Game Of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau proposes SEQUEL with Arya Stark and urges fans to create a petition... after show's final episode
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After eight dramatic seasons, Game of Thrones came to an explosive end on Sunday night with the highly-anticipated, feature-length series finale.
And Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has proposed a sequel for the legendary HBO show, starring Arya Stark, and urged fans to create a petition to make it happen.
The Jaime Lannister actor, 48, whose character met a grisly end alongside twin sister Cersei when the dungeon vaults of the Red Keep collapsed over them - took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the next chapter for the franchise.
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Game Of Thrones: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has proposed a sequel for the legendary HBO show, starring Arya Stark, and urged fans to create a petition to make it happen
To the West: In the final episode Arya (played by Maisie Williams), who saved humanity early in the season, decided to sail on to unknown lands, and her departure on a ship is among the series' final images
Starting off by humming the theme song he then said: 'So how about that final episode? Most viewers ever – but it's over.'
'It's kinda sad. What a great 10 years. Thank you so much for watching. I'm just grateful. That episode, it was amazing! I really thought it was a great ending. And Arya…'
'I know they're doing all these prequels, but what about the sequel? With Arya? How about – I'm just throwing something out here – how about a petition?
'An online petition to HBO that they do a sequel with Arya Stark.'
End: The Jaime Lannister actor, 48, whose character met a grisly end alongside twin sister Cersei when the dungeon vaults of the Red Keep collapsed over them - took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the next chapter for the franchise
He said: 'I know they're doing all these prequels, but what about the sequel? With Arya? How about – I'm just throwing something out here – how about a petition?'
In the final episode Arya (played by Maisie Williams), who saved humanity early in the season, decided to sail on to unknown lands, and her departure on a ship is among the series' final images.
'What's west of Westeros?,' she asked her Stark siblings. 'No one knows. It's where all the maps stop. It's where I'm going.'
The sixth and final episode in its much vaunted farewell season concluded with the expected death of Daenerys, the surprise anointment of crippled Bran Stark to king of Westeros and the rather symbolic destruction of the Iron Throne.
Elsewhere Sansa Stark was declared Queen in the North, with Winterfell maintaining its traditional independence - making Bran the 'lord of the Six Kingdoms and the protector of the realm.'
Demise: Jamie and Cersei's (Lena Headey) bodies were discovered under a pile of rubble by their brother Tyrion (Peter Dinklage)
The death of Daenerys at the hands of Jon Snow and loyal dragon Drogon's reaction touched the hearts of viewers, including Twitter user @emiliacIarked who posted: 'the most heartbreaking part of this scene is the way drogon nudges daenerys. he has lost both his brothers and now his mother. he deserves so much better. nobody speak to me ever again.' (sic)
Emilia Clarke's character Daenerys was the last of the show's many, many major character deaths, given a Shakespearean send-off by Jon Snow, who watched her burn thousands of innocents and believed she had become a mad tyrant.
'You are my queen, now and always,' Jon said as he shoved a dagger into her, giving her what may have been the shortest reign of any monarch in Westeros.
A series high 18.4 million viewers watched last week's episode either live or through HBO Go and HBO Now
Drama: A series high 18.4 million viewers watched last week's episode either live or through HBO Go and HBO Now
