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Originally Posted by Coys1882
Well I think one could argue it was important to show it in that not only was she raped but she was raped as a virgin on her wedding night which I assume would be even more horrific for a woman. Pair that with all the dreams and hopes she had of her wedding night with Joffery and how far that's fallen for her really drives it home. I think it really helps establish how driven she is to get away to the point she'd even Thelma and Louise it with Theon.
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You could. But they way I viewed the rape was more about Theon than Sansa frankly. It wasn't even about Sansa having her new found agency violently taken away. It was about Theon's surrogate sister being violated to become a reason Theon becomes Theon again.