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Like many shows, the story posed questions that could have been easily satisfied by one character asking another character, "Why'd you do this? Why do you want to do that?" and getting a straight answer. But the show used the standard TV plot device of deliberately avoiding people asking the questions, or when they did, they got no answer or a confusing answer, and did not press the point. I lost track of all the times I said to the screen, "No (insert character name here)! Give me a straight answer, or I'm not budging!"
Usually this isn't a huge deal, but on Lost there were so many questions of that sort, all of which were dealt with by the empty or refused answer, that it could get frustrating--an understatement deserving of very few TV shows, but most notably the original The Prisoner, Twin Peaks and perhaps Nowhere Man, at least two of which find people still debating their meanings and interpretations to this day.
Of note: Among the "farewell messages" that ABC posted during the commercial breaks was this: "I never understood Trekkies... until I became a Lostie!" An interesting comparison to a show that developed a centipede's legs after its initial run, and a following that contributed significantly to its longetivity and branching out into other media over time, until you could wallpaper a healthy-sized home with Star Trek novel covers, and watch an episode a day, plus the movies, and not repeat one for 2 years.
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