How Game of Thrones Should Have Ended? - Game of Thrones Season 8

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Welcome back for another Game of Thrones Season 8 video. In this video, I will be reading an old email that was sent to me before HBO aired their final season of Game of Thrones. This email contains a fan-made outline of Game of Thrones Season 8. This is how one fan believed Game of Thrones Season 8 should have ended. Let me know what you think down below. Do you like this version, or would you have rather seen something else? Thanks for watching!
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[@irenemariannehausammannnascime]

Great ideas! Please us not alone! Thank so much! Such a lot of peoples are mourning about it! I believe, that you can do it

[@irenemariannehausammannnascime]

No way, that Jon and Dany are dying anew! No way!😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@LexLutha]

Cersei dying from giving birth to an imp was priceless.

[@chloenkitty]

That’s what I always hoped. It would have been such karma,

[@AdventuresWithJediJezza]

Your previous 'how GoT should have ended' was legendary. I'm excited to hear this. sitting down to watch this now. Keep on making your awesome videos!

[@Hakuonu]

Was that one different? have it in my watch later for like 3 weeks now and im watching this first as its 1/6 the minutes lol

[@Jon-xw9om]

TBF "Something significant will happen but we don't really see anyone react or say something about it." Kind of sums up the last season.

[@Dewone_and_only]

I literally just woke up from a dream of the night king and the white walkers LMAO!

[@MaraJadeSkky]

I'm sure your dream was better than season 8 😂

[@Dewone_and_only]

@@MaraJadeSkky hahaha, that's a good one!

[@1chekh]

Brooo me too. The last few days, the only thing I dreamed about is weird stuff from GOT! Lol 😂😂

[@made-line7627]

Was it a dream of spring? 🌱

[@Dewone_and_only]

@@1chekh that's crazy bro, my dream felt so real and the night king was super terrifying he never spoke either in my dream. I got so freaked out I damn near jumped out the bed LMAO!

[@BrendoCalrissian]

“Dany and Jon then have epic sex inside of the Red Keep” is WILD

[@PizarroAguado]

That part cracked me up 😂

[@mindblow791]

"I keep telling everybody they should move on and grow. Some do. But not us."

[@studyofgaming9707]

Funny timing, I just finished my re watch yesterday. All of the disappointment and frustration is still there.

[@aprilrain4296]

That's why I won't re-watch

[@Napoleon1815-l8c]

When I rewatch GoT, I refuse to watch Season 8. Even though Seasons 6-7 did have some problems scattered here and there, there were still plenty of epic moments in those two seasons.

[@Lt_Rik]

@@Napoleon1815-l8c I plan to re-watch soon, not sure if only seasons 1-4, 1-6, or 1-7. Tough choice.

[@chaosiscoming9184]

@@Lt_Rik 1-6

[@Lt_Rik]

@@chaosiscoming9184 yeah that's most likely

[@luisanthony428]

Wooo rewrite of S8?! Happy to listen. Long-time fan of your channel. Thank you for giving GoT fans something more to help heal the wound that was S8 😊

[@dizzle1119]

Almost anything would have been better than how they actually finished up the show. Totally kilt my willingness to follow tv shows outright. I ain't doin' it again. If I think a show looks good, I'll go back & watch it once the entire thing is completed. The days of me following any series are long over. Thanks, Dan & Dave...for your incompetence. ...and thank you Disney for NOT paying these morons.

[@shaycase1834]

The last kingdom is a good show. The books are way better and a bit different but the show goes hard all 5 seasons and the movie to sum up the story

[@ShadeoftheEvening]

Screw Disney and screw Dan and Dave

[@dizzle1119]

@@ShadeoftheEvening Yep, pretty much. I'm still glad Dan & Dave didn't get that Disney $$$, tho. Neither of them should be a big deal ever again.

[@ig7742]

The arrow killing both drogon and viserion was bad, but where did the night queen go? 😂😂

[@daiyanaerainelle2402]

Wow, I LOVED this!! I had no idea this 'ending' was in existence. Thank you sooooo much!! LOVE love to you!

[@margaret4196]

This was awesome! Characters I cared about died. Even Ghost died! That’s GoT writing. The fight with the white walkers and the night king was an actual war. Cersei and Jamie’s baby going with Tyrion was really interesting. Even small details made this exciting. I would have liked to watch this ending.

