RE: Melisandre. A lot of people have commented they feel Melisandre's death is a lot more satisfying as it is, and you know what? I agree. You've convinced me. As such, to give consequences to the Crypts scene (without killing mains), I'd focus on the girl who promised to defend the crypts to Davos. We'd track her narrowly escaping death for 2 scenes, hiding behind statues. In the third scene, we finally feel she's safe/hidden, that the dead won't find her in this tight space behind this tomb. Sansa can see her across the room. Then the wight's arms burst from the walls. Guess what? I have an Instagram where I livestream and people demand I cut cheese with a sword: instagram.com/tim_hickson_hfm/ Patrons, your support keeps me going

Having Sam die when Jon abandons him would've been an excellent setup for Episode 4. Imagine the guilt Jon would feel knowing that he left his friend to die, when Gilly tearfully reveals that she's pregnant with Sam's child and wants to name it Jon if it's a boy.

The mad king became mad because Bran tried to warn him is an amazing plot twist

"Brans gonna die" me: "I'm already loving this"

What if Daenerys came face to face with the zombie viscerion instead of Jon? Imagine the terror of one of her children turned into a shell of his former self.

I'm just gonna pretend this is what actually happened.

Season 1: Winter is coming Season 2: Winter is coming Season 3: Winter is coming Season 4: Winter is coming Season 5: Winter is coming Season 6: Winter is coming Season 7: Winter is here Season 8: Winter is-meh Cersei is coming

I like how the Mad King twist ties Bran's story to Jamie's. Bran's actions affect Jamie just as much as Jamie's actions affect Bran. Just like Bran and the Night King, it closes into a full circle.

i'd give the night king a single line, going off you rewrite. "the ink is dry" right before killing Bran, his "past" self.

Joffrey's death years ago was more satisfying than the Night King's.

I swear to god I saw Sam die like 5 times that episode. God damn plot armor

The more I think about Bran accidentally driving the Mad King mad the more I love it. His actions inadvertently cause the death of his own grandfather and the uncle he was named after, which lead to Ned Stark marrying Cat instead of Brandon. This way Bran causes his own creation, as well as the Night King. I like that mirroring.

In my mind, I would’ve had Mellisendrei die in a blaze of glory. I don’t know exactly how they would get to that point, but after Mellisendrei talks to Arya, she goes and meets up with Ser Davos. They stand atop a part of the battlements that the dead are strangely absent from. The dead have been beaten back for a short time. She has a small conversation with him, starting it by asking “Do you remember what I told your son?” “You told my son many things,” Davos responds glaring at her with contempt. There is a pause, then Davos speaks again, more quietly. “Death by fire is the purest death.” The dead begin to rise again, and panic spreads through the troop as their foes return, un exhausted and more plentiful than before. Mellisendrei responds quietly. “Yes, indeed. But... I doubt it will purify me.” Before Davos can respond, she begins walking to the stairs of the battlements headed to to chaos below. As she walks, she recites a prayer in High Valyrian. It’s similar to the one she used to light the trench earlier, but not quite the same. When nothing happens, she repeats it again. Davos attempts to chase after him, his attempts futile. She finally reaches the chaos, the attention of Wights called to her. She repeats her prayer once more, and just as the dead are set upon her, she and all wights within 20 feet of her are set ablaze, Mellisendrei the match that lights them. She dies, screaming in agony, much like Shireen and the others she burned. With her, she takes a good chunk of the dead in the court yard. To me, it’s a satisfying conclusion to her story: it mirrors her introduction, which had her burning people at the stake, doing it while claiming it is good, and what the lord of light wants. She dies, actually carrying out his wishes, but it isn’t without pain for her. Maybe a little on the nose, but I like it. The whole time I was watching the episode, I kept yelling at her to fucking do something... and then she didn’t.

My primary complaint is that we had the very best swordsman/fighters in the world, mostly wielding valerian steel. And none of them fought a white walker?

Dude please do a rewrite of the entire season, so many people would mentally prefer it as canon

I like they way you linked Bran and the Night King but as far as the eyes, I think all three eyes would be Bran's. Brown as a human, green as a greenseer, and blue as the Night King. It would also add an allusion to the meaning of the three-eyed raven.

"I don't know what the writers have planned for these characters, so the same will die, except Bran will die" That's awkward

I'm just gonna pretend this video is what actually happened in the show...

