Game of Thrones star Joe Dempsie has teased that the show's ending doesn't fit any fan theories that are going around.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk, Dempsie explained that he didn't envy showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss for having to come up with a satisfying and unpredictable finale, but is pleased that they managed to do it.
"I'm sure David and Dan don't pay too much attention to people's theories and speculation there is all over the internet, but it would be a bit of an anti-climax if a well popularised theory turned out to be the way it ended," he outlined.
"There's many pitfalls and I think they really have achieved that with this. It's an ending I don't think many people will be expecting and I think, on reflection, people will really, really enjoy."
And to cover all bases, Dempsie jokingly added: "That's if I know the ending at all."
Earlier this week, he hinted to Digital Spy that Gendry will have a major role to play in the final season as he's been filming "a fair bit" for the final six episodes. "I've done well out of it this year, for sure," he said, before adding that fans shouldn't assume his character survives till the end.
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"As with all these things, we never shoot in chronological order – so you might have people coming in at the beginning and at the end, but it doesn't necessarily mean they make it all the way through!"
Game of Thrones season 8 will air on HBO and Sky Atlantic in 2019.
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