'GOT' Fans React To The Dark (Literally Pitch-Black) Battle Of Winterfell
By Lauren Crawford
April 29, 2019
SPOILER ALERT!
Sunday's (April 28) episode of Game of Thrones was dark... both in the literal and figurative sense.
Not only did we lose some of the shows most long-standing characters — R.I.P. Melisandre, Theon, Jorah, Beric, Lyanna Mormont, Edd, and yes, even you Night King — "The Long Night" episode, which featured the long-awaited Battle of Winterfell, was literally "dark as hell."
While the battle was EPIC and will go down as one of the longest (and most intense) battles in cinematic history, GOT fans could not get over the fact that the entire episode was nearly pitchblack, making the battle a little hard to watch.
did HBO call this the largest battle in cinematic history knowing we wouldn’t be able to see if that claim was true
— tc (@chillmage) April 29, 2019
While Dany's dragons were the gift that kept on giving, as they provided one of the few sources of light with their whole fire breathing dragon thing — shout out to Melisandre for also holding it down in the fire department — the the majority of the episode had fans squinting at their TVs.
Me throughout this whole episode cause everything dark as hell #GoT pic.twitter.com/W2G8tIBKp7
— #SaltingOnDWeng (@KarizmaJM) April 29, 2019
And when I say it was dark, I mean the episode was DARK DARK! Like, without light.
Let’s play a game called ‘Am I sitting in the dark or watching The Battle of Winterfell’ #gameofthrones #got pic.twitter.com/Ms8H1rQ0gL
— its me! (@icanbepunny) April 29, 2019
It truly brought new meaning to the infamous GOT phrase, "the night is dark and full of terrors."
me tryna make sense of what’s going on with all these dark scenes #GOT pic.twitter.com/l7Nbg5MPaB
— rhaella targaryen (@rukhsxr_) April 29, 2019
While one can argue that it was a night battle, fans noted that a little (a lot) more light wouldn't have hurt.
Dear people making TV shows,
— With Courteous Passion, Nic (@CloneNic) April 29, 2019
THE VIEWERS AT HOME WOULD PREFER IF THEY COULD SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON SCREEN STOP MAKING EVERYTHING SO DARK.
Sincerely,
Everyone watching tonight’s #GameOfThrones #GoT #BattleOfWinterfell
Especially since SO much was happening.
Damnn everything is freaking dark....dark mode everywhere #GOT #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/yAnhjx70C9
— SaiTeja Vutukuri (@VutukuriSaiteja) April 29, 2019
But, all in all it was still a battle I'd squint to watch any day.
Check out some of the funniest reactions to GOT's darkest episode below:
This is literally a dark episode of #GOT #GamefThrones pic.twitter.com/I8tMXTSvjG
— Old Pizza Hut (@old_pizzahut) April 29, 2019
Scenes from next week's #GameofThrones #got twice the dark! pic.twitter.com/MoV61ltr8T
— Atrox13 (@_atrox13_) April 29, 2019
HBO: Let's make a show about dragons and zombies and spend a gazillion dollars on it
— Jamie 🍑 (@JamieFiorito) April 29, 2019
Also HBO: Let's make it so dark literally no one can tell what's happening#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/3enAjRQa0G
My friends and I trying to watch this dark af episode #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/3wFwSMM0AC
— Shelbs (@the__sheebs) April 29, 2019
The real Game of Thrones is trying to see what the hell is happening on my pitch dark screen #BattleForWinterfell
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) April 29, 2019
Worst part of tonight’s episode for me was how damn dark the first 45 minutes were.
— Jack “CouRage” Dunlop (@CouRageJD) April 29, 2019
I get it. They battled at night...but y’all couldn’t have upped the brightness a little bit? #GameofThrones
The screen is dark and full of terrors #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/wN4Pr1z8IV
— Breethecheese (@Br33theCheese) April 29, 2019
Me struggling to watch all the dark scenes in tonight's episode. #TheNightIsDarkAndSoIsMyTV #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/wQ5Y6kFOpv
— Leön Cörriea (@goonerleon10) April 29, 2019
me half the time bc it was so damn dark #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/EeejzoPehC
— audrey (@fcaudrey99) April 29, 2019
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