Do spoilers actually ruin stories?

Next time someone is about to spoil your favorite show, don’t plug your ears: research shows that "spoilers" actually make you enjoy stories more.
Taking away the element of surprise seems like it should make a story less enjoyable. Yet people will watch #movies with surprise endings more than once, and people still gladly watch classics like Romeo and Juliet even though they know the story.
UC San Diego #psychology professor Nicholas Christenfeld put #spoilers to the test. Not only do spoilers not earn their name, they should really be called “enhancers”: people consistently enjoyed spoiled stories more than unspoiled stories in experiments.
🤓 We spoiled the result, but wait, there’s more to Nicholas Christenfeld’s research on spoilers and why they help us enjoy stories: bit.ly/OMGSpoilers
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[@chikipaw23]

Who's here because they got spoiled

[@Max-ro7sz]

Meeeee

[@nosse8073]

Me

[@nukediamondx]

I watched all of naruto and just started watched Shippuden and someone told me toby's true identity I asked my other friend about it and he said that the biggest twist of the whole show. And its ruined

[@something3476]

Hxh ;_;

[@pietrosal9629]

Me😂🤣🤣🤣

[@mj-dw1lj]

When I get spoiled I convince myself that wasn’t rear idk how it works every time

[@lior1299]

But does that experiment actually account for the hard-earned emotional investment in some narrative or character over extended periods of time? What about the moment in which something is spoiled, wouldn't that be considered an unpleasant experience in itself? What about differences in plots and their plot-twists? What about the creators' choice to unveil a plot point in a certain manner?

[@kalechips5972]

Lan Des I love spoilers and in fact seek them out. I'm the type of guy to read the end of a book or look read the plot summary before reading the story.

[@theonlyalan731]

Lan Des I have read about studies that showed the opposite of what this study showed. This kind of study is not necessarily as accurate as with movies or books because of emotional investment, things of that nature. The length of the story and how involved you get with the characters plays a key role in whether or not you really feel the suspense. At times it's the shock of things happening that you didn't see coming that make the movie or book interesting. I have to say this is more than likely a flawed study. Also, the person conducting the study wanted to come to that particular result. Studies of this nature dealing with people tend to always follow the line of the expectations of the person or people conducting the study.

[@9yearoldepicgamersoldier129]

@@kalechips5972 You're the weirdest person i have ever found on the internet. Spoilers absolutely kill my enjoyment for things most of the time.

[@kalechips5972]

@@9yearoldepicgamersoldier129 I've changed a lot since then. I avoid them now.

[@QuolashMCDuck]

@@theonlyalan731 all your statements are so much less worth than this video. you did no study at all. it is so fucking frustrating how a fucking normal joe makes statements against a scientific study as if his thoughts have any scientific merit. they do not. im not trying to be mean, but in the time of pseudoscience and a disbelieve in facts like human made climate change this is damn frustrating. your own expierience is interesting and you are absolutely encouraged to share it with friends and family even strangers on the web. just don't pose it as more factual than a god damn scientific study. holy shit

[@acrefray]

Just something slightly different about spoilers that I think you may have overlooked: "Spoilers" by their name "spoil" the story. Leaking a late plot point may not necessarily be a spoiler, but leaking a hidden character detail may be, if it detracts from the overall enjoyment of the story - and that is the point. A piece of information that would cause the average person to dislike something that they originally liked. Let me give you a solid example from Game of Thrones. Assume someone is watching the start of Series 1, Episode 1, and they are thinking "This Kingsguard knight looks AWESOME! He's going to be my favourite character!". If someone tells them that he throws a child out of the window before it comes up on screen, that detracts from the scene and "spoils" it. There is still analytical information to be gathered, but the emotional connection is (at least in part) severed by this foreknowledge. Another example would be if an "honest" character was shown to be false long before their falsehood appears, the perception of that character will be different, and perhaps there would have never been the "trusting" part in which the character perhaps tries to use. I hope this provokes some more thought on this idea - especially since there is no real 'solid' definition of what a spoiler is, and since every person is different, and affected differently to different stimulus, in different circumstances with different attachments to different stories. Doing reliable blanket studies on such an obscure topic must have been difficult to create a reliable, repeatable experiment for. Great episode, by the way!

[@seastormsinger]

Actually, that follows with the data presented in the video- it showed that people get more enjoyment when the ending is spoiled as part of a descriptor, but not that much more. And, as you say, not every plot point is created equal, like, you don't "spoil" game of thrones by saying its the story of an exiled magical fire princess retaking her country with her dragons and her secret half brother (yes, I am presuming here, since ASOIAF is not finished yet) from the self-destructing ruling families who can't stop murdering each other long enough to notice the ice zombie apocalypse in the north". That's a lot of pre-information, but it doesn't give you any specifics. Now, giving away the truth behind Hodor's name, that is a spoiler that can only ruin your experience. My guess would be that the more guess-able a plot point is, the better off you are knowing it in advance. So, the fact of Jon Snow's resurrection is not really a spoiler, and neither is Roose Bolton's death, but what happened between the Night King, the Three Eyed Crow, Brandon, and Hodor would be.

[@acrefray]

seastormsinger I agree to an extent. I don't think spoilers inherently have to do with plot points, but rather things which are designed to create an emotional moment - particularly the first-time big hitters (Like with Hodor). Thank you for your logical and insightful answer, good day to you sir.

[@RandoomDude]

It's called spoiler in one language, it's not literally called spoiler in other languages, so you can't say by definition it's a bad thing, it's just what we came up as a bad thing here, but it's not universal, the english speaking world in particular has always been more sensitive than usual from my experience.

[@jdh0692]

I personally don't think spoilers matter. I knew how breaking bad ended. But that knowledge didn't take away any experience with following Walter and Jesse throughout the entire series

[@rahvithecolorful]

I think every person and every fictional story are different when it comes to spoilers. The experience you get when you know nothing is also different from the one you get when already know what's coming. People can enjoy the story more the second time, but they won't enjoy it the same way they did the first time. Anyway, I personally like spoilers, but let people decide themselves whether they want to know beforehand or not.

[@ParallelPenguins]

Some things suck when spoiled. Like I had 6th Sense spoiled for me, and it kinda ruined it because I could see the whole time all the things pointing out the twist ending, but I might not have noticed them in quite the same way if I didn't know the twist going in. Most things though can be spoiled at least in minor ways and it's not gonna ruin it. Actually there was one spoiler I needed. I was reading a book series and one of my favourite characters gets trapped on an island alone at the end of book one, seemingly for the rest of eternity, and I couldn't read the other books until some one told me if he ever got to leave the island even for a while. I begged my friends to tell me, and after a few tears they finally did. I was just so distraught over the idea that he'd be stuck there all alone forever.

