HBO will not allow the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico, owned by A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin, to screen the series finale of Game of Thrones

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Reported by New Mexico’s KOB4 , this news emerged when the Facebook page for the Jean Cocteau Cinema wrote a post acompanied by an image of Septa Unella. The post reads: "Shame. Shame. Shame. We are sorry to report that we will unfortunately not be able to screen the Game of Thrones finale here at the Cocteau. We would like to thank everyone who has come out over the years to dress up in costume and watch these episodes with us - we do it for you!"The Cocteau had previously held free screenings of the season premiere and finale episodes of Game of Thrones, most recently with the Season 8 premiere . KOB4 interviewed Elias Gallegos, Martin's film and media director, who said "Our trusty staff at Jean Cocteau Cinema obviously are disappointed that they're not going to be allowed to stream the season finale of season 8."When asked why HBO won’t let the theater screen the finale, Gallegos said "They just said no. And so we'll have to have our own private home parties and enjoy it like the rest of the fans out there."Later in the interview, when pressed on the circumstances surrounding HBO’s decision, he said “George has a great relationship with HBO. He’s got a lot of things in the works coming and so as diligently as he is working on that book there's a lot to come from George R.R. Martin."For more on the final two episodes of Game of Thrones, check out these Episode 5 pictures of Cersei and Daenerys preparing for war , and watch Davos actor Liam Cunningham answer our burning series finale questions If you need help figuring out where to watch those final two episodes, here’s how and where to stream Game of Thrones Season 8

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