Game of Thrones: Demystified (COMPLETE NEW SERIES - RELEASED)

Demystified (formerly known as The Westeros Edit on Reddit) is a version of Game of Thrones that has very little magic left in it. Gone are Dragons, White Walkers, and Greenseers. That isn’t to say that magic doesn’t exist in this version, and in fact, the magic that is there seems to be even more mystical than it did before. The plot is now focused on the events in the mainland of Westeros. Jon, Dany, and much of Brans story is gone.

If you’re thinking, “how could that even work? What kind of an ending could this possibly have?” then you’re asking the same questions that I had to ask myself when I first came up with the idea for the project. Rest assured there is an ending and, while your mileage may vary, my girlfriend - who had never watched the show before - found it to be a very satisfying ending.

The entire project cuts the shows 73 episodes down into 27 episodes of varying length (some episodes are as short as 40 minutes, while the finale is 2 hours and 20 minutes). Each episode is around 8gb for a total of 219gb for the entire show. While it isn’t ideal, you can stream it from the link although the quality will be somewhat diminished (I was surprised at how good it looked though, definitely better than google drive.)

All but one of the episodes have been edited in some way with several episodes undergoing significant restructuring.

Feedback isn’t only welcome, but necessary to ensure it becomes the best it can be. I am also interested in any help that you’re willing to throw at me. I use the HBO static and then cold open from there, cutting the intro from every episode because it shows places that are relevant to the original show but not my version. I’ve also left the credits as they are, and since many of my episodes are combinations of two or more original episodes, they’re typically just the credits from the last episode used.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy! Ask for a link and ye shall receive!

I won’t be updating here with much new information, so please refer to my post on fanedit.org for future updates and more information.

Changelog

Episode 13: I am Hers, She is Mine v2

• Removed a reference to Jon Snow when Theon and Luwin talk about Theons options at Winterfell. I previously could not find a way to seamlessly remove this line but have since found a way. If you have downloaded this episode already I would advise you to replace it with version 2.

This sounds really interesting. Would love a copy.

Oh wow! This sounds like a pretty bold edit. I’d love to get a copy of it.

I sent you both the link! Please leave comments and feedback here as you go. Enjoy!

So far with this edit I’ve watched up to the equivalent to the end of season 1 of the base show, and I’m really enjoying it so far. I was interested in how removing the Jon and Daenerys stuff would affect the show. The removal of Dany’s storyline was the most seamless as it’s pretty much entirely disconnected from the Westeros storylines until season 5 anyway so it worked well. I was more interested in seeing the removal of some of the Jon Snow storylines, and it was well handled the stuff that’s left in is mostly just the stuff that’s relevant to the other storylines, such as his stuff with Tyrion on the Wall and his reaction to Ned’s Death, with most of the rest of it cut off. The best work is done in streamlining the other storylines, for context season 1 is 10 episodes and this edit finishes with season 1 in 5 episodes. There was some stuff that I missed but most of the stuff cut is good. Definitely can’t wait to see the rest of it. The video and audio quality are also good, most of the cuts are relatively seamless, and the pacing within each episode works well. While I’ve only watched the first 5 episodes in their entirety I did skim through the final episode of this edit just to see where the storyline would be left off, and I like where the editor decided to cut it off, and it mostly works as an ending, from what I’ve seen. I’d definitely recommend this to anyone who likes Game of Thrones but doesn’t really like the later seasons.

Had to remove this comment because I’m dumb

daveybjones999 said:

So far with this edit I’ve watched up to the equivalent to the end of season 1 of the base show, and I’m really enjoying it so far. I was interested in how removing the Jon and Daenerys stuff would affect the show. The removal of Dany’s storyline was the most seamless as it’s pretty much entirely disconnected from the Westeros storylines until season 5 anyway so it worked well. I was more interested in seeing the removal of some of the Jon Snow storylines, and it was well handled the stuff that’s left in is mostly just the stuff that’s relevant to the other storylines, such as his stuff with Tyrion on the Wall and his reaction to Ned’s Death, with most of the rest of it cut off. The best work is done in streamlining the other storylines, for context season 1 is 10 episodes and this edit finishes with season 1 in 5 episodes. There was some stuff that I missed but most of the stuff cut is good. Definitely can’t wait to see the rest of it. The video and audio quality are also good, most of the cuts are relatively seamless, and the pacing within each episode works well. While I’ve only watched the first 5 episodes in their entirety I did skim through the final episode of this edit just to see where the storyline would be left off, and I like where the editor decided to cut it off, and it mostly works as an ending, from what I’ve seen. I’d definitely recommend this to anyone who likes Game of Thrones but doesn’t really like the later seasons.

Thank you so much for the kind words, I’m glad you’ve been enjoying it so far!

I’m curious about what edits you thought were less than seamless? It would help to know so maybe I can fix them.

For clarifications sake, Jon only appears in the first episode, and only in the first six minutes - the scene where they find the dire wolf pups; he had lines that couldn’t be cut. That is his last scene, so you may be misremembering or remembering a different fanedit.

Thanks for the review daveybjones999!

Can I get a link please? Thanks!

I haven’t received any responses from those whom I’ve sent links to, I’m hoping you all might let me know what you think!

This is so damn good. Amazing work. I’m almost half way through and I already know this will be rewatched for years to come. Thanks for making it!

iamcolin said:

This is so damn good. Amazing work. I’m almost half way through and I already know this will be rewatched for years to come. Thanks for making it!

Thank you so much for the kind words! I have a version 2 coming up that is much more refined and removes some problematic stuff with this concept so stay tuned!

Anjohan said:

I swear I read “Disneyfied” the first time I saw the title and thought you were making a parody.

However, Interesting premise. Good luck. ❤️

Haha I wonder if that’s a good problem or not! Thanks for the encouragement!

While I do really like Dany, Arya is my favorite character, so I’d be interested in something like this as long as Arya is in it and doesn’t die.