[@halflucan]

I've had this experience too. You want to know that your investment in something is worth it (and sometimes you cant tell whether or not a story will have a happy or sad ending from the first few chapters), In my case i was curious about Lost, read up the ending and now i feel bad for those who watched it week after weeks for years, for such an awful pay-off.

[@BenderdickCumbersnatch]

This experiment is so bad. A perfect example of an experiment with no real world correlation. Because you are giving people a random, boring book and saying what happens in it. This may even make people give more of a damn about even reading it, since they otherwise have literally 0% interest in reading the random book you threw at them. Now compare it with things people actually care about. Let's say someone has waited for 10 years for the sequel to a movie. And then go spoil that for them casually in a way that they can't guard themselves against. Just throw it out there. When you have had surgery from all the broken bones in your face from getting punched, you can update the results of your study.

[@LuckyGideon-x5t]

Help I love spoilers, and then I don't wan to watch or read the media anymore, then I think the media is trash😭

[@sakibavdibasic1317]

So, I just recently started watching TMNT, the Nickelodeon version, and I was talking to my 8-year old sister and she said she always watches it, and we started talking about Splinter, and she said: "He's April's father." I feel like this will help me enjoy the scenes where they interact before the reveal way more. On the other hand, I can't wait just to get it done and continue peacefully with the series.

[@penguinij2540]

I love this show, I honestly need to rewatch it

[@ampix1903]

I love spoilers. If they tell that my favorite person dies, then I’m gonna stop watching before He/She Dies, because I cry every time my favorite person dies.

[@idontknowwhattonamemyself7609]

Same lol i read a lot of spoilers but i don't tell anyone except a minute ago i just said in demon slayer "nezuko became a human" My cousin raged 💀🖐️

[@booperdoop2216]

@@idontknowwhattonamemyself7609 did you seriously just spoil something? or are you joking?

[@idontknowwhattonamemyself7609]

@@booperdoop2216 or

[@alenjoju2661]

warning: this comment section has spoilers for demon slayer !!

[@minimalimakata]

spoilers do ruin the shock factor imo but i just keep a thing in my mind that a good story would still be a good story even with spoiler and i actually enjoyed them a lot lol

[@klaus2550]

Who's here after having the fnaf movie spoiled

[@dylan6215]

Who else is here because Avengers: Endgame got spoiled for them?

[@rolandkatsuragi]

3:12 These experiments indicate that people don't enjoy being spoiled by the story itself?

[@randomshttravvice4546]

Fuck yes it spoils the story

[@MrSuperman957]

Depends but yeah. I guess it's still enjoyable

[@OddDude21]

I've never understood spoilers or why people get so upset about them. I've made quite a few people mad by spoiling movies during normal conversation when they've asked if I've seen it or not. I tell them what I thought and what not. I tell them about it the way I would want to be told about it, which would include spoilers. I just think its weird to be upset about..

[@casshernsins8333]

OddDude21 I just think it’s weird to be a dumbass like you

[@letsdomath1750]

I also prefer to talk about books and movies fully uninhibited. When people tell me they don't want to spoil something for me, and if Wikipedia is not close by, then I mentally place that content on the "not my priority" list.

[@OddDude21]

@@letsdomath1750 Im also the type of person who sometimes wants spoilers. A series I read that releases weekly just hit 1000 chapters. Ive fallen behind and am back on chapter 970 or so. I couldnt reseist reading 1000 and it only made me more excited to read the chapters leading up to it.

[@OddDude21]

@@casshernsins8333 I think you're wrong

[@ianberry1225]

Hah, no biggeee but that last shot wasnt Big Sur.

[@ВадимБаев-с9в]

The thing is, once you've learned something, you can't unlearn it. So putting out non-hidden spoilers is still a no-no; deciding for another person(s) how he experiences the work for the first time is a jerk move.

[@ristyanyesf7327]

spoiling a bit is OK but not the ending

[@SeanTheOriginal]

When you watch The 6th Sense for the first time the twist of Bruce Willis being dead is just a twist. To FULLY understand the entire story you have to have seen it once for the twist and watch it again for the context. Knowing the twist the first time let's you actually watch and enjoy the movie for what it is: a story about a ghost who can't accept his own death, instead of a story of a little kids who sees dead people and his counsoler. So yeah, knowing certain things actually makes movies, books, shows and shit more enjoyable because you'll be watch the REAL story, not the one you were tricked into watching.

[@usul573]

An extra piece of info, presented in a certain way could enhance the experience. Done poorly can be truly upsetting.

[@nauka7565]

Hayasaka confessed to shirogane

[@nauka7565]

JK

[@productivity7587]

I actually didn't know romeo and juliet die

[@yoshiigurl1176]

seriously? it says it on the first page of Romeo and Juliet.

[@productivity7587]

@@yoshiigurl1176 Twas a joke XD

[@yoshiigurl1176]

Productivity oh lol XD

[@procopischristofi9158]

HEY you just spoilt Romeo and Juliette

[@yoshiigurl1176]

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[@bradenross4182]

no

[@jongmagee]

This is cool and all but honestly, I like not knowing. It's a better experience for me.

[@dodec8449]

It's hard to tell on your own. As he says: you can't watch a movie twice and not know the spoiler after one viewing, and knowing it after the other.

[@MrSukram777]

What about mystery stories, though? Where the plot revolves around investigating a mystery, but you know already what it is? Like, I got spoiled about the solution of Professor Layton and the Curious Village.

[@ppgod1]

I actually likes it when someone spoils for me something

[@Parapraxis1980]

Good video, the volume is extremely low though.

[@santiagobordaesquivel2303]

Love your videos, but it's sound is very low volume.

[@fig1]

Hey, thanks for the heads up - we'll make sure the volume's better on the next video

[@geoffmiller8575]

Awesome! Now I can spoil Star Wars: The Last Jedi ;)

[@BachBR]

I love when kids tell me when stuff are going to happen. And yeah, it's irony.

[@derpoi]

curiosity led me to soo much spoilers dammit

[@something3476]

Happened to me too!! Fml

[@zennyboi9495]

i agree anime spoilers for the shows im watching, want to watch and have already seen

[@goblinkillahd8396]

The auto fill is your worst enemy when searching a characters name.

[@ech0577]

Got every danganronpa v3 death spoiled for me by dumb searches and ppl not using spoiler tags

[@elham5502]

I've spoiled got and harry potter for myself because of alot of youtube and well my own mistake anyway

[@goblinkillahd8396]

Never search a characters name because the auto fill alone will add death then you know that person is gonna die.

[@baggelissonic]

Not always. Sometimes it autocompletes the word death but the character ends up not dying. Since many people just search if a character dies. An excellent example is Naruto, the auto complete will often add that word.

