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Originally Posted by Cappy
I would disagree somewhat
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To me, it's a disengenous way of storytelling.
The hook is the mystery, and the narrative is entirely built around that mystery until it becomes impossible to deliver a satisfying explanation. So they shift to relying on character in the hopes viewers will do the same and forget why they were watching in the first place.
If the characters were the strength of the show they would have started building from that foundation in the first place, instead of layering up from the mystery bedrock.
At least, like you mention, they jumped that shark early enough that people didn't have the prolonged ability to realize they were duped like Lost...but they were still swindled.