6. Ellaria Sand
In season four, Ellaria Sand accompanied her paramour, Oberyn Martell - "The Red Viper" - to King's Landing, where the poor guy ended up getting his pretty head destroyed by The Mountain. Distraught and emotionally scarred, she returned to her home in Dorne. For most of her time on-screen, though, she was a cool, calm-headed character. In season five, Ellaria felt like a different person entirely; hellbent on scoring revenge on the Lannister family for Oberyn's death, she made the ill-judged decision to fatally poison Myrcella Baratheon using a sneaky kiss. She basically doomed herself by way of this action, of course, because Myracella died right in front of Jaime Lannister's eyes. Ellaria Sand made the transition from "admirable" to "super annoying" over the course of season five; you can understand her beef with the Lannisters, but Myrcella was innocent and murdering her was a step way, way too far. For that disturbing action alone, Ellaria deserves to meet her end in season six. She's no longer a character who will be missed. Speaking of which...
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