It's a Stark reality: Outrage over Sansa rape scene misses the point

Last night's “Game Of Thrones” introduces a major deviation from the established storyline of the books, one that careful viewers will have seen in the works since the premiere of this season. Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) is returning to Winterfell

Of all the characters currently peppered across Westeros, Sansa Stark, eldest daughter of House Stark, has unquestionably reached her most interesting point during this season. The first four episodes of season five have 

Of all the characters currently peppered across Westeros, Sansa Stark, eldest daughter of House Stark, has unquestionably reached her most interesting point during this season. The first four episodes of season five have 

“Arya,” she replied. He whipped her every time she mentioned a part of herself she was proud of, which included leaving the Hound to die in the mountains. She was done playing this game. Fortunately for Arya, Jaqen later brought her to a house of faces. It was kind of gross but truly incredible. Hundreds of heads lined . By the depicted standards Sansa stark had consented to consumation of the marriage. By western standards, you crying rape over this equates a 

Sansa Stark seems, yet again, afraid and alone in the world. However, hope is closer than she knows: Brienne of Tarth is nearby and it's more than likely that one of her surviving siblings witnessed her forced marriage to ruthless Ramsay Bolton.* This