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'''''Game of Thrones''''' adalah serial televisi [[Drama (film dan televisi)|drama]] [[fantasi]] Amerika Serikat yang diciptakan oleh [[David Benioff]] dan [[D. B. Weiss]] untuk saluran [[HBO]]. Serial ini merupakan adaptasi dari ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', seri novel fantasi karangan [[George R. R. Martin]], serinovel pertama adalah ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''. Serial ini diproduksi dan difilmkan di [[Belfast]] dan tempat lainnya di [[Britania Raya]]. Lokasi syuting juga meliputi Kanada, Kroasia, Islandia, Malta, Maroko, dan Spanyol.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skyscanner.net/news/38-amazing-game-thrones-locations-pictures |title=Winter is here: 44 Game of Thrones locations in pictures |website=[[Skyscanner]] |first=Catherine |last=McGloin |date=July 11, 2017 |accessdate=October 16, 2018}}</ref> ''Game of Thrones'' ditayangkan perdana di [[HBO]] Amerika Serikat pada tanggal 17 April 2011, dan berakhir pada 19 Mei 2019, dengan total 73 episode ditayangkan selama delapan musim.
 
Berlatar tempat di benua fiktif [[Dunia A Song of Ice and Fire|Westeros dan Essos]], ''Game of Thrones'' memiliki beberapa plot dan dibintangi oleh sejumlah besar [[pemeran ansambel]] serta mengisahkan beberapa [[alur cerita]]. Salah satu alur mengisahkan mengenai [[Takhta Besi (A Song of Ice and Fire)|Takhta Besi]] di [[Dunia A Song of Ice and Fire#Westeros|Seven Kingdoms]] dan rangkaian aliansi dan konflik antar [[wangsa]] bangsawan yang saling berlomba untuk mengklaim takhta atau berjuang untuk memerdekakan diri. Alur cerita lainnya berfokus pada keturunan terakhir wangsa penguasa yang digulingkan kekuasaannya, yang hidup terasing dan berencana untuk kembali merebut takhta, sedangkan alur cerita lainnya mengisahkan mengenai Night's Watch, kelompok militer yang melindungi kerajaan dari suku-suku ganas dan makhluk legendaris dari Utara.
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Serial ini umumnya dipuji karena dianggap sebagai penggambaran selayaknya realisme [[abad pertengahan]].<ref name="The Guardian March 22, 2014" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Orr |first=David |authorlink=David Orr (journalist) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |title=Dragons Ascendant: George R. R. Martin and the Rise of Fantasy |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 12, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6FSBH1FPF?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/books/review/george-r-r-martin-and-the-rise-of-fantasy.html |archivedate=March 28, 2013 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> George R.R. Martin mengatur agar cerita terasa lebih seperti fiksi sejarah daripada fantasi kontemporer, dengan mengurangi penekanan pada sihir, [[tenung]], dan memberi proporsi lebih banyak pada pertempuran, intrik politik, dan penokohan. Ia meyakini bahwa sihir harus digunakan secara moderat dalam genre fantasi epik.<ref>{{cite news|last=Richards |first=Linda |url=http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/grrmartin.html |title=January interview: George R.R. Martin |work=[[January Magazine]] |date=January 2001 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66ff9Skfe?url=http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/grrmartin.html |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/his-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy-george-r-r-martin-talks-game-of-thrones/ |title=His Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: George R. R. Martin Talks ''Game of Thrones'' |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 1, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402184647/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/his-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy-george-r-r-martin-talks-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=April 2, 2011 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref><ref name="themes">{{cite book |last=Cogman |first=Bryan |title=Inside HBO's Game of Thrones |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |accessdate=November 6, 2016 |date=November 6, 2014 |publisher=Orion |isbn=978-1-4732-1040-0 |page=7 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106185619/https://books.google.com/books?id=gzYfBQAAQBAJ |archivedate=November 6, 2016 }}</ref> Martin menyatakan bahwa "kengerian hakiki dalam sejarah manusia tidak berasal dari para [[orc]] dan Pangeran Kegelapan, tetapi dari diri kita sendiri."<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014" />
 
Tema umum dalam genre fantasi adalah pertempuran antara [[baik dan jahat]], yang menurut anggapan Martin tidak mencerminkan dunia nyata.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gevers |first=Nick |authorlink=Nick Gevers |url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intgrrm.htm |title=Sunsets of High Renown – An Interview with George R. R. Martin |website=Infinity Plus |date=December 2000 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66ffA94Sr?url=http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/nonfiction/intgrrm.htm |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref> Seperti halnya kapasitas seseorang untuk berbuat baik dan jahat dalam dunia nyata, Martin mengeksplorasi permasalahan penebusan dan perubahan karakter.<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402202912/http://www.guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2011/06/10/martin-talks-about-new-series-game-thrones |archivedate=April 2, 2016 |url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/entertainment/2011/06/10/martin-talks-about-new-series-game-thrones |title=The battle between good and evil reigns – Martin talks about new series ''Game of Thrones'' |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=June 11, 2011 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Tidak seperti kebanyakan serial fantasi lainnya, serial ini memungkinkan penonton untuk melihat karakter yang berbeda dari perspektif mereka, dan dengan demikian penjahat yang seharusnyasesungguhnya dapat mempersembahkan cerita dari sisi mereka.<ref name="themes"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Baum |first=Michele Dula |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/books/04/11/george.rr.martin/index.html |title=''A Song of Ice and Fire'' – Author George R.R. Martin's fantastic kingdoms |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=April 11, 2001 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66fwaYo3j?url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/books/04/11/george.rr.martin/index.html |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref> Benioff menyatakan, "George membawa realisme kasar ke dalam fantasi. Ia memperkenalkan sifat abu-abu ke semesta hitam putih."<ref name="themes"/>
 
