The ‘House of the Dragon’ Finale Leaked. This Needs to Stop!
Plenty of things happen on screen in House of the Dragon that make fans and critics furious, but it’s rare for something occurring behind the scenes to turn them—or, at the very least, me—into a fire-breathing dragon the wrath of whom even Vhagar would fear.
Days before the Season 2 finale of the series is set to air, parts of the episode leaked online. Illegally uploaded clips and screenshots flooded TikTok overnight. The accounts and videos were quickly chased and taken down, a somewhat fruitless effort, as they were re-shared—along with detailed descriptions of what happens in the scenes—with the speed of Aemond chasing down his brother in the Dance of the Dragons.
There’s been no blame assigned for the leak as of yet, though this isn’t the first time this has happened. The Season 1 finale of House of the Dragon was also illegally uploaded. That time, HBO said the leak originated from a distribution partner in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa. When a similar leak happened during Game of Thrones Season 7, HBO assigned responsibility to a third-party vendor.