Game Of Thrones: Battle Of The Bastards Director Discusses Grisly Ramsay Bolton Scene

Warning: This article contains spoilers from the 'Battle of Bastards' episode.After being defeated [...]

By Jay Jayson

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Warning: This article contains spoilers from the "Battle of Bastards" episode.

After being defeated on the battlefield and inside Winterfell, Ramsay Bolton (portrayed by Iwan Rheon) awoke to find himself chained to a chair inside the kennels. He's soon greeted by his wife, Sansa Stark (portrayed by Sophie Turner), who unleashes the starving hounds upon their master.

It is a very satisfying moment for Sansa and the audience. Oddly enough, the episode's director, Miguel Sapochnik, considered filming that grisly scene in such a way that the audience would sympathize with Ramsay in his final moments; however, showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss made it very clear to Sapochnik that it should be entirely devoid of sympathy.

"In a way I agree, this is not a time to be morally ambiguous. Ramsay needs to die, and horribly. This is what the audience has been waiting to see. That said, there's no need to dwell on the actual carnage. What's left to our imagination is always way worse. The most effective moment for me was the sound of a squealing pig you hear from Ramsay in the background as Sansa walks away. Apparently it's actually what happens when you rip someone's wind pipe open while they're still alive and gasping for air.

"The other thing I loved was the close-up shot of Sansa as she watches the dogs attack. There's a moment where she turns to leave but then stops and leans back in, lingering a moment longer. It's my favorite shot of my episodes this year."

Game of Thrones, "The Winds Of Winter," airs Sunday, June 26 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO.

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