There's nothing worse for a movie lover than knowing what's gonna happen next in the movie before you've even watched it.
I'm sure many can relate to the idea as all of you at any point of time would have faced something that I'm facing right now. And as I write this dramatic post, I swear I'm cursing the mega search engine Google for this fate of mine that now seems to be worse than death.
Yes, the Google as it has this unfettered access to each and everything that makes it totally unavoidable sometimes. Unavoidable and cancerous too..'coz you also fall prey to it and end up picking up on the stuff that you should really avoid to not turn your 'spoiler' into 'super spoiler'.
And it's not just a one time thing; it happens to you again and again. I'm sure nobody has forgotten the famous 'Red Wedding' spoiler of 'Game of Thrones' or 'The Girl with yellow umbrella' one from 'How I Met Your Mother'. And the saga doesn't just stop there. So beware if you've promised yourself that you're not going to fall for any such thing coz you never know when you're already the victim.
As a matter of fact, this time for me it has happened with 'Downton Abbey'. I started watching this series with full fervour, courtesy to the colonial era, heavy accent, amazing dresses and pretty faces. I watched the season 1 without any hassle, getting surprised at the moments that were meant for it. It just so happened the other day I was introducing one of my friends to the 'Downton' stars and as I started googling 'Lady Sybil', my screen popped up with the searches mentioning 'Lady Sybil dies' (That would happen in season 4). It broke my heart not only because it snatched away my 'Holy cow!' moment but also because Sybil is my favourite 'Downton Abbey' star. An ultra modern, ahead of her time, naive and oh-so beautiful Sybil- who in my view should be the one who should live throughout the 'Downton' saga.
And as I already said, the story never just stops there. It made me prick up my ears more and more and I now know who Lady Mary (another character from Downton Abbey) is married to and how many children the couple have and the other little related details.
Guess it's gonna take me this blog until I do take my frustration out and stop thinking about it. Or maybe I'd better start finishing up this series.
Hoping I don't run across another spoiler!
Laters,
G
