Here's an interesting article by NY Magazine that basically says a lot of what I'm thinking about the current problems that are weighing Lost down. The main thing being that the very basis of Lost's story-telling technique isn't working anymore. Obviously the flashbacks and whatnot worked for awhile, it's sinking the show now. They need to seriously re-think how they're telling their story and get their act together.

But which would you rather tune in to next fall: a brand-new mystery from the creators of Lost, that entirely satisfying and thrilling limited-run series you loved? Or yet another season of Lost, that show that started out so well but is now meandering all over the damn place? Puzzles are meant to be solved, not prolonged. You can only tease viewers so long before they feel like they’re being mocked.