the writers strike fucked them up, that's what started it all. they had to cut the season that it happened during short and then all the rest were cut short as well. also, the writers threw out so many mysteries and had no definitive answers, even to ones that were made to seem big. i think they just got lazy and wanted to move on with their careers. but still, they could have tied up a lot of loose ends and handled some shit a little better. oh well... the show still had a lot of good shit going on, i'm not hating, just a little upset.