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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Stuart Heritage

Spoiler: people need to stop ruining the plots of TV shows

‘We should all give ourselves 72 hours after an hour of television like Connor’s Wedding to quietly sit and process’ … Kieran Culkin in the heavily spoilered third episode of Succession.
‘We should all give ourselves 72 hours after an hour of television like Connor’s Wedding to quietly sit and process’ … Kieran Culkin in the heavily spoilered third episode of Succession. Photograph: Home Box Office/HBO

I’d usually start a piece like this with a warning about spoilers. I’d point out that I’m about to discuss major events that took place during a recent television episode, and then do my best to persuade anyone who hasn’t seen it to stop reading, lest their enjoyment of the episode is ruined for ever.

But, honestly, what’s the point? If you’ve seen a copy of the Daily Mail today – in the flesh, or online, or on TV – you will have seen the front page obituary for (final spoiler warning) Logan Roy. “Farewell to the foul-mouthed tyrant whose life (and death) were so explosively dramatic you couldn’t make it up!” crowed the Mail’s banner, taking up a quarter of the entire page, and adding “LOGAN ROY 1938-2023” just for the absolute avoidance of doubt.

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