So I agree these are stupid, but these really are blink and you'll miss it moments. I've been watching this season and had no idea what this article was talking about.

I went back and sure enough they're there, but most are just Dexter doing Dexter things it feels more like a character recap than spoiling future events.

That being said, just because I missed both of the spoilers mentioned in the article doesn't mean they're a good idea. Once I'm watching the episode I don't need to be convinced with a sneak peek, I'm watching it.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

"Previously On" segments do the same thing for me. What's that, you're showing a character who appeared 8 episodes ago and gave an ominous warning? Wonder if THAT will come to fruition this episode?

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I don't mind that since it's just a reminder of things I've already seen. It is wild when they reference things from many episodes or seasons ago, but it's a nice reminder if you're not bingeing the show.

Plus Game of Thrones pulled off the best version of this.

Game of Thrones season 5 spoiler

The season 5 finale has a previously on that includes Uncle Benjen talking to Jon Snow, saying that they'll talk when he returns. A scene that happened at the beginning of season 1.

It's an action packed episode so when we finally get to the end with Jon and he's pulled away with rumors of his Uncle Benjen we're already primed for it. Without the previously on some random character would have to bring him up during the episode, which would have been weird.

The excitement comes from the viewer reacting the same way as Jon.

[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

GOOD what a stupid fucking thing. Whoever thought it was a good idea to spoil the most iconic scenes of the episode within the first 5 seconds must have some serious brainrot. I do not understand it.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I assume the same person who added it to movie trailers. It's weird to watch a trailer, but the first 5 seconds of the trailer is a rapid fire of trailer images. It's like a trailer for trailer.

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

It's the Gold Rush effect. Showing you all the good bits in the first 6 seconds assuming you have goldfishbrain.

Just have a shorter intro if you want people to pay attention! GET THE FUCK ON WITH IT

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

They watch too many anime OPs. They do that shit all the time.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

i’ve always hated this shit in shows. battlestar galactica did it too.

like… why? i’m already watching the show, you don’t need to tease me.

[–] yessikg@fedia.io -3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I hate this No SpOiLeRs culture that Disney created

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think it's a Disney thing.

[–] yessikg@fedia.io 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, it is. It only truly started being a thing when Disney took over Marvel

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Huh? I don't care about Disney at all and I hate spoilers. People also complained when Battlestar Galactica did the same thing.

[–] yessikg@fedia.io 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

People complaining about spoilers have been a thing for longer, but this insistence on no spoilers at all started with Disney's super intense secret keeping for the MCU

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I always didn't like how Battlestar Galactica did the same "show clips from the episode" in the intro either. I don't think many people did either.

[–] yessikg@fedia.io 1 points 2 minutes ago

That was the standard for years, Murder She Wrote would sometimes even show the murder in the intro

[–] Blxter@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 hours ago

I actually think the fast snippets are pretty cool it gives me everything I want from a trailer in like 5 seconds lol