Let's Rewrite the End of Game of Thrones [ Part 1 of 2 ]

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PART 2: Rewriting Jon Snow kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHepoIZsjbB_fM0 What are your thoughts on this rewrite? Let me know down below! www.patreon.com/hellofutureme ooooor get my book! tinyurl.com/y5mwpyyj Don't worry, I'm not becoming a Game of Thrones youtuber. This is just a fun thought experiment. After part 2, we'll be getting back to more regular content. Stay nerdy! ~ Tim

[@GhostFan-ev4di]

Yes I've been waiting for this video to come out!

[@nefertiti1052]

Much better written, I would have loved a happy ending for danny and jon at least but i was ready for a sad one if it was awesome like you have done so far. I preordered your book last week, i can't wait to learn about world building

[@rdookoo]

it's fking genious, mate! much respect. is the ending the show deserved. can't wait for the final part tomorrow! ps. also, while you might not want to become a games of thrones youtuber, is worth noting that your rewrite of ep. 3 is your most viewed video ever (if i'm not mistaken) - that's how i found your channel actualy. so why not profit a little from this and get more subs and more notoriety while also giving got fans some closure? what I want to say is there is no issue with you rewriting the ending - it's actually welcomed and I suggest you should use this approach for other popular and/or controversial current media - shows, movies and whatnot, in order to grow your channel.

[@theblancmange1265]

Why did you keep dragonfire's ability to blow stone walls to bits? Harrenhal's stone melted.

[@Jander833]

Really cool but I'd keep Davos alive.

[@totallynameless8861]

"Who has a better story than Bran the Broken?" Literally everyone.

[@diegocorvalan5435]

@Gustavo Vasconcelos jsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsDaenerysjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsjsj

[@BabeDollB]

@Gustavo Vasconcelos as far as the show is concerned, Bran's story was completely boring to me. All it is, is him and a couple friends pulling him in a sled for a long distance and fighting a few people who want to kill them. Then going and sitting under a tree cave, and then coming back. There was a lot of potential for a more interesting story, but potential is not actuality. He goes there, and comes back as an apathetic boring character who adds nothing to the story and helps no one. He just sits there staring all the time.

[@dan7553]

Gustavo Vasconcelos so his story is - getting pushed out of a window and becoming a cripple, getting a new power and having people defend and carry him north so can become the three eyed raven and then coming back home and doing essentially nothing. yea just about everyone else has a more interesting story, including arya and sansa. honestly bran probably knew telling jon his true parents would push dany to go mad and slaughter almost a million civilians just so he could be king. what did bran even do during the battle of winterfell? we see him warg into some ravens at the beginning and then... nothing

[@ameyagarg9000]

The crow he controlled or even the boar that killed Robert

[@dan7553]

Gustavo Vasconcelos yea but here’s the thing, I don’t give Bran any props for going that far north. Why? Because he was literally carried there on a sled or the back of hodor and his friends. Don’t forget Jon and his team also went north and captured a wight, far more interesting of a story of people going north. Even Sam’s story is more interesting, exiled from his family and sent to the fall, faces numerous trials and and eventually saves gilly, kills a white walker, saves jorah, etc. Also we don’t know if Bran can warg into a dragon in the shows. And it’s him being the three eyed raven that makes him the most unqualified, he no longer has emotions, he can’t relate to the people, he can’t understand their desires. Bran’s response to “My town has been sacked and my wife was kidnapped” would probably be “So it has been written”. Honestly if there was another season I would bet my money on Bran being evil, the whole being able to see into the past and glimpses of the future so he knows he’ll become King yet not telling anyone what Dany was going to do seems way too weird

[@ilariatedde6501]

"No mother is merciful to those who harm her children" Pure gold.

[@cwells45]

D&D can only dream of coming up with this quality of dialogue.

[@shaminashaikh1012]

God. I went 🤤 when I heard this

[@demigodgamer8517]

Lannister gold.

[@robertwinslade3104]

That line alone is better and more memorable than any dialogue in seasons 7 or 8. It's kind of depressing that this fan-fiction re-write published on youtube days after the finale was released is better written than what the GoT writers spent almost 2 years working on. The writing was just staggeringly lazy and unimaginative in this last series.

[@cwells45]

​@@robertwinslade3104 Exactly, it's shocking. Especially that Tyrion speech in the finale. All these years fighting over this throne and the best the writers could come up with is that Bran should be king because he has the best story?? Really :/

[@filipferencak2717]

The Tyrion and Varys exchange was pure gold. "My father did worse and people called him the greatest man who ever lived." "Do you wish your queen to be the next Tywin?" "Of course not. I killed the last Tywin." So perfectly in character.

[@michaelxz1305]

Tywin was pretty damn awesome though - could do without the horse shitting though

[@damenwhelan3236]

Foreshadowing?

[@EDDIELANE]

as a fanfic writer i love this dialogue.

[@wraith2939]

Sad that in this version Varys died a stupid death anyway As stupid as Maester Cressen, please Varys you’re smarter than this!

[@gene6474]

It's too bad that the show got cancelled right after S8E4, but at least HBO released these canon audiobooks to let us know how the show ended. 10/10 Storyline.

[@QUAKEisCOMING]

genehandle 😂😂😂😂 right

[@xeronix9774]

not even. it got cancelled at the end of season 6

[@saprogeist31]

This is basically what I have to say about Game of Thrones, but depending on who I'm talking to, I say that it was cancelled either right before or right after season 7.

[@louiscyfer6944]

Gene this is worse than the horroble show writing.

[@thesandwich5321]

All hail Mishka... may he continue to watch over us from the skies.

