Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-4708902-20161003211805/@comment-28895263-20161005004055

Godzillavkk wrote: Not bad. One thing that I think should happen in either case is just before he dies, Littlefinger says something along the lines of "Impressive" or "Good move". He then accepts his fate. ...to which Sansa replies: "I had a good teacher."

The student who surpasses, and then betrays the master may sound a little "Star Wars", but goes much further back to ancient sagas. (Just don't ask me for examples.)  This isn't the naive and frail flower of the Season 1 Sansa. She has learned the game, and learned from the best. She can deduce the other players motivations. She can think five moves ahead. She can lie convincingly, and fly a false flag when she needs to.

She is now a powerful woman, and ready to seize her place in the rising matriarchy. (I recall you and I chatting about that in another thread.)