The Cinematographer Who Filmed The Battle Of Winterfell Is VERY Annoyed People Are Complaining It Was Too Dark

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WARNING:  By this point, I assume anyone who didn’t watch the latest episode of “Game of Thrones” has already had the Battle of Winterfell spoiled, but on the off chance you haven’t, you’re probably not going to want to keep reading. 

On Sunday, Game of Thrones fans were treated to the most epic battle in television history when our heroes faced off against the Night King and his army of the dead in an episode that, at least by most accounts, didn’t disappoint.

The movie-length installment of the series gave fans everything they wanted and more, including Arya putting her seemingly infinite amount of training to good use and saving humanity from eternal darkness.

However, some people had one major complaint: they couldn’t see a damn thing.

With that said, more than a few viewers out there theorized the decision was a conscious one and that the people behind the episode wanted to highlight the reality of a war fought in the middle of the night, which isn’t the worst explanation in the world.

However, the man responsible for filming the battle has a slightly different explanation.

Cinematographer Fabian Wagner addressed the controversy in an interview with Wired where he placed the blame squarely on viewers who he claims didn’t watch the battle in the way it was intended to be digested, saying:

“A lot of the problem is that a lot of people don’t know how to tune their TVs properly. A lot of people also unfortunately watch it on small iPads, which in no way can do justice to a show like that anyway.”

Personally, I don’t have to always see what’s going on because it’s more about the emotional impact…Game of Thrones is a cinematic show and therefore you have to watch it like you’re at a cinema: in a darkened room. If you watch a night scene in a brightly-lit room then that won’t help you see the image properly.”

I personally watched it in a dark room on a big-ass television, and while I don’t know if mine was adjusted “properly,” I still had to do my fair share of squinting in order to watch the action play out.

Here’s to hoping the last three episodes don’t suffer the same fate.