Kingslayer: how will Jaime's story end?

How did Jaime Lannister become the Kingslayer? How does Jaime’s character change? What’s his relationship with Brienne? What will happen with Jaime and Lady Stoneheart? Will Jaime die with Cersei? Is Jaime Azor Ahai?

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Further reading:

0:00 Jaime
2:14 Kingslayer
4:20 Judgement
7:11 Brienne
8:26 Changed
9:53 Goldenhand
12:28 Stoneheart
14:18 Cersei
15:45 Azor Ahai
16:50 Conclusion

[sreckom]

*Jaime kills Cersei. At that exact moment, Jon Snow arrives to the scene.*
*They stare at each other.*
-Jon: "Queenslayer!"
-Jaime: "Ah FFS!"

[mJC]

Jaime has kind of forgot that he once sacrificed his honor to save 500, 000 people.

[awaywiththefaeries]

There’s actually foreshadowing in Shrek 3 for Jaime’s death. Charming stars in a play that mocks Shrek and a tower falls on top of him, foreshadowing Jaime’s death 12 years before season 8.

[Necroxion]

ironic how Jaime felt he couldn't explain himself to Ned Stark - the one other person who understands how it is to throw honor away to save an innocent person

[BrandonCuringtonOfficial]

Jaime is so kingslayer, that he tried to kill the king 8 Seasons before he became the king.

[MarilynMalkovich]

The fact that Jaime is still completely fucking terrified of Aerys more than ten years after he killed him is one of my favourite parts of his character.

[gamer.snulch]

To be fair to Ned for judging him, Jaime did decide to sit on the iron throne right after killing Aerys, which is how Ned found him. Probably not the best move.

[CNRhKXtreme]

Brienne and Jaime have one more thing in common - they were falsely judged by their peers - Jaime for Kingslayer, and Brienne for Renly's murder.

[The_Bleak_]

GoT has been trying to tell us how Jaime will die all along with subtle hints. Back is S1E1, Jaime pushes Bran out of a tower... what is that tower made out of? Yup... and that isn't the only time. I dare you to count how many times Jamie has been in a building and he is literally surrounded by his killer. Quite genius by D&D really.

[nickc]

D&D watched this video and said “lol NOPE”

[philipjfrylock]

I'll take "murdered by the writers" for 1000, Alex.

[syarifadrianmangarajalubis]

the directors in season 8 really watched this video and said "how about bricks?'

[jassar]

“I am loved by one for a kindness I never did, and reviled by so many for my finest act.”
- Jaime Lannister

[yoblive]

"All his cynicism, sarcasm, nihilism are defense mechanism to protect him from criticism." - I like this sentence's sound when you say it out loud to the crowd.

[indyrex]

I bet Nikolas Walder-Casteau was crushed when he found out how it really ends.

[evgenyreshetnikov]

Nikolaj, Coster and Waldau did a perfect performance! What an amazing team work!

[Kubinda]

The contrasts surrounding the women around Jaime are kind of interesting. For all Jaime's talents he's kind of submissive towards women and while Cersei drags him to darkness, Brienne turns him into a better man.

[KerioFive]

“Jaime learns from Brienne’s example”

Writers: lets subvert some expectations!

[Midgert]

I wish that GRRM would explore the fact that Jaime was protective of Daenerys's mom in the books, would add an interesting dynamic between them in the likely event that she returns to westeros.

[Cybermat]

>urge to start reading books rises<