Matthew Weiner is one of the best in the business when it comes to obscuring spoilers for "Mad Men."
Try as he might, though, he can't control social media.
Common knowledge holds that Facebook and Twitter will be the most spoiler-heavy, and that hitting refresh on either of those timelines is foolish if you want the plot to remain a secret.
Instagram, however, is usually considered to be a safe space.
But last night, when the penultimate episode of "Mad Men" aired on AMC, spoilers came in the form of Instagram comments under a photo posted by one of the show's stars.
(Please don't read on if you don't want to encounter a spoiler yourself.)
January Jones posted a photo of herself in character as Betty Draper.
For anyone who hadn't seen the episode yet, the post in and of itself was not a spoiler, as it didn't have a caption.
It was clear to anyone who hadn't yet seen the episode: something really, really bad had happened to Betty Draper this week.
Fans were apparently not amused by this and other Instagram spoilers:
—Mary (@MaryM_21) May 11, 2015
—tia чай (@chaitbag) May 11, 2015
—Natalie (@natfeelco) May 11, 2015
—Sarah-Jane Collins (@sarahjanenotes) May 11, 2015
—Petite Cecile (@petitececile) May 11, 2015
—Megan Thompson (@MeganThompson) May 11, 2015