[@Sherry_Moon2]

It happens with me too I was just searching the characters of "Banana fish" And got spoiled too which made to come to this video

[@nasirshah9219]

Already happened to me 😭

[@eric13zombie]

That’s how Arthur Morgan got me, I had red dead redemption “Arthur death” Pissed me off

[@rtswift]

my motto if it's a good story it doesn't matter if you know the ending

[@geboinzki.iman2828]

that means I can enjoy Endgame wiith knowing the ending😢

[@christophergomez499]

That's the stupidest motto ever

[@HakimJamil94]

@@christophergomez499 Nah, it's not stupid. It's very reasonable actually.

[@HakimJamil94]

@@geboinzki.iman2828 Yeah, I enjoy Endgame despite already watching the leaks before launch.

[@bullettime1116]

@@christophergomez499 i believe in this motto i never have cared about spoilers. In fact ive spoiled just about every narrative ive ever watched or read and don't really care if i am spoiled

[@seanisnotjohn]

They don't ruin the story They ruin the experience

[@kencur9690]

Interesting study, but bad thinking. This does not really answer the question. Of course we can enjoy a story when it is spoilt, of course we can see a Shakespearean play and not care about knowing the outcome. But spoiling a story does something very specific: it spoils the moment of revelation so that you basically can never experience it. It therefore gives you a different experience by essentially taking one away. Without spoilers, the only experience taken away is the one mentioned: watching a movie for the first time spoilt. I wager nobody really cares about the latter though. Whether we can still enjoy a story after spoilers is not the issue. Or rather enjoyment does not exclude the possibility of it having been ruined in a way. So enjoying a “spoilt” story does not mean that the experience was not nonetheless ruined. After all, as hinted in the clip, I can always watch the story a second time, and reap the benefits of having it spoilt. I for one experience a film very differently the first time I watch it and when I watch it a second time, spoilt.

[@kencur9690]

Basically you’re saying that I can enjoy it more spoilt. Fine, now don’t be a dictator and let me enjoy it less and unspoiled first, and then compare for myself.

[@leolombardi]

I think this research is wonderful, and I'll try to see the subject in a different manner, but this needs more study.

[@mrwhale7351]

I was just spoiled that a character dies and I'm kinda upset that I know what will happen and don't want to read the book anymore how should I keep reading and enjoy while I know it won't be as emotional as it would be if I wasn't expecting it

[@tyrusquiroz8810]

mr whale I’m going through the same pain since yesterday. :(((

[@poopheadtwenty-seven540]

I'm in the same boat. All I did was look up the character's name. I hadn't even hit enter. "*character* death scene" showed up in one of the auto fill options.

[@Imtoobusyslayingrn111]

samee I hate assholes in this world it was just the first time I got to see a really good series and someone fucking spoiled it god damn

[@Imtoobusyslayingrn111]

@@corgoworeal same bruh was it an anime cause mine was jojo’s bizarre adventure I hate it

[@hive2444]

I havent read jojo part 7 and I searched "[song the Character's stand is named after]" and one of the comments was "This song makes me want to fight the president and get ripped in half"

[@shannonberp]

I actually enjoy stories much more when I spoil the endings for myself. Although of course there are certain things I enjoy discovering on my own (so few it's not worth mentioning). I enjoy starting a story without much or any premise at all, to decide for myself if I could be interested in said story. However once I find myself asking "OHH WILL THIS HAPPEN OR WILL THIS HAPPEN? WILL THIS PERSON DIE? WILL THIS PERSON END UP MARRYING THIS PERSON OR THIS PERSON? etc.", I find myself being way too fixated on wanting to know the ending that my consumption of the story becomes way too obsessive. Resulting in lost sleep and an incapacity to do or think about anything else until I know the ending. Since I began spoiling certain parts of a story for myself early on in the story, I found it is much easier and more pleasurable for myself, so that I can enjoy the scenery of the story much more. The character developments, the relationships, the tragic and/or happy endings.. Knowing the spoilers prior to seeing the story unfold actually helps me be more critical of what I read, watch and listen to. As well as be more appreciative of the time it takes to come up with such an enticing story. It makes me point out the parts that stuck out the most to me, and ask myself why, and most importantly, take my time with the process in which the creation of the story required. Spoilers VS. no spoilers for me is easily comparable to two scenarios: 1 - Golfing down a delicious meal because I'm afraid I won't be hungry anymore if I eat it too slowly... when in reality, your body that enjoys the taste of something will always become hungry again, even if it's not all in one sitting. 2 - Taking a photo of a beautiful masterpiece or scenery and walking away to see the next one VS. standing in front of this work of art and analyzing all the minute parts of it all, even if it does take me more time. I personally really like spoilers (usually the big endings, or the conclusions). They help me appreciate the story much more. And as is mentioned in this video, the ending of a story is not the only reason to spend so much time on a story! The ending is simply the conclusion the author/storyteller chose to tell. If I focus on the other details, I can appreciate and come to understand the result ending much more than I would have otherwise. HAPPY SPOILING!

[@Aqi_momo]

(NO SPOILERS) This guy actually made me rationally think about this, I got spoiled for last of us 2 , but I want to actually watch it and see how this happens and sht,, wow thank u to this guy

[@Bulkocbul]

For real. I haven't seen the gameplay this much (others call it boring.) despite watching "John Wick" gameplays from Visceral Carnage and StealthGamerBr. Now i want to play one. Heard some spoilers from my roommate as he watches Zombie Sins of the game in some type of boycott. They didn't know I'm invested in a game. Still a dick move & still persisted my curiosity of the game. I do have PC and it sucks that scalpers waged the console than it's predecessor. All i got to do is get virtual machines like Nvidia Geforce Now (I already have) and find the best router or spot since i lived in the extended room away from the house of its brick walls. Still loved to play it. (EDIT: Fucking spoiled myself to Amphibia: True Colors due to my damn curiosity to the viewer discretion card.)

[@batsoupgobrrr7639]

I never used to give a fuck about spoilers. But when I watched some gameplay from the walking dead(by telltale games)and played the final season (4) afterwards it really did ruin the experience.

[@SLeiningerMusic]

Yeah he's technically right, but knowing the spoiler prematurely advances you to a second viewing, and that viewing should come willingly and naturally. Don't ruin movies, friends.

[@letsdomath1750]

I love spoilers.