[@generallegath974]

"Do you want your Queen to be Tywin?" "Of course not. I killed the last Tywin." Brilliant. I can totally see it.

[@girlwithoutpearlearring]

YES! Tim's dialogue is so good I don't even know which parts are his and which are straight out of the show. Such a great line for Tyrion.

[@BradleyZS]

I think the writers of Game of Thrones ought to buy your book.

[@theblancmange1265]

D&D are at fault. They force their bullshit upon the rest. Like how they wanted dozens of live horses for the battle of the bastards.

[@paulmurphy3655]

My regret is not liking your comment, but that I have one like to give.

[@ginge641]

They should also buy George's books.

[@BradleyZS]

@Zoey Vaughn It seems to me all they could write was things that looked 'cool', but didn't really make much sense. Like a dragon's fire blowing apart buildings looks cool, but doesn't mesh well with what it seems a dragon's fire should do as Harrenhal was attack by dragons and was melted rather than blown up. There were times when I thought they were setting up something cool, but then they weren't; like I though the scene where Arya was riding down the road on a white horse was going to be a misdirect and that was actually like Arya dying and going towards the light.

[@ISeekSilence]

@@ginge641 It would definitely have helped if they had read them.

[@SmileOverlord]

"Fire and Blood, for they've drawn blood and i will give them fire" I can't think of a single line from season 8 that has more impact.

[@yourmama7973]

"I dont want it"

[@chippin_in5015]

Except for brienne getting knighted in my opinion

[@rigohernandez3039]

FWIW, I thought “they should know whom to blame when the sky falls down upon them” was a pretty great line. But I agree, that single line is better than pretty much the entire dialogue of season 8.

[@lannisterfilth]

@@chippin_in5015 That scene was kinda cringy for me, and idk why.

[@wadewilson8011]

probably couldn't think of what you said 5 seconds ago.

[@theanti-christ2842]

"No mother is merciful to those who harm her children" this is just perfect. This could have been one of the best lines of the show, perfectly capturing the parallel between Cersei and Daenerys

[@headoverheels88]

1000%. That's like Lady Olenna/Little Finger levels of iconic dialogue.

[@collaborativelearning1]

agreed, thanks for pointing it out.

[@CollinBuckman]

9:49 "They will return home... Half of them." Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[@shaminashaikh1012]

Thats what I thought.

[@nehorlavazapalka]

"Give me the men that manned the ballistast or.... I will burn 50 of you"

[@NatsumiMichi]

Love how THIS story gives us the InfinityWar-Thanos Dany - the one with a plan she believes she's destined to execute in order to SAVE the 'universe', no matter how misguided and wrong it actually is... ...instead of the gone off the rails, let's genocide the whole 'universe' Endgame-Thanos Dany. One does not simply go full Mad Endgame Titan...unless it's D&D cramming the development into just five seconds of an episode. YEET!

[@toinedonders3203]

That gave me a chuckle

[@rannierunsfast]

Your dialogue for Tyrion is so good. Reminds me of the old Tyrion.

[@thenewkhan4781]

GRRM's Tyrion was brilliant. When they didn't have books to copy his lines, he became just a bitter alcoholic who constantly jokes about Varys' lack of cock. Same happened to other previously clever characters like Littlefinger and Varys.

[@FreedomIII]

@@thenewkhan4781 I suppose it takes a clever writer to write a clever character.

[@thezerowulf507]

@@FreedomIII exactly a character is only as smart as their writers

[@than217]

The old Tyrion or rather "Tyrion" lol

[@thecrussianX2]

You can stop right there. You had me at "Golden company positioned behind the walls" . 10/10 , better than original 👍

[@blingwraith6951]

It's almost like walls have a purpose

[@yellowfellow7246]

@@blingwraith6951 Of course walls have a purpose. They exist so that you don't have to make the rest of the set. Duh.

[@an8strengthkobold360]

@@blingwraith6951 who could have known

[@strangesquid1318]

Dragon armor was great as well

[@made-line7627]

@@strangesquid1318 And the saddles

[@deannacochran1949]

"You'd be surprised by how godly I am. You have served seven gods, but I have served ten thousand. When men see my sails, they pray." I love that line.

[@chryasor9254]

Taken directly from his character in the books, which is ten-thousabd times better than the show. Calling that thing in the show Euron is an insult

[@YuseiFaRO46]

@@chryasor9254 Seriously book Euron is one of my favourite characters in the entire cast. His dialogue in this rewrite is spectacular and is far more effective characterization than making him discount Jack Sparrow who's just a rival/foil for Jaime

[@collaborativelearning1]

fascinating line, agreed..

[@MinersLoveGames]

"Let the lions have their seat of swords." Fantastic writing right there.

[@allocater2]

Ha, I thought it was "Let the lions have their seat of sorts" because at this point it's a ruined city.

[@allocater2]

Ha, I thought it was "Let the lions have their seat of sorts" because at this point it's a ruined city.

[@GoErikTheRed]

Oh. Your'e doing a COMPLETE rewrite. Carry on then

[@jaehaerysitargaryen7923]

Daenerys being heartbroken at the loss of innocent lives was what we needed.

[@FastNCurious88]

Datu Rajiev Indal and what we (and she) deserved.

[@christophertracy383]

Yes, we never saw what was going on with Dany as she Burned them all!!!

[@jaehaerysitargaryen7923]

@Brandy Pompeo if GRRM does it in a way that's reasonable, then it's ok. But I highly-doubt that she's going mad in a short period of time. All the Targaryens who went mad grew up with signs of mental illness. I mean, Aerys was pretty good when he was young before he was kidnapped.

