Last Sunday's episode of the hit HBO epic show "Game of Thrones" was followed by yet another bout of controversy from feminist criticism all over the world, as there was a Sophie Turner rape scene that many deemed unnecessary to the plot in its hardships - and now, the actress speaks out about her own opinion.
The Sophie Turner rape scene is hardly the first time "Game of Thrones" has come under fire over its practices, most famously with a controversy last year from another rape scene between Lena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, her on-screen brother/lover.
According to The Daily Mail, US Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill is currently leading a "Game of Thrones" boycott following the Sophie Turner rape scene, calling it "gratuitous" besides "disgusting and unacceptable," an opinion that has been echoed through a number of feminists and outlets throughout the world.
In fact, the Sophie Turner rape scene doesn't appear on the original "A Song of Ice and Fire" books written by George R. R. Martin on which the popular show is based; in the saga, Ramsay Bolton (played by Iwan Rheon in the show) marries a secondary character named Jeyne Poole, and while he also notably mistreats her, there is no rape scene in the book.
Many news outlets such as Vanity Fair deemed the Sophie Turner rape scene "unnecessary," saying it even undercuts the development the character has had in the past season, as she was revealed to be much stronger in the finale of the fourth season.
However, the young actress recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the highly controversial scene.
"When I read that scene, I kinda loved it, the actress said, recounting the first time she encountered the Sophie Turner rape scene. "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."
