Game of thrones ended with sansa as queen in the north but her future isnt that simple, whatever sophie turner thinks. To give an illusion of legitimacy to the bolton claim and solidify their hold on win. If they did not give good sport, he would rape them and then flay them alive. The hound and aryas last prayer and the origin of their list game of thrones duration. Did game of thrones really need to rape sansa stark. Game of thrones producer explains sansas wedding night. Bolton presented them with the head of rickons direwolf, shaggydog, to prove that he had rickon prisoner.
Game of thrones sansa stark chronology totally timelines. In the books, there is a girl called jeyne poole, who is a friend of sansa. She subsequently appeared in the following three novels. The character doesnt appear in book 5, a dance with dragons. Sansaramsay marriage did not make sense general got. Helen sloancourtesy of hbo but ultimately, the british star was excited to tackle the challenge and. There was a wedding, a major arrest and a fan favorite character was raped in the shows final moments. They knew what happened to ramsays bookbride, and hoped the same fate wouldnt befall the stark daughter. The betrothal and consequential nightmaremarriage between sansa and ramsay doesnt exactly exist in asoiaf. About that sansaramsay game of thrones scene cryptic. The show never explains in any more detail, but given ramsays behavior, it sounds as if they are implying. Before you read on there are spoilers in here that might ruin it.
This, and the fact that is is known that tyrion did not consummate the wedding and therefore the wedding ceremony has not been completed. Introduced in 1998s a clash of kings, ramsay is the bastard son of roose bolton, the lord of the dreadfort, an ancient fortress. In the a song of ice and fire books, ramsay bolton formerly known as ramsay snow marries a. 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. Instead, his bride is a different stark, or someone masquerading as a stark. 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. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansas. Sansa stark was not supposed to marry ramsay bolton. Sansa and jon met ramsay bolton before the battle to parly. Nov 08, 2017 he convinced sansa that marrying ramsay would put her in a position to not only get revenge on the boltons for the red wedding, but also put her in a position to reclaim the north. 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. May 18, 2015 sansa stark and ramsay bolton wedding ceremony. Sansa stark rewrite, a game of thrones fanfic fanfiction.
Sansa stark is now engaged to marry the psychotic ramsay snow bolton. As some fans predicted, sansa stark is indeed going to marry ramsay bolton. In the books, ramsay is wed to jeyne poole, a former winterfell friend of sansa s, now. In the books, sansa is currently still at the eyrie with her cousin, robert arryn robin arryn on the show, and ramsay is married to jeyne poole, a friend of sansas from winterfell who is being. Melisandre reveals that she had changed the appearances of mance and rattleshirt with a glamor, so that stannis actually executed rattleshirt and that mance has been serving jon. Sansa stark walks down the aisle with theon grayjoy to marry ramsay bolton on game of thrones. It is a simplified adaptation of the storyline in the books. Sansa was appropriately horrified when littlefinger told her his plan to marry ramsay. 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. Because its the show, and nothing makes sense in the show. Queen sansa stark with her lil bitch ass is the eldest daughter of lord eddard stark and his. Actually, booksansa is still very much a virgin as of the end of martins fourth novel, a feast for crows. In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is played by sophie turner.
In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is. Apr 27, 2015 sansa stark is marrying another psycho. The biggest change from the books, of course, is that sansa, not jeyne fake arya, is going to marry ramsay, and therefore be positioned to get revenge for the red wedding. 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. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansa. George rr martins books teach us she still has one terrible choice to make. The scene was brutal, but necessary for fans who had hated that sansa was given to ramsay in the show, something that did not happen in the books. Ramsay forces theon to join in with his sexual tortureabuse of his bride. 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.
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. The prospect of a ramsay and sansa marriage is a game of thrones theory popular amongst fans right now. May 18, 2015 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. May 19, 2015 sansa stark walks down the aisle with theon grayjoy to marry ramsay bolton on game of thrones. As you say, the books do not perfectly align with the show. When ned is betrayed, all his entourage are killed except for sansa, who. Game of thrones explains reasoning behind sansa starks.
Contains spoilers from game of thrones season 6, episode 5 and everything before. Was sansas marriage to tyrion inspired by a tale of. Apr 27, 2015 the biggest change from the books, of course, is that sansa, not jeyne fake arya, is going to marry ramsay, and therefore be positioned to get revenge for the red wedding. Shes about to chose prisonerhood when theon raves to her in a mad sort of way, enough to scare her into changing her mind and she agrees to marry ramsay. Sophie turner as sansa stark and aidan gillen as littlefinger. Apr 12, 2015 the prospect of a ramsay and sansa marriage is a game of thrones theory popular amongst fans right now. There was no way she, or littlefinger, could get her marriage annulled without cerseis knowledge. Game of thrones fans need to understand sansas rape. 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. He convinced sansa that marrying ramsay would put her in a position to not only get revenge on the boltons for the red wedding, but also put her in a position to reclaim the north.
Sansa is indeed engaged to be married, but not to ramsay rather to. However the same rape fate doesnt befall the eldest stark daughter on. She travels from winterfell with ned and sansa down to kings landing. Due to a time jump which was originally planned in the books but later dropped, sansa is only. Sansa stark is a member of house stark and is the elder daughter of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark. Twitter erupted with game of thrones fandom angst sunday night as sansa stark was brutally attacked and humiliated on her wedding night by.
