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:''Not to be confused with ''[[The Spoilers]]'', a [[Third Doctor]] comic strip story.''
:''Not to be confused with ''[[The Spoilers]]'', a [[Third Doctor]] comic strip story.''
A '''spoiler''' is any piece of information that reveals plot elements prematurely. Some people may wish them to remain unrevealed to let them enjoy the source material to its greatest extent, without any previous knowledge of the outcome. Some examples of spoilers would be the death of a major character or an unexpected plot twist.
 
'''Spoiler''' is any piece of future information, about something or event that haven't happened yet.
The phrase "spoiler" is used a lot in the dialogues between [[River Song]] and [[The Doctor]], when one of them has details about the other's future life. For example, in [[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'', when Mels is regenerate into her next incarnation, a.k.a River Song, The Doctor, [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] are keep saying this is River Song, but since she didn't know then who River Song is, she asks who River is, and the Doctor answers "Spoilers," but she didn't even knew the word "spoiler" then.  
In addition, in [[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'', River has to tell the Doctor spoilers when he asks who sent them (and Amy and Rory) to America so as not to change the Doctor's future by having him know it was a future version of himself who asked them there.
 
== Behind the Scenes ==
* The reference was an intentional jibe by writer [[Steven Moffat]] at fans who want to know details of forthcoming episodes of ''Doctor Who'' before they air.
* The first time the phrase "Spoiler" was said, was by River Song, in the first meeting with her, in [[TV]]: [[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]].


For information on how spoilers are treated on the [[Doctor Who Wiki]], see [[Tardis:Spoiler policy]].
For information on how spoilers are treated on the [[Doctor Who Wiki]], see [[Tardis:Spoiler policy]].


== In-Universe Spoilers ==
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The [[Tenth Doctor]] once called knowledge of details of his own future "spoilers", and refused to read [[River Song]]'s diary. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'') This phrase has been used many times since then between River and the Doctor when one of them has information that could change the other's future. For example, in ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]''), River has to tell the Doctor spoilers when he asks who sent them (and Amy and Rory) to America so as not to change the Doctor's future by having him know it was a future version of himself who asked them there. The reference was an intentional jibe by writer [[Steven Moffat]] at fans who want to know details of forthcoming episodes of ''Doctor Who'' before they air.


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Not to be confused with The Spoilers, a Third Doctor comic strip story.

Spoiler is any piece of future information, about something or event that haven't happened yet. The phrase "spoiler" is used a lot in the dialogues between River Song and The Doctor, when one of them has details about the other's future life. For example, in TV: Let's Kill Hitler, when Mels is regenerate into her next incarnation, a.k.a River Song, The Doctor, Amy and Rory are keep saying this is River Song, but since she didn't know then who River Song is, she asks who River is, and the Doctor answers "Spoilers," but she didn't even knew the word "spoiler" then. In addition, in TV: The Impossible Astronaut, River has to tell the Doctor spoilers when he asks who sent them (and Amy and Rory) to America so as not to change the Doctor's future by having him know it was a future version of himself who asked them there.

Behind the Scenes

  • The reference was an intentional jibe by writer Steven Moffat at fans who want to know details of forthcoming episodes of Doctor Who before they air.
  • The first time the phrase "Spoiler" was said, was by River Song, in the first meeting with her, in TV: Silence in the Library.

For information on how spoilers are treated on the Doctor Who Wiki, see Tardis:Spoiler policy.

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