Needless to say, I haven’t gone hunting to see what these first four episodes contain, and plan on simply watching the premiere tonight like everyone else. It’s a core part of the experience.īut now the cat is out of the bag for at least the first four episodes, and given that this is the first time the show will start to make major departures from the books, or dive into completely unwritten territory, that could produce some important spoilers for both show watchers and book readers, depending on what happens in this first batch of episodes. Game of Thrones is one of the last true “event” shows where it’s something you want to talk about Sunday night or Monday morning with friends and strangers alike. If the entire season leaked online, I wouldn’t blame many who wanted to binge watch, but only the first 40%? That’s just awkward, and I would imagine it’s more fun to just spend the next month watching week to week as nature intended, even if you are watching illegally.
The fact is, even if someone manages to watch almost half the season today, they would have to wait an entire month for more, as presumably HBO won’t send out any late-season screeners like this.įor anyone who calls themselves a true fan, watching four episodes of the show right now and waiting a month for the others is an awful way to experience the show, in my estimation. I doubt this leak will change that, or greatly affect HBO’s viewership for tonight’s premiere. Game of Thrones has endured an enormous amount of piracy to date, and it’s more popular than ever.
In the end, I doubt this will be all that big of a deal.
But now pirates who may have been considering making the switch to a legal means of consumption can now watch the first four episodes of the show right this moment, so it may negate their motivation to try out Now. It’s an uncomfortable position for HBO who is really relying on this new season of Game of Thrones to push their $15 a month, standalone HBO Now service.
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