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Spoilers - Concerning Ramsey Bolton’s “ treatment “ of Theon Greyjoy...

Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:05 pm
Posted by Lsupimp
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:05 pm
Was the extreme torture and castration purely for sadistic purposes? Was it solely to establish the depths of Ramsey’s depravity ? Or was there an underlying enmity that I missed in the plot line?
Posted by Korin
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:10 pm to
Ramsay being Ramsay.
I will say this though...Theon got off easy on the show. ALL of his fingers and toes are flayed in the books and most of his teeth are loosened so it's incredibly painful just to eat. He also has to cover himself in dog shite.
Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:14 pm to
IMO it was just to show what kind of person Ramsay is and what he is capable of.

I hated that subplot the first time I watched it, but it's not as bad upon rewatch. Ramsay is a sadistic frick though. And Theon pretty much deserved it anyway.
Posted by Lsupimp
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:14 pm to
A Hodor says what book ?
This post was edited on 3/13/19 at 2:24 pm
Posted by cgrand
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:31 pm to
roose was pissed that ramsay did that, he was planning on trading theon back to balon in exchange for moat cailin. it wasnt until ramsay showed roose how under control theon was that roose allowed ramsay to take theon there and re-capture the castle (and kill the iron islanders there)
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 2:35 pm to
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Was the extreme torture and castration purely for sadistic purposes?


With Ned Stark gone, the Boltons could resume their old ways. Their sigil is the flayed man. Their words are "Our Blades are Sharp." That wasn't bullshite to them.

But, kind of like having a dangerous wild animal as a pet, eventually it will be either you or it. Good riddance to them.
Posted by jrowla2
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:00 pm to
quote:

Was the extreme torture and castration purely for sadistic purposes? Was it solely to establish the depths of Ramsey’s depravity ?


yes
Posted by StealthCalais11
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:31 pm to
quote:

.Theon got off easy on the show. ALL of his fingers and toes are flayed in the books and most of his teeth are loosened so it's incredibly painful just to eat. He also has to cover himself in dog shite.



God damn. Theon REALLY should have got the hell out of dodge when he had the chance.
Posted by prplhze2000
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:37 pm to
I thought it was hilarious when he was giving the rah rah speech and the men had enough and knocked him out
Posted by PsychTiger
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:40 pm to
You have to know your name.

Reek, it rhymes with freak.
Posted by ZappBrannigan
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:43 pm to
Still got it easy.

Ramsay set the dogs on Sansa* in the books.

And then did other things to her unmentioned that made her plead to just set the dogs on her again.
Posted by Big_Slim
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:53 pm to
Posted by Volvagia
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 3:58 pm to
You mean Kyra?
Posted by cascadia
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 5:23 pm to
Sansa is in the Vale in the books.
Posted by SEClint
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 5:39 pm to
Theon had it coming
Posted by ScottFowler
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 7:48 pm to
Ramsey was a true sadist. He hunts his victims with his dogs when he chooses to finally kill them. (Show has this)

Theon got the "special"attention because of his arrogance and nobility. Ramsey wanted to bring him down to size.
Posted by Dubosed
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 8:02 pm to
I hate Ramsey Bolton. I can't wait for Stannis the Mannis to skull frick him in the next book. If Winds of Winter ever gets finished that is.
This post was edited on 3/13/19 at 8:03 pm
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 8:35 pm to
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I hated that subplot the first time I watched it

Never minded that subplot until Ramsey's damn horn kept waking me on a hungover rewatch
Posted by theGarnetWay
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 10:47 pm to
quote:


Never minded that subplot until Ramsey's damn horn kept waking me on a hungover rewatch


Posted by Parmen
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Posted on 3/13/19 at 11:41 pm to
quote:

I thought it was hilarious when he was giving the rah rah speech and the men had enough and knocked him out


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