Game Of Thrones: 18 Most Outrageous Moments So Far

11. Theon Loses His Manhood

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As mentioned, torture isn’t completely out of the ordinary in the Seven Kingdoms, but Ramsay Bolton (or Snow, as he was known then) is a man who takes a particular delight in administering his own sick brand of it.

This becomes apparent in season 3, when he takes Theon Greyjoy hostage. He unleashes upon the Ironborn an array of physical and mental abuse that leads to the total destruction of his person, and rebuilds him as the pathetic, barely human creature Reek.

The low point of this, of course, is when Ramsay decides to send a message to Theon’s family, by way of mailing them the part of his body he’s just cut off. Clue: it wasn’t a hand. *Shudder* 

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