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Like Game of Thrones, the action in those ancient tragedies centered on the stories of four ruling dynasties: House Atreus of Mycenae, House Cadmus in Thebes, House Erichthonius in Athens, and House Minos in Crete.
Game of Thrones needs to turn on the lights, or else I am sending them my ophthalmologist bill. For real, GoT powers that be, it's super hard to squint for a straight hour every week because your episodes are so freakin' dark.
Yep, many complained that parts of the episode were too dark – and we don't mean just twisted dark after seeing the Night King's artistic flair.
Game of Thrones fairy tale AUs perfectly exemplify this principle, as these fan works reconceptualize the HBO show, the books the show is based on, and the fairy tale genre, as well as other fan-specific genre conventions, while the books themselves also draw heavily on numerous layers of fairy tale, alternate history, and fantasy novels, films, and stories as intertexts.
Although Dubrovnik had long been a popular tourism destination on the Adriatic Sea, a difference-in-differences estimation suggests that the Game of Thrones episodes corresponded with an approximate increase of 5000 overnight stays per month, or approximately 59,000 additional overnights in a calendar year.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)In the second case the title sequence changes (to varying extents) from one season to another or even from one episode to the subsequent (Game of Thrones, HBO 2011–present), explicitly challenging the viewer to modify his/her interpretation and expectations.
Nevertheless, building from Martin's own association of Joffrey with Trump, it may not be difficult to see the fictive Wall that defends the northern borders of the Seven Kingdoms as a model for the proposed wall that will purportedly defend the southern borders of the United States of America from Mexico.
The final season of Game of Thrones has been met by mixed reviews from critics.
Fear's jokey comment encapsulated one of the biggest fan criticisms about the "Game of Thrones" premiere: The show is so visually dark that viewers can't even see what's happening on screen. Many fans took to social media during the episode to complain about the color palette, with some wondering if it was their TV brightness setting that was the issue.
In the second case the title sequence changes (to varying extents) from one season to another or even from one episode to the subsequent (Game of Thrones, HBO 2011–present), explicitly challenging the viewer to modify his/her interpretation and expectations.
It's not the first time Game of Thrones has come under fire for its shots being too dark, however. According to one of the show's cinematographers, it's a very deliberate choice.
Martin's books are essentially the War of the Roses with magic
A lot of these shows are also made by people who have experience working primarily on films, and film aesthetic has always been visually darker than TV. Because films are meant to be watched on very large screens in very dark rooms, while most TV is watched on smaller screens in brightly lit rooms. It seems the people making these shows aren't evaluating the lighting for the proper venue.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)Although Dubrovnik had long been a popular tourism destination on the Adriatic Sea, a difference-in-differences estimation suggests that the Game of Thrones episodes corresponded with an approximate increase of 5000 overnight stays per month, or approximately 59,000 additional overnights in a calendar year.
Nevertheless, building from Martin's own association of Joffrey with Trump, it may not be difficult to see the fictive Wall that defends the northern borders of the Seven Kingdoms as a model for the proposed wall that will purportedly defend the southern borders of the United States of America from Mexico.
But while Game of Thrones is in part a rebuttal to traditional fantasy fiction, I'd argue that it's become clear—after five books in A Song of Ice and Fire and five seasons of the TV series—that Martin and showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are actually playing with a format that isn't so revolutionary at all: They're reviving and updating the classical tragedy as a narrative form.
Watching Game of Thrones this season, you may have asked yourself: Is something wrong with my television? Surely there is some other setting that would brighten up the inside of Bran Stark's cave, or heighten the contrast between Cersei Lannister's robes and the shadowy chambers of her prison cell. But no, that's just the way the show is supposed to look. And Game of Thrones is not alone: HBO has made a cottage industry of dimly-lit hourlong dramas.
On Sunday night, Twitter was full of viewers complaining about the show's cinematography, which has often been dark, but never quite so consistently stygian.
To many fans, Game of Thrones is too dark. Not figuratively – they literally can't perceive what's happening on screen.
From the bro-style bloviating (or, broviating) of True Detective's first season, to the ominous proclaiming that punctuates the general whoring and slaying of Game of Thrones, to the unceasing climatological and psychological punishments meted out to the cast of The Killing, it seems as though some of the most celebrated recent examples of serial drama have elected self-seriousness as their default tone.
