*Spoilers* Jaime Lannister ~finally~ killed Euron Greyjoy during last night's episode of Game of Thrones, in a fight scene on the beach of King's Landing. But fans on Twitter are super angry about the whole thing, blasting the scene as 'pointless' and 'boring'. Savage. Despite the fact we know we should expect to feel all the feelings during Game of Thrones series 8, every episode still gives us a lot of drama to process. One of the most major moments of last night's episode, 'The Bells', came when Euron Greyjoy finally died, following a fight scene with Jaime Lannister. In case you were watching it through your fingers and need a refresh, Euron and his fleet were chilling in the water outside King's Landing, completely unaware of the obvious trap they had walked floated into. Euron didn't realise until the last second, when he looked up to see Drogon raining fire down onto his ships. While Euron manages to jump overboard and flee before getting caught in the blast, he eventually ends up face to face with Jaime on the beach, where he comes to a messy end - while Jaime ends up super injured. HBO Sadly the fight scene didn't quite cut it for lots of fans, with many taking to Twitter to share their complaints on the pointless / predictable / even 'embarrassing' (savage) scene. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. euron v jaime is literally the last thing i wanted #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/dpF2raIiFx — Kendra⚡️ (@lxcaustic) May 13, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. this jaime/euron scene is literally a thing... they filmed.... to put... in this episode.......... — lead sandworm from dune 2021 (@liesandarbor) May 13, 2019 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Jamie and euron. That was embarrassing. Like why we doing this now #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/RshORcJVJi — lisA🦋 (@lisafjam) May 13, 2019 This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Dusty Baxter-Wright Senior Entertainment & Lifestyle Writer Dusty Baxter-Wright is Cosmopolitan's Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer, covering celebrities, movies, TV and books as well as travel, interiors, food and drink on a daily basis. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Crazy old Euron Greyjoy may be dead and gone (we assume), but actor Pilou Asbæk is alive and talking a mile a minute, discussing his exit from the show with The Wrap and revealed why he thought it was “very important” that we not actually see Euron die onscreen in the latest episode of the show, “The Bells.” So we all watched. Euron and Jaime Lannister fought on a beach outside the Red Keep, with each mortally wounding the other. But we do not see Euron die. For that, we have Asbæk to thank: The reason why I didn’t want to die [on screen] is because I thought it would be so much fun to tease [showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff], because of course they wrote the scene as if he would die. So did [director Miguel Sapochnik], he wanted to direct it as if he would die. But I didn’t want to do that, because you know sometimes you gotta take a piss at the showrunners. And I was like, “What if I don’t die? What if I just smile and look off?” And they were like, ‘Yeah, that’s nice.’ He put it another way on the Making Game of Thrones blog: “I had a long conversation with [director] Miguel Sapochnik about it. Dan and David were like, ‘and then Euron dies’ and I was like, ‘No he doesn’t.’ And they said, ‘What do you mean?’ I said, ‘I’m not going to close my eyes. I want to smile up at the sky like life is beautiful, and then you guys have to cut away.’ Miguel kept saying, ‘Close your eyes!’ but I was like, ‘No. '” Asbæk sounds like a handful on set. As usual, Game of Thrones knows how to cast people. He also talks about Euron’s last words: “I’m the man who killed Jaime Lannister!” Of course, Jaime actually died with Cersei in the collapsing ruins of the Red Keep, but Euron couldn’t have seen that coming. Egomaniac Euron was happy to take all the credit. “He’s that kind of guy, he’s in self denial,” Asbæk said. “He just wants to see the world burn, you know what I mean? He just wants to see people die.” That said. I think he meant it. He’s the one who got Jaime Lannister, a guy who he has admired because Jaime has been one of the best fighters in the world and is the Kingslayer and has created a name for himself. The Wrap asked Asbæk why Euron didn’t try to run and save himself rather than returning to fight Jaime. The answer is a tapestry of madness: Reason number one is his entire fleet just got burned down by a dragon, that’s pretty devastating for a guy. He’s been swimming several miles in his leather suit, so he’s tired and