Spoiler Culture

I'll admit it: I'm a Lost addict. I'll not try to justify, qualify, or explain my raging fandom. It just is.

As it has for other television series with cult followings (ranging from Battlestar Galactica to Survivor), the surrounding spoiler culture is thriving as a new season begins. As Wired's Hugh Hart puts it: "To the true believer, spoilers are the sincerest form of flattery."

Books, blogs, websites, and even a Lostpedia provide venue for believers to obsess and flatter. I'll not take a stab at spoiling anything here (I struggle with both the obsessive urge to know and a romanticized sentiment for enjoying the surprise), other than to say this:

I may be taking Wednesdays off for a while...

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