[@jaehaerysitargaryen7923]

@Brandy Pompeo honestly, the ending is still very far away for Daenerys. She was last seen by the Dothraki along with Drogon when the books ended. Plus if the Jon/Dany love story happens, there's still going to be an internal struggle between Young Griff, Jon Snow, and Daenerys. I do think that Dany is the Messiah figure in the books but ppl seem to dismiss that.

[@JustAnAmericanKid]

What do you mean? Like she would not do that I totally agree if so.

[@cfcdougiecfc1]

'I killed the last Tywin' would have been the most badass line since 'the lannisters send their regards'.

[@austinwallace5993]

Davos dying with the people would make a lot of sense. He's always been a representation of the people.

[@vincentbarraza1115]

And it's also coming full circle... Growing up at flea bottom in king's landing.

[@JoshuaFagan]

This is a good video, but I don't think even the greatest writer to ever lived could handle the Night King arc and the 'Mad Queen Dany' arc convincingly and effectively in only six episodes. I say that season 7, which seems pretty pointless in retrospect, should have been about the fall of the Night King, with season 8 being about how the aftermath of the battle leads to division resuming in the kingdoms. Give Dany a full ten episodes to go mad. It could have worked. It could have been tragic and heartbreaking.

[@HomoAesteticus]

This is true, but you gotta admit, if the show fully invested in this kind of storytelling, that in this video, from before season 7 ever premiered, you would not feel as we all do right now.

[@danielallen4450]

@@HomoAesteticus that's the point

[@Orapac-ln5jd]

Thats true, but if they did put that effort in to stay true to what theyve already done, this video wouldnt have to exist trying to salvage the ideas presented in the episodes and making them better.

[@JacobWilson777]

I disagree, there was a episode previous to this one that beautifully wrapped up the night king arc in a way that would have been genius if the show had incorporated it

[@Orapac-ln5jd]

@@JacobWilson777 Thats what I just said. If they had tried half as hard as HFM, then these videos where he salvages them wouldnt have to been made.

[@Claudanne2]

As much as I hate seeing Danny, Devos, and Drogon die, I kept getting the feeling that Gendry learned how to build a odd kind of armor made from a strange metal known as "plot" and started giving it away to sometime during season 5 or 6.

[@kofiopam5828]

right?! and watching this, I finally felt like I got that rush the combination of extreme sadness and pleasure at a well-told story -- that I haven't really gotten since Shae betraying Tyrion and then her death in season 4, or to a lesser extent, the death on Jon Snow at the hands of his brothers in season 5 (ruined bc he was brought back for no real reason)

[@c2x4life]

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but Drogon not being able to fly was the perfect end for him. "A Khal who cannot ride is no Khal", I always felt like that'd be the perfect way for her to end her character.

[@francis7336]

underrated comment

[@wadewilson8011]

please, that's no better than what we got.

[@SLYKM]

In under 5 minutes this is already better and keeping them in character.

[@mrvulture8981]

Yup

[@archsteel7]

Holy shit, man... I think all the emotion that I didn't really feel for the GOT finale just bubbled out, because I fucking cried at Davos and Dany's death in this. As far as I'm concerned, this is now canon. My only complaint, Varys still didn't do anything.

[@alejandroojeda1572]

Yeah I thought the same and maybe there could be a catch. Danny is in the ground drogon bleeding and the army getting near and the she starts to tremble, a close shot of the cup that varys offered, full of purple jewels and a strange purplish tone... Venom. Dany understands shocked first but then thinks if I had burned the keep I would have died the same way, I chose the right thing.

[@edofluit6568]

you cried? xD or is that just figure of speech

[@archsteel7]

@@edofluit6568 My eyes legitimately watered a little. I didn't full on weep, but I had manly tears in my eyes.

[@TheTheawesomeguy35]

Archsteel nice spoilers asshole

[@BlazingOwnager]

Uhh.. Davos didn't die?

[@sev1011]

The fact that you made an Unnamed Lannister soldier the most crucial part of this rewrite for me is beyond impressive.

[@Matteus2109]

It's sad when a random youtuber makes better writing than a multi-million dollar show.

[@JRF1004]

Well he is a pretty talented guy and doesn’t have the studio pressuring him

[@jake4524]

@@JRF1004 HBO offered them more episodes and entire seasons, they chose to rush it

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

The writers who get the jobs are the ones with the best connections, not necessarily the best skills.

[@raizodono6517]

@@jake4524 its obvious hbo would have gotten a better production team as questions and doubt started surrounding got after season 7, the people were happy but not content so instead of accepting that and stepping down. Dumb and Dumber decided they valued the cerdit and respect of being the writers who would end got the biggest show of all time more then steppind down and allowing the show to flourish

[@thewholekitandkaboodle7569]

It’s also worth noting that hindsight is everything, and we got a dry run to see what didn’t work before making something different. I think that the books will go to a different ending because of this unique opportunity for George RR Martin

[@miketacos9034]

11:50 holy crap that dialogue was more in-character than all of season 8.

[@sierra750]

Right?! It was so strange to hear good dialogue that sounded like the early season characters. Also nice to hear Jon say more than his 4 lines of npc dialogue..

[@CH-ls7ye]

part of that Euron line came from the books! good to be reminded of it 😭😭

[@chuck2469]

How did this get me more emotionally invested than the actual show. Bravo god sir.

[@manach1643]

Chuck dude I cried listening to Danys last scene here

[@headoverheels88]

"No mother is merciful to those who hurts her children." Goosebumps.

[@jtaylor1219]

Love how it’s “snowing”(confirmed by the writers it’s not ash) in Kings Landing and then in the Dragon Pit meeting a few weeks later it looks like a desert again.

