i thought it was similar to robb starks death in that he was close to victory but let personal matters interfere and thus paid dearly for having that emotional blind side
Oberyn was toying with Mountain, was obviously winning and yet this great warrior somehow makes a rookie mistake and stops paying attention to an opponent like the Mountain. I find this unrealistic. I mean realistically he knows that Mountain is still not dead and he stands right at his gigantic arms where it is so easy to get grabbed or knocked down. What's worse he stops looking at the Mountain and looks at his woman when his opponent is still not dead. I mean for a legendary warrior, seasoned in many wars all around the world, that seems quite unrealistic.
That's just my opinion though. I think Martin is just trying too hard to kill the decent guys.
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Precisely what I was thinking when she showed up

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