GoT Fans NEED To Know This Trick To Keep Spoilers Off Social Media
What do we say to posts with spoilers? NOT TODAY.
There's a certain bond only "Game of Thrones" fans share.
It's the bond that makes us bow our heads in sorrow at any mention of "The Red Wedding" and the reason we plan vacations around visiting the show's real-life filming locations.
So for people like us, a GoT spoiler is about as gut-wrenching as driving home from Taco Bell only to realize they forgot your mild sauce. Thankfully, we found a hack to ensure you'll never learn your favorite character is gonna die before you see the episode.
If you've ever had the misfortune of seeing a friend's spoiler-ridden Facebook post, your reaction was probably something like this:
While giving your friend a good throttling might make you feel better, any spoiler victim knows that what's been seen cannot be unseen.
Fortunately, there's a new tool for ensuring the GoT-spoiling posts of your bumbling social media acquaintances will never be allowed to hurt you ever again.
Game of Spoils is "a Game of Thrones spoiler-blocking plugin for your Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and Google News feeds." And it's available for Google Chrome.
The plugin shields your sensitive eyes by blacking out any posts that might contain plot-ruining details. It also has the added benefit of assigning each spoiler a humorously gruesome fate.
It can also tell you which specific keyword it flagged—in case you're really trying to avoid Arya's plotline, but don't give a rat's ass about Dany.
Sidenote: Nothing EVER happens to Dany.
Finally, the especially thorough spoiler evader can add specific phrases to the plugin's bank of keywords.
Because you can never predict when Hodor might say "Hodor."
The truly adventurous can uncover the potential spoiler by clicking anywhere on the blacked-out post, at which point it will be revealed slowly enough that you'll still have a few seconds to look away if you have second thoughts.
Just remember that GameofSpoils doesn't block spoilers everywhere on the web. Even with its protection, there's no substitute for plugging your ears, unplugging your internet, and staying off your phone until you've seen the latest episode!