'True Detective' Season 1 Finale crashes HBO Go, Twitter reacts

HBO's True Detective has captivated audiences over the last two months, with an 8-episode arc of a thrilling, intense storyline and critically acclaimed acting from Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey. In its first season on air, this cerebral crime drama has averaged nearly 11 million viewers each week, but the finale episode tested HBO to an incredible degree. Due to the large amount of viewers trying to watch the final episode of the 2014 season, HBO Go crashed, leaving many fans to come into work on Monday without having watched it!

Deadline reports:

The demand for tonight's season finale of HBO's True Detectivewas so great online, the network's streaming service HBO GO temporarily crashed trying to fulfill all incoming requests for the closing episode. "Due to overwhelmingly popular demand for #TrueDetective, we've been made aware of an issue affecting some users. Please try again soon," HBO GO tweeted earlier tonight. Service was eventually restored. The disruption reaffirms True Detective's status of a pop culture phenomenon, which it has been able to achieve in only eight episodes.

Did you get to watch the season finale of True Detective? If so, please no spoilers! But do feel free to share some comments below in regards to HBO Go crashing!

Check out some Twitter reactions to the HBO Go crash:

HBO says high demand for True Detective is causing HBO GO problems https://t.co/khxAxfpHBK

— TIME.com (@TIME) March 10, 2014

I swear on everything that's holy - if someone ruins True Detective before I see the finale I will find them and destroy their face. — derek trees (@airtrees) March 10, 2014

Being on twitter and trying to avoid True Detective spoilers is like running through a mine field.

— Nick Johnson (@NJohnson_3) March 10, 2014

Trying to stay off Twitter until I watch the True Detective finale from last night. So for 2-3 hrs. Still a struggle. — ben roggie (@ubergeek92) March 10, 2014

If I hear one True Detective spoiler today I'm going to be forced to recreate the crimes.

— Eric Szyszka (@ericszyszka) March 10, 2014