‘Lost’ Finale Spoiled Yet Again
Posted on May 30, 2008 in Entertainment
In the weeks leading up to the third season finale of ‘Lost‘ last year, an anonymous tipster known only as "Lostfan108" delivered what he claimed to be spoilers for the season’s last two episodes to a Lost-centric spoilers blog.
After the episodes aired, Lostfan108’s spoilers were proven completely accurate.
The producers of ‘Lost’ were dismayed by the complete spoiling of the episodes, and went into "radio silence," abstaining from releasing any information about the next season and turning down interviews.
But Lostfan108 has managed to strike again.
Lostfan108 delivered spoilers to the DarkUFO ‘Lost’ spoiler blog for all three parts of the fourth season finale. While these spoilers were far less detailed than last year’s spoilers, the major revelations of the episode were available well before the episodes aired.
This latest successful spoiling has re-sparked a major debate about spoilers.
Many fans claim they taint the show and ruin the experience for all who read them, going so far as to say those who read spoilers are not true fans of the show. But others enjoy the experience of finding the information and knowing ahead of time.
We know the show’s producers loathe spoilers, but do the spoilers really have a negative impact on the show?
It can be argued that anyone who is going to read spoilers and not watch the episode would not watch the episode anyway, instead opting to read a summary the next morning.
But one can also make a very valid case against spoilers by pointing out that fans who read message boards or chat with friends, family, or co-workers about the show are extremely susceptible to unwillingly having the show spoiled for them.
What do you think about spoilers? Are they good? Bad? Do you think they have their place?
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No they do not have a place. They are bad for the industry (whether it be literature, gaming or television and in particular, movies). The only time they are “good” or a better term would be useful, is when you want to ruin something for someone else and that is always bad.
People who post spoilers just plain suck. Remember going to a movie and hearing some jerkoff say that something is going to happen that “you should see it”? Well I guess they have gone digital and honestly, anyone who scours the internet for spoilers to see if they can be the One To Post It should just get a life and let the rest of us enjoy ours’. Spoiler Free.