[@alisaurus4224]

Seven seasons of “winter is coming” but it only stayed for five minutes. I get that the death of the Night King would prevent the worst-ever winter, but they should still have had SOME kind of winter.

[@lordptk4115]

WOW. This gives me a very similar kind of feeling you have after the Red Wedding. This Ending for Dany IS in fact surprising and shocking but it has meaning and tragidy.

[@BlazingOwnager]

It had no meaning and the only tragedy is D&D are terrible writers.

[@LuisSoto-fw3if]

@@BlazingOwnager He means the rewrite's ending.

[@anzolomyer4584]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. This is so much better, it actually pisses me off. It's like someone got paid $10 million dollars to make a portrait, but they didn't make the nostrils align, and they made one eye way bigger than the other, and the chin is way too small and etc., etc. And then here comes this artist prince from instagram or something and makes a commission for free that's absolutely stunning. Thank you for this. It was like a really cool mixture of a podcast/audiobook. It was also like a fictional movie playing in my head, seeing as how I had some memories of the show and some of the shots they used. It was a very neat experience. Looking forward to part 2 of 2. Actually sorta hyped for it, lol. (Speaking of hype, in your version, Cleganebowl hasn't happened yet.... Dun dun dun!)

[@mollysimpson2335]

Kinda like the powerpuff girls new sister. She looked really bad, and then all these KZbin's redid her design and it looked awesome.

[@melissam597]

I really like the idea of the POV changing between soldiers on opposite sides :)

[@alyssafoster4765]

Kind of like what they did for the loot train battle

[@manikantasrao7868]

" No mother is merciful to those who harm her children " I got Chills, already better than what season 8 ever was.

[@headoverheels88]

Legit made me nostalgic for early GoT writing.

[@covathetech]

It's so frustrating how good the story builders are on youtube. just to see Hollywood ruin their stories.

[@lm6036]

Because talent does not matter to Hollywood. They want what results in the most money.

[@nobodyinparticular8370]

This might not necessarily be the case. As +Eternal said, Hollywood prioritizes moolah over talent. There can be talent in Hollywood, but the output they make and present is directed by the "money-grubbing" people. *They* call the shots. KZbin has lots of talented people, yes. The cream of the crop here get the limelight, but there are also loads of people who are also in between the spectrum of beginner and mediocre that have yet to get an audience. (Shout out to the people out there who are practicing their craft. Keep going! You guys can do it! I believe in you!)

[@LucefieD]

Hollywood is all about the money, always has been. I've seen short films that were filmed entirely with borrowed props and volunteer actors looking to pad their resume that have better dialogue and writing than multi million block buster films. The talent is there but the money influence is gigantic. Ironically in Game of Thrones case the money holders actually WANTED better writing and longer seasons/more seasons the writers just gave up on it.

[@covathetech]

All you guys are right, Hollywood money bags will always decide how good a story is.

[@ajsouza3720]

@@nobodyinparticular8370 Hollywood is also full of nepotistic bastards who hire their retarded fan-fiction tier cousin and relative '''''''''writers'''''''''

[@QBG]

Your rewrite was infinitely more satisfying, emotional and logical than what we got. Oh, what could have been...

[@Orapac-ln5jd]

Even though I think it was going to always be fitting to have Jon kill Dany, Im alright with this version.

[@Foxandbrambles]

I’ve always felt Cersei will be the mad queen. She gets off on watching stuff burn and her eyes are said to be as green as wildfire, etc

[@madsniperD]

"Imagine the blood of a Kingslayer." Wow, I got chills! That was awesome, you fixed Euron in one dialog exchange! This whole thing is really powerful.

[@Thedudec]

When you talked about how Dany blasted open the walls of King's Landing and her army marches south into the city, I could not but see the mirroring of the Night King blasting open thé Wall for his army to march south. The goal of the Night King was to erase all memories from this world and Daenerys does exactly this, though on a smaller scale. Because of this immensive loss of life, a lot of memories are lost forever. Wow.

[@nehorlavazapalka]

It should be the gate + GC mercenaries near by, having the wall collapse is not realistic

[@ctruth6185]

Drop the drama. KL burned not the 7 kingdoms. The Night King was coming for the entire continent for starters. The entire premise of Dany's team constantly betraying her was plot armor. Just let Dany's side win the throne only to face the problem of the Night King. The only protagonist strong enough to take her out. 3 Dragons are going to give her the win quickly.

[@SDBaeson]

Please consider an audio book, especially for the blind.

[@mrvulture8981]

or retards who probably cant read like Dumb and Dumber

[@RocoPwnage]

@@mrvulture8981 Holy shit you're so smart especially with that incorrect use of "whom". Really showed those retards, huh.

[@AFPLJohnny]

ikanaide0 Wow triggered much

[@RocoPwnage]

@@AFPLJohnny I don't like trash cans with a superiority complex. Call that what you want.

[@davimathias6721]

@@RocoPwnage well, saying that D&D can't read is not really a lie

[@videoartist7039]

My favorite character is Lannister Man

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

that is refreshing to have a new character enter the frey

[@Nai-qk4vp]

Better than Ed Sheeran.

[@brandonr49]

"I killed the last Tywin" is a great line.

[@wombythewizard1673]

Who else is excited for the final episode of Game of Thrones tomorrow?

[@shaminashaikh1012]

Me!!!

[@alanawrisley2860]

It's just a documentary about this season...

