I thought that duel was not so great because it was too much of a Terentino style super cool killing without any tension, I mildly smiled at it and thats it.
I don't get why people either condemn the masses of 'unnecessary' characters in the books or are mad because this or that minor character is merged with more important ones in the series. It is one of the books strengths or more neutral characteristics that you have a couple of people (mostly POV-characters) that have a near 100% dramaturgic live but also the ones like Belwas which only have 1 or 2 moments in their lives that are really interesting for the story and for us to read about. The books are full of normal people, which makes it tedious to read sometimes but also makes the world and story immersive and realistic. And it is clear that they don't have time for that in the TV series.
Belwas is great in the books, but it works better for a TV series to cut down on the unnecessary side characters a bit.
And Oberyn, it's hinted at, yeah, but it's
visually confirmed in the show. Look at Sansa's necklace before and after the Thorny Queen fondles her hair. And then Petyr confirms he had it made.
Don't cut my quotes in half. I never said that!
@Xant... No, no. Belwas is as import as him. Plus the "duel" being won by just throwing a dagger is quite stupid. Scene in the book was far better and they could have easily made that as well.
Really? What does Belwas do in the books that's important?