I have never seen the show, but I think they tipped their hand, given 1) the existence of the continuity czar that began after the show started , 2) their commentary about figuring out the best way to run the show by watching the show , and 3) the explicit acknowledgement that they may have been making it all up as they went along: Locke is now the voice of a very large subset of the audience who believes that when L…
If I may ask why on earth would you read an eight page article on a show that you've never seen?
I have a few friends who watch it, and someone told me to watch it once upon a time. Reading a flashy, well-written 8-page article at my leisure seemed like a much quicker way to find out what all the fuss was about than actually watching a 6-season show.