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Published: January 7, 2026, 12:13 pm

Sophie Turner, who grew up on screen as Sansa Stark, recently confessed she felt like she was “one of the only” performers happy with her ending. Her point of view gives a fascinating look into why the finale worked for the Queen in the North, but froze pretty much everyone else. 

HBO has also released its Game of Thrones production calendar for years to come, with content scheduled yearly until 2028, including additional seasons of House of the Dragon and Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. 

How Sansa Stark Become The Queen in the North

To know why Turner was happy, you have to see where Sansa started. She was just a pawn — a naive girl hoping for a fairytale wedding in the viper pit of King’s Landing. She was battered, bartered and brainwashed over eight seasons.

For Turner, Sansa’s ending wasn’t about power; it was about safety. The actress has stated that 

Sansa ceased wanting that throne once she saw the poison that came with it. Her journey was about taking back her home, not taking over the world. 

One moment in the finale that stuck out for Turner was when Sansa interrupts her uncle Edmure with a biting “Uncle, please sit down,” that moment was a standout for Turner. It was a woman who was finished with the posturing of men who played war games as her people starved and froze. Sansa winning Northern independence made sense. It was, as Turner said, “earned.”  

The Most Heartbreaking Game of Thrones Character Reactions

However, Turner’s happiness makes the desperation of the other characters quite serious. If Sansa’s outcome was a straight line, everyone else’s was a scribble.

Emilia Clarke Get Shock When Daenerys’ Ending Felt Like a Betrayal

The most heartbreaking response belongs to Emilia Clarke. When she was handed the scripts at Heathrow airport, she didn’t just read them but she went into a crisis. Clarke remembers walking around London for five hours – 

“I had blisters on my feet”

— Clarke said 

She also acknowledged that her character, a feminist icon and liberator, could become a genocidal tyrant within just a couple of episodes is a shock. Clarke’s fear extended beyond the character herself to the fans (and icons like Beyoncé) who find inspiration and strength in Daenerys. 

Conleth Hill and the Fall of Varys

Then there was Conleth Hill (Varys). Through the documentary The Last Watch you can track the moment his soul seems to vacate his body. Varys, the Master of Whispers, was executed for a botched, brazen betrayal that ran counter to his character’s intelligence. Hill confessed to being “inconsolable”, as he thought his character had been made “peripheral” and dumb. 

Isaac Hempstead Wright Thought That Script Was a Prank

Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark) didn’t feel pride when he read that Bran would become King, he thought it was a prank. He genuinely believed that showrunners had sent fake scripts to everyone in which the characters each took the throne to see who would leak it. That response is indicative of the confusion among the audience – if the actor believes it’s a joke, the story build-up clearly wasn’t there.  

Kit Harington on Burnout in GOT Season 8 Making

Kit Harington (Jon Snow) has admitted that the cast was “f—ing exhausted.” The final season was 11 months in the making. The “Long Night” battle required 55 nights of shooting in a row in freezing mud. When all was said and done, the actors were physically and emotionally drained. They did not have the strength to question character logic, they just wanted to make it out of production. 

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Sophie Turner’s Satisfaction Says Everything

The Direct had the chance to talk to Sophie Turner while on a press tour for Amazon Prime Video’s Steal, and of course, the subject of Game of Thrones came up. When asked if she would be interested in reprising her role as Sansa Stark in an HBO sequel, Turner was torn, commenting on how it “would be really hard but also incredible:” 

Sophie Turner’s satisfaction is valid because Sansa’s storyline’s one of the few that endures scrutiny of her choices. But her confession that “nobody else was really happy” just confirms what we have all suspected. The Game of Thrones cast didn’t blow us away in the finale – they left us utterly split, the audience confused, and a Queen in the North who is definitely feeling herself. 

Turner didn’t rule out a return in an HBO follow-up at all, by telling she’d have to read the script before making any decisions.

“Coming back could be either a really joyful thing or you’re trying to recapture something special that maybe isn’t there to be recaptured — and for me, that all comes down to the strength of the script,”

—she said. 

Some Game of Thrones Endings Still Hurt

The contrast is stark. The Starks “won”—Sansa got the North, Arya got freedom, Bran got the world but morally ambiguous characters like Jaime Lannister and Daenerys were reduced to tropes. Seasoned actors like Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister) waited on the sidelines, bewildered as the show’s intricate political chess became checkers.

Conclusion 

Sophie Turner’s satisfaction was never about being first but it was about what makes the best storytelling. Sansa Stark was all about survival, evolving and steely resilience. She wasn’t after glory, she reclaimed her home. Then she was Queen in the North, the ending felt earned.