he doesn’t want to go out on a boat again for a while. And he loves the queen, Cersei, and the queen will always be in love with her brother, Jaime Lannister. So for him to get the woman he loves, he needs to kill the guy. And if he can go and show her the head of Jaime Lannister, she will be so afraid of Euron Greyjoy that he would make her be with him so he would reign with power. And he’s one of those guys that wanna see the world burn. I could give you a long story about why, etc. and so on, but at one point you just gotta go with what is given and how they wanna do the scene, and that’s how they wanted it. They wanted Euron and Jaime to fight. Also because I think Dan and David might have thought it would be fun to have two Danes fight each other (laughs). But I think Euron wanted to kill Jaime for the love of Cersei. That’s a lot of swirling emotions. Daenerys’ reign of fire has stirred up a lot of controversy among fans. What does Asbæk think of it? “First of all,” he began, “the diversity of the fans and the passion they bring to the table is admirable, and you want to have all of it … You cannot satisfy one billion people, it’s not possible. But you want to have them commit to the show, even if they don’t like it. There was a guy called P.T. Barnum who said ‘There’s no such thing as bad press, there’s only press.’ And I welcome everyone, people I agree with or people I disagree with.” … it’s totally cool, it’s passionate. And you’ve gotta love that. Besides that, for me, the twists and turns was logical, because this is Game of Thrones, and people have to die. And I would be very, very surprised if we end up with a happy ending next week. I know how it’s gonna end, so I’m not gonna say a word. But Dan and David have delivered for seven seasons admirable content and I would say they have delivered extremely well again this season. But again, you can’t please everyone. No happy endings, folks (shiver). Back to the Making Game of Thrones blog, Asbæk dug a little deeper into the Euron-Jaime fight: David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss] thought it would be more interesting if it was between Jaime [played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau] and Euron rather than the Greyjoys. Everyone expected it would be me versus Theon, but Theon’s story is much bigger than that. He needs to redeem himself, and having him do that in “The Long Night” was a much better storyline than doing something with me. Asbæk loved filming the fight-to-the-death scene with Coster-Waldau. “That was a great sequence. Two men enter one man leaves. It’s always wonderful to do physical scenes, especially with Nikolaj because he is a very fit guy, so we could really go for it…and we really went for it in that scene. We took the time to film it over a few days, and it was fun.”<doc-sep>SPOILER ALERT: Do not keep reading if you have not seen Episode 5 of Season 8 of “Game of Thrones,” titled “The Bells.” This week’s episode of “Game of Thrones” saw a multitude of major characters make their bloody exits from the show. Pilou Asbæk, who plays the mad pirate king Euron Greyjoy, spoke with Variety about how he was a fan of the show long before signing on to star, what motivated his final showdown with Jaime Lannister, and whether he loves or hates Euron now that all is said and done. Read the full interview below. How’s it going today? I died last night on “Game of Thrones” but I’m happy, and sad, but also happy. What was your initial reaction to learning Euron was “the man who killed Jaime Lannister?” Honestly, just because you say it doesn’t mean it’s the truth. I remember when we did the scene but I haven’t seen anything. Jaime gets away and goes to Cersei, right? So I might have added some damage to him which made him be very delayed and that’s the reason why he died, so I can’t claim it 100%. Let’s just say I claim 35%. So Euron was full of it right up to the end? Man, I’m not going to defend that character. I’ve tried a lot of different work and worked with a lot of different people. Some people love him, some people hate him, but I have to admit I had a hell of a good time playing him. He’s one of those characters that’s just fun. What do you want? “World domination.” Why? “I don’t know, because I’m a f—ing idiot.” He’s one of those guys that just likes to see the world burn. If he can help the world to burn, even better…That’s how 85% of all Bond villains are created. Do you love him or hate him? I love hating him. I was such a big fan of “Game of Thrones” before I became a part of it. It was a passion that became my work. Me and my wife would discuss every Sunday or Monday until I became a part of it. Then I didn’t want to discuss work when I’m home. Work is such a big part of