One of the most highly anticipated series openers of all time got off to a rocky start as the first episode of Game of Thrones season four crashed on HBO Go. 'Overwhelming demand' meant that many viewers were unable to catch the premiere of George RR Martin's latest offering of gore and glory, although the service has been restored, the company said. "HBO GO did experience issues due to overwhelming demand around the premiere of Game of Thrones. The service has returned to several platforms and we are working hard towards full recovery, which we expect soon." In a triumph of internet conspiracy theorising, some speculated that HBO purposely allows its streaming platform to get overwhelmed to stop subscribers from sharing their login information with non-paying users. Whoever came up with that should get a lifetime's supply of tin-foil hats.