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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Mar 29, 2016 6:11 PM UTC  Alfie Allen (L) and Sophie Turner (R) in Game of Thrones Alfie Allen (L) and Sophie Turner (R) in Game of ThronesHelen Sloan—HBO  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Mar 29, 2016 6:11 PM UTC A victim no more, Sansa Stark will become a leader on _Game of Thrones_ this season, actress Sophie Turner has said. “This is the season I’m most excited for. Sansa’s coming into her own and standing up for herself,” the actress [told](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/29/game-thrones-sophie-turner-sansa-season-6) _Entertainment Weekly_—a surprisingly optimistic outlook for a character on a show with a [reputation for brutality](http://time.com/3924852/every-game-of-thrones-death/). The actress has hinted that Sansa will take on a more empowered role since the character escaped the evil Bolton family at the end of season five. Turner [told TIME](http://time.com/3955029/sophie-turner-game-of-thrones-x-men-jean-grey/) at San Diego Comic-Con last summer that she has long had to defend Sansa against accusations of weakness, especially when compared to her warrior-in-training sister [Arya Stark](http://time.com/3920558/arya-stark-game-of-thrones-meryn-trant/). But Turner says fans are finally beginning to cheer Sansa on. **MORE:** [We Analyzed Every Second of the New ](http://time.com/4251540/game-of-thrones-season-6-trailer-analysis-breakdown/)[_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/4251540/game-of-thrones-season-6-trailer-analysis-breakdown/)[ Trailer](http://time.com/4251540/game-of-thrones-season-6-trailer-analysis-breakdown/) “I think people really, really respond to characters that are very strong willed…and I think Sansa keeps everything so under wraps in order for her to survive. I think people often question her motives because she doesn’t do everything on the surface,” she said. “She doesn’t fight back immediately, but she’ll get her revenge one day I think.” That moment may come this season. At the SAG Awards in January Turner [hinted](http://time.com/4201400/sophie-turner-sansa-stark-game-of-thrones/), “It’s her really coming into her own. She, this season, really commands the respect that she deserves and she grabs hold of it and she runs with it and it’s really good.” **MORE:** [Maisie Williams on How ](http://time.com/3951804/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-comic-con/)[_Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/3951804/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-comic-con/)[ Treats Women](http://time.com/3951804/game-of-thrones-maisie-williams-comic-con/) She [told](http://www.wsj.com/video/sophie-turner-wants-game-of-thrones-to-kill-sansa-stark/732EDC17-57F3-4A50-AC88-207E2C1A8361.html) the _Wall Street Journal_ that the character is starting to become “a leader, rather than a pawn in someone else’s game.” But she added that the she hopes the show kills off Sansa eventually. “I don’t want to survive,” she said. “If you’re on _Game of Thrones_ and don’t have a cool death scene what’s the point?” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4275256/game-of-thrones-season-6-sophie-turner-sansa-stark/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4275256/game-of-thrones-season-6-sophie-turner-sansa-stark/"},"headline":"Sansa Will Finally Stand Up for Herself in Game of Thrones Season 6","datePublished":"2016-03-29T18:11:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:17:57.118Z","description":"“Sansa’s coming into her own\"","url":"https://time.com/4275256/game-of-thrones-season-6-sophie-turner-sansa-stark/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfad67de5dd6f19dc/69888ce58e0601144f465368/cc11d0590b544f51394bfafef3b3e44b9e4862dffa77db7b583c7f8156fd0186fe49a98979cb5d3f2c2e95b25269def21.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfad67de5dd6f19dc/69888ce58e0601144f465368/cc11d0590b544f51394bfafef3b3e44b9e4862dffa77db7b583c7f8156fd0186fe49a98979cb5d3f2c2e95b25269def21.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"cc11d0590b544f51394bfafef3b3e44b9e4862dffa77db7b583c7f8156fd0186fe49a98979cb5d3f2c2e95b25269def2","caption":"Alfie Allen (L) and Sophie Turner (R) in Game of Thrones","creditText":"Helen Sloan—HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4275256/game-of-thrones-season-6-sophie-turner-sansa-stark/","name":"Sansa Will Finally Stand Up for Herself in Game of Thrones Season 6"}}]}] ```