Sep 09, 2017 game of thrones, game of thrones 6x04 book of the stranger, game of thrones jon snow kit harington sansa stark sophie turner sorry about the food. First, lets remember that sansa should not even be in winterfell with the boltons, let alone marrying ramsay. Ramsay is wed to sansa stark, who escapes from winterfell along with theon. By now we all know that sansa starks storyline was drastically changed for. This is one case where the two are vastly different. Rather than stay hiding, sansa arms herself with the dragonglass dagger arya had given her and goes to fight them, with tyrion joining her. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to be arya stark. Why sansas wedding night was the most traumatizing game.
Im talking about sansa stark s impending marriage to the psychotic ramsay bolton formerly snow, which will inevitably result in tears and torture. Game of thrones goes offbook and enrages its female fans. Sansa stark has been able to thrive, to govern, to strategize, and to make decisions independent of mens counsel in spite of her history of abuse, not because of it. Anyone who has read the books and followed game of thrones interviews closely was bracing for this moment.
The game of faces the arya and sansa scenes that were misinterpreted greatly game of thrones duration. This was a big divergence from the book canon, and fans of the written series were. During the war of the five kings, ramsay is initially loyal to king in the north robb stark, retaking winterfell from theon greyjoy on his orders but at the same time sacking the castle as part of his fathers scheme to betray house stark. Initially betrothed to prince joffrey baratheon, the heir to the iron throne, sansa travels to kings landing in preparation for her nuptials, but essentially becomes a hostage of house lannister following the execution of her. Sansas childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she. Rape, molestation and sexual assault are not like other crimes. Ramsay bolton, formerly known as ramsay snow and sometimes called the bastard of bolton, is one of the main antagonists in the song of ice and fire novels, as well as game of thrones, the hbo series based on the books. As some fans predicted, sansa stark is indeed going to marry ramsay bolton. Who does sansa lose her virginity to in the game of thrones. As you say, the books do not perfectly align with the show. Avalynn stark, the oldest stark daughter, takes sansa s place to marry ramsay bolton. Lord ramsay bolton, born ramsay snow, was the legitimized. Anyone who has read the books and followed game of thrones interviews closely was. If youre a fan of the a song of ice and fire books and youre watching the latest season of game of thrones, you may have noticed that sansas storyline is deviating ever so slightly from.
Ramsay bolton, heir to the dreadfort, lord of winterfell, future warden in the north, and the hero and main protagonist a song of ice and fire. Sansa stark you will watch as my soldiers take turns. Sansa stark was raped for absolutely no reason during sunday nights episode of game of thrones the rightful heir to winterfell wed roose boltons bastard son in a move meant to help win. The boltons are claiming that jeyne is actually arya. In the books, ramsay is not married to sansa, but jeyne poole. He remains at the dreadfort when robb stark calls the bannermen to march south, and later marches to besiege winterfell when theon and the ironborn capture it in robbs absence. Yet sundays episode introduced what is perhaps the boldest departure yet from george r. What game of thrones gets wrong about sansa stark and. Littlefinger marries sansa off to the monstrous ramsay bolton, who likes.
Twitter erupted with game of thrones fandom angst sunday night as sansa stark was brutally attacked and humiliated on her wedding night by. Ramsay forces theon to join in with his sexual tortureabuse of his bride. Ramsay snow is the bastard son of roose bolton, lord of the dreadfort and head of house bolton, and is known as the bastard of bolton and the bastard of the dreadfort. In the book, ramsay orders theon, the stark ward who was raised as a brother to sansa, to not only stay and watch, but also to cut off the brides dress with a knife. The producers choice to insert sansa into what book readers refer to as the fake arya plot culminated in her choice to marry ramsay bolton, who proceeded to rape her on her wedding night.
In praise of sansa marrying ramsay on game of thrones. Yes, im talking about sansa starks impending marriage to the psychotic ramsay bolton formerly snow, which will inevitably result in tears and torture. I wont try to run away, not ever, ill give him sons, i swear it, i swear it. Lord ramsay bolton, born ramsay snow, was the legitimized bastard son of roose bolton, lord of the dreadfort, and the unidentified wife of a miller during the war of the five kings, ramsay is initially loyal to king in the north robb stark, retaking winterfell from theon greyjoy on his orders but at the same time sacking the castle as part of his fathers scheme to betray house stark. Apr 27, 2015 sansa stark is marrying another psycho. Of course, the bummer thing about this for all of us sansa lovers is that, in a dance with dragons, greyjoyflayer bolton ends up torturing the crap out of jeyne to get her to be subservient. Also, the main way that sansa and boltons story lines differ is that ramsay bolton doesnt marry, much less sexually assault sansa stark in the book. And ever since roose bolton announced that his wife was pregnant.
