Broadchurch and the art of avoiding *spoilers*

Something I should mention about myself.  I am a huge lover of spoilers.  I crave instant gratification and *hate* to wait to find out something.  I can usually hold out better with books, but when talking about TV series stretched over weeks to months, it gets really difficult for me.

Now, over the last few weeks, the husband and I have been watching Broadchurch on BBC America.  This is not the first time I have watched a BBC/ITV series after it aired in the UK.  For example, I knew all of the major events in Downton Abbey series 3 before watching it on PBS several months after it showed across the pond.  It didn't really ruin my experience and actually made it a little more emotional because I removed that "surprise" factor that would have left me feeling more angry than sad.

Heading into the first episode of Broadchurch, I promised myself that I would avoid spoilers, given that the series consists of a season long mystery.  I am now finding that this is much harder than I could have anticipated.  After the fourth episode, I went on IMDB to look up an actor's name and accidentally saw an episode description that pointed my thoughts about the "whodunnit" side in a direction I had not anticipated.

I now know that I cannot touch IMDB in addition to steadfastly avoiding Wikipedia, the easiest site to spoil yourself on, ever.

We are about to get into the final two episodes, and I am still fairly certain that I haven't the foggiest on who killed Danny, and am really enjoying the ride.  The hubby has been certain throughout that it was DI Miller's husband.

My general impressions thus far are that this is one of the best "cop" shows I have ever seen.  The music, acting, and cinematography are perfection.  The scene that most comes to mind is in the first episode, when Danny's mother is waiting in traffic and asking people what is happening.  That moment when she realizes that her missing son might be the body on the beach... utterly gut-wrenching.

In each episode, not that much generally happens, but we have been practically on the edge of our seat every week.  We're left wanting more, every single time.  I'm almost sad that the finale is just 6 days away.  All I can say is... Well done BBC.  And please, air it concurrently in the US next season.