VG, I fell in love with Lost the first season and it always felt like you were learning little by little about the island and about the people. The second season felt like a stand still, the show didn't really go too far and in general I found myself becoming bored with what was being offered. To me at least, it doesn't seem like there is a master plan for the show. Every episode introduces more and more questions and almost no answers. I just feel like some loose ends should be tied up before new questions arise. I most certainly don't want Lost dumbed down and I don't think action is the answer either, it needs some of the magic it used to have. Before, the shw was about man against the element and the people had to work together to survive. I always found that interesting. Aside from that, we knew something was not quite right with the island and the little clues that popped up here and there made it all the more interesting. I want to have some clue about "The Others" and what their deal is. Knowing nothing about them for an entire season at this point is just frustrating. Like I said I didn't like the second season and I think the show spun it's wheels for so long that now I am hesitant to spend time watching. The one thing I will say is that there is still enormous potential for the show I just think the writers need to decide where they are taking the plot and then run with it. Though I'm not an anime fan (my fiancee is), the one thing I like about their style is that they have a story to tell and they tell it without wasting time. Whether it will air for 5 years or 5 weeks it tells it's story and that's it, no filler. Lost seems like a show they could wrap up by the end of this season or in 1 more season, but I can see them just wasting time in order to make more money for ABC. I just want to wrap up by saying that I'm not hating on Lost, I love the show, but I just don't want to see it waste it's potential by losing direction that it seemed to have in the first season.
In the meantime I will enjoy Prison Break, and hopefully Lost gains back the direction it seemed to lose somewhere down the line.