Why Is Game Of Thrones Going Downhill And Should Just End Soon Now

ED Youth Blog
Aug 24, 2017 · 2 min read

Original link: http://edtimes.in/2017/08/why-is-game-of-thrones-on-the-downside-and-should-end-soon-now/

Game Of Thrones is in the news every second day and not necessarily for the right reasons. The HBO Hack, the leaked or untimely premiered episodes and more have certainly kept the show in the trending section. But frankly speaking my dear, I have stopped giving a damn about GoT or at least started to anyway. GoT seems to be on a fast track down the hill and no matter what it does, to me, it seems to have lost its former glory somewhere around season 4.

1. The Leaks Have Really Ruined The Fun

First and foremost I believe the reason behind this disgruntled feeling would the numerous leaks that GoT has experienced. And I am not just mentioning the recent ones that HBO has been saddled with but also talking about the previous ones.

The first 4 episodes of season 5 were leaked back in 2015, then while the death of Jon Snow was an epic cliffhanger and almost made me turn back to GoT, news leaked that Snow was not actually dead.

I am fine with fan theories, they are the fun part of being in a fandom, and considering how huge of a one GoT fandom is, there were some extremely interesting ones.

But it was the paparazzi confirmation of having spotted Harrington at the Game of Thrones sets that really burned out that flicker of interest I was regaining for GoT. The confirmation that Snow was not actually dead and will be back, instead of it just remaining a mere speculation of the fans was only something that re-confirmed how mainstream GoT was becoming.

Read More: Stop Leaking Game Of Thrones For F**k’s Sake; We Don’t Need Hackers And Their Pseudo Cyber Rebellion

2. Audience Have Gotten Used To GoT Antics:

Apart from the leaks, one thing that has also worked towards the decreasing interest in Game of Thrones would be the desensitized audience.

The audience is now so used to the antics of GoT that there are very few moments where we actually get shocked or surprised by the turn of events.

The last actually surprising scene from GoT I got was …(read more here: http://edtimes.in/2017/08/why-is-game-of-thrones-on-the-downside-and-should-end-soon-now/)

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