'Game Of Thrones' cinematographer explains dark episode after online ridicule
The latest Game Of Thrones episode has sparked some hilarious memes due to the fact that it was so dark.
Now, the cinematographer who shot the episode has come out to explain why it was just so hard to see parts of the episode.
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In case you missed it, the infamous Battle of Winterfell finally took place on Sunday’s episode of GOT. It was nothing short of amazing, but fans had one complaint — they could barely see it.
The scenes were extremely dark and it was hard to see who was fighting who. Naturally, it sparked some pretty hilarious memes on Twitter.
Check out some of those below.
Trying to see what the fuck is going on during these dark af battle scenes #GameOfThrones #BattleOfWinterfell pic.twitter.com/T5way8o5XD
— rmaria (@rmeow15) April 29, 2019
The episode is very suspenseful but also, I can’t see shit. It’s too dark. #GoT
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) April 29, 2019
GOT spoiler without context
Oh you can’t see anything? Thats cause the episode was dark af?#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/WIrt6wVE6T— Abdelkader AlEzzi (@A2OAbdelkader) April 29, 2019
me tryna make sense of what’s going on with all these dark scenes #GOT pic.twitter.com/l7Nbg5MPaB
— lyanna (@rukhsxr_) April 29, 2019
Me trying to see who’s fighting whom in the dark. #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/Ztv98xNb84
— Deanne Mullins (@worleygirl_74) April 29, 2019
HBO: Let’s make a show about dragons and zombies and spend a gazillion dollars on it
Also HBO: Let’s make it so dark literally no one can tell what’s happening#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/3enAjRQa0G
— Jamie ? (@JamieFiorito) April 29, 2019
Us trying to make out what’s happening ‘cause the lighting is too damn dark. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/orP0McU3zY
— Luulaay ?? (@LuluLemonLime83) April 29, 2019
My friends and I trying to watch this dark af episode #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/3wFwSMM0AC
— Shelbs (@the__sheebs) April 29, 2019
Now, the filmmaker behind the episode has come out to explain why it was so dark. To sum it up, cinematographer Fabian Wagner blames HBO’s compression of the episode for the darkness of it.
“We tried to give the viewers and fans a cool episode to watch,” he said. “I know it wasn’t too dark because I shot it.”
This explains it a bit, but now we’re wondering which of our favorite characters made it out alive because we just couldn’t see a thing.
In other Game Of Thrones, news, one of the stars of Jordan Peele’s latest horror film Us recently compared the Tethered in the film to the White Walkers, which actually made a lot of sense.
Also, Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz just shared his theories for the final four episodes of GOT and who’s dying next.
Either way, we’ll have to wait a few more Sunday nights to see if any of Wentz’s predictions come to fruition. Well, or at least wait until the episode is leaked early.
What do you think of the reasoning behind the dark Game Of Thrones episode? Sound off in the comments below!
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