Pada musim-musim awal, di bawah pengaruh buku-buku ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', para karakter utama secara rutin terbunuh, dan ini menyebabkan meningkatnya ketegangan di kalangan penonton.<ref name="ign 7.7">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/28/game-of-thrones-the-dragon-and-the-wolf-review |title=''Game of Thrones'': 'The Dragon and the Wolf' Review |website=IGN |accessdate=August 28, 2017 |date=August 27, 2017 |last = Fowler |first = Matt }}</ref> Pada musim berikutnya, para kritikus menuding bahwa karakter-karakter tertentu telah memiliki "baju zirah" untuk bertahan dalam keadaan yang tidak terduga, dan menyatakan bahwa ''Game of Thrones'' telah menyimpang dari novel menjadi serial televisi yang lebih tradisonal.<ref name="ign 7.7"/> Serial ini juga menggambarkan tingkat kematian yang substansial dalam peperangan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kirschling |first=Gregory |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20161804,00.html |title=George R.R. Martin answers your questions |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 27, 2007 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66ffAO5ka?url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20161804,00.html |archivedate=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=August 22, 2016 |deadurl=no }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Boulaziz |first=Louisa |url=http://universitas.no/nyheter/61703/game-of-thrones-is-realistic |title=Game of Thrones is realistic |work=[[Universitas (newspaper)|Universitas]] |date=September 13, 2016 |accessdate=May 30, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320101232/http://universitas.no/nyheter/61703/game-of-thrones-is-realistic |archivedate=March 20, 2017 }}</ref>
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''Game of Thrones'' memiliki [[pemeran ansambel]], diperkirakan merupakan yang terbanyak dalam sejarah pertelevisian;<ref name="hibberd1">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105005619/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/29/game-of-throne-season-3-cast/ |archivedate=January 5, 2015 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Game of Thrones' scoop: Season 3 character list revealed – EXCLUSIVE |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/29/game-of-throne-season-3-cast/ |accessdate=March 5, 2013 |date=May 29, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> selama musim ketiga, terdapat 257 nama pemeran yang tercatat.<ref name="Making">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306120407/http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2012/11/2/season-3-by-the-numbers.html |archivedate=March 6, 2013 |title=Season 3: by the Numbers |url=http://www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/2012/11/2/season-3-by-the-numbers.htm |website=Making Game of Thrones |accessdate=November 3, 2012 |date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> Pada 2014, beberapa kontrak pemain dinegosiasikan ulang untuk diikutsertakan dalam musim ketujuh, dengan kenaikan honor yang kabarnya menjadikan mereka sebagai pemeran dengan bayaran tertinggi di [[televisi kabel]].<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813105026/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-cast-signs-season-744314 |archivedate=August 13, 2016 |last1=Belloni |first1=Matthew |last2=Goldberg |first2=Lesley |title='Game of Thrones' Cast Signs for Season 7 with Big Raises |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-cast-signs-season-744314 |accessdate=October 31, 2014 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 30, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada 2016, beberapa kontrak pemain kembali dinegosiasikan ulang, dan honor lima pemeran utama dilaporkan meningkat menjadi $1 juta per episode untuk dua musim terakhir, menjadikan mereka sebagai [[Daftar bintang televisi Amerika dengan bayaran tertinggi|pemeran dengan bayaran tertinggi dalam acara TV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a22865511/nikolaj-coster-waldau-game-of-thrones-season-8-salary/ |title=Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Made More Than $1 Million Per Episode for Game of Thrones' Final Season |website=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |first=Eileen |last=Reslen |date=September 6, 2018 |accessdate=July 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite press |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027172331/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |archivedate=October 27, 2014 |title=More Details on the Return of ''Game of Thrones'' |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=101453 |publisher=[[HBO]] (via ComingSoon.net) |accessdate=March 13, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
Lord [[Ned Stark|Eddard "Ned" Stark]] ([[Sean Bean]]) adalah pemimpin Wangsa Stark, yang anggotanyakeluarganya terlibat dalam alur cerita di sepanjang serial. Ia dan istrinya, [[Catelyn Tully]] [[Michelle Fairley|(Michelle Fairley]]), memiliki lima anak: [[Robb Stark|Robb]] ([[Richard Madden]]), si sulung; diikuti oleh [[Sansa Stark|Sansa]] ([[Sophie Turner]]), [[Arya Stark|Arya]] ([[Maisie Williams]]), [[Bran Stark|Bran]] ([[Isaac Hempstead-Wright]]), dan [[Rickon Stark|Rickon]] ([[Art Parkinson]]). [[Anak sah (hukum keluarga)|Putra tidak sah]] Ned, [[Jon Snow (karakter)|Jon Snow]] ([[Kit Harington]]) dan temannya [[Samwell Tarly]] ([[John Bradley-West|John Bradley]]) bertugas di [[Night's Watch]] di bawah pimpinan Lord Commander [[Jeor Mormont]] ([[James Cosmo]]). Suku Wildlings tinggal di sebelah utara the Wall, termasuk [[Gilly (karakter)|Gilly]] ([[Hannah Murray]]), dan prajurit [[Tormund Giantsbane]] ([[Kristofer Hivju]]) dan [[Ygritte]] ([[Rose Leslie]]).<ref name="hbo cast">{{cite web |url=https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew |title=Game of Thrones: Cast |website=[[HBO]] |accessdate=May 1, 2018 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202155343/https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/cast-and-crew |archivedate=December 2, 2017 }}</ref>
 
Karakter lainnya yang terkait dengan Wangsa Stark adalah anak asuh Ned, [[Theon Greyjoy]] ([[Alfie Allen]]), [[vasal]]nya [[Roose Bolton]] ([[Michael McElhatton]]), dan putra tidak sah Bolton, [[Ramsay Snow]] ([[Iwan Rheon]]). Robb jatuh cinta pada perawat bernama [[Talisa Maegyr]] ([[Oona Chaplin]]), dan Arya bersahabat dengan pandai besi bernama [[Gendry]] ([[Joe Dempsie]]) dan pembunuh bayaran [[Jaqen H'ghar]] ([[Tom Wlaschiha]]). Prajurit semampai [[Brienne of Tarth]] ([[Gwendoline Christie]]) melayani Catelyn dan kemudian, Sansa.<ref name="hbo cast"/>
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Di King's Landing, ibu kota kerajaan, sahabat Ned, Raja [[Robert Baratheon]] ([[Mark Addy]]), menikah tanpa cinta dengan [[Cersei Lannister]] ([[Lena Headey]]), yang menjalin kasih dengan kembarannya, the "Kingslayer" Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]<!-- Yes, it's spelled with an 'E'. It's Ser, not Sir --> ([[Nikolaj Coster-Waldau]]). Ia membenci adik bungsunya, si [[kerdil]] [[Tyrion Lannister]] ([[Peter Dinklage]]), yang membawa serta kekasih gelapnya, [[Shae (karakter)|Shae]] ([[Sibel Kekilli]]) dan [[tentara bayaran]] [[Bronn (karakter)|Bronn]] ([[Jerome Flynn]]). Ayah Cersei adalah Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] ([[Charles Dance]]), dan ia juga memiliki dua putra<!--Do not list Myrcella here, this section is for main characters - the actress Nell Tiger Free was only ever recurring-->: [[Joffrey Baratheon|Joffrey]] ([[Jack Gleeson]]) dan [[Tommen Baratheon|Tommen]] ([[Dean-Charles Chapman]])<!--Do not list Myrcella here, this section is for main characters - the actress Nell Tiger Free was only ever recurring-->. Joffrey dijaga oleh prajurit dengan bekas luka di wajah bernama [[Sandor Clegane|Sandor "the Hound" Clegane]] ([[Rory McCann]]).<ref name="hbo cast"/>
 
