'Game of Thrones' star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau says no one has guessed show's ending
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister on “Game of Thrones,” said he was "blown away" by the ending of the hit HBO series when he first read it. (Reuters)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister on “Game of Thrones,” has said the show ends perfectly, but he hasn’t seen anyone guess it completely correctly.
Coster-Waldau appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Tuesday night to discuss the ending of the hit series.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“I’ve never read anyone who got the whole thing,” he told the late night host. “And when I read it the first time, I was blown away.”
“I wrote Dan and David, the two creators, and I was like, ‘I really don’t know how you did it, but I can’t imagine a better way of ending the show,’” he added.
Though the 48-year-old Danish actor has been sworn to secrecy about the highly anticipated ending, Kimmel tried to gauge his reactions to some guesses.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}However, as Kimmel ran through some of the theories, Coster-Waldau kept a neutral, if not occasionally confused, face.
To the first theory, that Jaime will kill his sister Cersei, Coster-Waldau responded: “That’s a theory,” adding: “It makes sense, though, if you think about it.”
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Another theory suggested that Arya Stark would kill Cersei using Jaime’s face. Coster-Waldau reacted with appreciation. “That would be cool, wouldn’t it?” he said, smiling.
When Kimmel read the prediction that Jon Snow would become the Night King, Coster-Waldau just asked “How?”
As the list of theories went on, he continued to stay non-committal with a simple “yeah” or “okay.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Coster-Waldau then referenced a theory he thought would come true -- which ended up being a joke about the Leeds United soccer team.
“There’s also this thing about a guy called Bielsa, which is a guy who comes and magically transforms this world for the good.”
Though Kimmel fell for the joke, Coster-Waldau eventually admitted it was a reference to Marcelo Bielsa, the manager of Leeds United.