But even though you didnt enjoy going cold turkey with the spoilers, was it worth it (and a different experience) when you sat down and watched?
It really was different - felt very strange not having the first clue where the story was going - and I'm glad I did it for the Xmas special just to see what it was like. I think for me, spoliers and guesswork are actually as much part of the fun as watching the final show. The Eleventh Hour is the perfect example. I was pretty well up to speed with all the spoilers but nothing could prepare me for how brilliant it actually was. The biggest spoiler/source of worry for me was Amy's job as a kissogram but actually I was amazed how little I cared when I was watching. Spoliers are echoes and pointers but as with so much of life, context is king and even the most detailed spoilers generally lack the context of the whole story.
