It's probably no coincidence that the show's Nielsen ratings climbed right about the same time that new Internet browsers opened the Web to a broader audience. Other spoilers are maddeningly inaccurate, either because an episode has been edited or because someone in the show's inner circle deliberately leaked misleading information. The pressure to post reliable spoilers even has created on-line stars of a sort. And every fan seems to approach the beast differently. Other fans say the spoilers are essential to understanding the convoluted plots of each show.
Many fans avoid spoilers like an extraterrestrial virus because they want to be surprised.
Plenty of the Internet spoiler information is indeed prescient. Mulder, of course, planted a wet one on the faux Scully. Ultimately, the garbage monster was a pedestrian effort. Jen S., another frequent visitor to our discussion board, knows the pain of a spoiler gone awry. As soon as the teaser was over, a huge hush fell about the room waiting for the new title sequence.