Season 8 Episode 3

Thousands of Dothraki Calvary rode through the grassy plains of the Dothraki Sea as they approached a new enemy. With their scythe blades at the ready, The Dothraki charged the foreign army. The massive Yi Ti Infantry army continued to march into Dothraki territory. The Dothraki gave out their raiding scream as they came closer.

The Yi Ti army then stopped, took their muskets off their shoulders, and aimed at the Dothraki. The Yi Ti commanders then shouted commands to their units. Once the Dothraki were within range, the Yi Ti fired all at once. Thousands of musket balls hit the Dothraki puncturing them all the way through and downing their horses. As soon as the first row fired, they took a knee, and worked quickly to reload. The second row then fired all at once on the Dothraki. The third row then shot as the second row took a knee. Once the third row had shot, the first row came back up ready to fire once more. The process would repeat continuously in a highly disciplined fashion.

The Dothraki were decimated before they could even reach the Yi Ti army. With Khals killed, the confused Dothraki retreated away. Yi Ti Calvary then chased the Dothraki down firing their muskets at the Dothraki. While many escaped, the battlefield was littered with thousands of Dothraki bodies. Disinterested in the Dothraki, the Yi Ti army continued to march westward.

Meereen

Daenerys sat on her throne at Meereen and listened to Jorah and Daario giving her reports. "Quarth is in ruins and the Jade Sea gate is destroyed. The Yi Ti armada numbers five hundred ships or so, and they have powerful weapons," Daario told her.

"What kind of weapons?" Daenerys wondered.

Daario took some gun powder to demonstrate and put it on the floor. He then took a torch and lit it on fire. The gun powder crackled as it burned. "This powder once ignited can propel a projectile at a fast rate of speed through an iron tube towards an enemy," he explained.

"What kinds of projectiles?" Daenerys asked.

"A metal ball the size of your head," Daario said.

Daenerys stared at Daario realizing the damage that would do. "You said fast?"

"Faster than the eye can see or react to," Daario replied.

"At what range?" Daenerys asked.

"Maybe a mile," Daario shrugged.

"Holy shit," Daenerys realized.

"There's more, Khaleesei. A Dothraki hoarde was destroyed by the Yi Ti army. Each soldier carried one of these," Jorah said showing her the musket with a blade at the end of the muzzle.

Daenerys got off her throne and looked over the musket. "It takes longer to shoot than a bow, but it has farther range. The Yi Ti were able to kill scores of Dothraki before the Dothraki could even get close to them," Jorah explained to her.

"What are their intentions?" Daenerys asked.

Neither of them knew. "With this, a man with little training can be even more lethal than the Unsullied," Jorah told her.

"Let's see how they fare against dragons," Daenerys said confidently.

Beyond the Wall

Jon and Sansa were shown a whaling town by Meera with Bran placed in a hut. Bodies of whales were placed on the coast with Wildlings cutting the blubber out. "Why are they doing that?" Jon asked confused.

"You really do know nothing, Jon," Sansa rolled her eyes. "This is used to light oil lamps."

"It helps to light the way and keep us warm," Meera added.

"Ah, I see," Jon said disturbed by the notion. "How many ships do you have?"

"Just a few," Meera pointed out three ships.

Jon then went inside the hut to check up on Bran. "They're a mile away," Bran said nonchalantly.

"How many?" Jon asked alarmed.

"All of them," Bran replied.

"Shit!" Jon realized.

"You shouldn't leave me alone for long," Bran lectured.

Jon tore out of the hut and gathered people around him. "The Night King is almost here. We need to get everyone on the boats," he said to them.

"How do you know?" Meera asked.

"Bran saw it," Jon said.

Meera gave him a spooked look. "Everyone start getting on the boats. The wights are coming!" she shouted to everyone.

The wights then made their presence rushing down the mountains towards the coastal town. "Are we going to die?" Sansa asked Jon freaked out.

"Just get your ass on the boat," Jon ordered her.

Jon went back inside the hut to get Bran. "If you let me die, the Night King will get all my powers."

"I so fucking hate you, right now," Jon said picking him up and tossing him onto the ship.

As the Wildlings crowded onto the ship, Jon took out his sword like a bad-ass. "Jon!" Sansa shrieked as he took on the entire army of the Undead.

"He's fulfilling his destiny," Bran said softly.

"Bran, shut the fuck up," Sansa scolded him.

The Undead swarmed the town killing any of those left behind from the ships. Jon and a few good men fought to the end as the boats took off. Finally, all of Jon's men were killed off leaving Jon alive. The Undead then made space for the Night King to approach Jon.

"I'll take you on, right here, right now, mother-fucker," Jon said defiantly to him.

The Night King took out his own sword and advanced slowly on Jon. With no fear of death, Jon battled the Night King. The Night King appeared to be toying with Jon blocking him easily and getting a few cuts here and there on him. "Come on! I know at least how to fight," Jon stared him down.

The Night King smirked at that and fought more aggressively. The Night King then whirled Jon's blade out his hand and sliced him through. Jon went into shock and fell to the ground bleeding out. As soon as Jon was dead, the Night King brought him back up again with blue eyes.

"Now...you know nothing," the Night King said to Undead Jon.

