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Theres a set of scenes inepisode seven ofHouse of the Dragonin which two illicit, momentous things happen.
I first watched this episode via a screener sent to journalists and found myself baffled by what appeared onscreen.
I assumed it was an unfinished color-correction issue, which does happen frequently in episodes sent before release.
For roughly 18 minutes of the hour-long episode, I couldnt see a goddamned thing.
Surely, I thought,surelythat could not be on purpose?
Surely it was some kind of error?
It was utterly unintelligible.
Lo and behold,a revelation: I couldkind ofsee the characters!
I could almost see colors in their clothing!
When Aemond snuck up to that dang dragon, I could actually see his body moving occasionally!
(Spoiler: Still incest.)
Based on promotional images, whats happened here is a day-for-night shoot gone horribly, horribly wrong.
The dimmed lighting of this scene was an intentional creative decision.
Some laptop users seem to have been fine; others were deeply frustrated.
It does not ultimately matter.
Here are the options as I see them.
Second, it was pure sloppiness.
They are on fire and yet … they do not glow?
They cast no light and no shadows?
InGame of Thrones final season, it was a coffee cup.
This episode … modern safety fencing!