Small Council yang beranggotakan para penasihat raja terdiri dari Master Koin yang licik, Lord [[Petyr Baelish|Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish]] ([[Aidan Gillen]]) dan [[sida-sida|sida]] Lord [[Varys]] ([[Conleth Hill]]). Adik Robert, [[Stannis Baratheon]] ([[Stephen Dillane]]) memiliki penasihat bernama [[Melisandre]] ([[Carice van Houten]]) dan mantan penadah Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] ([[Liam Cunningham]]). Keluarga Tyrell yang kaya raya diwakili di istana oleh [[Margaery Tyrell]] ([[Natalie Dormer]]). [[The High Sparrow]] ([[Jonathan Pryce]]) adalah pemimpin keagamaan di ibu kota. Di kerajaan selatan Dorne, [[Ellaria Sand]] ([[Indira Varma]]) berupaya untuk membalas dendam pada keluarga Lannister.<ref name="hbo cast"/>
Di seberang Narrow Sea, kakak beradik [[Viserys Targaryen|Viserys]] ([[Harry Lloyd]]) dan [[Daenerys Targaryen]] ([[Emilia Clarke]]) – anak dari raja terakhir wangsa berkuasa yang digulingkan oleh Robert Baratheon – berjuang untuk hidup dan berupaya untuk merebut kembali takhta kerajaan. Daenerys menikah dengan [[Khal Drogo]] ([[Jason Momoa]]), pemimpin suku nomadik Dothraki. Pengikutnya termasuk kesatria pelarian Ser [[Jorah Mormont]] ([[Iain Glen]]), ajudannya [[Missandei]] ([[Nathalie Emmanuel]]), prajurit bayaran [[Daario Naharis]] ([[Michiel Huisman]]), dan [[Daftar karakter Game of Thrones#Grey Worm|Grey Worm]] ([[Jacob Anderson]]), pemimpin pasukan sida elite Daenerys, the Unsullied.<ref name="hbo cast"/>
 
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Dua musim pertama mengadaptasi masing-masing satu novel. Untuk musim berikutnya, produser memandang ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai adaptasi dari ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' secara keseluruhan, bukannya adaptasi dari masing-masing novel;<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/q-a-game-of-thrones-insider-bryan-cogman-on-the-biggest-season-yet-20130320?print=true |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Collins |first=Sean T. |title=Q&A: 'Game of Thrones' Insider Bryan Cogman on the Biggest Season Yet |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/q-a-game-of-thrones-insider-bryan-cogman-on-the-biggest-season-yet-20130320?print=true |accessdate=March 24, 2013 |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=March 20, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> hal ini memungkinkan mereka untuk memindahkanmemfilmkan peristiwa di keseluruhan novel, sesuai dengan persyaratan pengadaptasian ke layar kaca.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160516052225/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/30/game-of-thrones-showrunners-season-2/2/ |archivedate=May 16, 2016 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Game of Thrones' showrunners on season 2, splitting Book 3 and their hope for a 70-hour epic |page=2 |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/30/game-of-thrones-showrunners-season-2/2/ |accessdate=April 10, 2012 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 30, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
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=== Suara ===
Tidak seperti serial televisi kebanyakan, tim penyuaraan menerima [[potongan kasar]] film secara penuh dan memperlakukannya sebagai film layar lebar berdurasi sepuluh jam. Meskipun musim pertama dan kedua memiliki tim suara yang berbeda, satu tim telah ditunjuk untuk bertanggung jawab atas penyuaraan sejak musim ketiga.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asoundeffect.com/creating-the-fantastical-sound-of-game-of-thrones/ |title=This is how the fantastical sound of Game Of Thrones is made |last=Andersen |first=Asbjoern |publisher=A Sound Effect |date=August 6, 2014 |accessdate=August 6, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808063046/http://www.asoundeffect.com/creating-the-fantastical-sound-of-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=August 8, 2014 }}</ref> Untuk bunyi percikan darah dan tusukan senjata, tim sering menggunakan [[chamois]]. Untuk jeritan naga, digunakan suara kura-kura dan lumba-lumba kawin, suara anjing laut, singa, dan suara burung.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506065202/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/06/game-of-thrones-sound-effects |archivedate=May 6, 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/06/game-of-thrones-sound-effects |title=Game of Thrones: The Secrets Behind All the Stabbings, Screams, and Sex Scenes |last=Calautti |first=Katie |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |date=June 12, 2014 |accessdate=August 6, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
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''Game of Thrones'' telah banyak [[Pelanggaran hak cipta|dibajak]], terutama di luar AS.<ref name="THR 9 April 2015" /> Menurut situs web berita berbagi berkas [[TorrentFreak]], ''Game of Thrones'' menjadi serial televisi yang paling banyak dibajak sejak tahun 2012, yang berarti telah memegang rekor tersebut selama enam tahun berturut-turut.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702013632/https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/05/09/hbos-game-of-thrones-on-track-to-be-crowned-most-pirated-show-of-2012/ |archivedate=July 2, 2016 |last=Greenberg |first=Andy |title=HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' On Track To Be Crowned Most Pirated Show Of 2012 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/05/09/hbos-game-of-thrones-on-track-to-be-crowned-most-pirated-show-of-2012/ |accessdate=May 9, 2012 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=May 9, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625052658/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2013-131225/ |archivedate=June 25, 2016 |title='Game of Thrones' Most Pirated TV-Show of 2013 |url=http://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2013-131225/ |accessdate=December 28, 2013 |newspaper=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=December 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504030322/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10751891/Game-of-Thrones-still-most-pirated-TV-show.html |archivedate=May 4, 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10751891/Game-of-Thrones-still-most-pirated-TV-show.html |title=Game of Thrones still most pirated TV show |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |first=Rhiannon |last=Williams |date=April 8, 2014 |accessdate=June 23, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310175113/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-12/28/game-of-thrones-tops-piracy-charts-2015 |archivedate=March 10, 2016 |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-12/28/game-of-thrones-tops-piracy-charts-2015 |title=Game of Thrones tops 2015's piracy charts |work=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |first=Matt |last=Kamen |date=December 28, 2015 |accessdate=December 28, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226175113/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2016-161226/ |archivedate=December 26, 2016 |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2016-161226/ |title='Game of Thrones' Most Torrented TV-Show of 2016 |work=[[TorrentFreak]] |first=Ernesto |last=Van der Sar |date=December 26, 2016 |accessdate=December 26, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-torrented-tv-show-of-2017-171226/ |title='Game of Thrones' Most Torrented TV-Show of 2017 |author=Ernesto |work=TorrentFreak |date=December 26, 2017 |accessdate=January 2, 2018}}</ref> Unduhan ilegal meningkat menjadi kira-kira tujuh juta pada kuartal pertama 2015, naik 45 persen dari 2014.