Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansa. Apr 24, 2019 in a dance with dragons, george rr martin writes from the pov of theonreek. Sansa s childhood friend jeyne poole, who has been presented as if she were arya. But boy have those tv writers been hard on sansa stark. Is game of thrones setting up a sansa starktheon greyjoy. Sansa has a feminine and graceful demeanor in contrast with her younger sister.
Who can forget how sansa lost her virginity to her sociopathic new husband, ramsay bolton on game of thrones. Alternate universe sansa stark doesnt marry ramsay. She is eleven years old when a game of thrones begins. Game of thrones tv, a song of ice and fire george r. Being that, ramsay didnt get to lay his hands on sansa. 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. Fans of the game of thrones series watched as sansas storyline veered greatly from the books. Game of thrones littlefinger is a genius in the books. Sansa stark comes to castle after escaping from winterfell that is currently being held by the boltons who betrayed her brother and mother. But in sunday nights episode, it is revealed that littlefinger has set up sansa to marry ramsay instead. A new game of thrones fan theory suggests that sansa stark could end up marrying jon snow at some point in the storyline. 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. Does ramsay treat the fake arya in the books as badly as he treats. We cant cram in every one of the several hundred plotlines, we cant keep track.
Sansa stark has had one of the most complicated journeys of any character on. 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. It was during a night of horrific and controversial rape, no less. 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. Twitter erupted with game of thrones fandom angst sunday night as sansa stark was brutally attacked and humiliated on her wedding night by. Sansa is indeed engaged to be married, but not to ramsay rather to harrold hardyng. Sansa finds herself trapped by joffreys whims, as he debates whether to marry her, murder her, or something much worse. 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. Cersie wants sansas head for her assumed role in the assassination of her son, king joffrey. Elder daughter of eddard and catelyn stark and their second child.
Jeyne is an attractive girl with brown eyes, dark hair, and pretty white teeth. Rape, molestation and sexual assault are not like other crimes. In a series full of unhappy unions, last nights game of thrones just introduced the unhappiest of all. 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 marries jeyne poole, sansas childhood friend who only exists in the pilot episode of game of. Will sansa stark manage to not only survive the end of game of thrones, but get a happy ending. The boltons are claiming that jeyne is actually arya. The 6 game of thrones characters whose stories are totally. Sansa has a feminine and graceful demeanor in contrast with her younger sister arya, who has tomboy features. 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.
She mocks sansas sister, arya stark, as arya horseface, smirking and neighing when. In the show, littlefinger marries sansa off to the monstrous ramsay bolton, who. In the books, sansa is still with littlefinger and everything that happens between sansa and ramsay in the show actually takes place between ramsay and jeyne poole in the books. In the show, the sadistic ramsay bolton marries sansa stark but in the books, another poor girl, jeyne poole, is. 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. Martins books, which saw ramsay marry a girl impersonating arya maisie williams, so no one knows how bad things could get for sansa. In the books ramsay actually marries sansas friend jeyne poole, who has. Sansa stark was not supposed to marry ramsay bolton. Game of thrones sansa stark chronology totally timelines.
As some fans predicted, sansa stark is indeed going to marry ramsay bolton. Sansa stark was understandably not too keen to marry a bolton picture. Game of thrones team explains changing sansas story. Sansa stark rewrite, a game of thrones fanfic fanfiction. Though sheltered and petulantly naive at the start of the series, the realities and myriad tragedies of westeros harden her heart as time wears on and circumstances force her to become savvier and more cunning a real player in the game of thrones. Sansa is very beautiful, with the thick auburn hair and blue eyes that. And dont even get me started on the weak logic behind sending sansa to winterfell to marry ramsay. Because its the show, and nothing makes sense in the show. If they did not give good sport, he would rape them and then flay them alive.
Robb stark and margaery tyrell are saved by a woman named kinvara, who tells them that they must marry to help unite the seven kingdoms against the pending long night. We accept donations year round, so if you havent donated yet, theres still time to add your support. She is a prominent character in martins awardwinning a song of ice and fire series. Well, if youre a booksnob, which i am, you might treat only books as the canonical story,which i do. The reason behind that major sansa twist on game of. This post contains potential spoilers for the seventh season of game of thrones.
He kills the two millers boys presented as the stark boys. In praise of sansa marrying ramsay on game of thrones. Its never a nice day for a game of thrones wedding, especially one that involves the boltons. Why game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of the. Sansa stark is a fictional character created by american author george r. She wasnt willing to marry ramsay bolton either, but that happened. 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. This is a big twist from the book, where sansas friend jeyne poole is forced to marry ramsay, while pretending to be arya stark. 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.
All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse in. With ramsay now dead, does sansas marital status technically. Game of thrones goes offbook and enrages its female fans. Littlefinger will marry sansa when the boltons fall, an event he hastened when he informed cersie, the queen mother, of the boltonstark wedding and presented it as boltons idea. 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. 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. 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. In the books sansa dreams of a hero chopping off slynts head. 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. Queen sansa stark is the eldest daughter of lord eddard stark and his wife, lady. But meanwhile, in the published books, theres a character introduced named jeyne poole, sansas best friend, who ends up impersonating arya.