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

Nobody is excited

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

@@alanawrisley2860 I've just realised that the poster of the original comment means "who else is excited for the final episode of this KZbin rewrite". At first I thought he meant who else is excited for the final game of thrones episode on hbo (the documentary). And nobody is excited for that documentary. It'll just be more D&D slapping themselves on the back for doing such a great job. But he means the final show for this KZbin channel. Which I'm looking forward to. Because it contains a coherent plot, meaningful deaths, and excellent pacing - unlike the real show. Which was utter dogshit

[@Dragunnitum]

:'D

[@TheTaleFoundry]

This would have been such a good way to close out the show. I especially like the poetic ending you came up with for Dany. Especially the cinematic parallel between her death and the Mhysa mob... Haha, this was great though! I hope you get into screenwriting at some point in the future, because I can tell you have a knack for it. -Benji

[@matiasgoinheix366]

Details like bringing back the memory of Davos' deceased son is a great touch.

[@MelissaTreglia]

The ending you wrote for Dany is beautifully tragic, and perfectly fits her character (in the show).

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Me: >Reads the title wrong >Thought this was an Endgame video

[@parsa1372]

Still not disappointed :)

[@kingcole5977]

The endgame of thrones?

[@marcusaustralius2416]

I completely agree. And while I'd like to see the Mad Queen, the show really hasn't built her up to be that way. We've seen echoes of it, but not enough to become true foreshadowing. Fantastic video, I'm regretting watching it so soon though, as now I have longer to wait for part 2! Quick question though, are you planning on ever doing any videos on the Witcher series?

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

Foreshadowing =/= character development Her insanity is foreshadowed, but not developed.

[@marcusaustralius2416]

@@Dee-nonamnamrson8718 That's what I'm sorta getting at, didn't think of the right way to put it. You're right, there was little character development along these lines. We saw that she was willing to use mass executions as grandiose statements of intent, that she had a messiah complex and was quick to jump to irrational and often ideological solutions, but we didn't see enough character development that would show her descent into tyranny. If the show had drawn out the war against the Night King and Cersei for another 2 seasons they could have done it really well I reckon.

[@Orapac-ln5jd]

@@marcusaustralius2416 Exactly. They kind of dipped their toes into the pool so to speak. Kind of hinted at that this was a possible turn of events and her fate, but only just enough that you could think about it and go "I could see that eventually happening." But then they took that "eventually" part and threw it out the window and just cut out a season or twos worth of buildup.

[@ryzigg7187]

Jon is walking around the camp when he sees a soldier my head: ED SHEERAN

[@emekanzenwa9781]

"In line with the deaths of Ned, Rob, and Twin, here Danerys is defeated by the weakness that lies within the shadow of her strength." *Brilliant* line.

[@marinary1326]

I don't necessarily agree with all of your choices or ideas, but I do think you reasoned them out and put more care into the most minor things than D&D put into their bombastic and soulless mess, and that makes all the difference. Honestly, I don't know what anyone could have expected from this season... this was the conclusion to all the cascading problems that had been built up over the previous seasons. The show had departed from the books years ago and gone irreparably downhill. D&D had proven themselves of being incapable of telling a tale of this scale and moral ambiguity. I can only wait eagerly for the final books to be published, and for maybe this series to be remade properly in a few decades.

[@Lord_Lambert]

"I don't harbour any hate towards the writers" You're a better man than I am. I have harboured a deep set loathing of those two arseholes since midway through season 5. I will not be letting go of that hate.

[@sleepinertiac]

I feel you. I'm not so angry (I was laughing at every episode since The Long Night... defense mechanism I guess, lol) but I don't make excuses for them either. Intelligent Americans would like to apologize for the dullards we allow to rise up in Hollywood via nepotism instead of merit and integrity. Storytellers are supposed to TELL STORIES- they had one job! (And hundreds of millions of dollars to do it- there is no excuse for poor writing at that level in my opinion) I've watched low budget anime with better writing than anything since GoT season 5. Anyway, the reason KZbinrs like Future Me and Alt Shift X constantly make excuses for the writers is so they don't alienate the other group of people who didn't hate the ending or the writers- yes, they exist. (Maybe they just forgot about the mountain of loose ends and unfulfilled plots.. they just like entertainment in general) It's very diplomatic and very polite to give them that much leeway but I totally agree that I wish these KZbinrs could be a little less objective and allow their personal feelings to come out more. Great cinematography and 'cool moments' do a not a great story make. My bottom line is that I'm glad the majority of fans were angry- it is PROOF POSITIVE that this many people were that emotionally invested in a fantasy series! That alone was a win for me but believe me, I completely understand your lack of optimism. The ending sucked, everybody knows it except for those who probably don't understand the difference between Shakespearean drama and Captain Euron Sparrow, pirate of the Caribbean... lol. Try not to loathe too hard- THE BOOKS ARE THE STORY! The sales for book 6 are going to be HUGE now! So many will be clamoring for the real story. :)

[@Lord_Lambert]

"I've watched low budget anime with better writing than anything since GoT season 5." I hope you're including season 5 in that. Season 5 was what broke me. The godawful writing of the Sand Snakes was terrible, but I harboured hope that it was temporary... then came the absolutely retarded decision to have Stannis burn Shireen and I noped the fuck out. Took over a year before I watched a single second of the series again. Season 6 was better by far than season 5 (though still nowhere near the near perfection that was s1-4) but then started going downhill again in s7-8

[@FastNCurious88]

I sent HBO an email and told them to lock Dumb and Dumber in a room with Drogon for 5 minutes and air it for all to see. I told them that it would receive more views than the prequel or any other spin-off’s they’re planning COMBINED.... AND that it would be the highest rating in HBO history.

[@sleepinertiac]

@@Lord_Lambert Yes I feel exactly the same- I totally agree about season 5 also.. though I actually hated season 6 more than 5 because of how they fumbled Arya's plot so ridiculously.

