People HATED That “House Of The Dragon” Episode 7 Was Super Dark, And They Made A Lot Of Jokes About It
Fiyin Olowokandi
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People HATED That “House Of The Dragon” Episode 7 Was Super Dark, And They Made A Lot Of Jokes About It
If you were one of the millions who tuned in for House of the Dragon this week, then you probably need no reminder that Episode 7, “Driftmark,” was a truly great episode. And frankly, we all needed it after the previous week’s absolutely devastating story.
HBO / Getty ImagesNow, for those who don’t already know, the Game of Thrones–verse is no stranger to dark production lighting. Fans will probably remember many instances during Game of Thrones, especially in the final season, where audiences had a REALLY hard time seeing what the heck was going on. The most infamous example of this, of course, was “The Long Night” (aka The Battle of Winterfell) episode.
HBO(Note: Once again, I literally had to brighten this image.)
And fans had plenty to say about that back then:
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So far, the lighting on House of the Dragon has more or less followed suit — I mean, look, there’s not a ton of artificial lighting happening in fantasy medieval times — but Episode 7 really threw fans for a loop. And while they all still loved the show, they had plenty of funny jokes to make about how hard it was to see:
Brendan Hodges @metaplexmovies HOUSE OF THE DRAGON continuing the classic Thrones tradition of making an episode so dark it's almost unwatchable
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Brendan Hodges @metaplexmovies HOUSE OF THE DRAGON continuing the classic Thrones tradition of making an episode so dark it's almost unwatchable
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owen @asthmab1tch the lighting designer must’ve been on a break this episode bc i cant see shit #HouseOfTheDragon
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Leo Chang @theleochang If you thought that game of thrones winterfell battle episode was too dark, I present to you HOUSE OF THE DRAGON ON A BEACH ?
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fck laura neal @raging_fangir1 can #HouseOfTheDragon get over their dark aesthetic and let me actually see what’s on my screen #HOTD
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Mark?? @Mark_Flood11 Me trying to see what tf is happening in this dark episode of #HouseOfTheDragon #hotd
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Andrew Munz @AndrewMunz I knew House of the Dragon was dark but it ain’t ever been this dark. Vhagar trying to figure out who woke her up like
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Ray???? @SirayahSK I don’t understand why house of the dragon is so DARK. Why am I squinting in my house
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JBjörk @JBfromDC89 trying to watch these dark ass nighttime scenes on house of the dragon on a tv i bought at target 4 years ago for $120
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lil (she/her) @lilly_is_silly The nighttime visuals in House of the Dragon are simply too dark. These scenes would be so epic if I could actually see what was happening
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mage íra ? @mairatesta HBO will be getting my bill for botox fillers cause every episode of House of the Dragon have me like this to try and see anything in these dark scenesMarty @Marckson89 Didn't have trouble seeing anything in the night scenes from this week's ep of House of the Dragon. Y'all need to turn the contrast up on your TVs (adjusts light areas of the image), not just the brightness (adjusts dark areas of the image) or the overall backlight of the display
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And, for the record, HBO stood by the “creative decision” to make the episode DARK AF. Here’s how they responded to some complaining fans with tweets:
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HBOMaxHelp @HBOMaxHelp @zephyr757 Hi Stephen! We appreciate you reaching out about a night scene in House of the Dragon: Episode 7 appearing dark on your screen. The dimmed lighting of this scene was an intentional creative decision. Thanks! ^LL
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What did you think of the episode? Was it TOO DARK for you? Sound off in the comments below!
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