I just re-watched the episode because I'm drunk and it's fucking awesome, and something occurred to me. Sansa gets a lot of flak for not telling Jon about the Knights of the Vale during their fireside chat, AND she tells him he should get more men. People see it as something like a plot hole, or just a bitch move for withholding this info.
It occurred to me during this particular re-watch that she likely intended to use Jon and his men as a pawn. Her primary objective is to guarantee Ramsay's demise. She wants the battle to weaken Ramsay's forces so that the Vale can mop up and kill him... and, sadly, Jon's life may be negotiable to meet this goal, and his men most certainly are.
Firstly, she's not exactly sure when the Vale will be there. Secondly, she doesn't want to divulge her hand because then Jon will wait, and Ramsay won't "come out to play" once the Vale is there, since his numbers advantage is gone. He'll sit behind the gates of Winterfell and force a seige against all his men, and the Vale + Jon & Company may not be successful. She tells Jon he needs more men because she probably fears they'll be obliterated without causing significant enough losses to Bolton's side, and she is probably frustrated and wants Jon to live as well (doesn't give a fuck about his men). She feels the effort is foolhardy and also doesn't meet her goals. So, if this is accurate then she would believe that when the Vale does arrive, they'll be seige-ing Winterfell against Ramsay's full force.
Sorry if this has been discussed already. Again, I'm drunk.
Submitted November 30, 2018 at 11:31PM by Stumblin_McBumblin https://ift.tt/2QqzMcq
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