Overview

• Turner says the series did "a lot of justice to women" by confronting patriarchal violence and its prevalence.
• She notes that if the show premiered today, scenes depicting sexual assault would likely carry trigger warnings.
• The Season 5 wedding-night assault of Sansa by Ramsay, a departure from George R.R. Martin’s books, prompted widespread backlash in 2015.
• Turner reflects that she was 19 when the episode was filmed and says many men underestimate how common harassment is.
• Co-star Iwan Rheon has described filming the sequence as "the worst day of my career," highlighting the on-set strain.