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With the Series Finale of ‘Game of Thrones’ Now Having Aired, the Petition Asking HBO to Remake Season Eight Hits 1.2 Million Signatures – With an Updated Explanation From the Person Who Created the Petition. No Spoilers Here

May 20, 2019  •  Post A Comment

As of 9:20 a.m. ET on Monday morning, May 20th, the petition asking HBO to “remake season eight [of ‘Game of Thrones’] with competent writers” had hit 1.2 million signatures on change.org.

On Friday, the person who stated the petition, Dylan D., wrote this in an update: “I made this petition some few days after Episode 4, ‘The Last of the Starks,’ aired. I was just so disappointed and angry. It was simply me venting a bit. I posted it to r/freefolk on Reddit, it got nowhere, and I shrugged and went about my day. I had forgotten all about it. A week later, a coworker caught me before I was leaving for the day and asked, ‘Hey, is this you?’ The petition had almost reached 500,000 signatures. I was blown away. I hadn’t checked the thing for a week! And look at how far it has come!

“I haven’t heard from anyone HBO-related. I don’t think people can reasonably expect HBO to completely remake the season, or any part of this particular series (keep in mind the prequel spinoffs). It costs a fortune to shoot one episode, and I think most signers understand that. Will HBO lose gobs of money over this? Eh probably not. As Heath Ledger’s Joker once said, ‘It’s not about the money, it’s about sending a message.’ And I think this message is one of frustration and disappointment at its core.

“There is so much awful crap going on in the world, people like me need to escape into things like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Game of Thrones.’ We fans invested a wealth of passion and time into this series. I’ve been watching religiously since Season 2, myself. I’ve read all the books and eagerly await the next two. I love this story, and I, like most of you, was crushed to see how the last season (and Season 7, let’s be real) has been handled.”

After five more paragraphs, Dylan closes the update by writing: “In closing, I didn’t make this petition to be an entitled, whiny fan. I made it because I was immensely disappointed and needed to vent. Do I have a solution? I’ve got plenty of ideas, but no, I’m not a Hollywood writer. But you don’t need to be a mechanic to know your car is broken.”

To read his entire update, please click here.

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