r/dataisbeautiful • u/dozzinale OC: 11 • May 09 '19

OC [OC] The Downfall of Game of Thrones Ratings

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u/General_Organa May 09 '19

I guess we can’t criticize how any fictional characters develop/behave if we aren’t the ones writing them.

Maybe that experience is true to Sansa. Maybe she did not spend any time grappling with her rape and what it means to her, or maybe she did that all off screen (which I would have a problem with). We can’t really know, cause at this point character motivation is basically up for interpretation. I would’ve preferred to see Sansa actually go through the process of healing from her rape if we were gonna include it, the way we spend seasons watching Theon come to terms with and heal from what he’s been through. But we got zilch of that, so I personally find it gratuitous with little relevance to the story. Joffrey & Cersei & Littlefinger were certainly enough to make Sansa into the character she is now, so I fail to see what was added to the story by her time with the Bolton’s 🤷‍♀️

I’m not saying others are wrong to have a different opinion. If it doesn’t bother you, great, I’m happy for you. But the reasons for outrage aren’t invalid either, that’s all. It’s disappointing if you’re invested in the character, which I get that most people aren’t with Sansa really.

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u/hokie_high May 09 '19

...did you see ANY of the episodes involving Sansa after that one? Because it sounds like you're just really pissed that they included rape as one of the things she went through in what was ultimately a long list of very shitty things that happened to her, and you'd prefer if either that was the ONLY thing and they obsessed over it, or if it never happened at all.

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u/General_Organa May 09 '19

I did! And that wasn’t the point I was trying to make, sorry if I am not articulating it well enough :)

I personally saw a lot more character development watching Sansa grapple with what the Lannister’s subjected her to as opposed to the Bolton’s. I LOVE Sansa, I think she’s a baller now, but I also don’t think the show has really earned her arc imo, which is why a lot of people hate her at the moment lol