<ref name="THR 9 April 2015">{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629121501/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-piracy-soars-season-787594|archivedate=June 29, 2016|last=Jarvey|first=Natalie|title='Game of Thrones' Piracy Soars Ahead of Season 5 Premiere|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-piracy-soars-season-787594|accessdate=April 10, 2015|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 9, 2015|deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebuah episode yang tidak disebutkan judulnya diunduh sekitar 4.280.000 kali melalui [[pelacak BitTorrent]] publik pada 2012, kira-kira sama dengan jumlah penonton serialnya di HBO.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720011942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20836739 |archivedate=July 20, 2016 |title=Game of Thrones tops TV show internet piracy chart |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20836739 |accessdate=January 4, 2013 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=December 24, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617091847/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2012-121223/ |archivedate=June 17, 2016 |title=Game of Thrones Most Pirated TV-Show of 2012 |date=December 23, 2012 |work=[[TorrentFreak]] |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-most-pirated-tv-show-of-2012-121223/ |accessdate=December 23, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Tingkat pembajakan dilaporkan sangat tinggi di Australia,<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802013734/https://torrentfreak.com/whos-pirating-game-of-thrones-and-why-120520/ |archivedate=August 2, 2016 |url=http://torrentfreak.com/whos-pirating-game-of-thrones-and-why-120520/ |title=Who's Pirating Game of Thrones, And Why? |publisher=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=May 20, 2012 |accessdate=March 31, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Duta Besar AS untuk Australia [[Jeff Bleich]] mengeluarkan pernyataan yang mengutuk pembajakan serial tersebut di Australia pada 2013.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125134307/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/us-ambassador-jeffrey-bleich-pleads-australia-stop-pirating-game-of-thrones/story-e6frg6n6-1226629324212 |archivedate=January 25, 2015 |last=Piotrowski |first=Daniel |title=US ambassador Jeffrey Bleich pleads: Australia, stop pirating Game of Thrones |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/us-ambassador-jeffrey-bleich-pleads-australia-stop-pirating-game-of-thrones/story-e6frg6n6-1226629324212 |accessdate=April 25, 2013 |work=[[The Age]] |date=April 25, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
Ketidaktersediaan serial ini selain di HBO dan afiliasinya<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508025941/https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/10/international-audiences-have-few-choices-to-legally-watch-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=May 8, 2016 |last=Kain |first=Erik |title=International Audiences Have Few Choices To Legally Watch HBO's 'Game Of Thrones' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/05/10/international-audiences-have-few-choices-to-legally-watch-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |accessdate=May 11, 2012 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=May 10, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> sebelum tahun 2015 dan biaya berlangganan untuk menikmati tayangan ini dituding sebagai penyebab distribusi ilegal serial ini. Menurut ''TorrentFreak'', biaya berlangganan ''Game of Thrones'' menghabiskan biaya hingga $25 per bulan di Amerika Serikat, £26 per episode di Inggris, dan $52 per episode di Australia.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710144941/https://torrentfreak.com/why-people-pirate-game-of-thrones-a-global-cost-breakdown-140413/ |archivedate=July 10, 2016 |title=Why People Pirate Game of Thrones, a Global Cost Breakdown |url=http://torrentfreak.com/why-people-pirate-game-of-thrones-a-global-cost-breakdown-140413/ |accessdate=April 15, 2014 |newspaper=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=April 13, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
Untuk "memerangi pembajakan", HBO mengungkapkan pada 2013 bahwa mereka bermaksud membuat kontennya tersedia lebih luas dalam waktu seminggu setelah pemutaran perdana di AS (termasuk [[HBO Go]]).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307224118/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/03/04/how-hbo-is-protecting-game-of-thrones-from-online-piracy-in-2013/ |archivedate=March 7, 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/03/04/how-hbo-is-protecting-game-of-thrones-from-online-piracy-in-2013/ |title=How HBO Is Protecting 'Game of Thrones' from Online Piracy in 2013 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=March 3, 2013 |accessdate=March 5, 2013 |last = Pinchefsky |first = Carol |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada 2015, [[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|musim kelima]] disiarkan secara [[Siaran simultan|simultan]] di 170 negara dan untuk para pelanggan [[HBO Now]].<ref name="THR 9 April 2015" /> Pada tanggal 11 April, sehari sebelum penayangan perdana musim kelima, salinan [[screener]] dari empat episode pertama musim kelima bocor ke sejumlah situs web berbagi berkas.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626183441/http://gizmodo.com/nearly-half-of-game-of-thrones-season-5-just-leaked-1697305966 |archivedate=June 26, 2016 |title=Nearly Half of Game of Thrones Season 5 Just Leaked |url=https://gizmodo.com/nearly-half-of-game-of-thrones-season-5-just-leaked-1697305966 |website=Gizmodo |deadurl=no}}</ref> Dalam satu hari, berkas tersebut telah diunduh lebih dari 800.000 kali;<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412204649/https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephsteinberg/2015/04/12/upcoming-game-of-thrones-episodes-leak-online-was-hbo-hacked/ |archivedate=April 12, 2016 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephsteinberg/2015/04/12/upcoming-game-of-thrones-episodes-leak-online-was-hbo-hacked/ |title=Nearly Half Of 'Game of Thrones' Upcoming Season Leaks Online – Was HBO Hacked? |date=April 12, 2015 |first=Joseph |last=Steinberg |work=[[Forbes]] |accessdate=April 12, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan dalam satu minggu unduhan ilegal mencapai 32 juta. Untuk episode pilot musim kelima saja ("[[The Wars to Come]]") telah dibajak 13 juta kali.