I think the writers, all men by the way, have a serious problem writing about femininity. They also write a bunch about toxic masculinity but that's another story.
As I was saying, Sansa is probably the most traditionally feminine character on the show besides perhaps Margaery. Margaery was a seductress so they liked her but Sansa got treated like a constant rag doll because they view as weakness. That's why we hear Arya and Lyanna Mormont mock knitting because who needs silly girls who do that when winter has come? They're can't possibly be any use for it, right?
We're in complete agreement that her time in KL was completely ignored in terms of developing her character. They usually only showed interest in Sansa during her time in KL when she was being abused, mocked, or pitied. They failed to show how she was becoming less naive, more observant, and more clever in her own ways. I don't think they appreciated how she saved Ser Dontos's life and how she kept kept the women calm and acted more queenly than Cersei during the Battle of the Blackwater. I often feel like they see her the same way someone like Cersei does. Sansa's not actual supposed to be as stupid as people in the story thinks she is but they sure write her that way most of time.
I got into a debate a while ago about how she was essentially rebooted during season 5 in order to support the Ramsay storyline. I feel the same way you do about her in KL being ignored in favor of using her as a prop in the WF storyline. I think she comes off as the ultimate victim because the writers see her as such and nothing more. I just started reading the books and she has a lot more going on for her there. Sansa was active in her escape from KL by meeting with Dontos in the Godswood regularly which nobody, not even Varys or Tyrion, picked up on and she armed herself with a knife the first time around. She even refused Tyrion's offer to let her stay in the Tower of the Hand, which I believe was further away from Joffrey, because it would prevent her from meeting Dontos. She has these little acts of resistance and I really like reading her thoughts because she's still a bit naive and idealistic but she's growing. The show didn't really include them so it hurts her character greatly. They really didn't show any significant growth for her in the show until she lied for LF but immediately reverted her progress in season 5 then tried to put her back on track in seasons 6 and 7 but failed miserably because that's not how character evolution works and they still had her being influenced by LF even after he pimped her out.
As I was saying, Sansa is probably the most traditionally feminine character on the show besides perhaps Margaery. Margaery was a seductress so they liked her but Sansa got treated like a constant rag doll because they view as weakness. That's why we hear Arya and Lyanna Mormont mock knitting because who needs silly girls who do that when winter has come? They're can't possibly be any use for it, right?
We're in complete agreement that her time in KL was completely ignored in terms of developing her character. They usually only showed interest in Sansa during her time in KL when she was being abused, mocked, or pitied. They failed to show how she was becoming less naive, more observant, and more clever in her own ways. I don't think they appreciated how she saved Ser Dontos's life and how she kept kept the women calm and acted more queenly than Cersei during the Battle of the Blackwater. I often feel like they see her the same way someone like Cersei does. Sansa's not actual supposed to be as stupid as people in the story thinks she is but they sure write her that way most of time.
I got into a debate a while ago about how she was essentially rebooted during season 5 in order to support the Ramsay storyline. I feel the same way you do about her in KL being ignored in favor of using her as a prop in the WF storyline. I think she comes off as the ultimate victim because the writers see her as such and nothing more. I just started reading the books and she has a lot more going on for her there. Sansa was active in her escape from KL by meeting with Dontos in the Godswood regularly which nobody, not even Varys or Tyrion, picked up on and she armed herself with a knife the first time around. She even refused Tyrion's offer to let her stay in the Tower of the Hand, which I believe was further away from Joffrey, because it would prevent her from meeting Dontos. She has these little acts of resistance and I really like reading her thoughts because she's still a bit naive and idealistic but she's growing. The show didn't really include them so it hurts her character greatly. They really didn't show any significant growth for her in the show until she lied for LF but immediately reverted her progress in season 5 then tried to put her back on track in seasons 6 and 7 but failed miserably because that's not how character evolution works and they still had her being influenced by LF even after he pimped her out.