Sansa stark wont be shamed into silence after abuse by ramsay bolton. Why does ramsay bolton treat sansa stark that way on their wedding night. Sansa stark is a member of house stark and is the elder daughter of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark. Was sansa stark morally correct in feeding ramsay bolton to his dogs or. Ramsay snow is the bastard son of roose bolton, lord of the dreadfort and head of house bolton. Game of thrones tv, a song of ice and fire george r. Baelish brokers a marriage between sansa and ramsay bolton, now the heir to the north after the death of. Introduced in 1998s a clash of kings, ramsay is the bastard son of roose bolton, the lord of the dreadfort, an ancient fortress. If anyone should be bolton right about now, its sansa stark. In what could be another cruel twist for sansa sophie turner, her guardian. Did game of thrones really need to rape sansa stark. Game of thrones season 5 episode 3, four walls and a roof, revealed one of the biggest shocks for fans of george rr martins books, that sansa stark is set to marry bolton ramsay thanks to her uncle littlefingers scheming.
Why sansas wedding night was the most traumatizing game of. Sansa tries to persuade jon to help her drive the boltons out of winterfell. If according to the book sansa is not married to ramsay. Littlefinger, it seems, is not aware of ramsays cruelty. He is married off to jeyne poole thinking that shes arya stark. Twitter erupted with game of thrones fandom angst sunday night as sansa stark was brutally attacked and humiliated on her wedding night by her sadistic new husband ramsay bolton. Ramsay keeps theon as a prisoner, flaying him and sending his flesh to robb stark as a sign of alliance.
May 18, 2015 game of thrones had to really push to top how upsetting the red wedding was, but sundays episode, unbowed, unbent, unbroken, presented the most horrifying scene to date. After sansa stark s horrifying rape on sundays game of thrones, a feminist website has banned coverage of the show and a u. Ramsay bolton, previously known as ramsay snow, is a fictional character in the a song of ice and fire series of fantasy novels by american author george r. However, this alliance would end when roose murders robb and ends the stark campaign. Their anger was mostly due not to jeynes absence, but to. I doubt the battle of winterfell plays out in the books the same way it did on the show.
In the show, littlefinger marries sansa off to the monstrous ramsay bolton, who likes to feed women to his dogs for fun. May 18, 2015 also, the main way that sansa and boltons story lines differ is that ramsay bolton doesnt marry, much less sexually assault sansa stark in the book. This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser. Game of thrones, game of thrones 6x04 book of the stranger, game of thrones jon snow kit harington sansa stark sophie turner sorry about the food. In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is married off to westeross leastdesirable bachelor. As one of the only female characters who did not wield a sword, sansas softness and femininity were often misinterpreted as weaknesses not only by some viewers but also by the other characters in the show. The freys may not care, but the other northern houses who had served house stark for generations do. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. This makes the claim on winterfell all the more fragile. As incredibly hard as it is to watch, this scene proved that not only does sansa stark learn from her mistakes, but she grows stronger through her hardships. Lord ramsay bolton, born ramsay snow, was the legitimized bastard son of roose bolton, lord of the dreadfort, and the unidentified wife of a miller.
We game of thrones fans dreaded it was coming ever since littlefinger brought sansa stark back to winterfell to marry the new heir in the north, ramsay bolton. He serves as a supporting antagonist in season 3, one of the secondary antagonists of season 4, the main antagonist of season 5, and one of the two main antagonists of. The show never explains in any more detail, but given ramsays behavior, it sounds as if they are implying. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse. Does ramsay treat the fake arya in the books as badly as he treats. Roose bolton s bastard son, once named ramsay snow and legitimized after proving his worth to his father. Queen sansa stark is the eldest daughter of lord eddard stark and his wife, lady catelyn, sister of robb, arya, bran, and rickon stark, and halfsister of jon snow. Initially betrothed to prince joffrey baratheon, the heir to the iron throne, sansa travels to kings landing in preparation for. Roose boltons bastard son, once named ramsay snow and legitimized after proving his worth to his father. Ramsay rips sansas wedding gown apart, bends her over, then forces his way into her as she cries. From the beginning, the marriage between sansa, the rightful heir to winterfell, and ramsay bolton was always meant to be political, and therefore.