Brienne choosing to save Jamie over Lady Mormont and then being faced with her corpse is beautifully tragic. It's guilt and regret resurfacing as an actual physical threat. 10/10

Your version of events is brilliant. Mainly how you dealt with Bran and his visions of the past. Linking him to the Night King and the old Mad King was a touch of genius. Congrats, man. You've just got a new and and follower.

Leave Bran barley alive but with a blade in his throat and then have Arya put him to rest Brown eyes Blue eyes Green eyes (metaphorical)

With letting Bran die you would have automatically saved ep. 6 as well ;)

Holy shit the twist with Bran warning Aerys but accidentally driving him mad is brilliant. It makes total sense and ties together an open plotline from like season 1

It would have been cool if, following this version of events, the knight king said "the ink is dry" right before killing bran.

The only big point I see was overlooked in this rewrite that was also in the original, is the fact that the White Walkers are NEVER used whatsoever in the battle

*I swear that Brienne and Jaime both died at least 7 or 8 times each in that episode, and Brienne was screaming her head off in like every shot.*

Could you also rewrite episode four? Asking for a dragon.

I’m at three minutes in and laughed at “the same characters are going to live and die because we don’t know how the writers are going to use them. Except Bran. Brans gonna die!” Lol D&D make him king of Westeros in finale. Too bad HBO didn’t have you consulting on the final season because all of those tie in points were fantastic! You helped me understand pacing and stakes and character choices in a way I hadn’t concretely thought about before. Really well done man thank you for this video.

Brans main character ark: Finding out Jon is heir to the iron throne Jon's main character arc: becoming king How Brans arc plays out: becomes king How Jon's arc plays out: He finds out he is the heir to the iron throne...... that's it.

Can we please start a GoFundMe and pay this guy to rewrite the whole of season 8?

GRRM : the night is long and full of terrors D&D : the night is short and full of erros

“Winter is here” *raises arms into T pose* - The Night King 2k19

Holy dang. I hope the writers watch this video n after like a 20 second pause both go...”fuuuuck...”

The Night King deserved so much more than what happened.

*Arya stabs Night King* Night King: "You should've aimed for the head..." *Snaps fingers*

I would have had the Night King WIN. They had set it up the WHOLE SHOW for him to be a formidable enemy. And he got killed in ONE episode. They spent the preceding episode showing characters singing and telling stories, getting ready for the end... and NONE of those characters die. I would’ve had it be a MASSACRE.

You definitely have a bright future as a writer, I can’t wait to see what you accomplish in the future!

Thinking about what could’ve been makes me even more furious about what we got

I asked for a steak, but the waiter brought me breadsticks. It was so great because it SuBvErTeD mY ExPeCtAtIoNs

One detail I might have added, to at the same time satisfy the azor ahai prophecy, would be for the night king to light his sword with the same type of blue fire undead vysaron breathes before killing Bran.

This is amazing. //the bran twist actually got me excited. It makes so much sense.

The fact that Sam, SAM survived the battle... After being on the FRONT LINE, and being smothered with white walkers in the castle's courtyard... I'm just done.

the significance of Bran's storyline in this rewrite (regarding the Night King and Aerys) was just * Italian chef kiss *

I think you might be a genius. The bran/night king connection is mind blowing.

Aerys going mad because of Bran > Jamie then loses his honour essentially because of Bran > Jamie pushes Bran out of the window because he's lost his honour because of Bran ... nice touch :)

Your version of Aerys's madness is bone-chilling, I got goosebumps as you were narrating that part. it would have been so phenomenal if that actually happened. The fact that fans can do this and not the actual writers is pretty sad.

lol I'm just gonna pretend that this ending actually happened

Bran lives. Everyone is celebrating the night kings death but they look around and realize the dead haven't droid army'ed out. They are still fighting - and winning. Bran for the first time in a long time is filled with horror as he looks at his arms scar the night king gave him. It is spreading! His arm is turning blue, he's becoming the night king. "It's okay I'm a green seer I can fix this!" Arya replies, a syrupy melancholy to her voice, "'Green' seer?" Brans monotone returns as the scar spreads further to his neck now and his eyes are whitening, "or maybe I won't... It is as it should be." Bran rises from his chair strong and terrifying in front of the weirwood tree he whispers with a sinister grin, "the ink is dry." Arya repeats with a resigned tear, "brown eyes, blue eyes.." she stumbles over the words, "oh no Bran you are the green..." Bran seems surprised until she jams catspaw into his chest pinning him against the weirwood perfectly mirroring the night kings birth. He stares at Arya as the dagger plunges deeper into his heart and with a bittersweet and forgiving smile replies, "Thank you brave sister. I didn't see that coming." As the life fades from his eyes the dead drop as though puppets with their strings cut and return to their rightful place. The battle is finally over.