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307001526/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-5-breaks-piracy-record-with-32m-illegal-downloads-10197482.html |archivedate=March 7, 2016 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-5-breaks-piracy-record-with-32m-illegal-downloads-10197482.html |title=Game of Thrones season 5 breaks piracy record with 32m illegal downloads |first=Jess |last=Denham |date=April 23, 2015 |work=[[The Independent]] |accessdate=May 12, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Episode final musim kelima ("[[Mother's Mercy]]") adalah berkas yang paling banyak dibagikan secara bersamaan dalam sejarah protokol berbagi berkas [[BitTorrent]], dengan lebih dari 250.000 unggahan serentak dan lebih dari 1,5 juta unduhan dalam waktu delapan jam.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811132514/https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-season-finale-breaks-piracy-record-150615/ |archivedate=August 11, 2016 |url=https://torrentfreak.com/game-of-thrones-season-finale-breaks-piracy-record-150615/ |title=Game of Thrones Season Finale breaks Piracy Records |publisher=[[TorrentFreak]] |date=June 15, 2015 |accessdate=June 15, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Untuk musim keenam, HBO tidak mengirim screener ke media, untuk mencegah penyebaran salinan dan [[beberan]] cerita tanpa izin.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415083105/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/02/game-thrones-season-6-review-screeners |archivedate=April 15, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/02/game-thrones-season-6-review-screeners |title=''Game of Thrones'' lockdown: HBO won't send press any season 6 episodes |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=March 2, 2016 |accessdate=March 2, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
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====Seks dan kekerasan====
Terlepas dari sambutannya yang antusias dari para kritikus, beberapa pihak mengkritik serial ini karena banyaknya ketelanjangan wanita, kekerasan, dan kekerasan seksual yang digambarkannya, dan atas cara bagaimana tema-tema ini digambarkan. ''[[The Atlantic]]'' menyebut serial ini memiliki "kecenderungan untuk meningkatkan kegiatan seks, kekerasan, dan—terutama—kekerasan seksual".<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826014749/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/game-of-thrones-roundtable-season-5-episode-six-unbowed-unbent-unbroken/393503/ |archivedate=August 26, 2016 |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/game-of-thrones-roundtable-season-5-episode-six-unbowed-unbent-unbroken/393503/ |title=Game of Thrones: A Pointless Horror and a Ridiculous Fight |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |last2=Orr |first2=Christopher |last3=Sullivan |first3=Amy |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=May 17, 2015 |accessdate=May 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[George R. R. Martin]] menanggapi bahwa ia merasa berkewajiban untuk jujur ​​mengenai sejarah dan sifat manusia, dan pemerkosaan dan kekerasan seksual adalah hal biasa dalam perang; dan menghilangkan hal tersebut dari narasi merupakan suatu kesalahan dan merusak salah satu [[#Tema|tema novel]], yaitu realisme historisnya.<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014" /> HBO mengatakan bahwa mereka "sepenuhnya mendukung visi dan seni karya seni luar biasa Dan dan David dan kami merasa karya ini berbicara untuk dirinya sendiri."<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014" />
 
Jumlah adegan seks dan ketelanjangan pada serial ini, terutama dalam adegan yang berhubungan dengan plot, menjadi fokus dari banyak kritik yang ditujukan pada serial ini di [[Game of Thrones (musim 1)|musim pertama]] dan [[Game of Thrones (musim 2)|kedua]]. [[Stephen Dillane]], yang memerankan Stannis Baratheon, menyamakan adegan eksplisit serial ini dengan "pornografi Jerman tahun 1970-an".<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/14/game-of-thrones-stephen-dillane-the-tunnel_n_4595628.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Frost |first=Caroline |title='Game of Thrones' Star Stephen Dillane Admits the Nudity Is Like 'German Porn from the 1970s' |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/01/14/game-of-thrones-stephen-dillane-the-tunnel_n_4595628.html |accessdate=January 16, 2014 |newspaper=[[HuffPost]] |date=January 14, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Charlie Jane Anders]] menulis di [[io9]] bahwa jika musim pertama penuh dengan "seksposisi" yang ringan, musim kedua tampaknya fokus pada seks yang tidak menyenangkan, eksploitatif, dan tidak manusiawi, dengan sedikit konten informatif.<ref name="io9 2 May 2012">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911064821/http://io9.com/5906540/is-game-of-thrones-gratiutious-sex-worse-than-the-gratuitous-violence |archivedate=September 11, 2015 |last=Anders |first=Charlie Jane |title=Is Game of Thrones' gratuitous sex worse than the gratuitous violence? |url=http://io9.com/5906540/is-game-of-thrones-gratiutious-sex-worse-than-the-gratuitous-violence |accessdate=May 2, 2012 |website=[[io9]] |date=May 2, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
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Menurut Anna Holmes dari ''[[The Washington Post]]'', adegan telanjang tampaknya ditujukan terutama sekali untuk merangsang pria heteroseksual, yang membuat adegan ini mengabaikan penonton lain.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holmes |first=Anna |title=Skin is wearing thin on HBO's 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/skin-is-wearing-thin-on-hbos-game-of-thrones/2012/04/26/gIQA4hd6jT_story_1.html |accessdate=May 2, 2012 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=April 26, 2012 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527173457/http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/skin-is-wearing-thin-on-hbos-game-of-thrones/2012/04/26/gIQA4hd6jT_story_1.html |archivedate=May 27, 2012 }}</ref> Maureen Ryan dari ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' juga menulis bahwa sebagian besar adegan ''Game of Thrones'' menampilkan wanita telanjang, bukannya pria, dan pengunjukan "payudara" yang berlebihan melemahkan aspirasi apa pun yang mungkin dimiliki serial ini untuk mengatasi penindasan wanita dalam masyarakat feodal.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502120407/http://www.aoltv.com/2011/05/29/game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-7-recap/ |archivedate=May 2, 2012 |last=Ryan |first=Maureen |title='Game of Thrones' Season 1, Episode 7 Recap |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2011/05/29/game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-7-recap/ |accessdate=May 2, 2012 |publisher=[[AOL TV]] |date=May 29, 2011}}</ref> ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' memarodikan aspek adaptasi ini dalam sebuah sketsa yang menggambarkan serial tersebut sebagai penghalang seorang bocah lelaki berusia 13 tahun menjadi konsultan yang perhatian utamanya adalah melihat payudara sebanyak mungkin.<ref name="io9 2 May 2012" /><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://gawker.com/5902076/snl-explains-the-nudity-in-game-of-thrones |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Toder |first=Matt |title=SNL Explains the Nudity in Game of Thrones |url=http://gawker.com/5902076/snl-explains-the-nudity-in-game-of-thrones |accessdate=May 2, 2012 |work=Gawker |date=April 15, 2012 |deadurl=yes }}</ref>
 
