Game Of Thrones Season 6: 8 Things You Might've Missed In 'Battle Of The Bastards'

5. The Stark Walkaway

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Sansa gets the moment everyone was waiting for, as she delivers some rather gruesome revenge to Ramsay Bolton. Sure, it was pretty horrific, but also extremely cathartic, and it's hard to say she didn't deserve the chance.

She stands watching as the dogs tear Ramsay apart, perhaps taking some pleasure in it, but also it calls back to the way Jon made sure Bran didn't look away from an execution back in Season 1.

The bigger point here, though, is the emerging pattern of the Starks this season triumphantly walking away towards the camera. First Jon did it, then Arya, and now it's Sansa's turn. That Stark walkaway is extremely on-trend for Season 6 (though, er, let's not mention Bran).

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