Originally Posted by
cato
I didn't mean to imply that the audience should be blamed for how the story played out. The audience only shares culpability for its own reaction. Specifically, I am talking about those who enjoyed the show along the way, only to be massively disappointed at the ending, and have their prior enjoyment turn to outrage.
It's a "fool once, fool me twice" kind of thing. Sure, Cuse and Lindelof repeatedly promissed big and wonderful things. But after about 3 or 4 seasons, it was pretty clear that they couldn't deliver all that seemed possible after seasons 1 and 2. Expectations should have been downgraded. Grand promises from the writers should have been met with skepticism.