You'd be forgiven for forgetting this even happened in the last episode of Game of Thrones
, the actor who plays Euron, Pilou Asbaek, talked about why it was very important that his death was not actually shown on screen.
Speaking about why his"death" went down the way it did, Asbaek said:"When we did the throne room scene where Euron is in front of Cersei and goes like, ‘I always wanted to grow up to marry the most beautiful woman in the world. So here I am with a thousand ships and two good hands,’ I always wanted to act that like he meant it.
"So at the end, this is a guy, you don’t see him die — which is a very important note — but, that said, he got stabbed with a sword through the chest, so there is a pretty big possibility he’s gonna 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. And I’m a supporting cast member and my storyline has to be related to the main cast members, that helps as well, you know.
"If there was a couple more seasons, maybe it would have been Jaime Lannister saying, ‘I’m the man who got Euron Greyjoy!’ But I don’t know."Game of Thrones podcast The North Awaits: Michael Fry and Carl Kinsella are joined by Rory 'Master of Coin' Cashin for a therapy session over Game of Thrones' fiery, ferocious and fucked up Episode 5.
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