Honestly the only line that the Night King should say would have been right before he kills Bran in your version. "The ink is dry"

The NK death you propose with Jon being bested, and Arya stabs NK in the basck would also mirror Ned defeating Arthur Dane at the tower of joy. Great video

Bran says to Theon "You're a good man." But then kills him moments later as the Night King... Damn!!!

One question, who were the green eyes she was meant to close? That's it. Everything else is writing genius and strangely made me feel real good about my writing cuz I have those kinds of plot threads and character arcs in my big final battle.

Battle setup should've been simple. Have the entire army and the catapults safely behind the walls (keep dothraki outside as skirmisher) More trenches outside winterfell (w/dragonglass) Use dragons as last resort (re. Broken Arrow)

The Night King [moments before he kills Bran]: "The ink is dry."

All we need to do now is warg you back to before the script was written for this episode 🤔

The knowledge that 'when a warg dies while controlling someone, the warg is left in their mind' should be made clear in earlier seasons, so that the audience knows that when NK is about to kill Bran

I've watched this video several times, and every time it gives me chills as if I'm watching Game of Thrones at its peak. Hello Future Me's writing for this is so good that he just has a few stills / short videos from the show and just by narrating his story I feel immersed for the entire length of the video.

The way you handled the Night King and Bran’s relationship was awesome. I wish that’s what happened.

What do Sam and his plot armor have in common They THICC

"high quality Lannister plot armor" - almost got me fired, choking to stop myself laughing out loud!

This is my new headcannon. At least until Martin finishes his version in 30 years.

bran causing the mad king’s madness is fucking great, gave me chills thinking about it

The biggest joke of this episode was Sam not dying

Love the rewrite, especially how you made Bran's journey go full circle.

I think they should’ve done a ten episode season with a lot more of the long night or 2 separate ones

Don't let this distract you from the fact, when planning the battle, they had no idea Melisandre was going to show up and light their weapons. Meaning they planned to send the Dothraki in fuking BLIND in the pitch black on horses with no armour into what they knew was an overwhelming horde of un-dead.

I feel like we were all waiting for some sort of explanation or deeper meaning of the white walkers that just never came

you should do the whole season. I would listen to it all! just rewrite it all starting with season 8 episode 1! you would make millions of views! MAKE SURE YOU MONETIZE IT

Phenomenal re-write! Could visually re-watch the episode and smile. Thank you!

i felt like D &D were too focus on making the longest battle in TV history rather than making a good episode

I would have had Bran warg into the mind of the CEO of HBO two years ago and had the writers of Game of Thrones fired.

One question is left unanswered: Who owns the green eyes in melissandre's prophecy? You cannot leave this with a 2 out of 3. There has to be a fitting explanation for the green eyes aswell. Maybe Bran has green eyes and gets finally killed by Arya aswell? Maybe Arya will kill green-eyed Cercei in the 5th episode?

this rewrite is exactly how i will talk about this episode if it comes up in any conversation.

Dude i can't believe how good this rewrite is, it absolutely fixed everything i had a problem with

this dude made a better story in 30 minutes than D&D could in 7 years

Fk that was awesome. I really like the Night King twist. I mean, many things you say are theories people have said or just things many of us would change, but the way you narrate it and put it together, with love and thought, following a clear idea with organized and rational decisions, is just breathtaking

Just WOW. That Night King stuff is incredible! Love the ideas!

When the fans write better fanfiction than the people who get paid to write fanfiction....

The Night King hires a decent lighting crew

This is an amazing rewrite. Pure talent and a true masterpiece. Thank you so much for all the work that you put in.

As a writer that thought he knew a lot, I learned a ton from this. Thank you.

I really liked the episode but I can only suspend my disbelief so much. The whole time I just yelled: “WHY IS THE CALVALY CHARGING INTO SOMETHING THEY CANT SEE, WHY ARE THE ARTILLERY ON THE FIELD, HOW HAS THIS CHARACTER NOT DIED YET, WHY ISNT ANYONE IN THE CRYPT ARMED, etc.”

The two minute scene of Old Nan telling Bran a story about the Long Night was better than season 8 episode 3

this was so good. you and G R R Martin should compare notes and fix this awful last season

BRAVO !! Your ideas about the Night King & Bran are brilliant !!

The guy for whom we should be paying our HBO subscription.

