Sansa's arc made her more than a ruthless power broker. She was virtually the only contender for power who actually was committed to governing her people responsibly--hence the acclaim she received at her coronation as Queen in the North. By the end she was my favorite character, supplanting Jon, who for his part saved whole peoples from destruction. None of the characters in HotD seem to have any concerns at all for anything more than their family's power.
I don't think it's a masterpiece, but I do think it demonstrates the difference of a woman-led writer's room. Daemon is a great example - many characters don't change necessarily, but their complexity steadily increases.
Sansa's arc made her more than a ruthless power broker. She was virtually the only contender for power who actually was committed to governing her people responsibly--hence the acclaim she received at her coronation as Queen in the North. By the end she was my favorite character, supplanting Jon, who for his part saved whole peoples from destruction. None of the characters in HotD seem to have any concerns at all for anything more than their family's power.
I don't think it's a masterpiece, but I do think it demonstrates the difference of a woman-led writer's room. Daemon is a great example - many characters don't change necessarily, but their complexity steadily increases.