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When captions spoil your show

This is a relatable reaction meme featuring a young man reclining in an armchair with an annoyed, unimpressed expression, one hand resting on his head. The text at the top jokes about the common annoying experience where having closed captions enabled while watching a movie or show accidentally spoils the big reveal of a hidden character's identity before the plot gets to reveal it on screen, which matches the annoyed reaction of the man in the image.
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When you got the captions on and they spoil the identity of a character

Overview

This is a relatable reaction meme featuring a young man reclining in an armchair with an annoyed, unimpressed expression, one hand resting on his head. The text at the top jokes about the common annoying experience where having closed captions enabled while watching a movie or show accidentally spoils the big reveal of a hidden character's identity before the plot gets to reveal it on screen, which matches the annoyed reaction of the man in the image.

Origin notes

This meme originated on Reddit, as noted by the provided original context title. It was created using the Mematic mobile meme making app, and is a relatable joke about a common frustration media consumers face when watching new content with captions enabled.

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