Talk:Season Three/@comment-4554525-20151009234859/@comment-26247132-20151111003525

I watched the first two seasons of Lost but I could never get into it because it's one of those "mysteries" shows that keeps you watching just so you can find out what happened. Maybe it is still good writing but I couldn't see past them using cheap tricks to retain viewership.

I really don't like those kinds of shows because it feels manipulative to me that the only way they can keep viewers from week-to-week is if they trap them into needing to know the answer (this is TWD's current problem). I'm allergic to that type of story-telling. It should be good enough writing that the viewers will keep watching after the "mysteries" are answered instead of holding off on answering anything indefinitely. Usually, I'll just wait till the series is over and spoil myself on wikipedia and then maybe binge it if it still sounds good.