The Idiot’s Guide To Avoiding Spoilers

The way we consume media has changed drastically over the past couple of years. Ever since the advent of the internet, we have become more connected with information traveling much quicker than it did a few decades ago. Unfortunately, this also means forms of entertainment can now be easily spoiled by internet trolls who may reveal things like who will die on this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, or how a highly-anticipated blockbuster will end. Luckily, there are a few ways that you can avoid having your favorite forms of entertainment being spoiled for you. Here’s what you can do to keep those surprises coming.

Don’t read internet comments

Nearly every website has some sort of a comment section where people love to post spoilers. So it is best to avoid comment sections when you’re close to a release of a given movie or video game. For example, the game Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End won’t get released until May 10, but a handful of people have already gotten a hold of the game and spoilers are now rampant on the web. As a result, I’m avoiding all comment sections until I finish the game.

Stay Off Social Media

While internet trolls may post spoilers on comment sections, social media is where spoilers thrive. One example of this would be during last December when a Youtuber I’ve been following for four years revealed that he had had Star War: The Force Awakens spoiled for him 15 minutes before he walked into the film. Speaking of movies, Captain America: Civil War comes out for most of the world a week earlier than it does in the US. Staying off website like Twitter and Facebook will go a long way to help keep you from finding out who wins, lives, or dies in this blockbuster.

Beware Of Trailers

Sometimes internet trolls aren’t the only ones who spoil things for everyone. Sometimes even movie studios unintentionally do the same thing. Back in December, Warner Bros released a disastrous trailer for Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice that managed to spoil the entire movie in about two and a half minutes. So unless you like practically the whole basic plot of a movie to be revealed, quit watching trailers after a movie’s initial trailer. For example, I stopped watching any promotional material for Star Wars: The Force Awakens after its first big trailer debuted at Monday Night Football last October. As a result, when I walked into the film, my curiosity was intact.

These are just few ways that I have been able to avoid spoilers for movie, TV shows, and games. While staying off social media can be difficult, trust me– it will all pay off in the end.