Are You as Lost About "Lost" as I Am?

When I first started watching the show Lost, it was towards the end of the season. Then, I watched the beginning of the season during the Summer. Needless to say, I had my attention on the show for loyalty reasons in the first place (same with Grey's Anatomy). I didn't think that the show was necessarily going to hit (same with Grey's Anatomy), but I watched it. The concept and the premise of the show was impeccable, with the flashbacks of the different characters and the interaction between these people that were brought together by the worst circumstances ever. I was intrigued and I was pulled in by the time that the season finale, where Walt was taken by the others, rolled around again. However, something went really wrong.

The second season started out fine, with the introduction of Desmond and all. But then, it turned into something...generically weird. There was a button that had to be pressed after the person entered a code of numbers that seemed to had caused Hurley bad luck after he won the lottery using those same numbers. Then, there were the "tailies" that were led by Ana Lucia, who seemed to be trigger happy and suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Then, there was Henry Gale, whom Sayid whooped the spit out of and whom tried to kill Ana Lucia. Let's not forget about Michael's going postal and betraying everyone, killing two of the head women of the "tailies" and then shooting himself. And can somebody please tell me why Claire's baby is so special? Jack's diminishing good nature became a slight turn-off for me, but I still tuned in because I was still hopeful for him and Kate. The end of the second season was a complete disappointment, with the Others kidnapping Jack, Kate and Sawyer and the three toed foot statue and Michael literally riding off into the sunset with his son.