Is this major Game of Thrones character still alive after episode 5?

And now, just days before the last episode of the series, a pretty convincing fan theory has emerged that could eventually change everyone's opinion – or even further divide the fans.

the death of several key figures – Cersei Lannister, Euron Greyjoy and The Hound, to name a few – one of the fans of Thrones has since hinted that Jaime Lannister, who seemed to meet his fate alongside Cersei, could very well still be alive.

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Rather than dying in a pile of rubble alongside his twin sister and his true love Cersei, a Tumblr user has advanced the hypothesis that Jaime might have succeeded to escape – and the reasons are all related to the actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and the rest of the cast (via Cosmopolitan ).

Because not only did the cast members neglect to pay homage to Nikolaj and his character on social media since the episode was aired, but a post-exit interview has not yet emerged .

When asked by James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly where his interview with Nikolaj was, Hibberd replied in a mysterious way: "Thank you! Taking this for a moment …"

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Does this mean that Nikolaj is about to make a shock under the pseudonym of Jaime – and redeem this destroyed character? -bow? Or did EW simply try to limit Game of Thrones fatigue?

Suppose we find out on Sunday …

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