Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones Backlash: HBO Boss Says Media 'Not Responsible'

Game of Thrones cast member Conleth Hill may hold the media accountable for the intense vitriol surrounding the show’s final season, but HBO’s top exec does not. At the show’s Comic-Con panel last week, Hill dismissed the Season 8 backlash as a “media-led hate campaign.” But in an interview with TVLine, HBO president Casey Bloys counters, “I do not think the media is responsible for this.” Bloys believes the incendiary reaction to the fi... more

Game of Thrones Finale Backlash Won't Force George R.R. Martin to Change Book Ending

Martin told EW that the internet age has made it more difficult to surprise readers, since correct theories and interpretations can spread like dragon fire online. "The internet affects all this to a degree it was never affected before," he said. "Like Jon Snow's parentage. There were early hints about [who Snow's parents were] in the books, but only one reader in 100 put it together. And before the internet that was fine — for 99 readers out of 100 when Jon Snow's parentage gets revealed it would be, 'Oh, that's a great twist!' Bu... more

Over 20,000 Angry 'Game of Thrones' Fans Sign Petition to Remake Season 8

“Game of Thrones” backlash has hit a fever pitch with an online petition that has gone viral, amassing over 20,000 signatures and counting. The petition urges series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to remake the final six episodes, many of which have divided “Thrones” fans around the world. The series’ penultimate episode, “The Bells,” proved to be one of its most divisive for a twist in which Daenerys Targaryen went full Mad Queen and burned King&rsq... more