George R.R. Martin Responds to That Horrifying 'Game of Thrones' Moment

SPOILERS ahead for anyone who hasn't caught up on "Game of Thrones!"

Last Sunday's episode ("Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken") featured a jaw-dropping and horrific scene with Sansa Stark. Her new husband, tyrannical Ramsay Bolton, brutally rapes her, while forcing an emotional Theon Greyjoy to watch. Fans are calling it "The Black Wedding."

It was especially unexpected for most audience members - not only did it veer widely from the book series, it was a tragic and surprising moment to see Sansa brought so low after finally noting her show a spark of her old spirit. After standing up to Bolton's cruel lover Miranda, we were just beginning to think the unfortunate Sansa was going to get some strength back.

So, what the heck??

Well, don't direct your anger at A Song of Fire and Ice series author George R.R. Martin. He's washed his hands of it, and closed comments on his blog regarding the controversial scene.

"I have a lot of fans asking me for comment," he writes. "Let me reiterate what I have said before... The show is the show, the books are the books; two different tellings of the same story."

'There have been differences between the novels and the television shows since the first episode of season one. And for just as long, I have been talking about the butterfly effect. Small changes lead to larger changes lead to huge changes... the longer the show goes on, the bigger the butterflies become. And now we have reached the point where the beat of butterfly wings is stirring up storms."

Martin reminds audiences that showrunners "David and Dan and Bryan and HBO are trying to make the best television series they can. And over here I am trying to write the best novels that I can. And yes, more and more, they differ.... but all of us are still intending that at the end we will arrive at the same place. In the meantime, we hope that the readers and viewers both enjoy the journey. Or journeys, as the case may be. Sometimes butterlfies grow into dragons."

But, while we may have hated it, actress Sophie Turner "loved" the twist her character had to endure.

"When I read that scene, I kinda loved it," she admits. "I loved the way Ramsay had Theon watching. It was all so messed up. It's also so daunting for me to do it. I've been making [producer Bryan Cogman] feel so bad for writing that scene... But I secretly loved it."

Did you secretly love it, or openly hate it? Sound off in the comments!