GAME OF THRONES Season 5 - First Look at the Sand Snakes
Thanks to EW we have our first official look at the Sand Snakes from HBO's Game of Thrones Season 5. The Sand Snakes are three deadly young women, all half-sisters and warriors from Dorne. Their names are Nymeria, Obara and Tyene, and they all share the same father, the late Oberyn Martell.
The Sand Snakes are understandably pissed off and out for revenge after their father met his demise at the hands of The Mountain. These three characters are going to play a key role in the upcoming season, and they will represent something new in Westeros. Keisha Castle-Hughes (Obara) explains,
"We haven’t seen women like this on Game Of Thrones before. You have lone wolves like Arya and Brienne, and others like Daenerys or Cersei, who are politically strong surrounded by men. But you haven’t seen women who are strong together and who collaborate – which is a dangerous thing. We’re three girls who are violent and manipulative who are thirsty for Lannister blood.”
Showrunner David Benioff adds,
“It’s fun because they’re constantly fighting, but it’s the kind of family that if an outsider comes in, they all band together and unify, who cast actresses of different nationalities for the roles who all still manage to pass as siblings."
These are three badass characters, and I'm looking forward to seeing them in action when the series returns on April 12th!