Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark on Game of Thrones

Trials and Tribulations of Sansa Stark

Liz Gallo
We're Still Cool
10 min readMar 21, 2019

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We are less than a month away from the start of the final season of Game of Thrones. The most epic television series ever attempted. Fans are tossing their hat in the ring for one character or another or none of them to win the throne. A growing number of them are looking to the ultimate series underdog, Sansa Stark as a potential come from behind winner of the throne.

A few weeks ago there was a Sansa-bration on Youtube. Several YouTubers and Game of Thrones bloggers got together to discuss the much-put-upon eldest Stark daughter. Sansa Stark, or Sophie Turner who plays her on the show, has been featured in much of the promo. A clip of her and half-brother soon-to-be cousin, Jon Snow, reuniting was the first glimpse we got of season 8.

Sansa reuniting with Jon Snow in a teaser clip for Game of Thrones season 8

From Pawn to Player

Let’s be clear, no one would’ve picked Sansa Stark to be a contender in the game after season 1 or 2 or probably 3. Actually, there are still many fans who can’t see her being that major player that she has become. She has nothing. No dragons, no obvious magical abilities, she can’t fight. In the beginning, she doesn’t even have an army. The only thing she has is her wits and her education and an important…

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Liz Gallo
We're Still Cool

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