Episode 3 of Game of Thrones season 8 just premiered and it was the devastating battle everyone thought it would be.
Caution: This post is dark and full of spoilers.
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We lost many heroes.
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But Arya cemented her place as GoT’s chief of badassery.
And while the episode was all in well received, everyone had one complaint.
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Why was it so freaking dark?
The episode is very suspenseful but also, I can’t see shit. It’s too dark. #GoT
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) April 29, 2019
I mean, yes this was supposed to be a ‘dark’ show, but this is just ridiculous.
me tryna make sense of what’s going on with all these dark scenes #GOT pic.twitter.com/l7Nbg5MPaB
— greyworm (@rukhsxr_) April 29, 2019
Can confirm. Was adjusting brightness every few minutes.
Public service announcement: Adjust the brightness on your screen. It is dark as fuck during this battle. #GameofThrones
— Stacey Gomez (@staceygomez) April 29, 2019
Which also meant that this was all of us watching today’s episode.
Me squinting trying to see this dark ass battle #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/GOHE0KuIN7
— Westeros Watch (@WesterosWatch) April 29, 2019
Me trying to see who is dying with this dark ass screen #BattleOfWinterfell #GameOfThronespic.twitter.com/FuyTIYHfcH
— Jayesh (@imJSuthar) April 29, 2019
Literally me the whole episode ITS SO DARK #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/EzlXRlW0l9
— Aaliyah (@galaxy_gxrl_) April 29, 2019
Of course someone cracked a dark DC universe joke.
This #GameOfThrones episode was apparently set in the DC Universe. pic.twitter.com/KGlDJ1nEfV
— 🌊 TommyJ 🛡 (@ResistMonsters) April 29, 2019
But mainly, it was just a lot of heavy squinting.
How we all watched #GameofThrones tonight. For the screen is dark and full of terrors… pic.twitter.com/uNuwamszXM
— LA White (@OrangeMoon_2002) 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
GOT spoiler without context
— Abdelkader AlEzzi (@A2OAbdelkader) April 29, 2019
Oh you can’t see anything? Thats cause the episode was dark af😒#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/WIrt6wVE6T
Yes. It was so dark you couldn’t tell if a friggin’ dragon died or not.
SHUT THE FUCK UP RHAEGAL DIED ?????? I DIDN’T EVEN FUCKING REALISE BECAUSE THE EPISODE WAS SO DARK I’M YELLING #GAMEOFTHRONES pic.twitter.com/gL6KqAji3C
— ✵ (@daenerysthor) April 29, 2019
That shit was thankfully cleared up by next episode’s preview.
OKAY FALSE ALARM RHAEGAL IS OKAY I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE THE EPISODES A LITTLE BRIGHTER
— ✵ (@daenerysthor) April 29, 2019
And also, Melisandre had our back.
Thanks to Drogon, Rhaegal and Melissandre for providing us the light to see what was going on in the episode..😅😋 #GameofThrones
— Sushant Gandhi (@sushgandhi1) April 29, 2019