Viewers Are Quitting 'Game Of Thrones' After That Controversial Scene

[Pooka Fey]

169. My take on the "controversial" episode 6 Sansa rape scene

For the sweeping hoards, here is my obligatory preface that everyone needs to decide their own TV violence tolerance level, and stop there. That being said...

For me, the Sansa rape scene was a complete non-event when put into the overall violent context of the series. That people would "choose this hill to die on", (as one poster above so eloquently put it) I find a tad ridiculous. Sansa is becoming a very interesting character, she is adapting and growing.

I admit I find Jaime less loathsome than he was in season 1, his experience as Brienne's prisoner opened up his worldview: "Wow. The ruthless power-mad motivations of the Lannister family are NOT universal." Jaime is the only Lannister who treats Tyrion like a human being. I agree, Jaime is the least unsympathetic Lannister, but he allows himself to be completely dominated by his sister and beforehand, his father. As long as he is under their nefarious influence, he is nothing - a cynical person who does what he is told and thinks with his dick.

Disobeying family orders from time to time (from Dad "you must detest and ridicule your brother&quot (from Sister "you must only fuck me when I order you to fuck me&quot is Jaime's only outlet to assert an independent identity. He's nice to look at, and he has the right family name, and he's a good team player. I think he is sympathetic because, on some level, maybe people understand how universal he is - "there but for the grace of God go I"

Tyrian was always the outsider, rejected by his own family. Tyrian has the qualities of nobility, intelligence, and honor of a great noble family. Jamie doesn't have Tyrion's strength of character to break away, but he didn't need to develop it either.

I loved LOTR and the Hobbit - I've probably read each one 3 times - and I have every DVD. I've never been tempted to read GOT, but who knows...