Book sansa doesnt want to marry, and she didnt even have the ramsay treatment. Apr 12, 2015 the prospect of a ramsay and sansa marriage is a game of thrones theory popular amongst fans right now. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in. In season 3, episode 8, the second sons, sansa marries tyrion before being unceremoniously taken to marry ramsay bolton instead. 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. A vast departure from her book plot in a feast for crows, sansa has. Sansa stark is one of the major pov characters in the books. 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. She has an older brother, robb, two younger brothers, bran and rickon, a younger sister. The choice i was referring to was sansas choice to marry ramsay and walk into that room.
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. Sansa s childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she were arya. Sansaramsay marriage did not make sense general got. Cogman described sansas decision to marry ramsay as a hardened woman making a choice, and she sees this as the way to. Also, her past makes her more desperate though it isnt shown, it looks like she wants her home back. A new game of thrones fan theory suggests that sansa stark could end up marrying jon snow at some point in the storyline. Game of thrones littlefinger is a genius in the books. 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. May 18, 2015 game of thrones, season 5 episode 6 ending.
As some fans predicted, sansa stark is indeed going to marry ramsay bolton. If ramsay bolton married sansa stark, it would be a crime against the crown and would incur the. Sansas childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if. 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. With ramsay now dead, does sansa s marital status technically. Apr 27, 2015 why game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of the. 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. Ramsay rips sansas wedding gown apart, bends her over, then forces his way into her as she cries. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is. She has an older brother, robb, two younger brothers, bran and rickon, a. May 18, 2015 a vast departure from her book plot in a feast for crows, sansa has. Cersei would never, never have allowed sansa to live. There was a wedding, a major arrest and a fan favorite character was raped in the shows final moments. The reason behind that major sansa twist on game of.
It was sansa starks survival instincts and cunning that got her through to the end of game of thrones season 8. He had the miller hanged and violently raped his wife under the tree where the miller was hung. Martins books, which saw ramsay marry a girl impersonating arya maisie williams, so no one knows how bad things could get for sansa. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansa. 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. 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. In praise of sansa marrying ramsay on game of thrones. 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 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. Before you read on there are spoilers in here that might ruin it. May 18, 2015 sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game of thrones s05e06. Who does sansa lose her virginity to in the game of thrones. Queen sansa stark is the eldest daughter and the second child of lord eddard stark and his wife, lady catelyn.
Sansa stark is a member of house stark and is the elder daughter of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark. But she has misanalysed ramsay, even when she saw theon with those dogs, in the dungeons. That night, ramsay rapes sansa, and forces reek to watch. Sansa was instead married to ramsay bolton in season 5. Sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game of. It was during a night of horrific and controversial rape, no less. 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. 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. 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. Sansa stark was married to tyrion lannister and wanted for regicide. 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. 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. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Did game of thrones really need to rape sansa stark.
This is a place to enjoy and discuss the hbo series, book series asoiaf, and grrm works in general. Who can forget how sansa lost her virginity to her sociopathic new husband, ramsay bolton on game of thrones. Martins books, which saw ramsay marry a girl impersonating arya maisie williams, so no. 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 a series full of unhappy unions, last nights game of thrones just introduced the unhappiest of all. 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. 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. While sansa isnt raped in the books, ramsay does rape jayne on their wedding night. Sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game of thrones s05e06. 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. She merely confirms the other characters guess that. And dont even get me started on the weak logic behind sending sansa to winterfell to marry ramsay. The betrothal and consequential nightmaremarriage between sansa and ramsay doesnt exactly exist in asoiaf. But in sunday nights episode, it is revealed that littlefinger has set up sansa to marry ramsay instead. Ramsay forces theon to join in with his sexual tortureabuse of his bride. Sansa stark gets married with the bastard of bolton game. The reason behind that major sansa twist on game of thrones. Sansa begs reek to help her signal her northern allies by lighting a candle in the broken tower. In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is. Sansa wants her home back, and her thoughts always went that way, but she never knew what was in between her and her desire.
All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse. But that all changed when littlefinger sent her off to marry ramsay. Youve been a bystander to tragedy since the day they executed your father, he tells sansa in season five. But meanwhile, in the published books, theres a character introduced named jeyne poole, sansas best friend, who ends up impersonating arya. Baelishs rise to the kings council comes in george r. What game of thrones gets wrong about sansa stark and. May 23, 2016 but that all changed when littlefinger sent her off to marry ramsay. 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.
In the a song of ice and fire books, ramsay bolton formerly known as ramsay snow marries a. Years ago, roose discovered that a miller had wed without his permission. Spoilers extended sansa and sandors real but still. Ramsay snow is lord roose boltons bastard son and the product of rape. The lannisters send jeyne also nicknamed fake arya by fans to marry ramsay bolton. Why does ramsay bolton treat sansa stark that way on their. In the books, ramsay is wed to jeyne poole, a former winterfell friend of sansa s, now. He gained nothing from his brief alliance with the boltons. How did marrying sansa to ramsay help littlefinger achieve. She feels marrying him is a vital step in reclaiming her. May 23, 2015 she chose to marry ramsay as a power play. Who does sansa lose her virginity to in the game of. May 18, 2015 anyone who has read the books and followed game of thrones interviews closely was bracing for this moment. May 31, 2015 who can forget how sansa lost her virginity to her sociopathic new husband, ramsay bolton on game of thrones.
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. Jeyne pooles story from the books could provide clues as to sansas arc in the show. 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. Jun 27, 2016 he gained nothing from his brief alliance with the boltons. May 15, 2019 it was sansa starks survival instincts and cunning that got her through to the end of game of thrones season 8. Why did sansa agree to marry ramsay speeli summary. The show never explains in any more detail, but given ramsays behavior, it sounds as if they are implying. The prospect of a ramsay and sansa marriage is a game of thrones theory popular amongst fans right now. Petyr baelish took her by the hand and drew her down onto his lap.
Why game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of. The may 17 episode of game of thrones was downright shocking. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to. Over the next few days, ramsay continues to rape and beat sansa every night, and keeps her locked in her bedchamber. 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. 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. Game of thrones fans need to understand sansas rape.
He managed to convince her with his words that marrying ramsay was a good idea. Game of thrones goes offbook and enrages its female fans. Game of thrones team explains changing sansas story. On the rape of sansa stark and quitting game of thrones. The biggest scene on sundays game of thrones was toned down dramatically from the books. Youve been a bystander to tragedy since the day they executed your father, he tells sansa in.
What game of thrones gets wrong about sansa stark and abuse. In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is played by sophie turner. Anyone who has read the books and followed game of thrones interviews closely was bracing for this moment. Instead, his bride is a different stark, or someone masquerading as a stark. There was no way she, or littlefinger, could get her marriage annulled without cerseis knowledge. Game of thrones reveals sansa starks marriage to ramsay.
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