Pada [[Game of Thrones (musim 3)|musim ketiga]], yang mengisahkan [[Theon Greyjoy]] disiksa dan akhirnya di[[kebiri]], serial ini dikritik karena menampilkan penyiksaan secara brutal.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/-i-game-of-thrones-i-worst-scene-yet/275772/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Orr |first=Christopher |title=Game of Thrones' Worst Scene Yet? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/-i-game-of-thrones-i-worst-scene-yet/275772/ |accessdate=May 19, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Atlantic]] |date=May 13, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[New York (majalah)|Majalah ''New York'']] menyebut adegan tersebut dengan "[[Film splatter|pornografi penyiksaan]]."<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/05/game-of-thrones-couple-of-the-week-episode-6.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/05/game-of-thrones-couple-of-the-week-episode-6.html |title=''Game of Thrones'' Couple of the Week: Tyrion and Shae Are Never Getting Back Together |first=Allison P. |last=David |work=[[New York (majalah)|New York]] |date=May 12, 2014 |accessdate=July 17, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Madeleine Davies dari ''[[Jezebel (situs webe)|Jezebel]]'' setuju dengan pendapat tersebut, mengatakan, "bukan hal yang aneh jika ''Game of Thrones'' dituding menggambarkan pornografi penyiksaan - kekerasanpenyiksaan—kekerasan yang tidak beralasan, [[objektifikasi]] yang dikombinasikan dengan pencitraan seksual yang tidak masuk akal." Menurut Davies, meskipun kekerasan dalam serial ini menyesuaikan dengan tujuan narasi, penyiksaan Theon dalam "[[The Bear and the Maiden Fair#In the North|The Bear and the Maiden Fair]]" terlalu berlebihan.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis |first=Madeleine |title=Game of Boners: This Is Torture Porn |url=http://jezebel.com/game-of-boners-this-is-torture-porn-504821180 |accessdate=May 17, 2013 |newspaper=Jezebel |date=May 13, 2013 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=July 16, 2017 }}</ref>
 
[[Breaker of Chains#Adegan pemerkosaan|Sebuah adegan]] dalam [[Game of Thrones (musim 4)|musim keempat]] episode "[[Breaker of Chains]]", ketika [[Jaime Lannister]] memerkosa saudara perempuan dan kekasihnya [[Cersei Lannister|Cersei]], memicu diskusi publik yang luas mengenai penggambaran kekerasan seksual terhadap wanita dalam serial ini. Menurut Dave Itzkoff dari ''[[The New York Times]]'', adegan tersebut menimbulkan kemarahan, sebagian disebabkan oleh komentar sutradara [[Alex Graves]] yang menyatakan bahwa adegan tersebut akan menjadi "konsensual pada akhirnya". Itzkoff juga menulis bahwa para kritikus khawatir "pemerkosaan telah jadi begitu meresap dalam drama sehingga hanya menjadi kebisingan latar belakang: kejadian rutin dan tidak mengejutkan".<ref name="New York Times May 2, 2014">{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/arts/television/for-game-of-thrones-rising-unease-over-rapes-recurring-role.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |title=For 'Game of Thrones,' Rising Unease Over Rape's Recurring Role |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/arts/television/for-game-of-thrones-rising-unease-over-rapes-recurring-role.html |accessdate=May 4, 2014 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 2, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sonia Saraiya dari ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' menulis bahwa merupakan suatu pilihan untuk memerankan aksi seksual ini, serupa dengan adegan Daenerys Targaryen dan [[Khal Drogo]] pada musim pertama — keduanyapertama—keduanya digambarkan konsensual dalam novel-novel sumber — ketikasumber—ketika pemerkosaan tampaknya merupakan tindakan "[[Karya fiksi eksploitasi|eksploitasi]] untuk nilai kejutan."<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.avclub.com/article/rape-thrones-203499 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=Saraiya |first=Sonia |title=Rape of Thrones Why are the Game Of Thrones showrunners rewriting the books into misogyny? |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/rape-thrones-203499 |accessdate=April 21, 2014 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=April 20, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
Pada episode [[Game of Thrones (musim 5)|musim kelima]] "[[Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken]]", [[Sansa Stark]] diperkosa oleh [[Ramsay Bolton]]. Sebagian pengulas, termasuk dari ''Vanity Fair'', ''Salon'', ''The Atlantic'', dan ''The Daily Beast'', menganggap adegan tersebut serampangan dan secara artistik tidak perludiperlukan.<ref name="Atlantic" /><ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728222832/http://www.salon.com/2015/05/18/heres_why_people_are_so_upset_about_the_latest_game_of_thrones_rape_so_cheap_such_an_obvious_choice_i_felt_offended_as_a_fan/ |archivedate=July 28, 2016 |url=http://www.salon.com/2015/05/18/heres_why_people_are_so_upset_about_the_latest_game_of_thrones_rape_so_cheap_such_an_obvious_choice_i_felt_offended_as_a_fan/ |title=Here's why people are so upset about the latest "Game of Thrones" rape: "So cheap, such an obvious choice, I felt offended as a fan" |last=Silman |first=Anna |work=[[Salon (majalah)|Salon]] |date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=June 26, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513115940/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/game-of-thrones/11608928/Game-of-Thrones-Unbowed-Unbent-Unbroken-season-5-episode-6-review.html |archivedate=May 13, 2016 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/game-of-thrones/11608928/Game-of-Thrones-Unbowed-Unbent-Unbroken-season-5-episode-6-review.html |title=Game of Thrones: Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken, season 5 episode 6, review: 'raw emotion' |last=Runcie |first=Charlotte |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=May 17, 2015 |accessdate=May 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name=DailyBeast>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/19/the-rape-of-sansa-stark-game-of-thrones-goes-off-book-and-enrages-its-female-fans.html |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/19/the-rape-of-sansa-stark-game-of-thrones-goes-off-book-and-enrages-its-female-fans.html |title=The Rape of Sansa Stark: 'Game of Thrones' Goes Off-Book and Enrages Its Female Fans |last=Leon |first=Melissa |newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=May 19, 2015 |accessdate=May 20, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebagai contoh, Joanna Robinson, menulis untuk ''[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]]'', mengatakan bahwa adegan tersebut "melemahkan semua agensi yang telah tumbuh pada Sansa sejak akhir musim lalu."