'House of the Dragon' Leaks Put Fans on High Alert for Spoilers
10/22/2022 12:50 pm EDT
Block Policies
Many fans announced their plans to block anyone who tweeted about the leaked episode, or at least anyone who tweeted about it without fair warning. Some argued that these kinds of spoiler warnings were a good enough reason to abstain from the leak altogether.
Betrayal
Fans also remarked on how a leak impacted the established ritual of a show that airs week to week like this. Even those that don't watch the show together with loved ones in person felt that the communal experience online was worth more than the haste of a leak.
Time to Process
One silver lining that fans identified in this leak is that it gave them more time to process the emotional moments of the season finale.
Spoiler-Free
Some fans tried to share their feelings on the leaked episode without spoiling anything specific. This was dangerous territory, however, as some still took offense to these kinds of posts.
Reserving Judgement
Many people announced they would be off of social media until after the episode aired to avoid not only spoilers, but conversations about the episode's quality in general.
Oblivious
It was a big weekend for many people on social media, yet it would have been perfectly reasonable to be oblivious of it all. Fans imagined trying to explain their anxious energy to someone who paid no attention to these kinds of things.
More Leaks
Commenters joked about what other shows they would like to see leaked, wondering how a momentous episode like this could slip out while other shows remain jealously guarded.
Memes
Fans applied plenty of memes to their commentary on the leak and their commentary on the commentary on the leak.
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