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[Nuytsia]

Mervi it did occur to me that the repetitive nature of the on-screen action might be making that very point you mention, but that doesn't make it any more enjoyable for me to watch......
I can't speak for anyone else, but the reasons of not being able to just passively watch it and having to think about it a lot are certainly not the reasons I don't love watching every minute of every season of Lost. Quite the contrary - I don't think I'd enjoy reading and discussing works of authors like Hobb and Martin if that were the case.
I really find TV shows where everything is obvious pretty boring .... and I suspect most people on this forum probably do too, or else they'd probably read some books like errrr hmmmm Mills and Boon??? (woops I'm not very knowledgeable on light entertainment authors! I should go check out an airport bookshop) Rather than Robin Hobb!
I really don't think I disagree with your point that Lost is a good show. I watched most of it after all! I'm not saying they necessarily should have made it differently, just explaining myself as to why I didn't watch it all.