<ref>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/game-of-thrones-rape-sansa-stark |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/game-of-thrones-rape-sansa-stark |title=''Game of Thrones'' Absolutely Did ''Not'' Need to Go There with Sansa Stark |work=[[Vanity Fair (majalah)|Vanity Fair]] |first=Joanna |last=Robinson |date=May 17, 2015 |accessdate=May 18, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Sebaliknya, Sara Stewart dari ''New York Post'' bertanya-tanya mengapa penonton tidak sekesal itu ketika banyak latar belakang dan karakter minor yang telah mengalami perlakuan yang sama atau lebih buruk.<ref name=NYPost>{{cite news|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://nypost.com/2015/05/19/its-a-stark-reality-outrage-over-sansa-rape-scene-misses-the-point/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=https://nypost.com/2015/05/19/its-a-stark-reality-outrage-over-sansa-rape-scene-misses-the-point/ |title=It's a Stark reality: Outrage over Sansa rape scene misses the point |last=Stewart |first=Sara |work=[[New York Post]] |date=May 19, 2015 |accessdate=May 19, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Menanggapi adegan tersebut, situs web budaya pop ''[[The Mary Sue]]'' mengumumkan bahwa mereka akan menghentikan peliputan terhadap serial tersebut karena penggambaran adegan pemerkosaan yang berulang-ulang sebagai alat plot,<ref name=TheMarySueIsSoDone>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.themarysue.com/we-will-no-longer-be-promoting-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |url=http://www.themarysue.com/we-will-no-longer-be-promoting-hbos-game-of-thrones/ |title=We Will No Longer Be Promoting HBO's Game of Thrones |last=Pantozzi |first=Jill |website=[[The Mary Sue]] |date=May 18, 2015 |accessdate=May 20, 2015 |deadurl=no}}</ref> dan Senator AS [[Claire McCaskill]] mengatakan ia tidak akan lagi menontonnya.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cillizza|first=Chris|title=Claire McCaskill is done with 'Game of Thrones' after Sunday's rape scene. She's got a point.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/19/claire-mccaskill-is-done-with-game-of-thrones-after-sundays-rape-scene-shes-got-a-point/|accessdate=August 9, 2017|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 19, 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724150232/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/19/claire-mccaskill-is-done-with-game-of-thrones-after-sundays-rape-scene-shes-got-a-point/|archivedate=July 24, 2017}}</ref>
 
Ketika musim keenam dan ketujuh menceritakan Daenerys, Sansa, dan Cersei memiliki posisi berkuasa, Alyssa Rosenberg dari ''The Washington Post'' menulis bahwa serial ini dapat dilihat sebagai "fantasi balas dendam berkepanjangan atas apa yang terjadi ketika wanita yang telah mengalami kebrutalan dan pemerkosaan mendapatkan kekuatan"—masa lalu menjadikan mereka terlalu hancur untuk melakukan tindakan apapun selain melakukan tindakan brutal pada gilirannya, dan kebebasan pribadi mereka tidak memengaruhi perubahan sosial yang diperlukan untuk melindungi orang lain dari penderitaan.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Alyssa|title=The arguments about women and power in 'Game of Thrones' have never been more unsettling|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/08/09/the-arguments-about-women-and-power-in-game-of-thrones-have-never-been-more-unsettling/|accessdate=August 9, 2017|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 9, 2017|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809212138/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/08/09/the-arguments-about-women-and-power-in-game-of-thrones-have-never-been-more-unsettling/|archivedate=August 9, 2017}}</ref> [[Time (majalah)|Majalah ''Time'']] melaporkan sebelum musim ketujuh bahwa "meskipun Benioff dan Weiss tidak mengakuinya, acaranya telah berubah. Adegan ketika eksposisi disampaikan pada satu rumah bordil atau yang lain, misalnya, telah dikupas kembali."<ref name="daddario2017">{{Cite magazine |last=D'Addadio |first=Daniel |date=July 10, 2017 |title='Game of Thrones': Inside the World's Most Popular Show |url=http://time.com/game-of-thrones-2017/ |magazine=[[Time (majalah)|Time]] |access-date=September 2, 2017}}</ref>
 
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BBC News melaporkan pada 2013 bahwa "gairah dan kesetiaan ekstrem dari para [[penggemar]]" telah menciptakan fenomena yang tidak tertandingi oleh serial TV populer lainnya, memanifestasikan dirinya dalam [[fiksi penggemar]],<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903190051/http://www.salon.com/2013/06/16/the_best_and_the_weirdest_of_game_of_thrones_fanfiction/ |archivedate=September 3, 2016 |last=Templeton |first=Molly |title=The best (and the weirdest) of "Game of Thrones" fanfiction |url=http://www.salon.com/2013/06/16/the_best_and_the_weirdest_of_game_of_thrones_fanfiction/ |accessdate=July 6, 2013 |newspaper=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]] |date=June 16, 2013 |deadurl=no |df=}}</ref> [[burlesque]] bertema ''Game of Thrones'' rutin diterbitkan, dan para orang tua menamai anak-anak mereka menurut karakter dalam serial; kritikus mengaitkan keberhasilan ini dengan detail yang kaya, ambiguitas moral, kegamblangan seksual, dan skala epik serial dan novel.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821120407/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21856915 |archivedate=August 21, 2016 |last=de Castella |first=Tom |title=Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21856915 |accessdate=March 23, 2013 |newspaper=[[BBC News Magazine]] |date=March 22, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Tahun sebelumnya, "[[Arya (nama)|Arya]]" adalah nama anak perempuan yang peringkatnya naik paling cepat di AS setelah melonjak popularitasnya dari posisi 711 ke 413.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019200832/http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/05/10/arya-game-of-thrones-baby-names/ |archivedate=October 19, 2014 |last=Carlson |first=Adam |title='Game of Thrones' domination is nearly complete: 'Arya' is the fastest-rising name for baby girls |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/05/10/arya-game-of-thrones-baby-names/ |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 10, 2013 |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |deadurl=yes}}</ref>
 
