The Jamie Lannister depicter talks about what his character is up to in the much-anticipated eighth and final season as well as the show's ending.
- Aug 31, 2018
AceShowbiz - As the production on the eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones" has officially wrapped, actors are one by one saying goodbye to their respective characters on the hit HBO series. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jamie Lannister, talks about what his character is up to in the much-anticipated season as well as the show's ending.
Talking to The Huffington Post, the actor discusses the end of season 7 which saw him leaving sister Cersei (Lena Headey) who may or may not be pregnant with a child. "Those things are 100 percent connected," he explains. "That's also what he told her, he says, 'What's the point? If we don’t defeat this threat, there is no future for our child.' I think he's doing it for the right reasons, he gave his word, but also it's the future of mankind and the future of him and Cersei that's at stake."
Coster-Waldau also adds that Jaime will be traveling for some time, though the journey doesn't seem to be all smooth. "He is heading north. I don't think you can assume that he's going to make it up there, but who knows," he shares. "For sure, we see him head north. He might be eaten by dragons, you never know."
He somehow hints at possible romance between him and Brienne (Gwendolyn Christie) as he continues, "Or he might just stumble, things happen. Or he might find the love of his life and suddenly he’s like, 'God, this is it. No more.' "
The actor also shares that saying goodbye was "a little bit emotional at the very, very end." He recalls, "Throughout the season we had a lot of teary goodbyes and farewell dinners. When my turn came around, I really didn't think it was going to phase me, but I have to admit that right when they said, 'This is a series wrap for Nikolaj,' there might have been a tiny bit of moisture in the air, just around my eyes. But that was it, that was it."
As for the final season, Coster-Waldau teases that "it was very satisfying but also very surprising and all the things that I was hoping for." He goes on saying, "It still made sense. It wasn't like one of those where the killer is suddenly revealed in the last act and you go, 'Oh! I didn't see that coming.' Here, they've done a really, really good job."
"Game of Thrones" returns for the eighth and final season in 2019.