[@Luffyfan2010bestAiyana]

One of my siblings keep spoiling me one piece manga even though I told them to stop it makes me very mad 😢

[@KeyleeTamirian]

To me, spoilers enhance my experience. I'm a person with a very strange attention span. I can easily switch my attention, but when i get my attention attached to something, i cannot think of anything but that. When i see some mysterious foreshadowing in the story, or some plot twist that will be resolved only much later, i cannot think of anything else but how that was, and how it will end. Thus, spoiler-less-ness ruins my experience, as i do not focus on anything beside the thing that i have my attention for. That's why second-runs are much better and easier for me to watch or play. Everytime i start a videogame, and when story becomes thrilling after the middle, i just stop my exploration of the world and side-quests, and just focus on the story. And i can keep playing that story for hours, and my brain becomes pressured with thrill. Especially when there's one game segment that doesn't let me to go to the end easily, like a hard boss-fight. I get so worked up that i start to cheat fo finally finish the game! Yes! I get so worked up in wanting to see the conclusion, that i just start to straight out cheat the game, so i finally could experience that story! >< And only after that i can restart the new game, and then play it fairly, slowly, enjoyablengly. Also spoilers make myself more ready for character deaths. As i can prepare myself to cry. ...BTW, most of the stories i've played got spoiled even before i played them. I knew that everyone will die in (--)Part 6, i knew that (--) will die at the end of (--) war, i knew that main character will die in (--), and the bad guy is basically won. But those spoilers don't ruin the fun for me. Instead, they add more thrill.

[@letsdomath1750]

I agree fully, but in my case, I often guess the plot twists and endings spontaneously, sometimes even from trailers.

[@mr.wetdream5277]

For me, spoilers never effect me. I might know what happens, but the most important thing is why it happens. I saw the ending of Scarface when I was 12. I knew he died, but the context is what interested me.

[@usul573]

I feel like the ending of Scarface is just part of popular culture anyways, everyone knows it.

[@Linz1au]

my stance on this is that I even if I would enjoy the story more, I would still like to be able to experience it blind.

[@Siberius-]

Ehhh.. well to start off.. yes it does ruin the story if you specifically didn't want to know what happens.. you can't speak for everyone because we clearly know so many people who it does completely ruin movies and stories for. Secondly those were just random books they most likely didn't give a shit about and wouldn't have read outside that experiment.. if you got them to tell you their favourite current tv show or book they're reading and then you spoil that.. they sure as hell aren't going to enjoy it as much because the adventure of discovery is gone, like what's going to happen.. of course you enjoy the book as you read it too, but that will also be dimmed down is you're sad about knowing the ending already. So.. do the experiment again with something they currently care about in their own lives.. or don't because that's a shitty thing to do lol, and the ones who agree to have it done already know what you're doing, and if they agree to it then they wouldn't mind as much so that's a flaw.. You enjoy things the second time round sometimes, because of the story itself was good and whatever.. and you notice more things sometimes.. for me I only watch all movies once unless they're an easy comedy and the first time is still better.. but by making their first viewing more like a second viewing.. that takes away an element that only the first viewing can provide, and I'd say that would be a negative for a lot of people when you do it to things they themselves care about. I'd also say it depends on the story.. like the woman who kills the dude, you might get more joy from the rest of the book knowing that she will get him in the end.. so it's not as shitty reading her troubles through the book.. (assuming he was making her life shitty, I dunno). But a spoiler that just ruins shit.. or provides nothing of value.. well that's no good.. like Jon waking up.. what good is that.. how does that offer any more joy for the story. How about you just spoil everything that is about to happen lol. Also, douche move adding that pointless spoiler. Definitely seems to be issues overall.

[@Wtahc]

Siberius Wolf i think emotional series with deep ending could be deeper if you know what happens cuz you get to experience it with that in mind

[@KeyleeTamirian]

Adventure of discovery is gone, you say... Well, i prefer to follow walkthroughs.

[@ezpzwins7613]

My brother spoiled one piece for me

[@tarsi3001]

Wow... how stupid and disrespectful for your viewer is that to put ACTUAL spoilers in a spoilers-themed video ??! Whether you think spoiler ruin or not stories, it is NOT okay to put spoilers in your video (cf 0:50 in your video). Seriously, what did it bring to your video ? You did not spoil me anyway but you could have been... And don't defend yourself with the "spoiler alert" which was displayed... not before but in the same time (!) than the spoiler !! Wtf ? Thumb down for me for such disrespect towards your viewers

[@dodec8449]

Are you talking about the spoiler of Romeo and Juliet dying?

[@mariarose2476]

spoilers didn't bother me much until i was halfway through season 2 of breaking bad and i saw a spoiler for the series finale it made me much less interested in the show since i already knew the outcome

[@KrisWorld1806]

Imagine yourself in 1980, waiting in line to see The Empire Strikes Back. You've been anticipating this movie for months, and you're wondering how they will top the original Star Wars (which you loved), then some asshole blurts out that Darth Vader is Luke's father! All of a sudden, you feel robbed of the full enjoyment you would have had going in knowing nothing. Sure, you'll know everything about the plot on subsequent viewings, the the first time should be special. The first viewing should be full of surprises, then when you watch it a second time, you can still enjoy it because when a movies's "I am your father" moment comes up again, you can reminisce how that made you feel on your first viewing.

[@thevideo-beast122]

Yeah, but nowadays (in 2021 or 2019), most people who are going to watch E.S.B will be going in knowing the “Luke’s father” twist already. In fact, you spoiled that surprised yourself when you wrote the comment.

[@KrisWorld1806]

@@thevideo-beast122 The Empire Strikes Back came out 41 years ago. Show me one person born prior to 2015 who doesn’t know that Darth Vader is Luke’s father.

[@thevideo-beast122]

@@KrisWorld1806 You just agreed to my point.

[@chrisredfield2301]

DON'T impose YOUR way of consuming movies. You have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA if some people are caring about the first experience, and even more if the views after the first one is only so you can remember how it was when you weren't spoiled. You literally are saying that we shouldn't be spoiled so that we can REMEMBER how it was the first time. Are you the nostalgic kind of guy?

[@KrisWorld1806]

@@chrisredfield2301 Look, if you want to seek out spoilers for yourself, that’s your prerogative. I personally prefer to go in as blind as possible when seeing a new or recently released movie.

[@DutchDread]

Yes they do, spoilers are worse, FAR WORSE, than any other speech, and the people doing it are a pestilence that need to be removed from the earth, this researcher is clueless because he fails to address what spoilers actually are. If you think I am enjoying my post spoiler watching of shows as much as my pre-spoiler watch then you haven't seen me scream at people online.