In a series full of unhappy unions, last nights game of thrones just introduced the unhappiest of all. But boy have those tv writers been hard on sansa stark. Well, if youre a book snob, which i am, you might treat only books as the canonical story,which i do. Sansa stark may not go to winterfell at all in the novels, but jeyne poolramsays poor bride in the books whose place sansa has takendoes get sexually assaulted. On the rape of sansa stark and quitting game of thrones. May 31, 2015 who can forget how sansa lost her virginity to her sociopathic new husband, ramsay bolton on game of thrones. King tommen declares ramsay a true bolton, and he is set to marry arya stark, who is actually jeyne poole, a friend of sansas from winterfell. After the wedding ceremony, tyrion chooses not to consummate the marriage due to sansas lack of desire in him.
His sense of honor is the type that will always win out, because he cant imagine what ramsay really is since he hasnt experienced it. In the books, ramsay is as horrific character as youd ever want not to meet. In season 6 of the television show game of thrones, sansa discusses her experiences with ramsay bolton with another character, but is reluctant to talk about what exactly happened. Sansa stark is one of the major pov characters in the books. In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is. Ramsay actor iwan rheon indicated sansa might not suffer much physical abuse, because his father roose bolton michael mcelhatton would not likely tolerate an important key to. May 18, 2015 did we really need to see ramsay bolton rape sansa stark. This is a story where sansa stark turns ramsay into a better man.
She merely confirms the other characters guess that. Before you read on there are spoilers in here that might ruin it. It was during a night of horrific and controversial rape, no less. Avalynn stark, the oldest stark daughter, takes sansas place to marry ramsay bolton.
The showrunners decided to place the fate of this character to sansa stark in got. Being that, ramsay didnt get to lay his hands on sansa. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansa. The biggest scene on sundays game of thrones was toned down dramatically from the books. Sansa stark is a fictional character created by american author george r. Introduced in a game of thrones 1996, sansa is the elder daughter and second child of lord eddard stark and his wife lady catelyn stark. Episode six ending was brutal but it remains to be seen if it was necessary. Well, if youre a booksnob, which i am, you might treat only books as the canonical story,which i do. In the show, littlefinger marries sansa off to the monstrous ramsay bolton, who likes to feed women to his dogs for. Instead, his bride is a different stark, or someone masquerading as a stark. Although it is never explicitly shown for obvious reasons, it can be inferred that ramsay tortured sansa. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansas. What game of thrones gets wrong about sansa stark and abuse. King tommen declares ramsay a true bolton, and he is set to marry arya stark, who is actually jeyne poole, a friend of sansa s from winterfell.
After sansas assault, fans were enraged with the shows deviation from the books plotline. She is a prominent character in martins awardwinning a song of ice and fire series. This story takes place after their wedding night and it develops into a love story that was one that they should have had. While this is a very bold departure, we liked the power of bringing a stark back to winterfell and having. Sansa stark was raped for absolutely no reason during sunday nights episode of game of thrones. But in martins books, sansa is still at the eyrie when her storyline ends. Game of thrones fans need to understand sansas rape. A dance with dragons edit theon has suffered greatly at the hands of ramsay, now adopting the title reek and acting as ramsays personal plaything with a status just below the dogs. Sansa s childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she were arya. As arya stark, jeyne accompanies the host of lord roose bolton from the twins to siege of. Run with wolves ramsay bolton book 1 chapter 1 wattpad. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in. If they did not give good sport, he would rape them and then flay.
In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is played by sophie turner. Game of thrones fans witnessed the horror sansa stark went through with ramsay bolton. Sansa stark you will watch as my soldiers take turns raping. Last nights episode saw one of the most disturbing scenes of the entire series so far, with ramsay bolton forcing theon greyjoy to watch as he raped sansa stark on their wedding night. Sansa is still safe relatively under protection of petyr and very much in va. What happened to jeyne poole in the game of thrones books. During the battle of winterfell, she and tyrion end up hiding in the crypt as wights swarm around them, attacking anyone still living. Game of thrones ramsay bolton characters tv tropes. In the television adaptation game of thrones he is portrayed by iwan rheon. A song of ice and fire book spoilers referenced ahead. With sansa as the only living stark as far as anyone knows, this gives. Sansa stark is now engaged to marry the psychotic ramsay snow bolton. Game of thrones team explains changing sansas story.
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