10 Grimmest TV Storylines Ever
8. The Mutilation Of Theon Greyjoy - Game Of Thrones
After a brief and ludicrous stint as the self appointed Prince of Winterfell, Theon Greyjoy is betrayed by his own men and winds up a prisoner in the Dreadfort, the last place in Westeros one would ever want to be.
The squeamish viewers might want to leave the room as Theon is hobbled, beaten, manipulated, has a fingernail dug out, starved, dehydrated, has appendages flayed and is finally castrated and for what you ask?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing beyond the fact his captor Ramsay Bolton finds it utterly hilarious. Physically and mentally shattered, Theon lives as Reek, Ramsay’s trusty servant and punching bag for years. He stands by as Ramsay savagely rapes Sansa Stark, refuses salvation from his sister due to paranoia that Ramsay some how orchestrated it and deliriously accompanies Ramsay on his ‘hunts’.
The nastiest material George R.R. Martin has given the world yet was actually toned down for the show. Indeed, at least Theon still looks like Theon in the show. The nature of his transformation in the novels was among the most horrific plotlines in the history the fantasy genre.