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Chinese viewers think Westeros will be under mass surveillance now
The final episode of Game of Thrones makes viewers wonder if China is just like Westeros
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Despite being disgruntled with the last few episodes, fans of Game of Thrones in China still wanted to watch the big finale. But for many of them, the disappointment was that they weren’t able to see it.
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No, this isn’t a joke about episodes being too dark. An hour before it was due to go live on streaming platform Tencent Video, the official broadcaster delayed airing it due to “media transfer issues.”
Still, it’s China: Plenty of others watched the show anyway thanks to the many pirated copies on social media, before returning to post their reviews and memes… including one that makes them wonder if Westeros is any different to China.
Beware: There are heavy spoilers for the final episode of Game of Thrones, so do not read further if you don’t want to be spoiled!
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The finale answered the show’s biggest conflict. (I'm not talking about the battle between life and death, because that stopped mattering a few episodes ago.) Instead, we finally know who rules Westeros. And like viewers everywhere else, Chinese netizens are surprised and baffled that it turned out to be Brandon Stark, who’s spent this season saying he doesn’t care about anyone anymore.
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