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Originally Posted by chopstick
Why do you think Euron will die? Isn't the last time we saw him when he ran away after they showed him and Cersei the white walker in the box? What's going to bring him back?
Cersei tells Jaime that Euron has gone to Essos to recruit the Golden Company to fight for her.
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Had no clue what the valonqar prophecy was but looks like it's something from the books which I haven't read. Not sure how closely they are following the books at this point but I remember people saying things were diverging. Pretty much everyone wants to kill Cersei tho, so that why 48% seems high to me. Arya, Sansa, Tyrion, Khaleesi, and Snow just off the top of my head. Of course the probabilities won't be evenly distributed but 48% looks really high for a single person.
It's not just the valonqar thing. Several times in the books both Jaime and Cersei think things like "we were born together and we will die together".
It's true that the show could deviate from this but there are thematic reasons to go along with it. Jaime is on a redemption arc, he's in the process of creating a new identity. Killing Cersei is symbolic of his rejection of what Cersei represents; ruthlessness, self-interest, and the supremacy of House Lannister. Cersei and Jaime have always been extensions of each other, their whole relationship is symbolic of the narcissism of the Lannisters.
The show also dropped this hint last season. The valonqar prophecy states that Cersei will be strangled. This scene depicts Cersei standing on a part of Westeros called The Neck, while Jaime stands by The Fingers.