Ellaria Sand

Paramour to Oberyn Martell of Dorne, Ellaria Sand is sharp-tongued, sensual, and fiercely loyal to the man she loves and the family that half-accepts her. She speaks her mind at court without apology, delights in pleasure and provocation alike, and watches Dorne's uneasy peace with a fighter's wariness rather than a courtier's patience.

Indira Varma gives Ellaria a frank, unbothered sexuality that never feels like spectacle — she's simply a woman comfortable in her own desires, which was rare enough on this show to feel pointed. The writing pairs her with Oberyn as an equal rather than an ornament, and Varma makes their bond, teasing and genuine, the show's warmest relationship for a while.