jackvance, I don't mean to be that guy, but I can't help myself:

Do you even watch the show?

You don't expect Oberyn to go the physical route? He's a noted bad ass, and we've already seen him spill the blood of some random Lannister soldiers, all the while keeping it suave. Further, we know that he wants revenge against the Lannisters for what happened to his sister, a desire for revenge which Tywin has wisely deflected to The Mountain who was specifically responsible for his sister's fate.


Oh, and the Stannis haters are the lamest. Stannis is an enigma in that he's such a dry humorless cunt that he is one of the funniest most lovable characters on screen. Have we all forgotten the "Sir Jaime Lannister, he may be a..." line?