Are you for real, HBO?
A Game of Thrones season has leaked? Again?
Yep, you read that right.
If season 7 wasn’t lesson enough for makers of this epic fantasy show that has been on top of the millennial watch-list for almost a decade now, its finale season (scheduled to premiere on 14 April 2019) is already rife with rumours of leaks.
This time, the news floated on social media after a Reddit user by the name TheRealFikiDoctor claimed that they had obtained key visuals from the very first episode of season 8.
Word has it that they have spoiled the entire plot of the first episode of the season. By the way, the final season has only 6 episodes, as per HBO. This isn’t the first time TheRealFikiDoctor has come out with Game of Thrones leaks.
Well, whether you wish to stay clear of spoilers or you can’t wait for the actual air date and wouldn’t mind taking a dip in the grey waters of spoilers, HBO still has to confirm if the TheRealFikiDoctor’s claim is legit, as Express.co.uk reports.
Nonetheless, law abiding fans of the show are livid that they have to weed through spoilers on their social media for almost two weeks before the actual airtime.
Fans React to ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Leaks:
Some couldn’t resist the temptation and immediately regretted it.
And others have found the perfect solution to avoid spoiler free two weeks till the premier.
What really baffled fans was that the leaks happened after the broadcasters used digital copies of the script and took other strict security measures during the filming of the final season to ensure a situation like season 7 doesn’t recur.
Incase you are wondering how bad the leaks were in season 7, click on the link below.
Given the popularity of the show, keeping it’s first air a spoiler-free experience for fans is quite the challenge for its makers.
PS: We tried our best to navigate away from spoilers when filing this story and kept this article as clean as possible, to not ruin the last season for you all. ;-)
Unfortunately, we were not that lucky. We wish we knew nothing, like Jon Snow.
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