Everyone had the exact same problem with the Battle of Winterfell on Game of Thrones. 

Warning: This post contains some spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 episode 3. If you’re not caught up on the latest episode, bookmark us and come back once you’re ready to properly debrief.

It was tipped to be the biggest episode of Game of Thrones of all time.

After months of waiting, fans would finally get a chance to see the Battle of Winterfell – an episode which promised to kill off more than a few of our favourite characters amid an epic battle sequence.

With fans betting on who would survive the wrath of the Night King and his forces, the episode was enormously anticipated with thousands tuning in around the world.

But you see, there was a big problem.

No one could see anything.

Nope, it wasn’t your internet. Or your TV screen. It was just too damn dark to see what the heck was going on.

Seriously, it may as well have been a Game of Thrones audio book because MY SCREEN WAS PITCH BLACK.

Take a look at these unedited screenshots from the new episode below:

Look, I know that the Battle of Winterfell was shot at night. I get it. But at least give us some moonlight or something?!

Luckily, there was a positive to all the darkness.

After all, you can't get sad over any deaths when you literally can't see them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Here's some of the best Twitter reactions to the biggest problem with the Battle of Winterfell in episode 3 of Game of Thrones.

Me squinting trying to see this dark ass battle #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/GOHE0KuIN7

— Westeros Watch (@WesterosWatch) 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

Me trying to see where the Dothraki went pic.twitter.com/jwaRMN3qFt

— Karina (@delgadokarinaa) 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

Dear people making TV shows,

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

— With Courteous Passion, Nic (@CloneNic) April 29, 2019

This scene was absolutely mental #GOT x pic.twitter.com/4LL6Ei77N8

— ᴾᴬᵁᴸᴰᴼᶜᴷ (@PaulDock93) April 29, 2019

hard to mourn characters when you can’t see them amirite #gameofthrones pic.twitter.com/ET4y9nX2T0

— miranda!! // got spoilers (@mirandapIease) April 29, 2019

dark tv shows are the worst. turn on some damn lights. like i know you want to create an aesthetic but WE CAN’T SEE ANYTHING

— tina ????????‍♀️ (@royalmcpoyle) April 29, 2019

me looking at my tv. trying to watch this dark ass scene right now. pic.twitter.com/dPX2ebvfVq

— Frasier Ramon (@SteveMerkle9) April 29, 2019

Tomorrow:

"Did you see Game of Thrones last night?"

"Nope."

"What, you didn't even watch it?"

"Oh, I watched it. But I couldn't see a goddamned thing."

— Jen Chaney (@chaneyj) April 29, 2019

Favorite part of the #BattleOfWinterfell was this scene#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/9nc280rweM

— Free Folk Memes (@FreeFolkMemes) April 29, 2019

Trying to see which characters are fighting in each of these scenes like #GameOfThrones #DemThrones pic.twitter.com/DYCsvbyHqX

— Geeks of Color (@GeeksOfColor) 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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