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. Ramsay s father, lord roose bolton, murders robb at the red wedding. May 15, 2019 it was sansa stark s survival instincts and cunning that got her through to the end of game of thrones season 8. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in. She declares that she will marry lord beric dondarrion when she first sees the dashing lordling. The weakpoint of this storyline is exactly what the op pointed out what is the possible motivation of sansa to ever agree to this plan. It is a glaring plothole because there is no way sansa would ever agree to it, so the given explanation in the show seems very weak, because it is weak. Sansa stark is one of the major pov characters in the books. Sansa had no idea about ramsay s mental distortions or his hobby of torturing people. She has an older brother, robb, two younger brothers, bran and rickon, a younger sister. However the same rape fate doesnt befall the eldest stark daughter on. Sansa stark is a fictional character created by american author george r. Sansa stark is a member of house stark and is the elder daughter of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark. Anyone who has read the books and followed game of thrones interviews closely was bracing for this moment.
Sansa stark wont be shamed into silence after abuse by ramsay bolton. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansa. New game of thrones theory has sansa stark becoming a. It was during a night of horrific and controversial rape, no less. If roose won the war then she would be the princesses. Sansa stark is now engaged to marry the psychotic ramsay snow. Sansa might have wanted to be in control of winterfell again. 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. Sophie turner secretly loved sansa starks disturbing game of thrones rape scene. I dont think roose bolton will stand for too much slapping. There was no way she, or littlefinger, could get her marriage annulled without cerseis knowledge. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansas. In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is played by sophie turner.
Extended its been two seasons since the sansa bolton arc, a highly controversal arc both inside and outside reddit and related asoiafgame of thronesdiscussing forums. Game of thrones team explains changing sansas story. Yet sundays episode introduced what is perhaps the boldest departure yet from george r. Littlefinger revealed that he plans to marry sansa stark off to ramsay bolton the psychopathic sadist responsible for turning theon greyjoy into reek on game of thrones sunday night, shocking. Who does sansa lose her virginity to in the game of thrones. Because its the show, and nothing makes sense in the show. Why did sansa agree to marry ramsay speeli summary. Game of thrones s05e06 unbowed, unbent, unbroken with english subtitles. But meanwhile, in the published books, theres a character introduced named jeyne poole, sansas best friend, who ends up impersonating arya. However, this alliance would end when roose murders robb and ends the stark campaign. Due to a time jump which was originally planned in the books but. He kills the two millers boys presented as the stark boys. 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.
May 19, 2015 sophie turner secretly loved sansa starks disturbing game of thrones rape scene. Queen sansa stark is the eldest daughter and the second child of lord eddard stark and his wife. Sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game of thrones s05e06. Game of thrones s06e02 ramsay bolton kills his father roose and walda. Sansa stark was not supposed to marry ramsay bolton heres why. 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. Who does sansa lose her virginity to in the game of. Though sansa is reluctant to marry ramsay, as his father roose had personally murdered robb, baelish persuades her by claiming that the marriage will give her the opportunity to avenge her family. Joffrey, a loveless marriage to an enemy tyrion, and a quasicourtship with a lustful benefactor littlefinger. Game of thrones fans need to understand sansas rape. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse. Ramsay rips sansas wedding gown apart, bends her over, then forces his way into her as she cries. In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is. Episode six ending was brutal but it remains to be seen if it was necessary.
Sansa was appropriately horrified when littlefinger told her his plan to marry ramsay. Game of thrones goes offbook and enrages its female fans. Did we really need to see ramsay bolton rape sansa stark. In turn, joffrey commands ser dontos to act as a stool so that tyrion can cloak his bride in spite of his short. 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. The reason behind that major sansa twist on game of. May 18, 2015 did they really need to go there on game of thrones. Consequences of ramsay marrying sansa stark would be that he would have a legitimate right to the north as everyone thinks bran and rickon are dead. Ramsay forces theon to join in with his sexual tortureabuse of his bride. It was during a night of horrific and controversial rape, no.
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. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Why jeyne pooles story is among the most tragic in westeros. Apr 26, 2015 yet sundays episode introduced what is perhaps the boldest departure yet from george r. But in sunday nights episode, it is revealed that littlefinger has set up sansa to marry ramsay instead.
Sansa stark s impending marriage to the psychotic ramsay bolton formerly snow, which will inevitably result in tears and torture. May 18, 2015 game of thrones s05e06 unbowed, unbent, unbroken with english subtitles. This is a big twist from the book, where sansa s friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to be arya stark. They dress her up wolf brooch and all and ship her north, to have her marry ramsay bolton. To give an illusion of legitimacy to the bolton claim and solidify their hold on win. Sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game of.
Ramsay keeps theon as a prisoner, flaying him and sending his flesh to robb stark as a sign of alliance. Showrunners talk about that huge twistthat was very different from the books. In praise of sansa marrying ramsay on game of thrones. Did game of thrones really need to rape sansa stark. What will be the consequences of sansa stark marrying. The prospect of a ramsay and sansa marriage is a game of thrones theory. 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. 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.