[@bmax5928]

IroN mAn DEd in eNd GamE

[@chikipaw23]

😡

[@sarahgebhardt404]

I spoiled myself sooooo freakin hard in Star Wars i don't even wanna watch it anymore

[@faltyuse]

I hate spoilers that your not sure if they are a spoiler or not because that makes you keep guessing throughout the course of whatever your watchinh

[@lar9299]

To me it's not what happens in the story as much as knowing HOW it happens in the story. I remember being scared to death when I watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire because I had read the books and I knew Voldermort would come back. I remember being anxious and stressed every time Norma and Norman bates held a heated argument on Bates Motel because I knew what happened on Psycho and that a there was this milestone that was expected to be reached at some point. When I watched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, I didn't know if I wanted to see Margot's Sharon Tate die, because that's what happened in real life, so, I was anxious as well, listening to the narrator tell the dates, describe the prior facts, and then.... SPOILER ALERT, Tarantino gave it his own plot twist. Brad Pitt and Leo kill the bunch of hippies and Sharon gets to live. NICE OUTCOME! better than expected!!! Spoilers improve the experience a lot. Just don't call them spoilers

[@Sergei_Ivanovich_Mosin]

The problem with this study is you're spoiling something the test groups had no prior interest in, that's a lot different than spoiling something people are already interested in. For the former the spoil might be the only thing that generates any sort of desire to view the work, the latter on the other hand is specifically here to experience that plot for the first time.

[@Sharmajay69]

I was very sad i was watching attack on Titan i was on the first season and i told my friend that aot is amazing and thanked him for recommending. Suddenly he told me that mikasa kills eren in the last season i was very sad don know why he gave me spoiler. I couldn't sleep for days and had no interest in watching aot more because i couldn't watch 3 more season knowing the ending. Can anybody pls help me i am very very depressed and its serious i know its just an anime but still though i am depressed as hell pls someone help me .

[@eclypze_]

@@Sharmajay69 stop being so fragile

[@Sharmajay69]

@@eclypze_ yes brother u r right it's been 3 months now and i have learned a lot since then

[@jinkwo3437]

I love playing devil's advocate but count me among very hostile reaction. Many people I meet who are not avidly into film/books care very little about spoilers and have no qualms watching a movie multiple times to the point of insanity. I like things to unfold exactly as they should and be intended to. I avoid trailers for this point. Just the covers alone you can get an entire tone and feeling for the story and off that guess too much due to the overwhelming predictability and over-usage of common ideas in mainstream films. People read, and watch for different reasons. I obsess about films when I watch them I am completely absorbed trying to figure out everything that the film-maker, writers, and etc. are trying to convey/do. Like a puzzle to me. The difference in satisfaction of solving a very difficult riddle or someone telling you the answer right as you felt like you were about to get it. Once the mystery is gone I often have very little drive to re-watch. All movies are different some are puzzles, some are very intense and emotional pieces that grab hold of you, and some are just an entertainment to pass time and often people decide for themselves which movies are which to them. I think spoilers would detract enjoyment in that order from most to least respectively. I imagine spoilers give some people something to look forward to or a piece of context to frame the story. I imagine telling me the hero lives in every marvel movie wouldn't change much, but spoiling the perfect momentum and build up to the perfect ending of American beauty... UGHH! I think I would hate you for life.

[@Anken93]

I assume you must have think about it but this video actually may give a reason to spoil people! xD Not that I didn't enjoy the video nor being against it (I put a like) We must think then about a spoil that doesn't ruin the desire of starting or continuing what we've been spoiled, that is maybe the more important! Or it depends on how well written the story is, if it give the details that make us enjoy more after being spoiled! Books are more adapted for this situation while series....

[@vareseources]

I hate spoilers.. the moment I see a video with spoiler, I just leave

[@jordan12345423]

The more i got spoilers the more i want to watch the movie actually

[@BachBR]

But it's not because you want to enjoy a nice movie. It's to finally be invulnerable to hidden sentences on the internet.

[@letsdomath1750]

@@BachBR Nah, it's more to satisfy my intrigue or see what the hype is about.

[@turtleboi1547]

Some bozo just spoiled NOPE for me it’s still in theaters like wtf!

[@axiom_prime]

Different movies serve different functions. You CAN spoil "The Departed" or "Interstellar" Replay value is contextual: high replay value = The Godfather, Pulp Fiction ; low replay value = Hostel Movies =/= TV Series Spoiling the movie right before you watch it =/= spoiling the new episode right before you watch it Cliff hangers are real.

[@halflucan]

I'm super mixed on this. In general, I like spoilers. How I imagine something to be and how it will actually be are often 2 different things, so if someone gives me verbal spoilers i can still enjoy a show or a movie anticipating how something will look despite having knowledge of the ending. That being said, there is an anime and im not going to say which, but for around 20 episodes not much happens and there's a twist and when it happens, it was like completing a jigsaw puzzle all at once. I cant imagine gasping out loud if i knew that was coming. The 20 episodes felt like a setup in retrospect for that moment. So yeah mixed. Anything hero's journey related, i don't mind being spoiled (since the good guys always win anyway) but yeah, that experience was a 10, i cant imagine it being a 10 had i known what was coming.

[@KeyleeTamirian]

Well, what can i get from you mixed opinion... Then take both ^_^ If spoilers can enhance view on the story, but at the same time ruin the suprise... but when you don't know spoilers, you may not notice small things that lead to that crucial moment... ...Then just stop caring about spoilers, that's what i do ^_^ If you're not spoiled, it's good. If spoiled, then "Eh, i got spoiled, it happens" just make that spoiler a food for your thought ^_^

[@tyrusquiroz8810]

What’s the anime? I’m curious now.

[@mrtalsmat4850]

You said the good guys always win, but that thing doesn't happen every time in jojo's bizarre adventure

[@Mcrawf21]

Lots of feels over reals in the comments here.

[@fatalcreeper8694]

Elden ring spoilers are everywhere 😱

[@leethaxor]

If you aren't DIRECTLY spoiling, the "experiment" is almost completely moot, in my opinion. The way it was explained, you simply led the participants to the ending of the book with the prompt beforehand. This is much different than reading information saying, "X character dies at the end of X". I'd also argue the form of media being spoiled, and also what form it's spoiled in, matters quite a lot. I've been spoiled via: text, image, video, audio several times before watching a movie/tv show, and each had different levels of impact on my enjoyment. This may be due to the severity of the spoilers, but that's hard to know/test by myself!

[@benyikkati75]

Got tokyo revengers ending spoiled...

[@Troy-ol5fk]

Killed by a lamb's leg 😂

[@dodec8449]

What did these undergraduates study? If they studied English literature or something, that group would already relatively look down on plot-driven stories, compared to a group of average people. So yes, if you read stories because of characters or prose (like many people who study literature), you wouldn't mind spoilers as much as the average fantasy geek or thriller fan.

