Sansa stark was married to tyrion lannister and wanted for regicide. Did game of thrones really need to rape sansa stark. 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. What game of thrones gets wrong about sansa stark and abuse. Apr 27, 2015 why game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of the. Why game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of. Ramsay snow is lord roose boltons bastard son and the product of rape. This means that the marriage was never made official in the eyes of the gods, and as such she is free to go on to marry anyone as officially, the marriage never took place. Who can forget how sansa lost her virginity to her sociopathic new husband, ramsay bolton on game of thrones. There was no way she, or littlefinger, could get her marriage annulled without cerseis knowledge. Instead, his bride is a different stark, or someone masquerading as a stark.
Before you read on there are spoilers in here that might ruin it. The reason behind that major sansa twist on game of. May 15, 2019 it was sansa starks survival instincts and cunning that got her through to the end of game of thrones season 8. How did marrying sansa to ramsay help littlefinger achieve. In praise of sansa marrying ramsay on game of thrones. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse. The betrothal and consequential nightmaremarriage between sansa and ramsay doesnt exactly exist in asoiaf. May 18, 2015 game of thrones, season 5 episode 6 ending. But she has misanalysed ramsay, even when she saw theon with those dogs, in the dungeons. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to. Why does ramsay bolton treat sansa stark that way on their. In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is played by sophie turner. She has an older brother, robb, two younger brothers, bran and rickon, a. Jeyne pooles story from the books could provide clues as to sansas arc in the show.
The choice i was referring to was sansas choice to marry ramsay and walk into that room. Anyone who has read the books and followed game of thrones interviews closely was bracing for this moment. But in sunday nights episode, it is revealed that littlefinger has set up sansa to marry ramsay instead. Sansa begs reek to help her signal her northern allies by lighting a candle in the broken tower. Ramsay doesnt quite have the fan base sansa does which is kind of like saying arya doesnt have quite the height brienne does, but its easy to see how marrying sansa could improve his. In a series full of unhappy unions, last nights game of thrones just introduced the unhappiest of all. Sansa stark is the eldest daughter and second child of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark, the warden of the north. Its never a nice day for a game of thrones wedding, especially one that involves the boltons. If ramsay bolton married sansa stark, it would be a crime against the crown and would incur the. Spoilers extended sansa and sandors real but still. May 23, 2015 she chose to marry ramsay as a power play. There was a wedding, a major arrest and a fan favorite character was raped in the shows final moments. Apr 27, 2015 but meanwhile, in the published books, theres a character introduced named jeyne poole, sansa s best friend, who ends up impersonating arya. Game of thrones reveals sansa starks marriage to ramsay.
In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is. May 31, 2015 who can forget how sansa lost her virginity to her sociopathic new husband, ramsay bolton on game of thrones. Apr 27, 2015 sansa stark is marrying another psycho. Who does sansa lose her virginity to in the game of thrones. Game of thrones littlefinger is a genius in the books. It was sansa starks survival instincts and cunning that got her through to the end of game of thrones season 8. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to be arya stark. In the a song of ice and fire books, ramsay bolton formerly known as ramsay snow marries a. Apr 12, 2015 the prospect of a ramsay and sansa marriage is a game of thrones theory popular amongst fans right now. Youve been a bystander to tragedy since the day they executed your father, he tells sansa in season five. The prospect of a ramsay and sansa marriage is a game of thrones theory popular amongst fans right now. Sansa stark may not go to winterfell at all in the novels, but jeyne poolramsays. Petyr baelish took her by the hand and drew her down onto his lap.
Who does sansa lose her virginity to in the game of. You have to consider the conversation sansa had with littlefinger, it holds the answer to all your question, at least from sansa s narrative but thats all we have. The reason that sansa could still be betrothed to ramsay bolton after her marriage to tyrion lannister is that he marriage to tyrion was never consumated. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is. May 18, 2015 sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game of thrones s05e06. Book sansa doesnt want to marry, and she didnt even have the ramsay treatment. Sansa was instead married to ramsay bolton in season 5. This is a place to enjoy and discuss the hbo series, book series asoiaf, and grrm works in general. What game of thrones gets wrong about sansa stark and. A few years back, ucantuse crafted a post arguing persuasively that when sansa tries to hide her bloody menstruel sheets by burning them in her fireplace in acok, she in effect uses fireandbloodfueled bloodmagicdefinitely figuratively, maybe even literallyto summon herself a hero to save her from her marriage to joffrey, and is given sandor, whom she symbolically marries. Sansa wants her home back, and her thoughts always went that way, but she never knew what was in between her and her desire. Years ago, roose discovered that a miller had wed without his permission. He managed to convince her with his words that marrying ramsay was a good idea. Yeah ok i know this is all back in s5 and this particular plot has all but been tied up, but im currently watching through the entire show from beginning to end and am currently going through s5 been holding off but have gotten sick of the wait for the novels and one thing im just not understanding here is the sansaramsay marriage.
