Game of Thrones Season 5 is really starting to shape up as HBO officially announced the actresses who will play as Oberyn's daughters also known as the Sand Snakes. Australian actress Keisha Caste-Hughes who was previously expected to play the part of Nymeria Sand landed on the role of "fearsome warrior" Obara Sand, Oberyn's eldest daughter. She has already appeared in movies such as Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Whale Rider and The Nativity Story.
The HBO team also shared that the "cultured, graceful, and deadly with a whip" role of Nymeria willl be played by Silk actress Jessica Henwick. Last but not the least, the youngest of these warriors is Tyene Sand to be portrayed by The Family's Rosabell Laurenti Sellers.
Other actors involved in the next season also include: Alexander Siddig as Doran Martell, Nell Tiger Free as Myrcella Baratheon, Toby Sebastian as Trystane Martell, DeObia Oparei as Areo Hotah, Enzo Cilenti as Yezzan,and Jonathan Pryce as the High Sparrow.
One of the most talked about spoilers (even up to now) include the absence of Lady Stoneheart. Michelle Fairley who played the part of Stark already spilled one of the most frustrating spoilers (for book purists): Lady Stoneheart is dead and she's never coming back. In Martin's books, Lady Stoneheart, who appears in an epilogue at the last part of A Storm of Swords, is a vengeful character brought back to life after her death during the Red Wedding. After being revived by The Brotherhood Without Banners, she leads a band of outlaws against all Frey and Lannister forces who also killed her son Rob.
Unfortunately, fans didn't see her at the end of the season four finale. Those who remain faithful to the book expect to catch her on the next season, but high hopes are now starting to crash down as Fairley toldEntertainment Weekly, "Yeah, the character's dead. She's dead,"
When asked about her view on this matter she said, "You respect the writers' decision. I knew the arc, and that was it. They can't stick to the books 100 percent. It's impossible - they only have 10 hours per season. They have got to keep it dramatic and exciting, and extraneous stuff along the way gets lost in order to maintain the quality of a brilliant show."
According to MTV, cutting Stoneheart from the series leads to a storyline that is very much far from what the books present. In A Feast For Crows, the heroine Brienne is captured by Stoneheart and the Brotherhood. The zombified Catelyn is about to hang Brienne, but Maid of Tarths' word halted the execution. Now that Lady Stonheart is out of the equation, what changes are they planning to fulfill?
The fifth season of "Game of Thrones" is set to air next year, which gives fans enough time to garner more theories and speculations regarding Lady Stoneheart, along with other plot twists.
Watch out for other spoilers and rumors about the much awaited series!
