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Originally Posted by FlameOn
The Sand Snakes make the episode almost unbearable. Oberyn was "butchered" in their words when he was really killed by his own overconfidence and stupidity. Elleria expects Doran to do what exactly? Immediately go to war against the crown? Murder Mycella in cold blood when Oberyn says that's exactly what people in Dorne wouldn't do? Apparently that's what the Sand Snakes want.
Aero Hotah gets killed in the back by fricking little girl with zero effort whatsoever after building him up to be such a badass last season... We also see sworn royal guardsmen are willing to just let Elleria kill the Prince because he didn't swear to kill the closest Lannister immediately in retaliation? Did we see any unrest in Dorne at all?
The whole scene is just so stupidly lazy. It's just so jarringly bad compared to the rest of the plot lines running right now.
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In terms of the Sandanakes, I find it wholeheartedly believable that Elleria is making irrational decisions based purely on emotion and not logic.
Everything you said was true. But a broken hearted love of Obryn, who feels the need for revenge isn't letting cooler heads prevail.
In terms of the guards, Elleria said something along the lines of "you don't even recognize your own men" I took that to mean the guards were plants/imposters.
As for Aero Hotah, stabbed in the back is stabbed in the back. How much of a fight did Jamie put up when he lost his hand? Not all the great warriors go down in battle.
The Sandanakes are saying one thing (respect, honour) but doing another. While that's frustrating to watch as a viewer because TV 'rules' don't allow for it; that's possibly the most realistic part of the show.
I pray you, not anyone else on this board ever has to work for/with an Elleria, they're the worst. I'll take plain mean arsehole over the randomness, do as I say not as I do, and sociopathy.