Game of Thrones fans had an endless list of demands for the final season, but even Sophie Turner has admitted there were opportunities missed.
Writers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff have stayed silent since Game of Thrones critics launched a petition demanding the last chapter was re-written, pulling out of a scheduled appearance at San Diego Comic-Con and leaving the cast to face the music instead.
After fighting back at haters, Sophie – who starred as Sansa Stark since episode one of the fantasy epic – has revealed what she wanted from the finale before it was done and we couldn’t agree more.
‘I thought Arya would kill Cersei,’ the 23-year-old told The Wrap. ‘And I would like to have seen Sansa and Cersei reunited, or Arya and there were so many ways the story could have turned out.’
Although, ultimately, she’s delighted with Sansa’s ending, which is understandable as she was among one of the few heroes of the past eight seasons to be left standing.
‘I felt very passionately about the ending for Sansa, and I was very happy with the ending that turned out for her,’ she continued. ‘I suppose it’s not really the Iron Throne anymore. I think it’s true what Tyrion was saying: Bran holds all of our stories, and we can’t move on unless we remember our history.
‘Daenerys had to die. Cersei was a mad queen. Arya is too much of a free spirit. Sansa probably wouldn’t want to rule the seven kingdoms anyway – she wanted to stay in the North and defend the North. I really think Bran might be the perfect person for the job.’
Earlier this week, Sophie revealed what she thought was next for Sansa and laid out why she was never really a candidate for the Iron Throne.
Game of Thrones seasons one to eight are available to stream on NOW TV.
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