Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic View Post
I think it just goes to show the entire show was about the characters, and all of the mystery stuff was just a plot device to tell us about them.

Whether or not you think that is a good thing, though, is up to you!
The characters were only half of the show. You don't spend six seasons building up the mysteries that much to cop out with an "it's about the characters" answer. If seeing the character moments was enough to satisfy some fans then more power to them, but the rest of us wanted some of the answers we were promised to go with them.

I'll point out that I'm not even talking about them throwing in a moment with Jacob laying out exactly what the island is and how everything works. Somewhat vague non-specific answers would have been fine, but they couldn't be bothered to even give us that much.