[@zekethewise7042]

I wish that leaked script that was released came true where dany died giving birth to a daughter and jon does sit the iron Throne

[@sirscully5288]

Ye the one where jon rides drogon into battle at the vale

[@deggyG]

I’ve always thought that if the 3 Eyed Raven had just mentioned that the Weirwood Tree the Night King was created upon is very familiar to Bran. The one in Winterfell. He also explains to Bran that he’s searched for this power as killing the holder of the 3 eyed Raven ability would give him the ability to touch and thus destroy the Weirwood tree. Thus in the end breaking his weakness to Dragonglass. It’s basically his way of breaking his curse. Having that bit of conversation way before the final season would have helped explain so much of the later seasons.

[@MrParker-ux2mh]

Yeah I’m cool on this version of season 8. Not feeling a lot of the deaths. Talking Thrones version is still far and away the best.

[@KaiPhD]

💯

[@emileelynette3158]

This summary without dialogue or visuals is literally better than the actual filmed season

[@ClarkFader]

Really enjoyed listening to this different version!!! Will be looking to listen to your version now as I’ve missed it

[@The_Maestro_Mind]

Personally, I would have found a fitting end for game of thrones that the white walkers win. I know it’s a really sad ending, but I think it fits with the message behind the show.

[@lip8397]

They should cancel season 8 from the Canon and make 2 more season in an good animated Style to give this series the well deserved ending , not a rushed one

[@JohnFourtyTwo]

This version falls apart as soon as the Night King isn’t killed at Winterfell. For the Night King and his army to go all the way to Kings Landing means everyone north of Kings Landing is dead which accounts for about 95% of Westeros. All those dead would become part of the Night King’s army that would be unstoppable and would eventually kill the remaining 5% of Westeros. It would take the most extreme plot armor and ex deus machina for anyone to kill the Night King and win the war with this version. There are some good parts like Cersei giving birth to an imp but she would not apologize to Tyrion for all the things she said and did to him, that’s completely out of character for her. Jon killing Dani is exactly what I expected and is exactly what happened the last time. Gives homage to “it’s happened before and it’ll happen again” theme that’s in the books; it’s also the first line in the 1953 Disney movie “Peter Pan,” mentioned quite frequently in Battlestar Galactica reboot, and very similar to Ecclesiastes 1;9 Good News Translation “What has happened before will happen again, What has been done before will be done again. There is nothing new in the whole world.” George Martin has already said his version will be very different from the TV show which I suspect will satisfy the masses… if he ever finishes the last two books before he dies.

[@Comix25253]

I dream of having an animated version of your previous video of how GOT should have ended, cause that was perfect!

[@DVMightyMouse]

Why can't they do a remake just like this. This is Brilliant!

[@kimberly-jg6pm]

This sounds like it was written by George himself. Mr. Martin, if this is what you came up with, please please please please please write it. It is fantastic and I can’t wait to read it!

[@cpolt1192]

I really liked what they wrote with Jamie. Him all in black except for the gold hand, and dying an "oath breaker" at the bottom of the towerr. That was good. But Jon leaving Ghost behind, NO WAY, he gettin on that dragon with Jon!!

[@mikecobalt7005]

I did like this as a "plan" or a "Direction" except for the killing of Ghost (Killing the dog has never been a good thing) but as you say it's really vague and once the dialog starts being added it most likely won't "Fit the Plan" anymore. Letting the story tell itself I believe is the best way, better than trying to fit it all into a premade shape/box.

[@JohnJohn66733]

your final season is so much better! is there any way for Bran to go back in time and give this to Dan & Dave?

[@trinitheuceyone2492]

Can I say that I missed these and if you have any more of them or even if you have adjusted some that you’ve previously shared with us please feel free to put it out there because I find this so much more entertaining than the actual finish it’s not funny😂🤷🏾‍♀️❤️

[@jonathanmartin-ives8665]

Ice spiders?! That actually may have been pretty cool 🕷

[@janewasson4845]

I miss GOT. There's nothing good on tv to look foward to anymore.

