The thing is, Lost was actually really poorly written because they had to cut massive chunks out during the writers strike, and just half-arsed it.
See also: Heroes.
( BraynDedd Natasha Kaplinsky's labia majora, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 13:34, archived)

Heroes is an excellent example of inconsistency actually, yeah, totally moving the goalposts non stop.
TWD was not in the same league at all.
( RocketSurgeon is pretending he's still young, Tue 27 Sep 2011, 13:44, archived)