Foxtel Now Shat Itself On ‘GoT’ Night & Australia’s Just A Wee Bit Upset

You try to do things by the book, and then the book goes and shits all over your dreams. 

For Australian Game Of Thrones fans who resisted the siren call of the illegal download and subscribed to Foxtel Now, the streaming service that promised same-day access to the new eps, tonight was about as crushing as the end of season one when we all realised Ned was definitely not going to make it. 

Because surprise, surprise, a metric fuckton of people logging on at the same time caused a bit of internal buckling, leaving eager viewers with this message:

The only reason I got #FoxtelNow was for #GOT7 ?? @Foxtel pic.twitter.com/kwOPnY6pFN

— Tahlia (@tahlias86) July 17, 2017

The fans – they are… They’re not happy. 

Live footage of me trying to use Foxtel Go to legally watch Game of Thrones and it’s down pic.twitter.com/fVpZDR5MJZ

— Sheree Joseph (@tinyfleu) July 17, 2017

Try to do the right thing by paying for Foxtel Now to watch #GameofThrones7 & it isn’t working!! THIS IS WHY PEOPLE PIRATE!! @FOXTEL_Help

— Lauren (@laurenN_01) July 17, 2017

Me rn #foxtelnow #GOT7 #foxtel pic.twitter.com/6brvI2Pkfb

— ally howell (@__allyhowell) July 17, 2017

Me waiting for @Foxtel now’s service to be restored and realising the only reason I have twitter is to complain while I wait for things. pic.twitter.com/FFRxc8mSE4

— Lachlan Mackintosh (@lachiemack) July 17, 2017

So Foxtel denied people the ability to purchase #gameofthrones via iTunes, now their stream isn’t working on the day season 7 starts. #fail

— Craig Platt (@LastLaughBlog) July 17, 2017

Foxtel: you guys, don’t just download Game of Thrones, you should pay for it

Fans: *buy Foxtel subscription*

Foxtel: …ok guys bad news

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) July 17, 2017

Really glad I decided to do the right thing and get a @Foxtel subscription, rather than illegally download Game of Thrones… ??

— Jamie Cummins (@jc_cummins) July 17, 2017

How Foxtel Now users feel right now pic.twitter.com/vxxDHqA3Za

— C. Robertson (@C_N_Robertson) July 17, 2017

The internet is dark, and full of terrors. Our lesson? Never try.