Amazon Spoils Their Own Show

[hisjulliet]

The ineffable wait intensifies. Good Omens returns July 28th, exclusively on @PrimeVideo. pic.twitter.com/dnbHC57QgE
- Good Omens (@GoodOmensPrime) June 7, 2023
British fantasy comedy series 'Good Omens', that airs on Amazon Prime, got a lot of buzz on Twitter today when a potential pivotal plot moment about its two main lead characters was leaked by

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[dustbunny105]

Anti-spoiler culture continues to baffle me. I cannot imagine being upset about seeing something like this in a promo.

[violue]

I guess it's the "what could have been" of not getting to experience something like that in the moment, instead happening to see a blurry screencap on social media.

[dustbunny105]

For me, knowing something is going to happen is such a different experience from seeing it happen in context that it doesn't feel like it ruins anything for me. It either makes me more excited to see it happen in its moment, if it's something I like, or lets me kinda make peace with it, if it's something I don't. Not that I've never liked something I was entirely surprised by but I generally look forward to and enjoy things more if I've been spoiled, tbh.

[deerlike]

tbh whenever I'm spoilt, it only causes me to anticipate seeing it for myself, in context, even more.

[dustbunny105]

Yeah, same. Or if it's something I hate, I'm glad for the warning that it's coming.

[bostongirl2003]

this. I think of them the same as trailers and episode previews.

[yami_no_hoshi]

Something like this wouldn’t necessarily bother me but if I got a surprise twist ending spoiled it would really annoy me. I like to be surprised and I like to realize something is coming with a buildup.

Like in the 3rd season finale of Lost, the last few minutes were a shock and I loved gradually realizing what was going on. If I knew who it was getting out of the car, it wouldn’t ruin the show for me or anything but it wouldn’t have been as shocking a moment.

But everyone is different and consumes media differently, I know.

[dustbunny105]

I can get that, even if it wouldn't bother me personally. I don't dislike being surprised but it doesn't especially affect my enjoyment of a thing one way or the other as a general rule. At the same time, being surprised by or spoiled for a twist does change the experience enough that I understand having a preference and so I do try to be spoiler-conscious as a courtesy. It's when it's a development like this, which feels pretty obvious to me even as someone who doesn't watch the show, that I start scratching my head.

[yami_no_hoshi]

Yeah, like this to me also seems obvious lol so that’s why it wouldn’t bother me personally. I read the book ages ago but have only watched episode 1 of the show. It’s not a twist or an out of nowhere plot development. Plus no one knows the context, the buildup, etc. so I think that’s still exciting to find out even if you know what’s gonna happen!

[ginainabottle]

As someone who's surrounded by anti-spoiler freaks, I agree. One of my friends CRIED bc he got a spoiler and he's not even a crier in general. I say so little about shit I recommend/they might enjoy bc every fucking thing, even a 'omg it was such a wonderful finale' they consider spoilery. Fucking freaks, I tell you.

[dustbunny105]

That is... yikes. I know a lot of anti-spoiler folks but no one who would react to that extent or draw the line at "it was good" with no details. Does their enjoyment of something hinge on the possibility that it'll suck or??

[ginainabottle]

I gave on trying to understand it tbh they're lucky I already love them bc had I known that bullshit from the start I'd probably have just peaced out lol It's so, so annoying.

[waxandstrings]

i always consume spoilers so i mostly agree, but there are some instances where i've wished i wasn't spoiled about something. sometimes knowing the end of a plot can ruin the enjoyment of the early stages of it if you know a ship ends on bad terms or a character is gonna die, etc, but for the most part, i don't get the big deal

[dustbunny105]

See, I can't even be bothered to try to avoid spoilers for that kind of thing, personally; if I find out, I find out. In some cases, I might even seek them. I'm prone to getting all up in my feelings when I'm not in the right state of mind to regulate myself and I like to be able to decide going in, at least in some cases, how much I want to emotionally invest in, say, a relationship that's going to end badly. On the other hand, knowing a character is going to die sometimes makes me more attached to them, lol, if it's a character I'd have liked already.

I can at least get why people wouldn't want to know those things going in, though, even if I can't relate. It's stuff like this that leaves me scratching my head.

[waxandstrings]

oh, i'm almost always the one that makes the choice to spoil myself, i just sometimes find i regret it depending on how the story plays out. but just knowing things doesn't inherently ruin a viewing experience for me like it does for some people