For the second season and the average ratings of the first season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Two Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the third season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Three Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the fourth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Four Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 18, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the fifth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Five Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the sixth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Six Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 28, 2016. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
For the seventh season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Seven Ratings". TV Series Finale. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
For the eighth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Eight Ratings". TV Series Finale. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
From the bro-style bloviating (or, broviating) of True Detective's first season, to the ominous proclaiming that punctuates the general whoring and slaying of Game of Thrones, to the unceasing climatological and psychological punishments meted out to the cast of The Killing, it seems as though some of the most celebrated recent examples of serial drama have elected self-seriousness as their default tone.
Like Game of Thrones, the action in those ancient tragedies centered on the stories of four ruling dynasties: House Atreus of Mycenae, House Cadmus in Thebes, House Erichthonius in Athens, and House Minos in Crete.
But while Game of Thrones is in part a rebuttal to traditional fantasy fiction, I'd argue that it's become clear—after five books in A Song of Ice and Fire and five seasons of the TV series—that Martin and showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are actually playing with a format that isn't so revolutionary at all: They're reviving and updating the classical tragedy as a narrative form.
Martin's books are essentially the War of the Roses with magic
In the second case the title sequence changes (to varying extents) from one season to another or even from one episode to the subsequent (Game of Thrones, HBO 2011–present), explicitly challenging the viewer to modify his/her interpretation and expectations.
The final season of Game of Thrones has been met by mixed reviews from critics.
Every week, social media is filled with complaints about how dark the scenes looks and more importantly how it affects their ability to see the action.
To many fans, Game of Thrones is too dark. Not figuratively – they literally can't perceive what's happening on screen.
Fear's jokey comment encapsulated one of the biggest fan criticisms about the "Game of Thrones" premiere: The show is so visually dark that viewers can't even see what's happening on screen. Many fans took to social media during the episode to complain about the color palette, with some wondering if it was their TV brightness setting that was the issue.
Yep, many complained that parts of the episode were too dark – and we don't mean just twisted dark after seeing the Night King's artistic flair.
Watching Game of Thrones this season, you may have asked yourself: Is something wrong with my television? Surely there is some other setting that would brighten up the inside of Bran Stark's cave, or heighten the contrast between Cersei Lannister's robes and the shadowy chambers of her prison cell. But no, that's just the way the show is supposed to look. And Game of Thrones is not alone: HBO has made a cottage industry of dimly-lit hourlong dramas.
It's not the first time Game of Thrones has come under fire for its shots being too dark, however. According to one of the show's cinematographers, it's a very deliberate choice.
On Sunday night, Twitter was full of viewers complaining about the show's cinematography, which has often been dark, but never quite so consistently stygian.
For the second season and the average ratings of the first season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Two Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the third season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Three Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the fourth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Four Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 18, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the fifth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Five Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the sixth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Six Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 28, 2016. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
For the seventh season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Seven Ratings". TV Series Finale. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
For the eighth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Eight Ratings". TV Series Finale. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
Although Dubrovnik had long been a popular tourism destination on the Adriatic Sea, a difference-in-differences estimation suggests that the Game of Thrones episodes corresponded with an approximate increase of 5000 overnight stays per month, or approximately 59,000 additional overnights in a calendar year.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)To help keep plot twists from becoming public, the network discontinued its previous practice of providing preview screeners to TV critics and others.
Nevertheless, building from Martin's own association of Joffrey with Trump, it may not be difficult to see the fictive Wall that defends the northern borders of the Seven Kingdoms as a model for the proposed wall that will purportedly defend the southern borders of the United States of America from Mexico.
Every week, social media is filled with complaints about how dark the scenes looks and more importantly how it affects their ability to see the action.
For the second season and the average ratings of the first season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Two Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the third season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Three Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the fourth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Four Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 18, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the fifth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Five Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
For the sixth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Six Ratings". TV Series Finale. June 28, 2016. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
For the seventh season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Seven Ratings". TV Series Finale. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
For the eighth season, see "Game of Thrones: Season Eight Ratings". TV Series Finale. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.