[@Sajirah]

This was such a fantastic rewrite. Did far more justice to everyone's character and actually made me feel things (other than anger and frustration).

[@Nesseight]

I didn't like the part about the dragon needing armor, but I do understand it as D&D kind of forgot that a dragon can only be killed by a scorpion if the bolt somehow hits it in the eye. Very rarely do I use "the bell" on KZbin, but since you did our Khaleesi justice, I will ring it for you. Disney should fire Dan and Dave right now and hire you for Star Wars.

[@ashdude3058]

Nesseight he had no choice unless he decided to change ep5.

[@voidify3]

I see what you did there with “kind of forgot”

[@mybawzarerichie]

3:50 alternately someone uncovers dragon armour in Dragonstone, hidden away between crates and blankets and in some forgotten room.

[@sideshowdayv]

none of the targaryan dragons used armour

[@Utgarman]

It's established that dragons never stop growing throughout their entire lives. The odds of finding dragon are that would fit like that is rare. Also because dragons keep growing, making armor is seen as a waste as it'll be useless in a year or s

[@mybawzarerichie]

David and Overlord: yes I’m aware they didn’t use armour and that dragons keep growing. However with the current way the armour is, it’s unrealistically too heavy for a dragon to properly use, so if they are going to have armour, then 1. With the time frame they have it needs to be found 2. It needs to be Valyrian steel from old Valyria because it would make sense they would find it and it’s lighter than normal steel and stronger. The last part is important because if the ballista bolts can explode wood like that, the only thing that could usefully counter them is a strong magical object, I.e Valyrian steel. While none of the dragons had it they can just say they did, as it’s never mentioned in the show that they didn’t. 3. As for dragons growing they can just say they took pieces of it apart to make it smaller.

[@FaV1]

@@mybawzarerichie Of all the changes they made in the show, having Dragons wear armor is something I really wouldn't mind at all. They can't show us scorpions being such a threat to dragons and in the next episode have them do nothing at all with it.

[@Levi_52_336]

It would make sence for the Targaryens to have brought some valyrian steel dragon armor from Valyria before the doom; though, for no one to have seen it until now, it would of had to of been somewhere very secretive, like atop a mountain in the Eyrie, or in an underwater cave near Dragonstone.

[@patriot459]

I don’t know I agree with most of this but Varys wouldn’t have been that crazy to try and poison Danny when in this version she already suspects people are trying to poison her.

[@alisaurus4224]

Or done a better job of faking his swallow. “Under the radar” was his entire THING. While i like the drama of the scene, i think the show’s ending for him was actually all right (being caught sending messages about Jon’s lineage/claim).

[@aden538]

@@alisaurus4224 Agreed. Direct action against people was never his method. He always worked to provide information to people who could bring about change.

[@stargirl7646]

Oh my gosh, when the Lannister soldier (who I was rooting for) shot the dragon I FELT that. Great writing!

[@Tommy25McDowell]

I was with you until you killed Drogon. Drogon surviving was one of the few good parts of the ending for me!

[@d.r.robinson9599]

Drogon and Davos dies off...I seriously need major Therapy n ow....this ain;t right...

[@uzairahmed4197]

Its GOT where characters die.

[@Vilelie]

@@uzairahmed4197 girl shut up

[@joffy9373]

Same drogon needs to survive not for daenerys sake, but for jon's. whatever role this guy have planned for him in the next video. Drogon isnt just a dragon, he is a symbol.

[@thekarmicbrat]

I was going to watch until the end, and I'm rather glad someone warned of that in the comments.

[@Sneaky_Pinky]

Thank you for inventing a satisfying conclusion to Game of Thrones. Now I don't feel as let down. HBO should hire you for the remake, Game of Thrones: Brotherhood!

[@matthewmuir8884]

I love the FMA: Brotherhood reference. But, for a Game of Thrones: Brotherhood to happen, George R.R. Martin would have to actually finish the books.

[@InquisitorThomas]

love your usage of Davos in this rewrite since he's probably my favorite character by the end of the show, but personally I wouldn't have killed him off.

[@matthewmuir8884]

Same. I would have had Danaerys burn the city entrance into rubble; blocking their exit. Again; she'd demand they stay and fight, or the fire will burn them instead. They stay, but, under Jon's orders, they do not fight. Daenerys is about to burn them, but Jon walks in amongst them, and asks if she'll burn him too. Before she can answer, she has to turn back to the siege.

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

This Davos death is better than what was on the show though. Where he just sat on that council that says Aye to fkin Bran the Broken. Pointless.

[@takonaegi2967]

Your dialog writing is so supreme I can't praise it enough! You definitely was using a long lost craft of dialog that we haven't saw from season 3, I think. Great job!

[@soooyeahhh]

I don't usually comment on stuff but i felt really motivated to here. This was amazing, the focus on Davos, the Northern men, the Jaime rewrite were all so genuinely moving. Dany's end is also so complex and well considered. The 'Mhysa' scene originally always felt a strange mixture of triumphant and ominous, so drawing a parallel with it here seems super fitting for me. As someone who has grown to love this show and was then disheartened to see how it was ultimately handled, it's wonderful to see someone creating something as thoughtful and beautiful as this from the general critique/talking points around this last season. Xx

[@nam-cp5cq]

You have done God's work. THANK YOU ❤️😢

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

Done GoT's* work

[@nam-cp5cq]

@@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere hahhaha 😂 yeah coz D&D clearly didn't

[@indieokee]

I would rather let Dany win and have another season where all the post-revolution problems would be at the forefront, given, as you said, Dany's morals and hereditary challenges. Maybe dive into the perspective of the common folk, for once. Kinda like what we saw in Mereen, but, in this western-centric world, now "for real", with universal repercussions radiating from the heart of the setting. Curious about where your caring take on it will lead us, tho. Thanks for sharing.

