ACT TWO

INT. RED KEEP – TUNNELS – DAY

Varys leads Jaime, Arya, and the Hound through the dark tunnels under the Red Keep. Each carries a torch.

The walls shake every few seconds. Dust falls. They hear muffled shrieks of dragons.

SANDOR CLEGANE

It smells like the queen’s ass down here.

JAIME LANNISTER

And which queen would that be?

SANDOR CLEGANE

The one whose ass you’ve sniffed.

JAIME LANNISTER

Piss off.

An especially loud dragon cry pierces the walls.

ARYA STARK

Do you think we’re winning?

JAIME LANNISTER

We can only hope.

VARYS

I have faith in our allies.

JAIME LANNISTER

I thought faith was for the gods?

VARYS

The gods can’t help us now.

Varys stops at a four-way intersection.

VARYS (CONT’D)

This is where I must leave you. Head down this tunnel until you see a slab marked with a three-headed dragon. Move it, and it will lead you directly to a spot outside the throne room.

SANDOR CLEGANE

And where are you going?

VARYS

I must convene with my little birds one last time. I bid you all farewell, and good luck.

Varys scurries into the darkness. Jaime, Arya, and the Hound head in the other direction.

EXT. KING’S LANDING – MUD GATE – DAY

Jon’s forces clash violently with Cersei’s.

Beach sand flies as men on both sides are cut down.

The Golden Company are equally matched with the Unsullied.

Jon fights alongside Jorah, Davos, and Beric. Together, they defeat man after man as they push up the beach.

Jon impales a sellsword with Longclaw. He rips his sword from the corpse to parry another soldier’s swing.

The soldier kicks Jon’s feet from under him. The soldier lifts his sword to smash through Jon’s breastplate. Just then, the soldier is stabbed through the back by Davos.

Davos pulls Jon to his feet.

DAVOS SEAWORTH

Up, Your Grace. Can’t have you dying just yet.

BERIC DONDARRIAN

If the Lord of Light wills it, today shall not be our last.

Beric ignites his now-flaming sword. Men cower at the sight of the burning steel. With every swing, Beric scorches and slices the attackers.

Jorah moves gracefully through the battlefield. Block, parry, kill. He ducks, rolls, and slashes, evading every danger. Jorah is no stranger to war.

AT THE MUD GATE

Harry Strickland watches the battle unfold.

HARRY STRICKLAND

Open the gates! Show them what happens when the East meets the West.

The Mud Gate swings open.

Three enormous ELEPHANTS clad in golden armor charge onto the battlefield.

An elephant rider directs his beast into battle.

The elephants trample men by the dozens. Heads explode like melons as elephant feet stomp men from both sides.

AT THE BEACH

Jon watches as the three enormous creatures plow through countless men.

An elephant barrels toward Jon and Davos.

JON SNOW

Look out!

Jon grabs Davos as he dives out of the way.

JON SNOW (CONT’D)

How do we kill them?

DAVOS SEAWORTH

Like any other beast. Stab them till they stop moving.

IN THE SKY

Daenerys glides along the walls of the Mud Gate, incinerating rows of scorpions. None fires a single bolt before they explode from Drogon’s blast.

The elephants’ roars sound out. Dany changes course to target the beasts.

An elephant swings its massive head back and forth, impaling men with its long ivory tusks.

Drogon blasts it with scorching breath.

The elephant is consumed by flame. It rears in agony, throwing its rider to the beach.

The ignited elephant barrels toward the Mud Gate, forcing the Golden Company to veer out of the way. The beast collides with the gate, setting it on fire. It collapses.

Jon sees the opportunity.

JON SNOW

The gate has been breached! Charge!

The men renew their raucous battle cry and charge with Jon.

INT. RED KEEP – HALLWAY – DAY

A stone slab lifts silently from the floor and slides to one side.

The Hound hoists himself from the hole and stands. He helps Jaime and Arya out of the hole.

JAIME LANNISTER

Follow me.

The three walk down an ornate corridor.

ARYA STARK

Where is everyone?

SANDOR CLEGANE

Half way to hell, most like. Anyone with wits would have left this bloody place long ago.

JAIME LANNISTER

Quiet. We’re not alone.

The three press against a wall as two Queensguard walk down an adjacent hallway. Jaime signals. The three approach the guards from behind.

The Hound nods to Arya. The two spring into action.

Arya leaps on a knight’s back. She lifts the knight’s helm and slits his throat.

The Hound grabs the other knight by the helmet and smashes him against a wall. The Hound plunges his sword into the guard’s belly.

The two men collapse, dead in seconds.