[@wtfimcrying]

spoiled on danganronpa v3

[@dustinseth1]

I think the whole “spoiling is a great sin” thing is just cultural inertia. It’s been accepted as rudeness, and so that’s how people register it. That perception is justified after the fact, and not the result of observing one’s experience. Stories are about the characters, dialogue, emotional impact, and lots of things beyond whether or not you’re surprised. It’s silly thing to put such weight on that tiny aspect.

[@ShabazzTBL]

dustinseth1 No. That was all bull. Don’t like spoilers because I like to learn things when the creator intended me to because it usually changes the way you experience the story. ESPECIALLY if it’s a character death. If you were meant to grow attached to the character their death hurts. But if you knew all along that they die you don’t get as attached because you know it’s coming. Yeah it’s not the worst thing ever but I don’t dislike it simply because culture tells me to.

[@casshernsins8333]

dustinseth1 spoiling basically renders what the author intended to be revealed at a specific point of time useless and breaks the immersion of the story

[@MuddyM]

I think spoilers for movies are bad, but spoilers for 'tv shows like game of thrones is fine because with shows it doesn't give up the entire story. if that makes any sense sorry

[@keizersoze1]

Well I'm different

[@Tiski_jukka]

Yes.

[@hanamiki8025]

I haven’t watched the video yet Unless you have literally spoiled everything like watched every single bit unintentionally you haven’t spoiled the story the story is the entire thing- you haven’t watched the entire thing.

[@Legerdomain8]

I love spoilers

[@Legerdomain8]

I love spoilers

[@fluffy-hellhound]

I'm personally split on spoilers. Although I do enjoy going in to a story blindly. tl;dr - On one hand, don't tell us what is behind the curtains before playing the dramatic music. On the other, meh. Once you know the twist, like if a loving person turns out to be using the protagonist for his/her/xir/whatever benefit, or if someone is about to die or betray someone else, it renders all build-up, suspense, and mystery into padding. It almost makes reading the book/watching the movie or show/playing the game completely unnecessary. That is why I can never motivate myself to watch _Game of Thrones_. Spoilers are even worse when it comes to books that were made decades or centuries ago. "What is the problem with spoiling an old story?" Well I am sorry not everyone can read every book ever made! Sometimes spoilers don't have an affect on the impact of the twist. I knew Veidt was going to teleport a fake alien squid to New York, killing millions and motivating the US and USSR to temporarily band together, in _Watchmen_, but still found the twist fascinating. To this day I don't know why.

[@KeyleeTamirian]

I would never play Klonoa if i haven't already knew what would happen in the ending. When i watched the video with Klonoa's ending, i got intrigued and decided to play this game to see what does lead to it.

[@KeyleeTamirian]

In short, spoilers are like a thrilling moment in a horror movie. You KNOW that there's something scary beside that corner, you KNOW THAT. But you still feel the horror at every step of approaching it. Same with spoilers. You know that it will happen, you know that your favorable cherry-loving character will die. And when that scene of their death is near, you feel the thrill of seeing that.

[@kasaibouF29]

Subjectivetism

[@Kuudere-Kun]

It depends on much the shock is part of what the story is going for. I would say the average Hollywood blockbuster is one where they don't really matter. But there is something Doki Doki Literature Club which is predicated on concealing even what kind of story it is.

[@KeyleeTamirian]

You know, i would never play Doki Doki Literature Club if i didn't knew what is actually going on in the story, as i find Date Sims to be useless. But when i got spoiled about what kind of game it is, i started to feel like i want to play it. I decided to play Klonoa because i got spoiled of it's ending. I decided to play Undertale because i got spoiled of it's neutral final boss.

[@viacomsspy5439]

Yes

[@Sharmajay69]

I was very sad i was watching attack on Titan i was on the first season and i told my friend that aot is amazing and thanked him for recommending. Suddenly he told me that mikasa kills eren in the last season i was very sad don know why he gave me spoiler. I couldn't sleep for days and had no interest in watching aot more because i couldn't watch 3 more season knowing the ending. Can anybody pls help me i am very very depressed and its serious i know its just an anime but still though i am depressed as hell pls someone help me

[@hugopoulin8734]

Thanks for spoiling the show for me

[@Sharmajay69]

@@hugopoulin8734 we r in same boat now

[@hugopoulin8734]

@@Sharmajay69 😆

[@Sharmajay69]

@@hugopoulin8734 😀

[@ducks3023]

Know I know that a person who spoiled Infinity War (not going to say who) made it better, now it will be better than if I watched it with no spoilers, I don’t even know how good it will be now!

[@razvanmateiu4687]

Of course spoilers ruin stories. I for one like not to be spoiled about a movie or a tv show because it takes away all the suspense. Do I wanna know if Jon Snow dies in the season 5 finale when I'm only on the first season? No. It's the shock that has value to me. Of course you can still enjoy a book/movie/tv show after you watched the ending. But let that ending be read/watched by you not by some douche who wants to ruin your day.

[@dodec8449]

it will be interesting how he dies, who kills him, how the plot unfolds towards his death. like the video says: people like Romeo and Juliet, while most people know how it ends.

[@andrequeiroz688]

a. mudo. kol pao

[@quintessenceSL]

SPOILER- no, it does not.

[@affablevagrant]