[@thenorwegian76]

The story starts with the rise of the white walkers and the death of Jon Arryn, sparking the conflict for the throne. I think it makes sense for the show to end with a resolution to those two plot lines. If any more seasons were planned they should have been used to flesh out seasons 5-8 instead of just rushing to the ending. A prequel or sequel in this universe would be awesome, but not with the way DnD has handled this franchise.

[@suganthram7767]

The writers wanted more shock value than a coherent story....so they didn't go for what you mentioned,as it's a little straight forward

[@DyeLawn95]

@@thenorwegian76 And how the prequel lived up to the hype. Huh? That's how you start a series.. Undoubtedly the best pilot I've seen on any show ever.. I was hooked half way into the episode. While Game of Thrones has become one of my favorite shows, the first season was hard to watch. I had no interest in the story until Robert died.

[@cas3571]

Davos is by far my favourite character and I'd have been really sad to see his end, but I have to say that the one you wrote for him would have been perfect. Great job.

[@adamtate3953]

I literally cried when you got to the end of Davos

[@delraycoles6145]

Damn now I'm curious as hell about the aftermath of King's Landing. To quote the homie Tyrion. "Cersei always gets what she wants"

[@sleepyeffy4573]

The show should have built a Mad Queen, cause a true, genuine and convincing ruthless and mad Daenerys is just So. Cool. I love Mad Queen Daenerys, the idea is sooo cool!! Such a shame the show didnt use it well

[@wowitsnicify]

I agree here. While I wasn’t a fan of the current ending I think it because of how they got there. The books should hopefully do the story justice

[@sleepyeffy4573]

@@wowitsnicify they will! I'm certain. The hero is the villain of the other side! This is what it will feel

[@mmariankaa]

Designing. A. Frikin. Armor. For. The. Dragon. GENIUS!!! Where have you been when they (c)rushed the script??! [no. not in a good way]

[@priyanshdwivedi8151]

The moment when north man don't come with Danny. Gives me chills

[@Nomadic813]

Hell yeah! This ending literally makes me feel the feels i needed to feel for a finale. Your ending for Dany is... exactly what a subversion is supposed to be... the thing we didn't want to happen... even as it feels exactly what needed to.. so emotionally resonant. As far as I'm concerned your rewrite is cannon.

[@Guyon-to3tu]

Its crazy how much better this is than what we actually got! Really looking forward to part 2 Tim!

[@pastel-sunrise]

This would have been an ending I could have actually accepted as canon, even if my headcanon woud still rewrite a few things. Anyway excellently told! Also THANKYOU for pointing out that show Dany and book Dany are differnet ppl and so should have different endings.

[@mezz09smezzanine]

12:09 now THAT is a bit more like book Euron, and yet without defying the show character. Well done! Also, I already liked the video... how do I like it again? where is the "love" button?

[@tommy25185]

Mezz09 tell me about book Euron

[@nachtphysik7168]

"I don'T have any hate toward the writers" You are way too nice. Wait till D&D crap out KotOR ...

[@NapoleonCalland]

Have D&D bought an island to hide on (where angry SW fans can't find them)? ;)

[@totalvoid6234]

KotoR is at least finished, GoT most severe drops in quality happened after they ran out of material to adapt.

[@TheJonDoe]

Who cares, the first game is kinda bland in terms of story anyways. I hope they won't touch sequel made by Obsidian.

[@nachtphysik7168]

@@totalvoid6234 Oh I still bet that they will put in on some stupid plot twist "to subvert expectations". Just like lensflares are Abrams' thing, "subverting expectations" and grotesque violence are their thing. Second part I don't see thanks to Disney which will already ruin the Mandalorians as they're going to be turned into some Samurai culture instead of a military regime.

[@tylercarlin9202]

Amazing work man. Wish I could give this video more than one like. Btw, you got me all emotional with your version of daeneys's ending. Great work.

[@snaggletooth4607]

"My father did worse and people called him the greatest man who ever lived." "Do you wish your queen to be the next Tywin?" "Of course not. I killed the last Tywin." (NIce)

[@briarroseella7142]

Tim, I absolutely love this. I felt so empty after seeing the last episode and this last season end the way it did, but you have given me closure already. You're such a great storyteller, keep up amazing videos like this!

[@vlr4631]

The way you read it... I dont need the show ending anymore, i love this, goosebumps!

[@RuariW1]

Apart from Varys’ death, that was so much more satisfying than what the show scrambled together

[@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971]

This is some damn good writing. The part where Davos tries to save the little girl actually gave me a little chill. More moving than anything that happened in the actual episode.

[@MeeshT]

This is so bloody brilliant. I feel enlightened, THIS is what GoT could've been... just imagining Dany's fall like that gives me chills. It would've been an EPIC ending! I think the most criminally underused actor this season was Lena Headey and those few lines, especially "No mother is merciful to those who harm her children" would've made their characters for me. Congrats on making me get better feels from this "thought experiment" than from a whole season's worth of episodes.

[@benderpwns5745]

I think I will watch Season 8 on mute and listen to these rewrites and pretend thats whats going on

[@romarssieverything9667]

Man I have been waiting for this..

[@Tikikai]

This is my favorite fan rewrite so far. You did a fantastic job recreating the characters, with satisfying and logical arcs for everyone that were all around more emotionally resonant than what we actually got. This is definitely going to be my head canon for the end until the books (hopefully) finish

[@rvantong]

I was more engaged through this than through all of episode 3, 4, 5, and 6 combined.