[@lauralannister3399]

I was unsure if I wanted to watch this just because bringing up game of thrones season 8 is such a sore point for me personally as a huge fan. But I love your channel and your content and I think you really have solid grounded ideas and if d&d would have just tapped you maybe we would just be a different world lol

[@just__mackie4569]

You do not quit with these alternate endings lol this is like the 27th one

[@copperypuddle3858]

I miss watching your channel prior to the release of season 8. I simply cannot believe what happened with GoT beyond season 6.

[@saucyb3585]

It was great. However… there is no reason for the Night’s Watch. The Wildlings have been accepted by the south and the dead have been defeated.

[@doggfriendly]

One question for the writer. How come Baric Von Derion's magic fired Valyrian steel sword had no effect on the night king when later Jon's lit sword does?

[@jfgibson73]

I'm definitely on board with that cutie Kinvara making another appearance!

[@rashelleobey7626]

This was so fun to watch!! I wish the series ended this way 😭😭😭

[@maryf.sikorski8802]

I loved the last one. Really good.

[@EJbusa92]

Not a fan of Ghost being killed off but all in all pretty interesting version!

[@matthewgarcia8766]

would have been a nice metaphor to it happening as Jon embraces his Targaryen heritage by mounting a dragon, letting the stark side go and accepting who he really is.

[@ryuhayabusa6862]

This version sounds more exciting than the original.

[@eds1942]

Frankly I’d just re-edit the season, with the battle for Kingslanding happening before the new Long Night, editing out Dany’s crazy turn. Arya kills Cersei and takes a ship west to escape punishment. The last scene of the show ends with Theon charging the Night King, and Jon calling for Ghost as he stares down undead Viserion, then cuts to grey. -- If I had a chance to be in the writing room, I’d pitch the idea that after they take Kinglanding, Cersei is placed in house arrest. The Iron Throne secured, Dany then agrees to help Jon. Back in Winterfell, Bran says that they would not be able to stop White Walkers with one battle at Winterfell. So instead, they plan to turn Winterfell into a trap. Tyrion and Jamie arrange for Wildfire to be brought from Kings landing and placed around Winterfell. Most of the allied forces are split up and sent south, escorting the civilians. Leaving only volunteers behind. As Winterfell falls, taking out a couple White Walkers and sizable portion of their wight army, winter falls across all of Westeros, it’s cold and snowing even as far south as the southern shores of Dorne. Bran tells them that he must go to the Isle of Faces where the final battle must take place. We are down to the best fighters of Westeros vs the Night King and his remaining White Walkers and both sides armies. Jamie is killed by the Night King defending Bran while fighting off two White Walkers. Jon arrive before the Night King can kill Bran. Jon challenges the Night King to duel, who accepts. The rest of the White Walkers and all of their wights stop. During the duel. Jon is severely injuried by the Night King, but Ghost intervenes, sacrificing himself to give Jon an opening that he uses with his dying strength to kill the Night King. The Night King’s remaining lieutenants, accept the terms of Jon’s challenge and leave to return to the Lands of Always Winter. However, since Jon had help, they release their wights from their control, who go berserk, attacking and killing anything and everything. They simply don’t have enough man power to stop them from spreading across Westeros. Meanwhile back at Kingslanding, Cersei has been freed and decided that if she can’t sit on the Iron Throne, no one should. She has the Red Keep brought down with their remaining Wildfire. Which inadvertently sets off fires throughout much of Kinglanding. For this, even her own men turn on her, save for the Mountain. Jamie and the Hound show up. While the Hound and the Mountain have it out, Jamie seemingly leads Cersei away to safety. When Cersei says that she needs to stop to catch her breath. Jamie reveals himself to actually be Arya. Arya chokes Cersei with her Queen’s Hand (Qyburn’s) Maester’s chain, which is also adorned with the symbol of the King’s Hand. Before it is done. Arya is spotted and called out for regicide. She flees Kinglanding, and assumes the guise of Theon, and orders his ship to set sail for what’s west of Westeros, just as Dany arrives in Kinglanding on Dragon.

[@littgaia2939]

Well thought out!

[@TheManJoeLorian]

If they were to remake S8, an animated version but with original actors doing the voices, I'd feel would be the better option

[@lip8397]

I have the same thought since years, it would be awesome , and they should introducing Martin to 100%

[@jackwalsh6758]

"Promise me, Tyrion."

[@Anbu_Sampath]

Any version of final season other than official one seems great to me.