A few years back, ucantuse crafted a post arguing persuasively that when sansa tries to hide her bloody menstruel sheets by burning them in her fireplace in acok, she in effect uses fireandbloodfueled bloodmagicdefinitely figuratively, maybe even literallyto summon herself a hero to save her from her marriage to joffrey, and is given sandor, whom she symbolically marries, thus. The biggest scene on sundays game of thrones was toned down dramatically from the books. With ramsay now dead, does sansa s marital status technically. She has an older brother, robb, two younger brothers, bran and rickon, a younger sister. The reason behind that major sansa twist on game of thrones. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Sansa is initially reluctant to marry into yet another family that betrayed hers, but baelish pacifies her by claiming it will be an opportunity for her to avenge her family. As some fans predicted, sansa stark is indeed going to marry ramsay bolton.
Cersei would never, never have allowed sansa to live. Martins books, which saw ramsay marry a girl impersonating arya maisie williams, so no. Even though characters like tyrion believe it does, as he made it clear to his father that he wont rape sansa by forcing himself on her. May 18, 2015 anyone who has read the books and followed game of thrones interviews closely was bracing for this moment. May 18, 2015 a vast departure from her book plot in a feast for crows, sansa has. Youve been a bystander to tragedy since the day they executed your father, he tells sansa in. Jun 27, 2016 he gained nothing from his brief alliance with the boltons. Game of thrones goes offbook and enrages its female fans. While sansa isnt raped in the books, ramsay does rape jayne on their wedding night. That night, ramsay rapes sansa, and forces reek to watch.
Apr 26, 2015 but in martins books, sansa is still at the eyrie when her storyline ends in a feast for crows, while ramsay marries a minor character who hasnt appeared in the tv version. And dont even get me started on the weak logic behind sending sansa to winterfell to marry ramsay. Also, her past makes her more desperate though it isnt shown, it looks like she wants her home back. In the a song of ice and fire books, ramsay bolton formerly known as ramsay snow marries a girl who is posing as arya stark, but is actually jeyne poole, a childhood friend of sansas from winterfell. Sansas childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she.
Fans complained the directors should be ashamed because the rape was too harsh but, actually, they toned it. Martins books, which saw ramsay marry a girl impersonating arya maisie williams, so no one knows how bad things could get for sansa. Sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game of. The may 17 episode of game of thrones was downright shocking. 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. He had the miller hanged and violently raped his wife under the tree where the miller was hung. In season 3, episode 8, the second sons, sansa marries tyrion before being unceremoniously taken to marry ramsay bolton instead. She merely confirms the other characters guess that.
Sansa stark is a member of house stark and is the elder daughter of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark. Sansas childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if. Baelishs rise to the kings council comes in george r. 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. On the rape of sansa stark and quitting game of thrones. In the books, ramsay is wed to jeyne poole, a former winterfell friend of sansa s, now. Cogman described sansas decision to marry ramsay as a hardened woman making a choice, and she sees this as the way to. Why did sansa agree to marry ramsay speeli summary. 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 game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of the. A new game of thrones fan theory suggests that sansa stark could end up marrying jon snow at some point in the storyline. Sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game. Queen sansa stark is the eldest daughter and the second child of lord eddard stark and his wife, lady catelyn.
But that all changed when littlefinger sent her off to marry ramsay. Sansaramsay marriage did not make sense general got. The lannisters send jeyne also nicknamed fake arya by fans to marry ramsay bolton. Sansa s childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she were arya. Ramsay rips sansas wedding gown apart, bends her over, then forces his way into her as she cries. Sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game of thrones s05e06. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansa. May 23, 2016 but that all changed when littlefinger sent her off to marry ramsay. A vast departure from her book plot in a feast for crows, sansa has.
Game of thrones fans need to understand sansas rape. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in. Game of thrones team explains changing sansas story. Ramsay forces theon to join in with his sexual tortureabuse of his bride. 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 gained nothing from his brief alliance with the boltons. But meanwhile, in the published books, theres a character introduced named jeyne poole, sansas best friend, who ends up impersonating arya. It was during a night of horrific and controversial rape, no less. But in martins books, sansa is still at the eyrie when her storyline ends in a feast for crows, while ramsay marries a minor character who. She feels marrying him is a vital step in reclaiming her. 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. 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. The show never explains in any more detail, but given ramsays behavior, it sounds as if they are implying.
Over the next few days, ramsay continues to rape and beat sansa every night, and keeps her locked in her bedchamber. So in fact the show just made up an extra rape scene, just like it did with daenarys wedding night not a rape in the book, but was a rape in the show and with. Sansa and baelish eventually arrive at the ruins of moat cailin, where sansa learns that they are actually returning to winterfell and baelishs plan is to have her marry ramsay bolton, the recently legitimized son of roose bolton, the current warden of the north. Sansa stark is one of the major pov characters in the books. Even though he managed to get cerseis approval to attack the boltons and become warden of the north by marrying sansa to ramsay, then using it as proof of the boltons betraying the crown, that doesnt count for anything when he immediately declares for sansa anyways.