May 23, 2015 she chose to marry ramsay as a power play. 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. He intends to marry a bannermans daughter then coddle them, in an effort to fix his reputation. Game of thrones s05e06 sansa and ramsay boltons wedding night. Dec 07, 2018 in ramsay and sansa s relationship, we go over some of the key scenes in their relationship from when they first met, to their wedding night, and then to the end of their relationship. Surely i would think that robb, or that sansa, has suffered the most. Sansa s childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she were arya. Sansa stark walks down the aisle with theon grayjoy to marry ramsay bolton on. They knew what happened to ramsays bookbride, and hoped the same fate wouldnt befall the stark daughter. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to be 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. In season 3, episode 8, the second sons, sansa marries tyrion before being unceremoniously taken to marry ramsay bolton instead. This is something which hbo came up with and is not mentioned in the book.
In a series full of unhappy unions, last nights game of thrones just introduced the unhappiest of all. Sansa starks wedding night is almost too dark to watch. Cersei would never, never have allowed sansa to live. Ramsay keeps theon at the dreadfort, where he reportedly flays him. There ramsays forced bride and victim is a young member of the stark household named jeyne poole, written out of the adaptation but in the novels sent. The divergence begins from the reign of jaehaerys ii but the story starts around season 1 book 1.
It was sansa starks survival instincts and cunning that got her through to the end of game of thrones season 8. Game of thrones s05e06 sansa and ramsay boltons wedding. Sansa starks impending marriage to the psychotic ramsay bolton formerly snow, which will inevitably. May 17, 2015 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. Sansa marries ramsey was a very poor storyline in the. May 31, 2015 who can forget how sansa lost her virginity to her sociopathic new husband, ramsay bolton on game of thrones. He sends a small piece of his skin to king robb stark as a gift, to show vengeance is being exacted for bran and rickon stark s murders. Sansa had no idea about ramsays mental distortions or his hobby of torturing people. 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. Winter is upon them, and the north cannot survive divided.
Sansa is fearful that she will not be able to give joffrey sons, only. 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. May, 2019 sansa was briefly going to marry loras tyrell, remember. Sansa stark is now engaged to marry the psychotic ramsay snow bolton. Rape, molestation and sexual assault are not like other crimes. As arya stark, jeyne accompanies the host of lord roose bolton from the twins to siege of moat. But boy have those tv writers been hard on sansa stark. Jeyne pooles story from the books could provide clues as to sansa s arc in the show. Sansa stark is the eldest daughter and second child of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark, the warden of the north. Apr 27, 2015 sansa stark is marrying another psycho. Apr 12, 2015 who does sansa stark marry on game of thrones. Game of thrones had to really push to top how upsetting the red wedding was, but sundays episode, unbowed, unbent, unbroken, presented the. You remember, ramsays father, roose bolton, murdered sansas.
After enough of their mutual torture at the hands of ramsay bolton, former stark family ward theon greyjoy, a. So i havent been able to watch the pirated episodes, but ive read the summaries and am actively participating on this sub now. On the rape of sansa stark and quitting game of thrones. Sophie turner secretly loved sansa starks game of thrones rape. They needed a stark, and arya was nowhere to be found. Game of thrones sansa stark, explained by her costumes vox. There was a wedding, a major arrest and a fan favorite character was raped in the shows final moments. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. 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. The may 17 episode of game of thrones was downright shocking. The reason behind that major sansa twist on game of thrones. We cant cram in every one of the several hundred plotlines, we cant keep. Ramsay does not only rape sansa at her home in winterfell after they are married, but he also does so with an audience. Jeyne pooles story from the books could provide clues as to sansas arc in the show.
Seriously though there are multiple parts to this question. With ramsay now dead, does sansas marital status technically. Before you read on there are spoilers in here that might ruin it. If sansa marries ramsay a repulsive prospect to be sure that would put her in a position to exact her revenge on the boltons. Sansa stark was married to tyrion lannister and wanted for regicide. 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. The show never explains in any more detail, but given ramsays behavior, it sounds as if they are implying.
Even if they come in and do a great audition, its so hard to know if. The prospect of a ramsay and sansa marriage is a game of thrones theory popular amongst fans right now. Who can forget how sansa lost her virginity to her sociopathic new husband, ramsay bolton on game of thrones. Sounds like the sansaramsay wedding rumors are true. The lannisters send jeyne also nicknamed fake arya by fans to marry ramsay bolton.
The girl who got married to ramsay bolton was jeyne poole disguised as arya stark. Weddings continue to be bad news on game of thrones. Sansa cowers, humiliated in court by joffrey for those of you who arent familiar, or who dont remember, heres a quick reminder of who ramsay bolton is, and why hes the last person. This is one case where the two are vastly different.
Spoilers extended sansas bolton plotline, two years. Sansa was instead married to ramsay bolton in season 5. Instead, his bride is a different stark, or someone masquerading as a stark. The sansaramsay wedding a couple of outstanding questions. If ramsay bolton married sansa stark, it would be a crime against the crown and would incur the. Ramsay and sansas relationship game of thrones, sansa and. Baelish brokers a marriage between sansa and ramsay bolton, now the heir to the north after the death of robb stark. In the show, littlefinger marries sansa off to the monstrous ramsay bolton, who likes. 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. Why sansas wedding night was the most traumatizing game. As you say, the books do not perfectly align with the show. Sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game.
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