The Night King then put his hands on the dead whales bringing them back to life. By his command, the whales opened their mouths. The Night King, Jon Snow, and several White Walkers went inside the whale's mouth and then went out to sea bypassing the Wall completely.

Gulf of Grief

Daenerys took her three dragons towards the Yi Ti armada. Initially amazed by its size, Daenerys then went for a strike blasting a few of their ships to pieces. Viserion and Rhaegal fired as well sinking several ships. The Yi Ti quickly brought their sailors on the deck and began loading their muskets. Daenerys went for another pass blasting more ships. Yi Ti sailors on fire threw themselves into the water. Hulls were breached and burning sails went down. The Yi Ti sailors finally became organized and fired their muskets at the dragons.

Viserion was hit a few times. He roared in pain and blasted the offending ships. More Yi Ti sailors fired their muskets at the dragons until the firing was non-stop. The Yi Ti fleet began to spread itself out to avoid multiple ships being hit in one dragon fire strike. Rhaegal was then peppered by the musket fire, screeched in pain, and then retreated higher into the air.

Daenerys backed off as musket balls nearly hit her. Viserion and Rhaegal's wings started to get punctured by the musket fire. One the of the larger battleships then fired a cannon ball up into the air from the deck of the ship. The cannon ball nearly hit Drogon stunning Daenerys. Seeing the danger, Daenerys retreated away with her three dragons.

The three dragons landed on the carrier ship many miles away. All three of them were injured with musket balls lodged into their flesh. Daenerys looked over the damage horrified. Examining their wounds, it was like nothing she had seen before. Instead of taking a spear or arrow out and covering the wound, the musket ball remained inside their flesh.

Daenerys then realized her white coat was turning red. She took the coat off and saw that she had been shot in the shoulder. Suddenly feeling the pain, she fell to the deck. The Unsullied were instantly at her side. Daenerys gasped in pain not even realizing she had been shot until just now.

Meanwhile, Gen. Qo was noticeably pissed-off that two dozen of his ships had sunk. "Place cannons on the decks of each ship," he ordered. "Our enemy is at sea and in the air."

The North

The Night King, Jon, and several White Walkers arrived on the shore from the Undead whales. The Night King looked over a snowy field and then raised his hands. Bodies from the ground long dead over the centuries came up from the ground. The Night King then walked with his men towards the Wall gate, towards the Night Watch.

Meanwhile, on the boat, Sansa cried while Bran stared off into space emotionless. "I can't believe he's dead," she said softly.

"Everything is as it should be," Bran told her.

"Fuck you, Bran," Sansa spat and walked away from him.

"She just doesn't understand you," Meera consoled him.

"No one does," Bran replied.

Braavos

Arya arrived in Braavos and went to the House of the Faceless men. Getting inside, she met with Jaqen. "So, you have returned after all this time?" he asked calmly.

"The girl know what she must do now," Arya said and then took off her mask to reveal herself as the Waif.

"Then go," Jaqen encouraged her.

King's Landing

Aegon Targaryen met with Varys in his office at King's Landing. The two were alone. "Congratulations are in order for your coup in Dorne," Varys said.

"You don't sound too pleased," Aegon detected.

"Ellaria was a vengeful woman of many sins, but she was an important ally in the war. I knew her very well. You, on the other hand, I do not," Varys said simply.

"You knew me well enough to save me from The Mountain. Pity, you couldn't save my mother and sister as well," Aegon said resentfully.

"Be appreciative I was able to save you at all. Many men have died to keep that secret," Varys said darkly. "Where is your guardian, Jon Connington?"

"He developed stone disease," Aegon said vaguely.

"I'm sorry to hear that," Varys said with false sincerity.

"I intend to send my own representative to the Senate," Aegon said getting down to business.

"Of course," Varys allowed.

"And I wish to meet my cousin if at all convenient," Aegon smirked.

"What are your intentions for the Realm?" Varys asked seriously.

"I am the rightful heir to the Iron Throne. However, for the sake of peace, I will not press my claim while Daenerys is still alive. I am loyal to House Targaryen and House Martell. I will do nothing that will compromise my family," Aegon told him.

"That's very reassuring to hear. There will be some that will attempt to pressure you into taking the throne. You must resist their calls," Varys said.

"I will resist them," Aegon assured him.

"I am a man of no title, wealth, or reputation. I am only Hand of the Queen because I have earned the respect and trust of our queen. If you desire a true relationship with the queen, you must earn her loyalty," Varys advised.

"I shall give her all my love as all Targaryens do," Aegon smiled.

Meereen

Daario took Jorah and Grey Worm to the basement level of the pyramid to give them a demonstration. He placed an Unsullied shield standing upright against a wall. He then expertly loaded a musket, aimed, and fired. The musket ball blasted a clean hole through the shield and damaged the wall behind it.

"Impressive," Jorah said stunned.

"There is no armor that can stop it," Daario said grimly.

Grey Worm stared at the hole in the shield and felt a chill go through him. The three of them heard dragon screeches and immediately left the room to go outside.

The three dragons landed in Meereen with a thud not able to land properly. All three dragons moaned in pain from their wounds. Daenerys was quickly attended to by Missandei while Jorah and Daario looked over the wounded dragons amazement.

"It looks worse than it really is," Daenerys said collapsing on Missandei.

Jorah came to her side and put her in his arms where he carried her to her room.