That much clarity simply highlighted how inconsistent the rest of the finale was. Daenerys’ precipitous descent, Varys’ errors in judgment, Bran’s meteoric ascent, and Jon Snow’s impasse as a romantic lead left not just fans, but actors, discombobulated.

Game of Thrones didn’t collapse — it broke. And in that broken ending, Sansa Stark was still one of the few characters whose story actually made sense. 

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Published: September 18, 2025, 6:24 am

Catch Dancing With the Stars season 34 live, this new season created a buzz among the dance lovers with its premiere on September 16, 2025. This 20th-anniversary season will air at 8 pm on ABC and later available on Disney+ and new episodes drop every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. Pacific viewers can watch at 8 pm and Central viewers catch it at 7 pm local time. Its premier performances are featuring classic dances including tango, salsa and cha-cha while all the 28 contestants compete for the Mirrorball Trophy.

Live Viewing Options

There are several platforms to catch Dancing With the Stars 2025. You can watch it on official channel ABC at 8 pm and 7 pm Central. You can stream this show on Disney+ as it airs concurrently on it. For a live streaming, use ABC app, Hulu Live TV, Fubo TV to watch your favorite dance show. 

On-Demand Streaming

All the episodes are available of the entire season on Disney+ and Hulu to catch it later. But if you are interested in a live show then watch it right away on Disney+ and catch the premiere of 16th September on Hulu to watch your favorite celebrities in their dance forms. It means the premiere is available on 17th September on Hulu. 

The DWTS Season 34 Cast & Partners

Dancing With The Stars season 34 cast announced on Good Morning America September 3, 2025. There are 14 couples – celebrities with professional partners including Hilaria Baldwin author and business owner, teamed up with Gleb Savchenko & actor and musician Corey Feldman dances with Jenna Johnson. There are more celebrity-dancer pairs listed below noted by the ABC.

The DWTS season 34 is back with the familiar faces including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough will judge again. Performances are scored by these judges every week and the show co-host by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro again. The competition will also get tricky because viewers can vote for their favorite couple.

Celebrity	Professional Partner	Celebrity background
Jen Affleck	Jan Ravnik	Influencer and reality star (star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives)
Hilaria Baldwin	Gleb Savchenko	Wellness entrepreneur and author (host of TLC’s The Baldwins and lifestyle author)
Jordan Chiles	Ezra Sosa	Olympic gymnast (silver & gold medalist)
Baron Davis	Britt Stewart	NBA All-Star and entrepreneur.
Alix Earle	Val Chmerkovskiy	Leading social media personality (lifestyle/fashion content)
Dylan Efron	Daniella Karagach	Producer and content creator (co-star/producer of Netflix’s Down to Earth with Zac Efron)
Corey Feldman	Jenna Johnson	Child-actor turned musician (star of The Goonies, Gremlins; celebrating 50-year career)
Danielle Fishel	Pasha Pashkov	Actress (best known as Topanga on Boy Meets World) and TV director
Elaine Hendrix	Alan Bersten	Actress (The Parent Trap, Dynasty), model, and singer
Scott Hoying	Rylee Arnold	Grammy-winning singer (member of Pentatonix, win more than one Grammy Awards)
Robert Irwin	Witney Carson	Wildlife conservationist and TV presenter (son of Steve Irwin)
Lauren Jauregui	Brandon Armstrong	Singer-songwriter
Whitney Leavitt	Mark Ballas	Reality star (Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) and social media personality
Andy Richter	Emma Slater	Comedian/actor (longtime sidekick on Conan)

The new addition to this season is Jan Ravnik who danced with Taylor Swift in her tour era. This season’s backup dancers are Carter Williams, Onye Stevenson, Jaxon Willard, Hailey Bills. 

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The DWTS 2025 Season Format

It’s the 20th anniversary of Dancing With The Stars but there is nothing new or surprising. It returns as in its usual format, judges will score weekly on the dancer’s performance and elimination by audience vote. So, it’ll be the DWTS you know and love. 

Conclusion

The Dancing With The Stars dancing show is returning with new faces and talent, fans will be excited to see their favorite stars on a live show. This dance show will air on ABC and Disney+ and you can also catch it later on the ABC, Disney+, Hulu app. Viewers can vote during the live broadcast via online on the ABC site or SMS with the celebrity’s first name to 21523 ( U.S., U.S. territories, or Canada).