our lives that when you’re home with your family you want to discuss NFL or soccer or whatever you want. As a fan, what did it mean to be there at the very end? It’s amazing. I feel like a lucky tourist. I feel like the little kid at the chocolate factory with a golden ticket. I might be a little unprofessional because I think one of the reasons I’m laughing and smiling in 95% of all my scenes is because on a private scale, I’m like, “Holy f—ing s—, I’m on ‘Game of Thrones’ motherf—er.” Honestly, that’s how I felt. Did Euron really love Cersei? I think he loved Cersei. He really liked her. Love you have to play honest. I think that would be the most interesting conflict. I’ve always tried to do the scenes as if he likes her, but maybe I have to go back to acting school to make that a bit more clear to the audience. So that’s why he decided to fight Jaime? It’s because he doesn’t give a s—. He’s like your friend who is also the guy who steals your wallet. And that’s totally not the way he is in the book! In the books, he’s so radically different but that’s because it’s not possible to create such a conflicted character as he is in the books so late in the show. Any plans to give up acting and take up piracy? I might but I end up dying so apparently I’m not very good at it. I will say, I’ve made so many films and TV shows in Denmark and I’ve always been the hero. It’s been so much fun doing a villain, being the guy who is evil. I’ve truly enjoyed it. It’s liberating. Some people go to therapy. I do theater.<doc-sep>Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Pilou Asbaek may not be on the friendliest terms in “Game Of Thrones”, but the actors are decades-long friends in real life. Asbaek plays Euron Greyjoy and Coster-Waldau stars as Jaime Lannister on the mammoth HBO series. In the past, however, Asbaek served as a male nanny for Waldau’s children. RELATED: ‘GoT’ Betting Odds: A Major Character Is Favoured To Die “We’re actually good friends because we both come from Denmark and — he will hate me saying this, but it’s true — I was the manny for his kids before I became an actor in 2003,” Pilou told Entertainment Weekly. “I was like 19, 20 years old. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life.” “I thought I wanted to be a teacher because I love kids,” he continued. “I was like a substitute teacher at a kindergarten and his kids were there and I was a manny for them.” RELATED: The Wildest Bets On ‘Game Of Thrones’ Pilou, 37, has a lot of respect for Coster-Waldau both on-and-off camera. “We’ve done some work together in Denmark. He’s been working very, very hard to get where he is now,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in a separate interview. “All the success he’s having now is so deserved.” The finale episode of “GoT” ever airs Sunday, May 19.<doc-sep>
SPOILER ALERT: Euron was finally killed by Jaime during Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones. Fans are pissed about how pointless the scene was and are letting out their feelings on Twitter. Spoilers for this week’s episode of Game of Thrones lie below. A lot went down in tonight’s episode of Game of Thrones, but one of the most major moments came when the show’s resident f*ckboi Euron Greyjoy finally died. . In case you were too busy hyperventilating to really take it all in, here’s what happened: Euron and his fleet are chilling like literal villains in the water outside King’s Landing. And due to being incredibly dumb, Euron doesn’t realize he’s in an obvious trap until the last second, when he looks up into the sky and sees Drogon raining fire down on all his ships. Euron ends up jumping overboard right before getting caught in a blast, but later in the episode, he and Jaime come face-to-face on the beach (LOL) and have a massive fight after Euron is all “I f*cked the queen.” Which, naturally, results in Euron getting dead and Jaime getting super injured. And honestly, fans think the entire scene was super pointless/idiotic/pandering, and no one was here for it. Euron is officially the most useless and irritating character in GOT. #GameofThrones — The Biggest Lebowski (@tejastst_TJ) May 13, 2019 Euron and Jamie fighting? Pointless. — WANNA (@WannasWorld) May 13, 2019 I’m sorry but what is Euron’s motivation here? — jelani cobb (@jelani9) May 13, 2019 euron v jaime is literally the last thing i wanted #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/dpF2raIiFx — Kendra⚡️ (@lxcaustic) May 13, 2019 Jamie and euron. That was embarrassing. Like why we doing this now #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/RshORcJVJi — lisA🦋 (@lisafjam) May 13, 2019 RIP, Euron, I guess, But. Like. Barely. Mehera Bonner Mehera Bonner is a news writer who focuses on celebrities and royals.