After Sunday night’s episode, in which one of the show’s most beloved characters was brutally raped, Game of Thrones viewers were left reeling.

Sansa Stark was assaulted by her heinous new husband, but Sophie Turner, who plays her, was secretly delighted by the spectacle.

Despite the fact that fans have called the scenes “uncomfortable” and “shocking,” Sophie has defended them, telling Entertainment Weekly, “When I read that scene, I kinda loved it.

“I love the way Ramsay had Theon watching. It was all so messed up. It’s also so daunting for me to do it.

‘I’ve been making [producer Bryan Cogman] feel so bad for writing that scene: “I can’t believe you’re doing this to me!” But I secretly loved it.’

Unlike the books, the show’s Ramsay didn’t disclose his actual identity until the night of their wedding, something Turner was particularly interested in.

“I kind of like the fact she doesn’t really know what a psycho he is until that night,” she said. “She has a sense, but she’s more scared of his father. And then that night everything gets so f–ked up.”

Ramsay let Theon watch helplessly as he raped his new bride and took her virginity, and social media erupted in indignation as startled fans shared their responses.

Many fans are outraged that the showrunners chose to humiliate Sansa and subject her to extreme violence as a female victim over allowing her to develop as a more complex character.

Turner, 19, stated that she wished for a more sympathetic romantic partner for her hapless character.

‘I thought the love interest was going to be like Jaime Lannister or somebody who would take care of me,’ she explained.

‘But then I found out it was Ramsay and I’m back at Winterfell. I love the fact she’s back home reclaiming what’s hers. But at the same time she’s being held prisoner in her own home.

Turner said that Ramsay’s harshness was more difficult to comprehend than Joffrey’s, and that Sansa would be subjected to her new husband’s control for some time.

After multiple fans attempted to contact him about the episode, author Martin posted a blog post refusing to comment on the contentious sequence.

“There have been differences between the novels and the television show since the first episode of season one,” Martin wrote. “And for just as long, I have been talking about the butterfly effect. Small changes lead to larger changes lead to huge changes.”