There are Western vs Eastern race issues, imo. As for the Sansa stuff, that was her journey. She rationalizes like anyone that has lived thru trauma does, by saying it made her better. That actually seems realistic as a response. Doesn't mean it was the only way she could have gotten there.... I agree with a lot of this article. It has occurred because they only bought seven years, and because few wanted to write and act for more than that, I'd guess. They are rushing thru the parts where characters get to where they are over time. Sansa and Arya don't like Dany because she wants to rule them, not because she's Jon's girlfriend, that part is all wrong in the article.