Why couldn't HBO hire you..... listening to this was better than watching that episode...

Best rewrite I've heard! Thank you for your creative problem solving, it's a gift and relief.

Bro this shit was goddamn amazing. I already love your channel, and I already planned to buy your book, but now out of sheer gratitude for this legendary rewrite I'm pulling the trigger and buying your book right this second.

I am just gonna pretend that this is the actual real episode. Thank you for this great video!

Let me help you fix the ep.4. [Jon pets Ghost] Done. Now im satisfied.

Just found this video and your other two episode rewrites. This is now my head cannon. I will get to this episode in my latest rewatch and then watch your videos for the last 3 instead. I also was positive Bran was the Night King before that episode.

The Bran-becoming-Night-King part made me tear up, thinking how they wasted all the potential breathtaking plots that could have unfolded like this. I am gonna regret it so much all my life. I can never recommend Game of Thrones to anyone now, knowing how devastating the ending is.

The Night King is the most selfless character in all of Westeros: He never complains, not even a line of speech in all of his existence. He saves others from death, but not himself. He gave jobs to hundred of thousands of people and nobody thanked him. He adopts unwanted babies. He welcomes everyone. To him, All lives matter & It's OK to be White(Walkers). He’s most worthy of the THRONE...gone too soon.

It's so sad that the showrunners, with millions in the budget and 8 years of preparation couldn't come up with anything as elegant and fullfilling as some (no disrespect) random youtuber. Amazing work dude!

I knew it ever since the moment Arya asked Gendry to make that weapon she'd end up one-shotting the Night King and his whole army would fall over, phantom menace style. What a load. They spend 5 books, 15 years, and 7 COCK GARGLING SEASONS building up the Night King, the Others, the White Walkers, the wights, the importance of the Wall only to casually dismiss all of it in a single shitty episode. We've all known since we learned he could be 1-hit KOed with dragon glass that this would happen. But why did the Night King have to be so blatantly obtuse? If the Night King was aware of his vulnerability, he should not have made an appearance. He'd literally won the fight before he'd even shown up. He should have taken his dragon and a token force of troops to attack Kings Landing. Since Kings Landing has no obsidian weapons nor dragons to counter him with, he could conquer the whole south with only a handful of troops. The resulting massacre would provide him with another massive army. Meanwhile, the main body of troops and his captains could siege Winterfell. And by siege Winterfell, I mean simply deny them access to outside supplies. They would have all starved to death before too long. A few months tops. Open with that blizzard magic and keep them shivering in their castle. It was stated that the dragons were barely eating and Sansa complained in Episode 1 that she didn't have the supplies to feed Daenery's army. So what's a few months of waiting to a guy who's immortal? But instead we get episode 3, where he idiotically loses everything in a single battle "becuz Jun Snooo and Dany have to git murried and be da rulerz" Looks like incest is the only winner here. Why did the Night King even care about the fuckin 3 Eyed Raven? He's literally useless. Another big let-down. The NK could have just conquered all of mankind and saved the stupid, crippled, frail, defenseless 3 Eyed Raven for last. Why was no measure of intelligence or tactical planning evidenced in the Night King? I also loved how almost none of the main characters died. Some side characters yeah. They could have done anything differently though. Hell, let Jon die or Daenerys. Or have it that Arya is killed. Also weird how Jaime, Brianne, Podrick, and Sam were literally covered in zombies yet not one of them died. The Plot Armor is soooo thick all the sudden. Which is made even less believable because up until now Martin would kill his characters with impunity. I'm glad other people liked that episode, and I'm glad it didn't ruin the whole show for you as it did for me. Ultimately the NK had to die, I guess they just didn't feel like giving it the dramatic depth I'd hoped for. They wasted so much time on pointless, gratuitous sex scenes that added NOTHING to the story and now when shit gets real it's all "hurry-hurry-on-to-the-next-thing-gotta-finish-hurry-wrap-it up-in-6-episodes-let's-go!"

Please rewrite the rest of the season too! Loved your method of keeping outcomes the same but changing it to complement the ruthless and exciting series that we have all come to love!

Can u rewrite every episode this season? Im begging u

Season 8 is not cannon. It’s fan fiction

Well, in the last season, Bran was just useless. Here he's not only useless, but he's even the cause of or this hell that has happened... and I like it. It shows that even the character who was built up over all the seasons to be the key to defeating white walkers, turns out to be the cause of the white walkers. It gives this shock value that we came to expect from the show after first seasons with Ned's death or red wedding.