Everyone who died in GoT: Aggo Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 4 Akho Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 4 Arryn, Jon Cause unknown (likely poisoned), Season 1, Episode 1 (before) Arryn, Lysa Fall (pushed), Season 4, Episode 7 Baratheon, Joffrey Poisoned, Season 4, Episode 2 Baratheon, Myrcella Poisoned, Season 5, Episode 10 Baratheon, Renly Stabbed by apparition, Season 2, Episode 5 Baratheon, Robert Sepsis, internal bleeding (gored by wild boar) and poison, Season 1, Episode 7 Baratheon, Stannis Beheaded, Season 5, Episode 10 Baratheon, Tommen Falling (suicide), Season 6, Episode 10 Baratheon, Selyse Hanging (suicide), Season 5, Episode 10 Baratheon, Shireen Burned alive, Season 5, Episode 9 Barra Unknown, Season 2, Episode 1 Billy Burned alive and hanged, Season 2, Episode 7 Biter Neck snapped, Season 4, Episode 7 Bolton, Baby Eaten by dogs, Season 6, Episode 2 Bolton, Ramsay Eaten by dogs, Season 6, Episode 9 Bolton, Roose Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 2 Brother Ray Hanged (executed), Season 6, Episode 7 Bulwer, “Black Jack” Slain by Wildings, Season 4, Episode 7 Caleotte (Maester) Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 1 Cassel, Jory Stabbed in eye, Season 1, Episode 5 Cassel, Rodrik Beheaded, Season 2, Episode 6 Clegane, Gregor “The Mountain”* Stabbed and poisoned, Season 4, Episode 8 Copper King, The Throat slit, Season 2, Episode 7 Cooper Crushed by giant, Season 4, Episode 9 Crane, Lady Throat slit, Season 6, Episode 8 Craster Stabbed, Season 3, Episode 4 Cressen (Maester) Poisoned, Season 2, Episode 1 Cuy, Emmon Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 5 Daxos, Xaro Xhoan Unknown (locked in airtight chamber), Season 2, Episode 10 Dayne, Arthur Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 3 (flashback) Dondarrion, Beric* Slashed in twain, hanged, other, Season 3, Episode 5 Dongo Fall (accident), Season 4, Episode 9 Doreah Unknown (locked in airtight chamber), Season 2, Episode 10 Drennan Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 7 Drogo (Khal) Smothered by pillow, Season 1, Episode 10 Eaton (Maester) Burned alive, Season 5, Episode 5 Egen, Vardis Fall (pushed), Season 1, Episode 6 Flasher, The Neck crushed, Season 6, Episode 2 Forel, Syrio Unknown (likely stabbed), Season 1, Episode 8 Forzho (Khal) Burned alive, Season 6, Episode 4 Frey, (Lady, name unknown) Throat slit, Season 3, Episode 9 Frey, Joyeuse Throat slit, Season 3, Episode 9 Frey, Lothar Cause unknown (later baked into pie), Season 6, Episode 10 Frey, Walda Eaten by dogs, Season 6, Episode 2 Frey, Walder Throat slit, Season 6, Episode 10 Gared Beheaded, Season 1, Episode 1 Gatins Impaled by axe, Season 6, Episode 8 Ghita Poisoned, Season 5, Episode 6 Gordy Stabbed, Season 5, Episode 10 Greizhen mo Ullhor Consumed by dragonfire, Season 3, Episode 4 Grenn Crushed by giant, Season 4, Episode 9 Grey Wind (direwolf) Shot by crossbow bolts, Season 3, Episode 9 Greyjoy, Balon Fall (thrown), Season 6, Episode 2 Guymon Shot by arrow, later eaten, Season 4, Episode 3 Hill, Donnel Crushed by giant, Season 4, Episode 9 Hollard, Dontos Shot by crossbow bolt, Season 4, Episode 3 Hotah, Areo Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 1 Hizdahr zo Loraq Stabbed, Season 5, Episode 9 High Septon, The Ripped to death by angry mob, Season 2, Episode 5 High Sparrow, The Consumed by wildfire, Season 6, Episode 10 Hightower, Gerold Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 3 Hodor Torn apart by wights, Season 6, Episode 5 Humble, Adrack Flayed, Season 4, Episode 8 Iggo Neck snapped, Season 6, Episode 4 Irri Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 6 Jack Burned alive and hanged, Season 2, Episode 7 Karsi Torn apart by wights, Season 5, Episode 9 Karstark, Harald Unknown, Season 7, Episode 1 (death reported) Karstark, Rickard Beheaded, Season 3, Episode 5 Karstark, Torrhen Strangled, Season 2, Episode 7 Kegs Slain by Wildings, Season 4, Episode 7 Kenning, Ralf Impaled by axe, Season 4, Episode 8 Kraznys mo Nakloz Consumed by dragonfire, Season 4, Episode 3 Kurleket Stabbed, Season 1, Episode 5 Lady (direwolf) Throat slit, Season 1, Episode 2 Lannister, Alton Beaten to death, Season 2, Episode 7 Lannister, Kevan Consumed by wildfire, Season 6, Episode 10 Lannister, Lancel Consumed by wildfire, Season 6, Episode 10 Lannister, Martyn Stabbed, Season 3, Episode 5 Lannister, Tywin Shot by crossbow bolt, Season 4, Episode 10 Lannister, Willem Stabbed, Season 3, Episode 5 Leaf Explosion (suicide), Season 6, Episode 5 Lem Hanged (executed), Season 6, Episode 8 Loboda Killed by White Walkers, Season 5, Episode 8 Locke Neck snapped, Season 4, Episode 5 Lommy “Greenhands” Stabbed in throat, Season 2, Episode 3 Lorch, Amory Shot by poison dart, Season 2, Episode 5 Lord of Bones Beaten to death, Season 5, Episode 8 Lowell Eaten by dogs, Season 4, Episode 1 Luwin (Maester) Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 10 Mag the Mighty Stabbed, Season 4, Episode 9 Mago Tongue ripped out, Season 1, Episode 8 Manderly, Wendel Unknown, likely shot by arrow, Season 3, Episode 9 Marsh, Bowen Hanged (execution), Season 6 Episode 3 Martell, Doran Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 1 Martell, Oberyn Head crushed, Season 4, Episode 8 Martell, Trystane Impaled by spear, Season 6, Episode 1 Master Torturer Shot by arrows, Season 3, Episode 3 Maz Duur, Mirri Burned alive, Season 1, Episode 10 Mero Beheaded, Season 3, Episode 8 Mordane (Septa) Unknown, Season 1, Episode 8 Moore, Mandon Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 9 Morgan Throat slit, Season 6, Episode 8 Mormont, Jeor Stabbed, Season 3, Episode 4 Mormont, Maege Unknown, Season 5, Episode 2 (reported) Moro (Khal) Burned alive, Season 6, Episode 4 Mossador Hanged (executed) Season 5, Episode 2 Mully Slain by Wildings, Season 4, Episode 7 Myranda Fall (pushed), Season 5, Episode 10 Mycah “Run down” by Sandor Clegane, Season 1, Episode 2 Olly Hanged (executed), Season 6, Episode 3 Osha Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 4 Oznak zo Pahl Beheaded, Season 4, Episode 3 Paenymion, Belicho Throat slit, Season 6, Episode 9 Polliver Stabbed, Season 4, Episode 1 Poole, Vayon Stabbed, Season 1, Episode 8 Pree, Pyat Consumed by dragon fire, Season 2, Episode 10 Prendahl na Ghezn Beheaded, Season 3, Epsiode 8 Pycelle (Grand Maester) Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 10 Pypar “Pyp” Shot by arrow, Season 4, Episode 9 Qhorin “Halfhand” Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 10 Qorro (Khal) Burned alive, Season 6, Episode 4 Qotho Stabbed, Season 1, Episode 9 Rakharo Unknown (later beheaded), Season 2, Episode 2 Rast Neck ripped open by wolf, Season 4, Episode 5 Rayder, Mance Shot by arrow, Season 5, Episode 1 Razdal mo Eraz Throat slit, Season 6, Episode 9 Reed, Jojen Throat slit, Season 4, Episode 10 Rennick Eaten by dogs, Season 2, Episode 4 Rhaego Stillborn, Season 1, Episode 10 Rhalko (Khal) Burned alive, Season 6, Episode 4 Rivers, “Black Walder” Cause unknown (later baked into pie), Season 6, Episode 10 Riddell Impaled by axe, Season 6, Episode 8 Ros Shot by crossbow bolts, Season 3, Episode 6 Royce, Robar Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 5 Royce, Waymar Killed by a White Walker, Season 1, Episode 1 Rorge Stabbed, Season 4, Episode 7 Sally Stabbed, Season 7, Episode 1 Sally’s Father Slit wrists (suicide), Season 7, Episode 1 Santagar, Aron Stabbed, Season 1, Episode 8 Seaworth, Matthos Consumed by Wildfire, Season 2, Episode 9 Selmy, Barristan Stabbed, Season 5, Episode 4 Shae Strangled, Season 4, Episode 10 Shaggydog (direwolf) Unknown (later beheaded), Season 6, Episode 3 Silk King, The Throat Slit, Season 2, Episode 7 Silver, The (Horse) Throat slit, Season 2, Episode 1 Simpson Stabbed, Season 5, Episode 10 Slynt, Janos Beheaded, Season 5, Episode 3 Smitty Falls (accident), Season 4, Episode 9 Snow, Jon* Stabbed, Season 5, Episode 10 Spice King, The Throat slit, Season 2, Episode 7 Stark, Catelyn Throat slit, Season 3, Episode 9 Stark, Eddard “Ned” Beheaded, Season 1, Episode 9 Stark, Lyanna Complications from birth, Season 6, Episode 10 (flashback) Stark, Rickon Shot by arrow, Season 6, Episode 9 Stark, Robb Stabbed and shot by crossbow bolts, Season 3, Episode 9 Stark, Talisa Stabbed, Season 3, Episode 9 Steve Beheaded, Season 6, Episode 8 Stiv Shot by arrow, Season 1, Episode 6 Stonesnake Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 5 Styr Head crushed by hammer, Season 4, Episode 9 Summer (direwolf) Ripped apart by wights, Season 6, Episode 5 Tanner, Karl Stabbed, Season 4, Episode 5 Tansy Eaten by dogs, Season 4, Episode 2 Targaryen, Aemon (Maester) Old age, Season 5, Episode 7 Targaryen, Aeryes II Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 6 (flashback) Targaryen, Viserys Exposure to molten gold, Season 1, Episode 6 Thorne, Alliser Hanged (executed), Season 6, Episode 3 Three-Eyed Raven, The Slashed, Season 6, Episode 5 Tickler, The Neck broken, Season 2, Episode 5 Tom Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 10 Torrent, Axel Burned alive, Season 4, Episode 2 Trant, Meryn Throat slit, Season 5, Episode 10 Tully, Brynden Unknown (likely stabbed), Season 6, Episode 8 Tully, Hoster Disease, Season 3, Episode 2 Tyrell, Loras Consumed by wildfire, Season 6, Episode 10 Tyrell, Mace Consumed by wildfire, Season 6, Episode 10 Tyrell, Margaery Consumed by wildfire, Season 6, Episode 10 Umber, Jon “Greatjon” Unknown, Season 6, Episode 3 (reported) Umber, Jon “Smalljon” Throat bitten out, stabbed, Season 6, Episode 9 Unella (Septa) Presumedly tortured to death, Season 6, Episode 10 Vale, Hugh of the Unknown, Season 1, Episode 4 Varly Stabbed, Season 1, Episode 7 Waif, The Stabbed, Season 6, Episode 8 Wallen Stabbed, Season 1, Episode 6 Warg, Thenn Stabbed, Season 4, Episode 9 White Rat Stabbed, Season 5, Episode 1 Will Beheaded, Season 1, Episode 1 Wode, Willis Season 1, Episode 5 Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun Shot by arrow in eye, Season 6, Episode 9 Yarwyck, Othell Hanged (executed), Season 6, Episode 3 Ygritte Shot by arrow, Season 4, Episode 9 Yoren Stabbed, Season 2, Episode 3

