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Originally Posted by Pestilence
Oberyn's death in the book pissed me off. Nobody else's death made me mad like his.
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Originally Posted by Dallas Chief
Not even Ned? Wow, I still seethe over that one!  |
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Originally Posted by Pestilence
No....Ned walked right into that shit.
The Oberyn death pissed me off because he's a bad ass, he had the Mountain down and done.....and then got completely ****ed. Plus then they let the Mountain live, although in agony, for a couple more days after the fight.
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Ned is still the centerpiece. This discussion is the lynchpin of the entire series, IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv6JSQcww-E
While Oberyn is devastating, it depends on a reasonable foible of character AND an unreasonable foible of plot.
First, he was so consumed with the reason for his anger he forgot that the ONLY purpose of this exercise was survival and triumph.
Second, and the part that disappoints me, is that the plot demands this man so fleet of foot and elusive, more so than in all the land, shuffle around like a Teamster on break the dangerously close perimeter of the wounded but living Mountain. No way the guy we saw 5 seconds prior would be so careless and inattentive.