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[timepiececlock]

Ok, so I see the spoilers for Buffy episode 21 are out. Most of the people on my friends list are really good about this, but I just want to remind you all again to HIDE YOUR SPOILERS!

If anyone doesn't know how to do the lj-cut feature which hides text, you can find it in LiveJournal FAQ (on your right) under Journal Entries---> LJ specific tags.

Remember, moods are spoilers too! If your subject tells how incredibly overwrought you are becuase of great tragedy, or mad because you're a hard-core shipper and "something will happen to yuor pairing"-- Not cool! I don't want to accidentally infer that someone died or broke up or confessed "I love you", or whatever mught happen as that series comes to a close. The only non-spoilery emotion is surprise or lack of surprise.

But like I said, most of you are pretty sensitive to this, which is great. I just wanted to put it up because this is the _series_finale_, and I don't want to be accidentally ruined for it, not a bit.

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[evemac.livejournal.com]

I hope I didn't spoil you with mine -- I think I was too incoherent, as my subject line was, "What! What...what?" And hyper (as a mood) doesn't really give away much either.

But again, I admire you SO MUCH for staying spoiler free. I am going to try for the final ep, but I'm not promising anything. ;)

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Nah, I haven't been accidentally spoiled on LJ recently. Earlier in the year though there's been times where someone would post about how "Spoilers are really getting them down" or how "Spoilers about Spike have them in a cloud of shipper bliss"... things like that. I just wanted to put something up to request that people be extra-sensitive for these final episodes of the show. Last time I was accidentally spoiled for the soul in Africa, and its made me very bitter-- because what a surprise that could have been, if I hadn't had guessed/known? Luckily I was unspoiled for Giles' return, so at least I had that.

But again, I admire you SO MUCH for staying spoiler free. I am going to try for the final ep, but I'm not promising anything. ;)

I've just foudn that the entire aspect of fandom that deals with spoilers leaves a bad taste in my mouth when I later watch the show. People's interpretation of spoilers and their pre-analyses... they really ruin the experience of watching the show. Also, because I've only gotten into spoilers a few times, I'm not really that knowledgable about them, and prefer to stay that way. Easier to avoid temptation if you don't know where to get your next fix.

There's one casting spoiler I've had for a while now because it was rumored from the beginning of the season, and it was confirmed on tonight's Angel, which I download most of early from wisteria. For some reason, it doesn't bother me to read AtS spoilers. Probably because I'm not that invested in the show, even thoguh I enjoy it.

[evemac.livejournal.com]

People's interpretation of spoilers and their pre-analyses... they really ruin the experience of watching the show.

Jeez, tell me about it. Yesterday I looked on BAPS for a link for the BtVS ep 17 trailer, and I was bombarded with people making assumptions, ripping up characters, and whining about spoilers.

I cannot tell you how many times I have written a post telling everyone to stop assuming and wait (at least) until the spoiler is confirmed, or until we receive more knowledge which makes the spoiler make more sense -- and then said, "Fuck it," and given up.

Some people will persist to blow spoilers way out of proportion; there's nothing I can do about it. For now, I just read directly from the sources and read analyses from people whom I know are rational.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

For now, I just read directly from the sources and read analyses from people whom I know are rational.

A good plan, that. I'm the same way about episode reviews-- I've gotten tired of the downers this year and now pretty much only read from the people who are optimistic like myself, and don't just whine about it and "rip up characters."