Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Would Choose If You Moved on From Hating the Ending of ‘Sport of Thrones’

Game of Thrones was beloved for a lot of its run—profitable awards, topping “greatest” lists—earlier than it famously went off the rails in its eighth and final season. Time hasn’t softened the blow one bit, even with the next success of the prequel sequence Home of the Dragon. Followers will possible by no means forgive the present’s disappointing downturn, and that’s one thing one Sport of Thrones star particularly hasn’t fairly come to phrases with: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who performed Jaime Lannister.

After all, Coster-Waldau and his co-stars weren’t writing the scripts and shouldn’t be taken to job for the odd selections their characters could have made in season eight. However in a brand new interview with the Independent, although, you may inform Coster-Waldau is weary of the topic, one thing he’s little doubt been requested about because the present’s 2019 finish.

“It was anticipated,” he stated of the backlash. “How are you ever gonna make an finish that’s gonna fulfill everybody? That’s a really troublesome factor. I completely suppose individuals are entitled to no matter opinion they’ve, but it surely’s a tv present. Somebody instructed you a narrative and also you didn’t just like the ending. It’s actually annoying, however…”

The article additionally notes that Coster-Waldau was reportedly being paid over $1 million per episode as Sport of Thrones ended its run, so maybe that helped make the criticism simpler to take.

Final yr, his fellow Lannister, Peter Dinklage, boldly declared that he liked the finale, noting that if the present acquired individuals speaking, that was all a part of the enjoyable—a bit extra of an upbeat takeaway. Are you continue to pissed off by the tip of Sport of Thrones?

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