Game Of Thrones Actor Talks Reunion With Key Character
In Game of Thrones last night, two of the main characters had a reunion of sorts, as Jamie Lannister met once more Brienne of Tarth, however, it was on opposite sides of the battlefield, and thus made this reunion somewhat bittersweet.
Fans enjoyed the interactions these two had during their time together in Season 02, and have wanted to see them together again, even if only as traveling partners. In an interview with IGN, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau talked about the reunion, and what would likely happen if they met again in their current circumstances:
“I think it would be very, very difficult for both of them. I mean, you have a feeling it might happen. The last bit of this scene they have is basically her saying exactly that. He doesn’t say [“I hope that doesn’t happen”] because he believes she’ll beat him — which she definitely would — but it’s more that he cares for her, and I think he believes that somehow they must recognize that the other one cares. I’m sure she knows he cares about her. The fact that she tries to give him back the sword Oathkeeper and he kind of says, “It’s yours. It’s always been yours,” the subtext is it’s almost like saying, “You keep my heart. It’s yours. It’s always been yours.”
It’s a beautiful moment, and the next thing that happens is she says, “Oh yeah, if we meet on the battlefield, honor compels me to fight you.” [laughs] The fact is, this is the second time he’s [dealing with] the whole thing of falling for the wrong person, of falling for the person you’re not supposed to. Like, it happened for him when he was a teenager with his sister, and it kind of happened again without him being able to acknowledge it because it’s too messed up. There’s no way he can act on it, and even if he did, I think she would just basically slap him, I’m sure. Brienne is not the easiest person to be around.”