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Like...kay, this was kinda funny. But Arya better be alive by the end of episode two, that’s all I’m saying. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Follow Mehera on Instagram. Mehera Bonner Mehera Bonner is a news writer who focuses on celebrities and royals. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>She got us — and she got us good. Appearing on the Tonight Show on Monday, Maisie Williams talked all things Game of Thrones ahead of the eighth and final season. After she revealed her top five moments playing Arya Stark — dad Ned’s death, reuniting with Sansa, etc. — host Jimmy Fallon pressed the actress for a spoiler. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “I have decided to just keep a tight lip on everything — HBO have sent out a lot of memos recently about just saying nothing,” she insisted. “So there’s really nothing that I could say, they would absolutely kill me.” “You couldn’t give one little spoiler?” Fallon asked. “One little hint of a crumb is all I ask.” “During shooting, the final days were really emotional — saying goodbye to all the cast. Because when I found out that Arya died in like, the second episode —” Williams said before suddenly stopping herself and clapping both hands over her mouth. Williams began to visibly panic, hands trembling as she begged Fallon to edit the slip-up out of the show. Then she ran offstage, and Fallon followed to check on her — only for both to return and announce the whole thing was a giant April Fools’ Day prank. Fake spoilers out of the way, Williams, 21, reflected on how things have changed over the course of eight seasons with the HBO megahit. Most notably? When she first landed the role in 2011, her mom used to have to travel with her because she was under 16. “At 16 you can travel alone and you start working adult hours. So we were shooting a scene where Arya kills Ser Meryn Trant and it’s this really graphic, horrifying scene. I was 16 and I was alone and I had just left school,” she recalled. “I was on set and they said, ‘We’re going to have to do some overtime.’ And for me it was the first time I was ever doing that, so it was really, really exciting. When they do overtime, they bring you pizza.” “So they did this huge pizza order — we’re talking like, a crew of 100 people so there’s boxes and boxes of pizza,” she continued. “I come out and I’ve got this dagger in my hand, a nightie on and I’m covered in blood, having just stabbed this guy in both of his eyes. And I walk out and I grab a slice of pizza and I remember thinking, ‘This is my life. I am so glad I left school.’ ”<doc-sep>
With the end of Game of Thrones drawing near, it's safe to assume every GoT fan out there is a little anxious and eager to find out the fate of their favorite characters once the "epic battle" ends. So you can imagine how devastated fans were when Maisie Williams joked that her role in the new season is short-lived during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon—and she got us good. After reminiscing about Arya Stark's defining moments on the show, Fallon asked the actress if she could offer up any spoilers about the new season. "I've decided to just keep a tight lip on everything. HBO sent out a lot of memos recently about just saying nothing, so there's really nothing that I can say, they would absolutely kill me," she said. Fallon kept pushing Williams to give up details, to which she responded, "I don't know, like during shooting, like, the final days were really, like, emotional, saying goodbye to all of the cast, because when I found out that Arya died in like the second episode, I was..." She immediately covered her mouth and looked towards the audience who were gasping (and laughing) at Williams's slip up. Williams and Fallon attempted to carry on with the show, but Maisie abruptly ran off stage with Fallon trailing behind her before the duo turned around and yelled "April Fools." Whew. Somebody give Maisie Williams all the awards for that dramatic prank because that would've been a real heartbreaker. But was Maisie Williams actually joking or preparing us? We won't find out until the final season of Game of Thrones, which begins on April 14 on HBO. Nerisha Penrose Assistant Editor Nerisha is the assistant editor at ELLE.com, covering all things beauty and fashion.