Game of Thrones – The Wight
I was really looking forward to Jon’s fight with the wight. It was one of those pictures I had in my head almost the second I read the scene. Unfortunately, I don’t think it worked quite as well as I intended.
I think it’s mostly the fact the composition consists of black on black in the dark with only Ghost to provide contrast. On a side note as terrifying as this scene is, it’s really easy to think of parody versions.
The corpse lurched forward. There was no blood. One-armed, face cut near in half, it seemed to feel nothing. Jon held the longsword before him. “Stay away!” he commanded, his voice gone shrill. “Corn,” screamed the raven, “corn, corn.” The severed arm was wriggling out of its torn sleeve, a pale snake with a black five-fingered head. Ghost pounced and got it between his teeth. Finger bones crunched. Jon hacked at the corpse’s neck, felt the steel bite deep and hard.
Game of Thrones – Chapter 52