maedhros reblogged
I was most impressed with the Sansa scenes. As played by Sophie Turner she’s become one of my favorite characters in the show, since she’s forced to draw from an entirely different kind of strength than anyone else. The show was admirably direct in addressing the trauma of her assault, and tying it to her discovery of her first period, itself a one-way ticket to a likely lifetime of assaults with only the dubious protection of the Hound to fall back on, was a masterful move. Sansa’s out-out-damned-spot routine with her bloodstained mattress is all the more powerful for how pathetic it is – it’s her at her most vulnerable and least calculated to please, and witnessing it appears to have unlocked the true character of both Shae and The Hound and even Cersei, who each try to protect her in their own way.
Sean T. Collins, “A Man Without Honor” review, read the full review here. (via memoriesofamnesia)
