Overview

• In a new Flaunt cover interview, Turner says the show did “a lot of justice to women” and that she is proud to have been part of the conversation about sexual violence.
• She acknowledges the sequence can be triggering and says a modern release would include content warnings.
• The 2015 episode depicted Sansa Stark’s assault on her wedding night, a plotline not in George R.R. Martin’s books, and it drew intense criticism from viewers and commentators.
• Turner notes her perspective matured over the years, recalling she began the series at 14 and was 19 when the Season 5 episode was filmed.
• Co-star Iwan Rheon has called filming the scene the worst day of his career, and Turner has linked the controversy to advocacy work while pursuing new projects including The Dreadful and Steal.