JAIME LANNISTER (CONT’D)

Well, that went rather smoothly.

ARYA STARK

Smoothly for you.

JAMIE LANNISTER

That does matter most to me.

The three turn the corner to find…

…four QUEENSGUARD standing ready at throne room doors.

At the sight of Jaime, they grip their swords.

JAIME LANNISTER

Good lads. Would you permit me to see my sweet sister?

The four Queensguard draw their swords.

SANDOR CLEGANE

Fuck me.

The Hound launches and locks swords with a guard.

Jaime draws his sword just in time to block a blow from another.

Arya draws Needle and parries a quick strike from a third knight.

Arya dances around the Queensguard knight. She spins around his sword before stabbing him between chest plates with her dagger.

Amidst the commotion, the Throne Room doors open. A hulking giant steps through; it’s the MOUNTAIN.

JAIME LANNISTER

Fuck me.

The Mountain unleashes a massive two-handed great sword and a destructive strike at the Hound.

With his unnatural strength, the Mountain strikes down a Queensguard who blunders into his swing.

The Hound blocks a blow from a remaining Queensguard.

ARYA STARK

Jaime!

Arya bends backward as a sword swings over her head. As her blade meets her attacker’s, Arya yells to Jaime.

ARYA STARK (CONT’D)

Go! Face her!

SANDOR CLEGANE

We’ll take care of these glorified cunts.

Jaime slays his assailant and enters the throne room.

EXT. KING’S LANDING – MUD GATE – DAY

Steel rings as sword meets sword. Jon’s forces slowly advance.

Three sellswords surround Jon, but their dirty tactics are no match for Jon’s highborn training.

Jon uses a soldier’s strength against him and flips his sword out of his hand. He goes in for the kill.

Jon blocks a sellsword. Another sellsword charges. Jon spins quickly and slices the man’s neck.

Thousands of men now surround the Golden Company.

Daenerys lands Drogon on the city walls. Rhaegal lands nearby. Smoke fumes rise from the dragons’ nostrils.

HARRY STRICKLAND

     (to the Golden Company)
Aim every scorpion we have at those dragons!

DAENERYS TARGARYEN

What scorpions, my lord?

Smoke issues from the blackened scorpions –- structures and bolts. Strickland’s men look to him in despair.

HARRY STRICKLAND

We are the Golden Company. Our word is good as gold.

The Golden Company rallies.

Drogon and Rhaegal position themselves to blast the remaining soldiers. Jon shouts to Daenerys.

JON SNOW

Stop! No more men need to die today!

HARRY STRICKLAND

The Golden Company does not yield. We fight to the bitter end.

JON SNOW

Fighting for Queen Cersei is a lost cause. You have no hope of winning the battle.

HARRY STRICKLAND

The Golden Company has never broken a contract. Our word is good as gold. I would hope honor means something to you Northern scum.

DAVOS SEAWORTH

He’s not Northern scum. You’re speaking to royalty.
     (to Jon)
Tell ’em. Tell ’em the truth.

JON SNOW

I am Aegon Targaryen. The rightful heir to the Iron Throne.

Harry considers this. The sellswords look confused.

HARRY STRICKLAND

Aye, and I’m Queen Cersei.

The men laugh nervously, eying the dragons.

DAENERYS TARGARYEN

He tells you true. This is Aegon of the House Targaryen.

This has the soldiers’ attention.

DAENERYS TARGARYEN (CONT’D)

You have been exiled from Westeros to Essos, have you not?
     (a beat)
Join us, and you can come home for good.

The Golden Company is listening now. Strickland hesitates.

DAENERYS TARGARYEN (CONT’D)

If you want to come home to Westeros, join us and you may.

Strickland nods. Sellswords cheer. Dany and Jon share a look until…

…Daenerys hears a cry in the distance. It’s Viserion.

Daenerys strides to Drogon, lifts off, and flies toward the cry as the army heads inside the Mud Gate.

EXT. KING’S LANDING – SKY – DAY

Daenerys glides through the air on Drogon. She sees movement in the distance –- a shape amassing on the horizon –- the ARMY OF THE DEAD.

Thousands of skeletal creatures walk, led by WHITE WALKERS on undead horseback.

INT. RED KEEP – THRONE ROOM – DAY

Jaime enters the throne room, closing the large double doors behind him. Silence.

Cersei sits on the Iron Throne. She regards Jaime as he approaches. Jaime stops at the base of the throne.

CERSEI LANNISTER

You abandoned me.

JAIME LANNISTER

You threatened my life.

CERSEI LANNISTER

At our hour of greatest need, you abandoned me. Abandoned our family.

Cersei holds a hand to her womb.

