Game Of Thrones fans go wild over leaked sixth episode

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HBO Spain suffered an uncharacteristic gaffe this week after inadvertently broadcasting the forthcoming sixth episode from the current series of Game of Thrones, four days before its official screening date.

On-demand subscribers to the pay-per-view channel had access to the latest instalment, titled Death Is The Enemy, for a full hour before the blunder was addressed and the episode removed - but not before it was ripped and shared online. 

The episode has since been uploaded to torrent sharing sites under the file name Game_of_Thrones_-_S07E06.flv, while various spoiler-laden scenes are available to watch on social media platforms Reddit, YouTube and Instagram. 

Taking to Twitter, those who have streamed episode, which focuses on Jon Snow's dramatic confrontation with the Night King and his army of White Walkers, admitted it is one of the most dramatic instalments yet.

Sharing a GIF of a man crying in the shower, one wrote: 'Me after watching the ending of that Game of Thrones leak... sobbing uncontrollably.'
'I saw the full leak of the new Game of Thrones ep (6). I won't spoil anything at all. All I'll say is that I'm CRYING in the club,' wrote another. 

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Unbelievable: While fans were disappointed by the leak, they admitted it was worth watching

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Thrilling: Taking to Twitter, those who have streamed episode admitted it is one of the most dramatic instalments yet

A third added: 'Yes my episode 6 is ruined, though I knew it, I read a leak at start of season, but watching the scene actually destroys it.'

'Just saw the Game of Thrones leak. I won't say anything except someone on my timeline called that happening 2 weeks ago & he was laughed at,' joked another. 

However not everyone was happy with the leak, with one disgruntled fan raging: 'Spain is officially the worst country known to man. They've mishandled this Game of Thrones leak & I'm disgusted.' 

Not everyone was happy with the streaming blunder, with one furious fan branding Spain 'the worst country known to man' 

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The end is nigh: The forthcoming episode is the penultimate in the current sixth season 

The mistake comes after four people were arrested in India for leaking the fourth episode from the current season before it aired, police in Mumbai announced on Monday.

Already the most pirated show in TV history, the hit fantasy drama has been plagued by leaks in recent weeks following the premiere of the penultimate seventh season.

After receiving a complaint from the Mumbai-based company Prime Focus Technology, 'we investigated the case and have arrested four individuals for unauthorized publication of the fourth episode from season seven,' Deputy Commissioner of Police Akbar Pathan told AFP. 

He said three of the suspects are current employees of Prime Focus, while the fourth is a former employee. All four are accused of criminal breach of trust and computer-related offences and would be detained until August 21 amid an investigation.

Prime Focus Technology is responsible for storing and processing episodes of Game of Thrones for the video-streaming app Hotstar, which is a subsidiary of the local broadcaster Star India, local media outlets said.

The four arrested possessed official credentials giving them access to the episodes of the popular series, the reports added.

Meanwhile four people have been arrested in India for leaking the fourth episode from the current season of HBO's Game of Thrones, which featured a battle sequence with a dragon

The leaked episode, titled The Spoils of War, aired in both the US and India on August 7. 
Its centerpiece was a heart-pounding battle sequence featuring a dragon, and it ended with a cliffhanger, which was resolved in its following episode, Eastwatch. 

The India leak is believed to be unrelated to a group of hackers known as 'Mr Smith,' which on Sunday released new episodes of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm, five scripts of Game of Thrones and five months worth of internal HBO emails.

Unhappy: The complaint about the leak came from the Mumbai-based company Prime Focus Technology, which is responsible for storing and processing episodes of Game of Thrones for the video-streaming app Hotstar

A week prior, the hackers released episodes of two other HBO shows, the sports drama Ballers starring Dwayne Johnson and the comedy series Insecure.
The massive data dump was carried out after HBO reportedly refused to pay the hackers up to $7.5million in ransom money. 

Game of Thrones has won more Emmy Awards than any scripted show in history and airs in 170 countries, with viewership figures shattering records across the world.

As well as being a hit globally, it has a massive fan base in South Asia.

Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss last year announced the shortened run of seven and six episodes for the final two seasons and confirmed the summer return for season seven, a departure from the usual April premieres.