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Most of the trouble has come from gettingGOTto international audiences.

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Not too long ago, consumers outside America had to wait days or weeks to watch U.S. shows.

(This is what appears to have happened with content from episodes three and four this season.)

But while that would have (sort of) solved one problem, it would have opened up others.

Its going to start getting pirated, one HBO insider tells Vulture.

Or if youre going to choose not to dub something, then youre messing up the consumer experience.

And nobody wants that.

Angering those audiences to stop a few spoilers simply wasnt a serious option for the networks execs.

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