[@cherylbaxter8986]

I truly luv your season 9 you did an awesome job

[@bazbazzer2822]

John should have killed Danny before the knight king battle igniting his sword in flame for filling the proficy before he had a huge final show down and battle with the Knight King imo

[@David-l6c3w]

It should have ended with them finding the ruins of the Statute of Liberty.

[@carlostbanks]

This was 🔥

[@josephngulube4006]

this version is perfect!!

[@gymlandia4467]

The opening scene of this version was excellent

[@chloenkitty]

They gave such foreshadowing to think dany would get oregnant. Really pisses me off she wasn’t.

[@dominik503]

I really like it.the fight against the whites is interesting and the ending with no one on the iron throne and bran leaving makes way more sense then the original

[@IlSqueak]

Why did I cheer when Melisandre arrived on the Ships? Bravo! This is now my Head Canon! All apart from the Maesters having regency, this is obviously a typo for Arya becoming Queen, for just a mere 5 years (wink, wink!)

[@efef6853]

Since George Martin says he doesn't like good vs evil characters or stories, the only way game of thrones should have ended, in a true George Martin style, is for the white walkers to win. George Martin would be going against the norm of letting the good guys win if he let the white walkers win. If you think about it the only way to bring true peace to westeros is if everyone becomes a white walker.

[@enigma6482]

That was actually pretty good. Way better than what we got.

[@alisonh4595]

I just finished rewatching the entire series. I had not rewatched any of it since the finale. While I do believe the last two seasons should have been 10 episodes and not rushed, I was ok with the ending then and am still ok with it now. I was able to understand more this time around and place so much more foreshadowing in the earlier seasons which helped. I will always love GOT!

[@lancebrown4159]

I wanted the White Walkers to win and the last thing you see is a remnant of heroes sailing away as the Night King stands victorious

[@kevz2474]

Jon leaving Ghost is tragic...but something he would do lol

[@appleboy3793]

How can I send you mine, I had friends read it and by the end of it they told me they were in tears… so I believe you’d like it too. I re-wrote the last two seasons, I’d love your opinion.

[@NestorSaliven]

Way much better than what we originally got from D&D....

[@ThePoolo12]

Where was this guy when they make last season script 😂😅

[@rickm2573]

I wouldn't have been mad at this ending.

[@annkelly0072]

You killed GHOST?! How dare you, Sir!

[@wtaye7681]

The eggs came from no where and then Tyrion Lannister decides to throw them into the sea. Those dragons broke the wheel and died doing so for mankind.

[@alfishinosmom]

My Jorah LIVED !❤❤❤❤

[@PeterCzech-nm1fj]

About the refugees from Winterfell- White walkers goes after living so they would stop only for killing all survivors in the city but then they would march to south. and they are fast and don't need to rest. So any refugee without horse is completely screwed. You can't somehow retreat like from normal army.This is a plot hole.

[@Niedlich87]

Killing Ghost is uncalled for

[@santsi7306]

It would have made more sense if jon killed dany as a mercy kill because she was broken when she fell with drogon, much like aegon in hotd. K owing he must do it and her being on her way to death already would have been more in character for him. Wow, I got chills at the part where cersei dies birthing a drawf. Would love to have seen that in the show, it's a great full circle. Idk so much about her apologizing, but chills as a reaction is pretty good.

[@bornthisway1987]

Any ending which doesn't include jon on the iron throne with daenerys beside him isn't the ending that I want to see and is not enough for me

[@JonathanLopez-hh9jo]

Ghost!!!!! 🤬🤬

[@iamgroot2489]

Just Perfect ❤

[@hamzazad5258]

Way better than we had. The writers had two years and couldn't come up with something decent !

[@apb38]

As good as this one is I prefer the one where Danny and Jon/Aegon survive and rekindle the Targaryen/Stark dynasty.

