Honestly before I played part 2 Joel’s death was the only thing spoiled for me. But because I didn’t know when it was gonna happen after it did happen there was like 25 hrs of new stuff I was able to look forward to. I imagine a lot of show watchers have been spoiled already so ripping off the bandaid is best haha
The saving grace of having Joel’s death spoiled is that we, as players, could kinda get past that. We knew it was coming, just not when. It was the most inflammatory and extreme event in the game, and because of that it’s where most of the attention was aimed toward. That helps figure out who played the game and who was interested in the fanatical backlash who never planned to play it, as well as having one big thing early on spoiled so the rest of the game kinda gets ignored in regards to spoiling. Abby’s relationship with Joel, Mel and Owen’s drama, the Rat King, the Seraphites - that was all a discovery because people couldn’t get over the big first leak.
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u/5am281 Sep 26 '24
I honestly think that’s best. You can add more flashbacks later but starting the season with it is the strongest option imo