In The Lost Game of Thrones Script, Sansa Stark Was Queen

Game of Thrones fans pride themselves on knowing everything they can about the enigmatic series. Nevertheless did they realize that Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) was meant to be queen in the show's original pilot?


That's a pretty big bombshell to just drop on you like that, nevertheless it's true! In an early script, Sansa was mother Catelyn Stark's main decision to be queen of all of Westeros – if only Catelyn could convince Ned Stark to permit his daughter to marry human scum person Joffrey Baratheon.


The script finds Ned pooh-poohing Baratheon (again, because he's trash) to his wife: "I'll resist him. I'm a northman. I belong here, not down south in that rats' nest they call a capital."


"He should make our daughter Queen," pleads Catelyn.


"Is that what you want for her? A pretty crown to wear?" Ned spits back. Nevertheless he's clearly not seeing the bigger picture. Think all of the power the queen has in Game of Thrones. That's sort of the point of the complete thing, isn't it? To rule?


As you are bound well aware (spoiler alert!), Catelyn did much less plotting for her daughter to be queen, and Sansa didn't just be marrying Joffrey, who actually had his head cut off alternatively opposed to getting the life he wanted.


The Huffington Post managed to unearth the script, which revealed the Sansa switch plus a host of other changes, at Texas A&M's Cushing Memorial Library. Writer George R.R. Martin has been submitting old copies of his manuscripts to the library for 20 years, so it's a veritable treasure trove of riches for fans of Martin and his masterful fantasy writing.


Other gems in the original script include changes to the tone of Khal Drogo and Daenerys Targaryen's relationship, along with a drunk scene with Jon Snow where he gets a little bit rowdy and embarrasses himself.


From these tidbits alone, it's safe to mention we might have been looking at a much, much different Game of Thrones than the one we got. And while it may have been cool to be able to see Sansa Stark as queen, we're much more interested in what Season 8 is about to bring us as soon as it debuts on April 14.