
It is true that the show can be incredibly confusing, but that is only if the person has not watched the previous seasons.
The character building is so vast that its as if the viewers are close relatives to each survivor of the Oceanic Flight. Items that have meaning in the characters past always pop up and can only be noticed by the viewer with the keen eye. One repentant includes the alcoholic beverage McCutcheon which Charles Whitmore once told Desmond that he would never be worth a cup of (if what I said made no sense). The show is marvelously woven together and it will be great to see how they put everything together in the last season.
If you don't watch Lost...wow.