This Article is From May 25, 2016

HBO Accidentally Leaked Game of Thrones Episode About Hodor's Name

HBO Accidentally Leaked Game of Thrones Episode About Hodor's Name

This image was posted on Facebook by Kristian Nairn, who played Hodor in the series.

Highlights

  • Before The Door could be taken down, fans ripped the episode
  • In the episode Hodor dies and the mystery behind his name is revealed
  • It was released online temporarily due to a technical issue
Los Angeles: The Door, which is the latest episode of popular television series Game of Thrones, was accidently released early by HBO, a network spokesperson told Variety.

The episode saw the demise of Hodor, one of the series' fan's favourite character and it also revealed the mystery behind his name. But, some fans got a chance to watch the show early on the HBO Nordic platform "temporarily due to a technical issue."

Before the episode could be taken down, the Game of Throne fans ripped the episode and posted it online. It is one of the most popular and pirated shows on the internet.

TorrentFreak reported that the copies of the episode were widely circulated on torrent and steaming sites before HBO could take down links to the pirated copies. For many fans it was a spoiler as details about the plot twist at the end of the episode spread online.

The Door is the fifth episode in the season six of the show and it revealed Hodor's heroic destiny and fans learned the tragic reason why the gentle giant could only say one word, "Hodor." Actor Kristian Nairn played Hodor on the show.

The latest episode also saw the death of the Bran's direwolf Summer.
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