This 'Game of Thrones' theory suggests Jamie Lannister is still alive

Jamie Lannister, without a doubt, has to have been one of the most intriguing and endearing characters of Game of Thrones. Yes, he was in love with his sister and killed kings, but he also loved Brienne of Tarth and was the only one to not treat younger brother Tyrion Lannister like a 'monster'. Over the course of GoT's eight seasons, Jaime became much more complex, as evidenced by his relationships with Tyrion and Brienne, but in the end, returned home to his sister Cersei. 

That could be why, after the penultimate episode, fans are finding it difficult to let go of Jamie for good. But a Tumblr user called WeedsAreFlowersToo lays out a fairly compelling case for Jaime's somehow surviving the fall of King's Landing and the Red Keep. There are many layers to the theory. 

"Why isn’t ANYONE acknowledging that Jaime Lannister just died???", she wrote. "Why is nobody in the cast thanking Nik for his performance? Why did Pilou and Lena’s insta post not say anything about Jaime dying? Why isn’t Nik saying anything about what he thinks of the scene? Why did he make a post saying goodbye to Lena, and not to the character he played for 8 years? Why is there no talk of Jaime’s death in the game revealed?"

The Redditer also questions Coster-Waldau's exit interview posted by Entertainment Weekly. "He did an interview with Lena and one with Rory McCann about their deaths," she writes. "Why not Nikolaj too when his character 'died' in the same episode in a very divisive way? Surely, it would be important to have the actor talk about it?"