JAIME LANNISTER

Are the rumors true? Do you mean to make a pact with the Night King?

CERSEI LANNISTER

Yes.

JAIME LANNISTER

Then you truly are lost.

CERSEI LANNISTER

I am doing what is best for us.

JAIME LANNISTER

There is no us.

CERSEI LANNISTER

We’re all that’s left.

JAIME LANNISTER

There’s an entire world out there.

CERSEI LANNISTER

They don’t matter.

JAIME LANNISTER

They say you take babes from their mothers’ arms.

CERSEI LANNISTER

Yes.

JAIME LANNISTER

What happened to you? You were capable of love once. You loved your children, didn’t you?

CERSEI LANNISTER

Our children.

JAIME LANNISTER

They were never my children. You never let me be their father.

CERSEI LANNISTER

You hated them. You always did.

JAIME LANNISTER

Do not claim to know what I feel.

Silence once again fills the room.

JAIME LANNISTER (CONT’D)

I’ve come to give you a choice.
Surrender the city or be destroyed.

CERSEI LANNISTER

You and Tyrion were always hell-bent on destroying our family.

JAIME LANNISTER

You destroy everything you touch.

CERSEI LANNISTER

I am trying to save our family and protect our legacy. There is no defeating this Night King and his army. You know that. The bastard and his dragon whore know that. Making a pact with the Night King is the only way to ensure our survival.

Jaime takes a step toward the throne.

JAIME LANNISTER

You cannot make a covenant with a monster.

CERSEI LANNISTER

Dear brother, you are so naive. The people thought the pretender queen and the bastard would save them from the end of the world. But, Queen Cersei of House Lannister will end the Long Night. You can be here, at my side. We can rebuild this world together.

JAIME LANNISTER

You may have a chance at making an accord with the Night King, but at what cost? Humanity?

CERSEI LANNISTER

I don’t care.

Closer to the throne, Jaime gives a hard look at the sister he once loved.

JAIME LANNISTER

You’re mad.

CERSEI LANNISTER

Sitting on this throne as long as I have has given me some perspective. Did you ever think Aerys was just misunderstood?

Now, in front of the throne –-

JAMIE LANNISTER

I was standing here. There was no misunderstanding an order to burn the city to the ground.

CERSEI LANNISTER

Perhaps we must burn down the old world to usher in the new.

JAIME LANNISTER

I cannot let you do this.

Cersei stands, smiles.

CERSEI LANNISTER

Jaime, you were the one who wanted me. You always wanted me. You came out of our mother’s womb reaching for me.

Cersei places her lips on his, kissing deeply and passionately.

Jaime is taken aback, but he doesn’t stop her. He pulls her close and kisses back.

Cersei reaches to her bosom, to her pendant necklace. She rips it off. In her hand is a small, sharp blade.

Cersei plunges it into Jaime’s gut and rips.

Jaime gasps. He looks at his sister in horror. Cersei’s smile never wavers.

Shock turns to anger. Jaime pushes Cersei against the throne, impaling her on its blades.

CERSEI LANNISTER (CONT’D)

Ser Gregor!

Jaime grabs Cersei by the throat and squeezes.

Cersei pulls the knife from Jaime’s gut. She stabs him in the back over and over again.

Eventually, her strokes grow less frequent and less forceful.

Tears stream down Jaime’s face as Cersei breathes her last. She falls, limp.

All strength leaves Jaime’s body. He, too, collapses on the throne next to his lover.

Blood drips from the thousand edges of the thousand swords that shape the Iron Throne.

The two leave the world as they entered it. Together.

INT. RED KEEP – ANTECHAMBER – DAY

The Mountain throws the Hound against a wall. Chunks of marble crumble.

The Mountain lifts his sword, striking a stone pillar behind him. The support collapses, bringing down a hunk of the ceiling.

Rubble rains on the Hound as he parries the Mountain’s blows. The two remaining Queensguard bracket Arya.

Arya stabs one directly in the eye with Needle and skewers the other in the heart with the Catspaw dagger. Both men topple.

The Mountain knocks the Hound’s blade out of his hand and slashes him across the chest. The Hound falls, blood spraying from the wound.

The Mountain towers over the Hound. As he goes for his killing blow, Arya blocks his strike with Needle.

The Mountain dwarfs Arya.

Arya assumes the water dancer position. As the Mountain charges, Arya dives through his legs.

She slices one of his hamstrings. The Mountain goes to his knee. As he tries to stand, Arya slices his Achilles tendon.

Unable to stand, the Mountain has been cut down to size. Arya paces around him.

