0 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁fourth ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁le aked ▁online , ▁with ▁foot age ▁from ▁the ▁episode ▁circul ating ▁on ▁social ▁media . ▁ ▁Home ▁media ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Ult ra ▁HD ▁Bl u - ray , ▁Bl u - ray , ▁and ▁DVD ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁The ▁season ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁it ▁holds ▁an ▁appro val ▁rating ▁of ▁ 5 8 % ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁reviews ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 6 . 5 / 1 0 , ▁the ▁lowest ▁rating ▁for ▁a ▁season ▁of ▁Game ▁of ▁Th ron es . ▁The ▁website ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads : ▁" Game ▁of ▁Th ron es ▁final ▁season ▁short changes ▁the ▁women ▁of ▁West eros , ▁sacrific ing ▁satisfying ▁character ▁ar cs ▁for ▁spect ac ular ▁set - pie ces ▁in ▁its ▁mad ▁dash ▁to ▁the ▁finish ▁line ". ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁e ighth - season ▁premi ere ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁reviews , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ." ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁episodes ▁were ▁met ▁with ▁mostly ▁positive ▁feedback . ▁" The ▁Long ▁Night " ▁was ▁pra ised ▁for ▁the ▁cinemat ography ▁and ▁grand ▁scale ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁between ▁the ▁living ▁and ▁the