Originally Posted by Chris T

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They are stringing it out much too far for my liking - take the constant flashbacks for example. That worked nicely in the first series as a way of introducing the characters, but now we know who they all are, the flashbacks are just a means to slow down the narrative (and I won't buy any suggestions that the flashbacks in the season 2 finale were useful for feeding the overall plot, bringing Desmond's girlfriend in at the last minute as a season cliffhanger was an extremely lazy piece of plotwork). If they don't shake it up next season, Lost is going to become a triumph of style over substance. The attributes that made it an intriguing piece of TV when it was first screened are in danger of stalling it.