Can't speak to the deal, but HBO Max is by far the worst viewing interface I've come across in terms of digital streaming
- No option to skip to the very next episode
- No option to jump to any other episode or any other season
- No option to skip ahead 30 seconds
- If/when the episode crashes or you have to restart it, it starts you at the first episode you started watching. So, if you knocked out 3 episodes, you have to manually drag to the end of the episode 3x to get to where you were
TBH, I just jump in and out of streaming services based on new shows being released, but their experience is among the WOAT.