'Game of Thrones' cinematographer hits back at claims Battle of Winterfell was 'too dark'

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Note: This article and related video contain spoilers for "Game of Thrones," season 8 episode 3: "The Long Night.""Game of Thrones" aired its much-hyped White Walker showdown Sunday, destroying the show's undead threat and smashing a huge TV record in the process. However, a lot of viewers complained about being unable to see what was happening in the episode due to the show's dark lighting, and "The Long Night" cinematographer Fabian Wagner is having none of it. Speaking after the episode aired, Wagner argued the episode isn't too dark at all and placed the blame squarely with viewers for not tuning their TVs correctly or watching the episode on iPads. "A lot of the problem is that a lot of people don't know how to tune their TVs properly," he told Wired. "A lot of people also unfortunately watch it on small iPads, which in no way can do justice to a show like that anyway. Another look would have been wrong. Everything we wanted people to see is there,” Wagner said.Despite those complaints, it seems plenty of fans were able to see enough of the action as it's since become the most tweeted about episode of scripted TV of all time.