Actually, book sansa is still very much a virgin as of the end of martins fourth novel, a feast for crows. There was no way she, or littlefinger, could get her marriage annulled. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to be arya stark. 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. Why game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of. This means that the marriage was never made official in the eyes of the gods, and as such she is free to go on. He then commands his son tyrion lannister to marry sansa. On the rape of sansa stark and quitting game of thrones. Sansa stark is a fictional character created by american author george r. Sophie turner secretly loved sansa starks game of thrones rape.
Cersei discovered the plan to marry sansa to loras. Yet sundays episode introduced what is perhaps the boldest departure yet from george r. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse. Sansa stark was married to tyrion lannister and wanted for regicide. The second sons, sansa marries tyrion before being unceremoniously taken to marry ramsay. When the tyrells provide military support to the lannisters, tywin lannister agrees joffrey will marry margaery tyrell. The result is sansas betrothal to joffrey is called off. 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. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones introduced in 1998s a clash of kings, ramsay is the bastard son of roose bolton, the lord of the dreadfort, an ancient fortress in the north of the kingdom of westeros. In the third book, sansa is invited to dine with margaery and her grandmother. Sansas childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she. A septon should be able to nullify the wedding allowing for sansa to be wed to someone else pretty much the same with maergery and renlyjoffrey, she too was wed to these men, but the marriage was never consummated and therefore nullified. After sansa starks horrifying rape on sundays game of thrones, a feminist website has banned coverage of the show and a u. Game of thrones everything to know about sansa stark.
Jul 12, 2017 after sansa starks horrifying rape on sundays game of thrones, a feminist website has banned coverage of the show and a u. Judging from the above, it appears sansas letter is addressed to the very man who had her marry evil ramsay bolton, thus creating this whole mess in the first place. A clash of kings 1998, a storm of swords 2000, and a feast for crows 2005. She is a prominent character in martins awardwinning a song of ice and fire series. Game of thrones fans need to understand sansa s rape. Game of thrones team explains changing sansas story. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in. A prisoner of queen cersei lannister in the red keep, sansa stark misses her vanished friend, jeyne.
Game of thrones tv, a song of ice and fire george r. Feb 16, 2020 sansa stark often bore the worst of joffreys wrath before her eventual escape from kings landing. Why game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of the. Before the writers finally realized sansa stark was. Ramsay marries jeyne poole, sansas childhood friend who only exists in the pilot episode of game of. 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. Martins books, which saw ramsay marry a girl impersonating arya maisie williams, so no one knows how bad things could get for sansa. He convinced roose bolton that the marriage would help to solidify the boltons hold on the north and would legitimize him as warden of the north, as far as the. And, instead of claiming winterfell with sansas title like he did in the tv. While absent from the fifth novel a dance with dragons.
In the books, ramsay is not married to sansa, but jeyne poole. Game of thrones s05e06 sansa and ramsays wedding ceremony. Theon and ramsay are there and under the guidance of roose, sansa is given the option to marry ramsay or be a prisoner of winterfell. Ramsay is as brutal and heinous in the books as he is on screen, and he. Actually, booksansa is still very much a virgin as of the end of martins. She merely confirms the other characters guess that. He kills the two millers boys presented as the stark boys. Sansa starks marriage to tyrion curiously mirrors elizabeth of yorks near marriage to her own uncle, richard iii. Sansa stark wont be shamed into silence after abuse by ramsay bolton rape, molestation and sexual assault are not like other crimes stephanie merry. Tywin lannister decided that cersei should marry loras while tyrion should marry sansa stark. Her bff jeyne pool is the one married to ramsay, in the guise of arya stark. Cersei would never, never have allowed sansa to live.
The overall storyline of having sansa marry ramsay is definitely a huge difference from the books, but it makes sense in the context of a tv show. Apr 26, 2015 yet sundays episode introduced what is perhaps the boldest departure yet from george r. Despite this, sansa ended season 5 by making yet another attempt to take charge of her own destiny. Seriously though there are multiple parts to this question. And dont even get me started on the weak logic behind sending sansa to winterfell to marry ramsay. Sansa s childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she were arya. Were all upset about the tragic ending of last nights game of thrones, but something good did come out of it, and we can thank sansa stark for that. Sansa stark is one of the major pov characters in the books. Sansaramsay marriage did not make sense general got a. Sansa stark often bore the worst of joffreys wrath before her eventual escape from kings landing. The may 17 episode of game of thrones was downright shocking. The show never explains in any more detail, but given ramsay s behavior, it sounds as if they are implying.
Aug 21, 2019 game of thrones ended with sansa as queen in the north but her future isnt that simple, whatever sophie turner thinks. 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. Jon finds out ramsay bolton will marry arya stark, melisandre informs jon she has had a vision of a girl on a dying horse making for castle black. 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. Despite this, sansa ended season 5 by making yet another attempt to. This is one case where the two are vastly different. 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. It was also noted that sansa did not rape or even marry ramsay 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. Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. Who does sansa lose her virginity to in the game of thrones. In a series full of unhappy unions, last nights game of thrones just introduced the unhappiest of all. When ned is betrayed, all his entourage are killed except for sansa, who is made a prisoner, and arya who escapes.
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