{{As of|2013}}, sekitar 58 persen penonton serial ini adalah pria dan 42 persen wanita, dan rata-rata penonton pria berusia 41 tahun.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028183047/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/31/hbo-thrones-piracy/ |archivedate=October 28, 2014 |last=Hibberd |first=James |title=HBO: 'Game of Thrones' piracy is a compliment |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/31/hbo-thrones-piracy/ |accessdate=April 3, 2013 |newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 31, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321142339/http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/06/women-game-of-thrones |archivedate=March 21, 2014 |last=Watercutter |first=Angela |title=Yes, Women Really Do Like Game of Thrones (We Have Proof) |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/06/women-game-of-thrones/ |date=June 3, 2013 |accessdate=June 6, 2013 |work=[[Wired (situs web)|Wired]] |deadurl=no}}</ref> Menurut direktur pemasaran [[SBS Broadcasting Group]], Helen Kellie, ''Game of Thrones'' memiliki tingkat keterlibatan penggemar yang tinggi; 5,5 persen dari 2,9 juta penggemar di [[Facebook]] membicarakan serial ini secara daring pada tahun 2012, jauh lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan 1,8 persen dari lebih dari sepuluh juta lebih penggemar ''[[True Blood]]'' (seri fantasi HBO lainnya).<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206074236/http://www.marketingmag.com.au/blogs/social-is-coming-of-age-in-the-marketing-mix-a-tv-perspective-25975/ |archivedate=December 6, 2014 |last=Kellie |first=Helen |title=Social is coming of age in the marketing mix – a TV perspective |url=http://www.marketingmag.com.au/blogs/social-is-coming-of-age-in-the-marketing-mix-a-tv-perspective-25975/ |accessdate=October 29, 2012 |newspaper=Marketing magazine |date=October 26, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Vulture.com menulis Westeros.org dan WinterIsComing.net (forum berita dan diskusi), ToweroftheHand.com (mengelola pembacaan komunal novel) dan Podcastoficeandfire.com sebagai situs penggemar yang didedikasikan untuk serial TV dan novel-novel;<ref name="Vulture October 15, 2012" /> dan [[siniar]] ''Game of Thrones''.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623114614/http://www.geeksugar.com/Game-Thrones-Podcasts-30228595 |archivedate=June 23, 2014 |last=Nguyen |first=Nicole |title=In the Game of Thrones, These Podcasts Play to Win |url=http://www.geeksugar.com/Game-Thrones-Podcasts-30228595 |accessdate=May 4, 2013 |newspaper=Geeksugar |date=May 3, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
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Musim pertama mencatatkan rata-rata 2,5 juta penonton untuk penayangan pada Minggu malam pertama dan penonton bruto (termasuk penayangan ulang dan [[Video sesuai permintaan|berdasarkan permintaan]]) dari 9,3 juta penonton per episode.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508025251/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/03/game_of_thrones_how_hbo_and_showtime_make_money_despite_low_ratings_.html |archivedate=May 8, 2016 |last=Thomas |first=June |title=How Much Gold Is Game of Thrones Worth |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/03/game_of_thrones_how_hbo_and_showtime_make_money_despite_low_ratings_.html |date=March 29, 2012 |accessdate=June 5, 2014 |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |deadurl=no}}</ref> Untuk musim kedua, serial ini memiliki rata-rata penonton 11,6 juta.<ref>{{cite press |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/04/02/hbo-renews-game-of-thrones-for-fourth-season-100210/20130402hbo01/ |title=HBO Renews 'Game of Thrones' for Fourth Season |publisher=[[HBO]] |date=April 2, 2013 |accessdate=August 23, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716061155/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/game-thrones-prequels-are-we-getting-all-four-1020065 |archivedate=July 16, 2017 }}</ref> Musim ketiga ditonton oleh 14,2 juta pemirsa, menjadikan ''Game of Thrones'' sebagai serial HBO yang paling banyak ditonton (setelah ''[[The Sopranos]]'').<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020132436/http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/game-of-thrones-is-time-warners-cash-cow.html/?a=viewall |archivedate=October 20, 2014 |last=Ritter |first=Dan |title=Game of Thrones is Time Warner's Cash Cow |url=http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/game-of-thrones-is-time-warners-cash-cow.html/?a=viewall |accessdate=August 8, 2013 |newspaper=Wall Street Cheat Sheet |date=August 7, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124632/http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/game-of-thrones-huge-ratings-chart.html |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |last=Adalian |first=Josef |title=For HBO, Game of Thrones Ratings Second Only to The Sopranos |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/game-of-thrones-huge-ratings-chart.html |accessdate=June 6, 2013 |newspaper=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |date=June 8, 2013 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Untuk musim keempat, HBO mengatakan bahwa rata-rata penonton bruto adalah 18,4 juta (kemudian disesuaikan menjadi 18,6 juta), telah melampaui rekor ''The Sopranos''.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603155225/http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/game-of-thrones-has-become-more-popular-than-the-sopranos-sorta-kinda |archivedate=June 3, 2016 |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |title='Game of Thrones' has become more popular than 'The Sopranos' sorta kinda |url=http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/game-of-thrones-has-become-more-popular-than-the-sopranos-sorta-kinda |date=June 5, 2014 |accessdate=June 5, 2014 |work=[[HitFix]] |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020021930/https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/us-television-gameofthrones-idUSKBN0ER2N520140616 |archivedate=October 20, 2015 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/us-television-gameofthrones-idUSKBN0ER2N520140616 |title='Game of Thrones' draws 7.1 million viewers for blood-filled finale |date=June 16, 2014 |agency=Reuters |first=Piya |last=Sinha-Roy |accessdate=July 13, 2014 |deadurl=no}}</ref>
 
Pada musim keenam, rata-rata angka tontonan kotor per episode meningkat menjadi lebih dari 25 juta, dengan hampir 40 persen pemirsa menonton di platform digital HBO.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819214019/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-6-ratings-show-brought-in-251-million-viewers-on-average-per-episode-a7144261.html |archivedate=August 19, 2016 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-6-ratings-show-brought-in-251-million-viewers-on-average-per-episode-a7144261.html |title=Game of Thrones season 6 ratings: Show brought in 25.1 million viewers on average per episode |first=Jack |last=Shepherd |work=[[The Independent]] |date=July 19, 2016 |accessdate=July 22, 2016 |deadurl=no}}</ref> Pada tahun 2016, sebuah kajian di ''[[New York Times]]'' mengenai 50 acara TV yang paling banyak disukai di Facebook menemukan bahwa ''Game of Thrones'' "jauh lebih populer di perkotaan daripada di perdesaan."<ref name="katz20161227">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html |title='Duck Dynasty' vs. 'Modern Family': 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide |last=Katz |first=Josh |date=December 27, 2016 |accessdate=December 28, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170329083111/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html |archivedate=March 29, 2017 }}</ref> Pada musim tujuh, jumlah penonton rata-rata telah meningkat menjadi 32,8 juta per episode di semua platform.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/arts/television/game-of-thrones-finale-sets-ratings-record.html |title='Game of Thrones' Finale Sets Ratings Record |first=John |last=Koblin |date=August 28, 2017 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://time.com/5571311/game-of-thrones-season-debut-hbo-ratings/ |title='Game of Thrones' Season 8 Debut Breaks HBO Rating Records |work=Time |date=April 15, 2019 |accessdate=April 16, 2019}}</ref>