Some disgruntled fans are calling for a remake of Season eight of Game of Thrones, going as far as setting up a petition to garner support for their ‘cause’.
They are calling for a reshoot on change.org, the popular petition website address used to draw attention to global injustices. As of Thursday night, it had garnered nearly half a million signatures. The petition was created by Dylan D and says: "David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have proven themselves to be woefully incompetent writers when they have no source material (i.e. the books) to fall back on. This series deserves a final season that makes sense."
The backlash comes after many fans were upset at the path taken by one of their favourite characters, Daenerys Targaryen.
According to Sky News comments on the petition include this from Shakyra Young: "I understand it's GOT but don't trash 8 yrs of character building for what they think will shock and awe us. It sucks."
Despite the dissatisfaction of some fans, the show has pulled in record ratings. The most recent episode, entitled The Bells, set a new high of 18.4 million in the US.
HBO says season eight is averaging 43 million per episode when recordings, streaming and repeats are included.
