Game of Thrones season 8 episode 2: Who will live and who will die?

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister – Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO

Jaime Lannister

If coming face to face with Bran, the child he brazenly pushed from a window wasn’t enough, Jaime is also going to have to stare down the daughter of the madman who put the King in Kingslayer. Indeed, the few seconds we saw of him meeting That’s So Raven was enough to send the memelords and ladies of Twitter wild and it held the coveted End of Episode spot with aplomb.

Now though, he has to face Daenerys, who would have almost definitely been murdered as a result of his actions had she and her brother not been spirited away as tiny children. Daenerys, who has shown just how ruthless she can be when she’s been wronged, watched her own awful brother get killed with naught but a cool eye and a quip — what might she do to the man who broke his oath to protect her dad?

We reckon he’ll survive the encounter, but only just, and probably not because Dany has spared him. We suspect he’ll have help from an unlikely source.

Chance of survival: Good but he should invest in some flame-retardant armour immediately.

Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister – Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO

Tyrion Lannister

Tyrion’s got his wine; Tyrion will be fine. For now, anyway.

Chance of survival: That’s what he does, he drinks and survives things.