here's the deal about spoilers

the thing that gets me blocked the most.

Hey guys,

How do you feel about spoilers?

I feel like I have a tetchy relationship with them. They don’t bother me as much as they do most people, but I also tend to actively seek them out.

I realised this earlier when while reading a particular uncomfortable section of a book, I started flipping through the rest to see what’s going to happen next and I found a crazy spoiler and I was like WTF is wrong with me. Why do I need to know what is going to happen so badly? I remember during the Harry Potter days I would have to be strict on myself and only allow myself to read the chapter names and nothing else. I remember when someone put an obituary for Sirius Black in the Cape Argus after Order of the Phoenix came out and there was an uproar. I still think that was a hilarious prank.

During Game of Thrones time, I was obsessed with it. I read the books because of this and then was sucked into Reddit and the podcast, Storm of Spoilers trying to figure out what is going to happen next, pouring over set photos. It was a wild time. But in contrast, I also didn’t want anyone else to spoil me hence me waking up at 3 am to watch it live. This is also why so many people have me blocked on Twitter. We win some, we lose some.

Maybe I like being a know-it-all but most of that time I just want to know more than Past Caryn, who is an idiot anyhow lol. Maybe it’s a fear of the unknown? Maybe I am incredibly impatient? But guys, I don’t have money for a therapist because I am unemployed so I’m ranting about this here.

Apologies xx

Please let me know your views on spoilers? Love them or hate them? Even though they are practically unavoidable in the social media age.

other things that are on my mind this week:

• South African artist Elaine just signed to Columbia Records (AMAZING) and released the music video for Risky. I’ve been a fan of hers for a while and I’m so happy to see her soaring:

• Last week’s newsletter was dedicated to The Crown and shortly after the trailer for The Crown season 4 was released. I am so excited to see Princess Diana wreck things up next season:

• I wrote my first 5-star review for Channel24 about I May Destroy You, which premieres on Showmax and 1Magic today. I was floored by the show, but you can read the full review here.

• I also binge-watched The Bold Type season 4 this week and I was very meh about it. There were some high points that I enjoyed but for the most part I was disappointed with how they dealt with the characterisation of Kat, Sutton and Adena. But I’m weirdly shipping Alex and Jane?

crushing on:

This week on the podcast I was joined by Kevin Kriedemann, the publicist at Showmax. We discussed Showmax Pro, the future of binge-watching, and what is coming up on Showmax. Kevin is so knowledgeable and the way he talks about the various series and movies will have you want to watch everything right away. Listen to the episode here.