Cersei would never, never have allowed sansa to live. The prospect of a ramsay and sansa marriage is a game of thrones theory popular amongst fans right now. Sansa is still safe relatively under protection of petyr and very much in va. 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. Anyone who has read the books and followed game of thrones interviews closely was bracing for this moment. This is one case where the two are vastly different. Following the reunion of sansa stark and tyrion lannister at winterfell, fans are asking whether their marriage earlier in the hbo series is still valid. Ramsay is as brutal and heinous in the books as he is on screen, and. Game of thrones showrunners explain why they changed sansas. Sansa stark, also known as sansa lannister, is the eldest daughter and second child of eddard stark and his wife catelyn and second wife to tyrion lannister. Even if they come in and do a great audition, its so hard to know if. As beloved as some of these book plots may be, they dont make for very. All the ways game of thrones ramsay bolton is way worse.
Sansa stark accompanied the lannister family to the port to say goodbye to mycella who was leaving for dorne to be married. Instead, his bride is a different stark, or someone masquerading as a stark. May 31, 2015 who can forget how sansa lost her virginity to her sociopathic new husband, ramsay bolton on game of thrones. Sansa stark was married to tyrion lannister and wanted for regicide. Check out our budget to know how your donations help keep us growing.
Martin, and its television adaptation game of thrones. 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. With ramsay now dead, does sansa s marital status technically. Sophie turner as sansa stark and aidan gillen as littlefinger. 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 books, ramsay is not married to sansa, but jeyne poole. It was sansa starks survival instincts and cunning that got her through to the end of game of thrones season 8. Commenters then pointed out that jon has a thing for redheads, possibly born out of his mommy issues with catelyn stark. Apr 12, 2015 who does sansa stark marry on game of thrones. There was no way she, or littlefinger, could get her marriage annulled without cerseis knowledge. It was during a night of horrific and controversial rape, no. There was a wedding, a major arrest and a fan favorite character was raped in the shows final moments. The may 17 episode of game of thrones was downright shocking.
He remembered a time when he had thought that lord eddard stark might marry him to sansa and claim him for a son. 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. Jeyne poole is a member of house poole and is the daughter of the steward of winterfell, vayon poole. Game of thrones everything to know about sansa stark. In the sixth episode in season three the climb, sansa stark is set to marry loras tyrell, but is told by tyrion that he is to marry her. The biggest shock of sundays game of thrones came from a major turn in a main characters storyline.
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. 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. As you say, the books do not perfectly align with the show. Did game of thrones really need to rape sansa stark. Game of thrones fans need to understand sansas rape. If the trend holds, that would mean sansa is destined to to marry a. She mocks sansas sister, arya stark, as arya horseface, smirking and neighing when the younger girl is near. The reason behind that major sansa twist on game of thrones. Thank you for helping us reach our goal at record speed. He marries fake arya, aka jeyne poole, in an attempt to control whats left of winterfell and with a stark by his side, promote allegiance from the rest of the north.
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. Shes still holed up in the vale of arryn with littlefinger and lord robert the spoiled young lord is named robin on the show from his nickname sweetrobin, presumably to avoid confusion with king robert. 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. Ramsay forces theon to join in with his sexual tortureabuse of his bride. Sansa starks wedding night is almost too dark to watch. In the television adaptation game of thrones, she is played by sophie turner. Before the writers finally realized sansa stark was more than just a wife, she spent the first few seasons of game of thrones being tossed from man to man. The lannisters send jeyne also nicknamed fake arya by fans to marry ramsay bolton. However i dont recall why littlefinger sends sansa north. Sep 29, 2016 hints in the game of thrones books suggest that sansa stark will marry a targaryen so will sansa marry jon snow. Initially betrothed to prince joffrey baratheon, the heir to the iron throne, sansa travels to kings landing in preparation for. Before you read on there are spoilers in here that might ruin it. Will sansa stark get a happy ending in game of thrones.
Apr 27, 2015 but meanwhile, in the published books, theres a character introduced named jeyne poole, sansas best friend, who ends up impersonating arya. Littlefinger never sent sansa to marry ramsay in the books. Baelish brokers a marriage between sansa and ramsay bolton, now the heir to the north after the death of robb stark. Now that jon snow and sansa stark have finally wrested control of winterfell back from ramsay bolton. Why game of thrones sansa twist is freaking out fans of. In the books, sansa is spared this trauma because ramsay marries someone else entirelya. On the way back to kings landing joffrey was struck by excrement thrown by someone in the crowd. Sansa stark is a member of house stark and is the elder daughter of lady catelyn and lord eddard stark. Sansa is fearful that she will not be able to give joffrey sons, only daughters. Margaery proposes the idea that loras will marry sansa, meaning sansa can.
Seriously though there are multiple parts to this question. This makes the claim on winterfell all the more fragile. Sansa stark wont be shamed into silence after abuse by ramsay bolton. May 23, 2017 however, there is a bolton stark union of sorts. New game of thrones theory has sansa stark becoming a. 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 may not go to winterfell at all in the novels, but jeyne poolramsays. About that sansaramsay game of thrones scene cryptic. Sansa is confirmed to return in the forthcoming next book in the series, the winds.
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