[@fang609]

0:22 They really should have accepted HBO'S and George's offer of extra episodes so they could have had more time to flesh out the characters and make it a slow gradual pace of them ending us as they did. Also if they had done that they wouldn't have 2 thirds of the fan's calling for their head's on spikes. But regardless thanks for making this video Tim, other people had done their own re-rights but yours is the best one.

[@Thesasquatchsad]

If only D&D cared more about finishing a story then getting to work on Star Wars

[@fang609]

@@Thesasquatchsad That bloody mouse probably saw them working hard on Thrones jump's in the room and goes"hey I got a Starwars movie planed you in?" And they just dropped everything and rushed the show to it's finish as fast as possible.

[@maidenreligion12]

@@fang609 Pretty much exactly this. GRRM mentioned in a brief interview that D&D only intended to write 7 seasons, noting that they said this around season 4 or so. Which from everything I've heard is about the time Disney came to them about Star Wars. Martin said he finally managed to convince them to do 8 seasons even though there was enough material from the books to do 10 or more seasons.

[@fang609]

@@maidenreligion12 I really had hoped for the ten seasons but unfortunately that is reality we don't have. But there is that petition that a million people have voted for HBO to remake the season with different writers and I am curious as to what happens with that, probably won't get made. I myself have thought of making my own spin on the story but I think I will wait for the books to come out first and will start over at the continent of Ulthos and expand the world before heading over to Westeros.

[@maidenreligion12]

@@fang609 The vast majority of people who sign the petition don't actually expect it to be done. It'd be a massive time and money sink, as well as getting a hold of all the actors and actresses that have moved on to other projects being tough to pull off. It's more of a statement to get the message across that HBO and D&D fucked up. Alongside a huge increase of people cancelling their HBO subscriptions after the series finale aired.

[@ChaoticEnigma92]

You don't have to hate the writers, I have enough hate for at least 20 other people so I got you covered.

[@chandrawagner4061]

😂😂

[@daddyleon]

0:25 I thought the Dany-demon wings were way too cheesy. Maybe it it was a good season it would've felt differently. Like a friend jokingly punching you in the shoulder is very different from a complete stranger doing the same even if the intention is the same.

[@rspooky4585]

Just bought a copy of your book on Amazon this morning! This video and the outstanding reviews really sold me on it. Keep up the excellent work and congratulations on the successful book release ! :)

[@Carakav]

Ed Sheeran is the "Lannister Man" for this story in my head-cannon :D

[@edcellagman1876]

holy shit thats perfect

[@newsedge4410]

*THE SMARTEST PERSON IN WESTEROS WAS NED STARK COZ HE DIED IN THE FIRST SEASON*

[@SpedSpedding]

Absolutely brilliant. I loved your Episode 3 rewrite. I'm so glad you decided to do the final 2 as well. I'm really looking forward to that second video. You're a real talent! Thanks!

[@alexeiharp7676]

That's really good, not only it's a coherent development but you added important details to make it realistic

[@Phil_McNally]

DUUUUUUUUDE.......this is tearjerking awesome!

[@bailey29]

AGAIN! You continuously knock it out of the park with rewriting. You are an extremely talented writer and I genuinely think you should be involved if a remake of season 8 is created. AND THANK YOU FOR FINALLY MAKING TYRION SMART AGAIN!

[@deja98476]

This is so amazing. It honestly made me want to rewatch the series up until this episode and then finish with your version. The dialogue fit each character. The action was spot on. Just, thank you.

[@rileyboyle6643]

oh boy, this rewrite made me cry. Really beautiful work :)

[@throttle1000]

Would have loved for Dany to live and have a child with Jon, which was heavily implied in season 7. The Night King should have remained the main villain until the last episode.

[@wombat8812]

The Night King being killed in Episode 3 was the worst decision in the entire history of the series. The battle that took place at Winterfell between the living and the dead should have taken place at King's Landing. He should have taken his forces all the way to the capital and turned Cersei to his side with a shard of dragonglass, having that be the ultimate reveal and the reason why Jaime kills her in the finale. Oh -- and his final fight should have been against Jon, not Arya.

[@etherealfoxproductions]

100% agree. It would make enemies become forced allies to survive the long night. Also, Daenerys needed a hero's arch as well as Ser Jaime Lannister. Daenerys dies to form Lightbringer and and Jon can't make the final blow to the Night King. Ser Jaime Lannister kills the Night King with a single blow to the side with Lightbringer. I plan to do my own rewrite sometime before the end of this year.

[@DawnyPotter]

Thanks for the quality video! I like your approach, and the way you build internal conflict and then have meaningful resolution, and all the details and stepping stones you built into this episode. I also think the Lannister soldier and the Davos ending were great touches. In a lot of ways, I really like the direction that GoT took with Dany. While I agree that more needed to have been done to build up to that ending to make it a good pay-off, they have been consistent that her highest priority is Get the Throne, and that Justice for all is only second to that. I was aware going into season 8 that we may get this ending. What I like most is that it asks interesting questions of the audience. We love and support Dany, we've seen where she's come from and what she has done, we've seen her free slaves and try to make a better world. We're caught up in her vision. At what point do we realise that the vision of Justice is looking a lot more like Injustice and Cruelty? Do we ever realise? What do we do when we realise? Do we turn against her, like Varys? Are we indecisive, like Jon? Do we defend her, like the viewers who try to justify it all? I like it as an answer to the question we always ask about the German people in the 1930s: How did you let this happen? Why did you support this regime? Did you not see?

[@koenbax3221]

I am absolutely speechless about how good this is. 10/10 WILL recommend. Keep doing what you do sir