It was called The Long Night, which proved an apt title.
As expected, episode three of the final season in the Game of Thrones saga, which aired last night in America and will air tonight in the UAE, left fans reeling. But it wasn't only because of who may have died and who stayed alive (don't worry, we're not saying anything).
The biggest talking point among Thronies across the world last night was not about who emerged victorious at the Battle of Winterfell, but the fact that the lighting was so dark they couldn't even see what was going on.
The battle takes place at night, so it's easy to understand the dim lighting choices, however, it turns out the crew could have done with shedding a bit more light on the storyline.
Cue the memes and great social-media reactions.
The real enemy tonight was digital video compression. #GameofThrones
— Larry Hryb 🏡🎮☁ (@majornelson) April 29, 2019
I’m still annoyed by the dark lighting on GOT felt like I was watching a bootleg ripped version the whole episode #gameofthrones
— Lolo Jones (@lolojones) April 29, 2019
This week’s #GameOfThrones was awesome, but it would have been legendary IF I COULD HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN ANYTHING HAPPENING
— 🔥🔥Big Heat the Baseball Hippie ⚾️☮️ (@BigHeat34) April 29, 2019
The stylistic choices were maddening; it was lit way too dark, and the shaky camera/quick cuts killed me.
I get that it’s a battle, but come on.
Me trying to see who’s fighting whom in the dark. #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/Ztv98xNb84
— Deanne Mullins (@worleygirl_74) April 29, 2019
HBO: The Dragon scenes are costing us too much money!
— Will Rodgers (@WilliamRodgers) April 29, 2019
Game of Thrones Creators: We can save a ton of money on CGI, by making the whole episode so dark, people literally have to guess what’s actually going on...
HBO: I love it!
Actual footage of me watching current episode of #GameOfThrones:
— 누룰 (@_nrlc) April 29, 2019
Too dark... pic.twitter.com/mfRI0pPR1q
The episode will air at 11pm tonight on OSN First.
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