[@zenkaiangel977]

No hate to the author, but this isn't a very good take on a finale season, kinda feels like they didn't understand it much better than d&d did. And that's saying a lot when nearly everyone has done a rewrite of the ending that's way better than what we got 🤷

[@SparSA-xl7td]

Ok liked this one up till the northmen and even Dany became suddenly too emotional about Jon being half targaryan to think clearly when 1) the truth proves that rhaegar never harmed lyanna & thus the only bad guy was the mad king, 2) Jon is a legitimate son of the starks & the royal family, 3) Dany is too level headed & responsible to jost fly away leaving her people to their death lmao then just turns up later along their way to say oops I lost the baby while y'all nearly died uwu 4) she's actually been starving for kinship for the longest time in her life. Her biggest trait is how lonely it was to be the last of her kind. So yeah if she thinks logically, Jon might have represented a threat. But now not only is he loyal to her & in love with her, he IS her lawful husband & father of her child. So it's literally a plus really. Why would she be so emotional she'd just up & abandon all of them to their death lmao? Points that I found logical: 1) Theon getting revenge on euron for yara & becoming lord again 2) Dany & Jon actually marrying as a political move to avoid discent in the north & the prevailing of boat baby 3) bran actually USING his powers to help instead of sowing more discord between the living & sansa not being a bitter, jaelous fool who'd rather die then bow for survival of her people. When she had survived much worse rulers than Dany & still accepted them. 4) most importantly, THE NIGHT KING NOT DYING IN THE 3RD EPISODE BY THE HANDS OF ARYA STARK!!

[@kingstoneheart9755]

There were parts I liked and parts I disliked for sure. I was completely gobsmacked when Ghost died… if rewriting the ending, I don’t know why you would keep 6 episodes as it’s just really not enough and one of the main problems with seasons 7&8 I didn’t like that when they retreated from Winterfell, everyone else north of Kings Landing is just cannon fodder that Jon doesn’t care about? That being said, considering this was written before season 8 came out that’s actually insane how close certain things were

[@sydnitheromantictaylor112]

❤ this ending is still much better than season 8 and better than bran being king

[@murkdoesboxes4473]

Oh my goodness this was good af

[@Tony-hq9cl]

At this point if they could resign all the actors and run it back with a new finish after Cersei wakes from a ‘bad dream’ then I would rewusbsscribe to HBO

[@LeoWamBamSlamJam]

Game of Thrones ends a la “Valar Morghulis.”

[@mlulekintuli8722]

Nah, it doesn't do it for me. No thanks

[@svg3876]

It’s crazy how I am still holding out for the books that never maybe released and hoping they will write all the wrongs of the show. The books were so much better. Same with the Last Kingdom series.

[@reecepage8322]

This would have been a huge improvement

[@hustlehardcampaign]

I liked this one

[@m.sharon]

instead of new shows, they should have just had a different version of season 8 every year.

[@kevinkelly8383]

I still don't get how Arya didn't turn when the night king had her by the neck. I still think it would be class if he transferred his powers over to her as a slow burner. She then meets Jon at hardhome after her travels ,and her being north of the wall activates the powers he had and it all begins again 👌

[@irvinhuerta-fe2uw]

Brilliant 👏

[@sthefanimattos654]

What part of "Daenerys is infertile" ppl didn't understand?! it's the third video of alternative endings I sae that had Dany pregnant 🤦

[@roozish]

This was better than what we got, but I hated the what is west is westeros bit so much. Shame they kept that in

[@AbyssWatch3r]

im hoping that some studio remake season 8 even if its animation

[@riteshroy1]

I liked this version.

[@BloodravenRivers]

it was maegors holdfast where cersei hid right? i think

[@singstreetcar5881]

Euron has a magic horn that control dragons

[@King_Steffon_II]

Way better than what we got And this sure didn't go as planned for Cersei 🤣

[@stuntmant0707]

There’s no right or wrong way to end the show if u don’t like the ending oh well

[@Shellsandstars]

There’s no way GRRM is actually aiming for Jon and Dany marrying being a good thing. Incest is the downfall of a dynasty. This story isn’t all about Targaryen supremacy. That’s not GRRM style at all. He actually critiques this idea of exceptionalism in all his other stories why would he change just for ASOIAF.

[@coridonham1158]

sometimes i think jon might end up with val or a widowed alys karstark

[@mobismanmobis9590]

this was epic!!

[@blockbuster-em9bo]

Every single fan prediction and/or 😂rewrite is far superior to what we got.

[@nikmckinney9016]

I like this version way better than the crap that made the final cut! I really like this! I didn't like however the whole Jamie ending if he's not gonna die with cerce then you gotta at least have him show up dead to try and kill cerce, one would think.