https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zmpnma/was-last-nights-game-of-thrones-too-dark-or-does-your-screen-suck

I take Game of Thrones too seriously, so I have a ritual for watching it. I close all the curtains and turn down all the lights to reduce glare. It’s a story I’ve been watching—and reading—unfold for 15 years, and I want the picture as clear as possible.

Yet, during Sunday night’s epic Battle of Winterfell, I often found myself squinting at the screen. Odd artifacts splashed across the darkness while Arya moved through the libraries of Winterfell. Often, the picture wasn’t clear and I had no idea what the hell was going on. I’m not the only one. Lots of people had problems seeing what was happening during one of the most hyped moments in recent television history because it was too dark.