Game Of Thrones: 15 Unforgettable Scenes From Season 7
5. Littlefinger Gets Played
Yep, it finally happened: Littlefinger finally got outplayed. This feels like something that should have happened a lot sooner, since the subtext of every line he says is "I'm a creepy man who should not be trusted."
He ran out of cards a season ago, and this season was the first we really got a chance to see Lord Baelish grasp for straws after he had outplayed his hand. This comes to a head in a climactic betrayal he really wasn't expecting.
Petyr Baelish's biggest weakness has always been his affection for Catelyn Stark. As the former owner of a brothel, he knows how to play other men's lusts and desires, but remains ridiculously ignorant of his own. When Sansa (quite correctly) decides he is to blame for so much of the death and tragedy in the show, he tries to play the sympathy card for the first time in the show.
Aidan Gillen is clearly having a great time exploring Baelish's desperation up until his throat gets cut by Arya. It's a great performance, and a fitting end to the most slimy character in the series.