Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau responds to Cersei/Jaime theory
'It absolutely makes sense'
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Your support makes all the difference.With the wait for season seven of Game of Thrones having felt like an eternity, fans have been entertaining themselves by speculating over what’s going to happen. One popular theory spawns from a prophecy about Cersei Lannister, the current Queen upon the Iron Throne.
While we’ve done an in-depth analysis of the theory, in short, it claims Cersei’s younger brother — or valonqar — shall “wrap his hands about your pale white throat and choke the life from you.”
As many fans originally suspected, the most obvious candidate is Tyrion Lannister. However, for Game of Thrones, that sure seems a tad too simple. Instead, many believe her twin, Jaime, born just second after her, may be Cersei’s killer.
Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has finally been asked about the theory, telling Harpers Bazaar: ”I heard that theory, and it absolutely makes sense. It would be a perfect little nod. But who knows?
"You'll have to watch the show [laughs]. It's a good theory. I always thought maybe it's too neat, but who knows?”
For those who, like Coster-Waldau, believe the theory really is ‘too neat’, some fans have recently begun speculating that Jon Snow will be the one to kill Cersei.
Game of Thrones returns 16 July on HBO and 17 July Sky Atlantic.
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