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'Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon': Ardent fans lash out at HBO Max as app crashes globally

‘I just don’t understand how y’all didn’t think this through. Of all your shows you should have known this premiere was going to be big,' said a fan

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Finally, the long wait of fans ended as ‘House of the Dragon’ Episode 1 premiered globally on both HBO and HBO Max on August 21. But what was supposed to be the long-awaited moment for avid fans and viewers, has turned into a huge disappointment when the global streamer ended up crashing because of countless users logging in to watch the first episode.

The 10-episode prequel, which chronicles the pinnacle-to-dust journey of House Targaryen, has already repeated history just like its predecessor, 'Game of Thrones'.

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The HBO subscribers and ardent fans took to Twitter instantly to complain about not being able to watch the historical war saga’s inaugural season’s pilot episode. It was cited as a technical issue that happened due to throng of viewers across the globe, according to DownDetector.com.

Official handle of HBO Max Help tweeted, “House of the Dragon is now streaming on HBO Max in 4K UHD on select devices with the Ad-Free plan. Any questions? We're just a tweet away.”

Fans became furious after they started experiencing difficulties in watching the first episode of the prequel. They took to Twitter to express their anger. “Not a single reference by @HBOMaxHelp of the total failure to stream for millions of subscribers. SHAME ! SHAME! SHAME!,” said a fan. “App keeps crashing on my tv. Why am I paying for a premium device that doesn’t even work. I barley watch ur channel except for things like this and u guys just take my money. This is ridiculous @HBOMaxHelp !! And yes if rebooted, unplugged etc. works on mobile but not my tV,” shared another fan. “Too bad y’all can’t handle the amount of people trying to stream this at once and your app won’t even load,” a fan noted. “HBO max App is brutal. Constant crashing for #HouseoftheDragon premier,” a fan mentioned. “The funny thing about the HBO MAX app crashing is that when you click on any other show to watch, it works but it crashes each time you try and click #HouseoftheDragon,” shared a fan. “@Hbomax app keeps crashing! I just don’t understand how y’all didn’t think this through. Of all your shows you should have known this premiere was going to be big. Should have did better with your servers! I’m annoyed! @HouseofDragon #HouseoftheDragon,” another fan added. “@Hbomax y’all are going to have to do better! Game of thrones was one the top shows, naturally this would be equally as popular on the premier night. No way we should be experiencing this crashing! #GOT #HouseOfTheDragonHBO #HouseoftheDragon #HOTD,” another fan shared.

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