Here’s How Sophie Turner Feels About Reprising Sansa in the Game of Thrones Spin-Offs
The final episode of Game of Thrones was controversial, but one plot line most people seemed to appreciate was (spoiler alert!) Sansa Stark's being crowned the Warden of the North. Because she's one of the few characters whose story didn't end in gut-wrenching tragedy, some have wondered if Sansa—played by Sophie Turner—might make an appearance in one of the many spin-off shows GoT writer George R.R. Martin has said are in development. But that probably won't happen. In a new interview with Sky News this week, Turner said she's pretty much done with Sansa for now. As she put it, revisiting her character would “just be more trauma.”
“I think it’s time to say goodbye to Sansa,” Turner said. "I’m ready-ish to say goodbye to her. I think my watch has ended. I just think it’s been 10 years of my life and the best 10 years of my life by far, and I finished in a very happy place with Sansa and it's time to let her go."
Sophie Turner started filming Game of Thrones when she was 14 years old, and the show has followed her into adulthood. She previously shared that the show caught her in a rough part of adolescence: She battled depression and frequently turned to her costar and close friend Maisie Williams, who played her sister Arya Stark. After the show ended, she took some time off to focus on her mental health.
"I actually am still on my break," she said. "I took a break off of work to focus on my mental health because I thought it was important."
Turner commemorated the end of the show with an epic tattoo that showed a direwolf and the text "The pack survives." It seemed like a very final gesture, but who knows how things will change as the spin-offs take shape. So far, we know only about a prequel in the works—and it takes place thousands of years before Game of Thrones, so we definitely shouldn't plan on seeing Sansa.
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