If anyone knows a thing or two about bringing an epic story to a close, it’s author Stephen King. The longtime author is a big fan of Game of Thrones, and like everyone else watching the final season, King has a theory about how the Song of Ice and Fire series should end.
Beware—spoilers are ahead.
Following the airing of Season 8, Episode 4, titled “The Last of The Starks”—which also included the coffee cup mistake heard round the world—King took to Twitter to share his theory and predictions about how the final moments might play out.
Suppose–just suppose, now–that Jon and Dani BOTH died (along with Cersei, of course). Suppose–just suppose–that a certain little man with a big heart ended up sitting on the Iron Throne?
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) May 6, 2019
In that tweet, King is most likely referring to Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) as the “little man with a big heart.” Tyrion has brushed close with death throughout the series and has still made it through leading into the final two episodes, but that leaves plenty of time for something bad to happen to him before things wrap up.
Speaking of wrapping up, King also joked about his own skills in ending a story after making his Game of Thrones predictions:
Of course for years some people have told me I don’t know how to end a story. I call bullshit on that, but everyone has an opinion.
🙂— Stephen King (@StephenKing) May 6, 2019
How do you think Game of Thrones will end? Tune in on May 19 to find out.