ARYA STARK

Arya Stark of Winterfell. You probably don’t recognize me.
     (gesturing to her healing burns)
In case you’re wondering, you didn’t do this to me. I don’t even know if you knew my name. I might have been Arry, or Weasel, when you were are at Harrenhal.

The Mountain looks at her, as if he might recognize her.

ARYA STARK (CONT’D)

It doesn’t matter. You don’t matter.

The Mountain swings his sword, but Arya disarms him. The Mountain crawls away from Arya, leaving a swath of thick greenish-black blood behind him.

ARYA STARK (CONT’D)

What matters is –- You were on my list. And I don’t have to kill you.

The Mountain pauses.

ARYA STARK (CONT’D)

Now that I’m Arya Stark of Winterfell, I don’t have to kill you. But I am going to put you down because you’re a mad dog.

Weaponless, the Mountain struggles to get away. Arya draws her Catspaw dagger. She goes to stab him under his breastplate. As she does, the Mountain yanks her arm. Arya slips on the Mountain’s blood.

Suddenly, the Mountain turns the tables. He has her head in his huge hands. He squeezes.

Arya screams in PAIN.

She struggles to get out from under the Mountain. She tries to stab him but only hits armor.

The Mountain is going to CRUSH Arya’s skull.

Then the Hound slams into the Mountain. He and his brother tumble.

SANDOR CLEGANE

Get off her, you half-dead cunt.

The Mountain releases Arya, who holds her head.

The Hound yanks open the Mountain’s helm to reveal…

…Ser Gregor’s swollen, mottled face. Open sores ooze puss. Two beady eyes like those of an insect stare at Sandor with little human recognition.

SANDOR CLEGANE (CONT’D)

What did they do to you?

The Mountain grasps Sandor around his throat. The Hound fumbles for his dagger, but it isn’t there. He fumbles his wineskin instead. He uncorks it and douses his brother’s face.

SANDOR CLEGANE (CONT’D)

The torch, girl!

Arya clambers to a wall and grabs a torch. She hands the torch to the Hound, who shoves it into…

…the Mountain’s open helmet. The wine ignites in a whoosh.

The Mountain releases the Hound. He tries to slap out the flames with his enormous hands. The BLAZE burns blue orange as Ser Gregor cooks inside his own armor.

The Mountain SCREAMS.

The Hound and Arya watch as the Mountain flails. Finally he stops. His face charred down to the bone.

ARYA STARK

It’s done.

SANDOR CLEGANE

It’s done.

Arya and the Hound stand in the litter of bodies.

EXT. KING’S LANDING – SKY – DAY

Viserion blasts open the King’s Gate with a massive blue fireball. Wood and rubble rain down.

Thousands of undead wights flood into the city, sprinting through the streets and climbing over buildings.

ON DROGON, Daenerys watches in horror.

DAENERYS TARGARYEN

Draca–- [rys.]

An icy lance flies past Daenerys’ head.

On the ground, a White Walker reaches for a second spear.

Daenerys commands Drogon to retreat as the Army of the Dead consumes the city.

EXT. KING’S LANDING – STREETS – DAY

Wights kill everyone –- smallfolk, Lannister soldiers, and the City Watch.

Suddenly the chaos stops. The wights stand still.

A White Walker moves through the carnage. The icy creature slowly lifts his arms.

Simultaneously, the recently deceased rise. They stand expressionless. Devoid of life.

EXT. KING’S LANDING – FISHMONGER’S SQUARE – DAY

Jon leads thousands of soldiers into Fishmonger’s Square.

A distant RUMBLE reverberates, growing louder every second until they see the…

…ARMY of the DEAD, charging.

JON SNOW

Find high ground. They’ll be here any second. Move!

The soldiers mobilize. Men climb on rooftops and walls, ready with swords and dragonglass-tipped arrows. A few men brandish Valyrian steel blades, with its tell-tale rippling sheen.

Unsullied, Northmen, Night’s Watch, Wildlings, Knights of the Vale, and the Golden Company stand together to face the coming darkness.

Jon stands at the center of the square with Davos, Jorah, and Beric.

JON SNOW (CONT’D)

Defend here.

DAVOS SEAWORTH

We’ll be surrounded.

JON SNOW

We have no choice. Hold the line!

The wights stop charging inches away from the defending men.

BERIC DONDARRIAN

What are they doing?

The dead stare blankfaced at the living.

Viserion hovers. The Night King sits atop him, the Sword Dawn from the Winterfell Crypts in hand.

The Night King and Jon lock eyes. Without breaking his gaze, he points his sword toward Jon.

The Army of the Dead charges and collides with the living. The War for the Dawn is here.

END OF ACT TWO