Game of Thrones Writer Opens Up About Controversial Sansa Scene

When the innocent Sansa Stark, played by Sophie Turner, was shown being raped by Ramsay Bolton on her wedding night while Theon Greyjoy watched it all forcefully in the fifth season of Game Of Thrones, it had outraged the audiences and had made headline all over the world. Bryan Cogman, who wrote for the episode opened up about the scene recently. The writer-producer said, “I think it’s important to talk about because of the response this storyline got”.

He further explained, “When we decided to combine Sansa’s storyline with another character in the books it was done with the idea that it would be hugely dramatically satisfying to have Sansa back in her occupied childhood home and navigate this Gothic horror story she’s found herself in and, of course, to be reunited with Theon – setting her on the path to reclaiming her family home and becoming a major player in the big overall story. That said, when we decided we were going to do that we were faced with the question: If she’s marrying Ramsay, what would happen on her wedding night? And we made the decision to not shy away from what would realistically would happen on that wedding night with these two characters, and the reality of the situation, and the reality of this particular world”.

He also revealed that it was difficult for him to write for the scene. “I’ve known Sophie since she was a kid… I think it was the attack on our motives behind it that upset me. Because I love these characters. I’ve spent the better part of the last decade with these characters, and I love these actors – I’m getting emotional talking about it – I love Sophie, I love Alfie, I love [Maisie] and it’s … very personal to me and it’s not an easy thing to put a character that I love through a scene like this”, he said. 

Source: moviepilot.com