[@OfficialDJTasawennateken]

Yes posting spoilers does ruin it for other people especially when a TV show episode just came out and people are posting in groups and stuff about it where everybody could see it and then end up ruining me experience for other people you shouldn't post anything about something until it's been out for a week or even a month the fact that people go watch something and post about it right after and expose everything just shows me that they're ignorant and they have no brain up there

[@nazilairi3559]

I hate spoiler because its happen to me when i watch my fav series drama and then someone spoil me the best and sad part. when I came in that scene I feel so empty because of the spoiler

[@theonlyalan731]

I can definitely say that in my experience I tend to enjoy movies more when I haven't had them spoiled vs when I have. Especially when it's a suspense thriller or something of that nature.

[@subwoofer7302]

My friend sent me this video after spoiling Endgame for me😭😂😭😂

[@geboinzki.iman2828]

Me too is this really helpful I know the ending even if were gonna watch it this Wednesday 😢😢😢

[@geboinzki.iman2828]

me too 😢😢😢is this really helpful because were just gonna watch this Wednesday

[@geboinzki.iman2828]

me too is this helpful to you😢😢😢

[@geboinzki.iman2828]

me too😢😢😢

[@geboinzki.iman2828]

me too can you give me some advice were gonna watch it this Wednesday

[@dodec8449]

A story that depends so much on plot twists that the entire story is ruined because of "spoilers" is just a dumb story. It's one of the weak points of GoT i think. The idea of the plot twist is being milked out, which makes the series boring sometimes. Luckily I like the universe in the series a lot.

[@viet_cong_momiji2324]

Short answer:no Long answer: also No

[@MegaDroogie1]

I disagree with that a lot, but I don't have anything but rhetoric to back that up. I've had things spoiled for me before and it totally ruined it for me. I love the experience and adrenaline of discovering something in real time. It makes me feel like I'm experiencing it with the characters. I can relate to them and empathize with whatever response they may have to the event. I like to experience media in a way that suspends my own reality. And when I have meta knowledge of the universe in which the story is taking place, I'm removed from it by default. I would relate it to experiencing real-world tragedy as it happens as opposed to reading about the events that happened before I was born. Do those events become any less significant or meaningful just because I didn't experience them? Absolutely not. But there's something different about being part of the world in which it happened. It's the reason our kids will understand that 9/11 was a big deal, but not comprehend the emotion and empathy that those who experienced it know. And as far as the point that someone watching or reading more than once, I don't agree there, either. the first time I experience a story, it solidifies my love for it. I get to experience all those sensations and feelings I previously mentioned. And then the subsequent readings/viewings allow me to appreciate things that I missed while being caught up in the narrative; the subtleties and nuance of character developments and events. I need both the initial experience and the follow-up ones to truly appreciate a story. And I've found that having one and not the other just isn't enough. But those are just my personal experiences. I understand that they don't discredit a study or experiment.