Reading through some of the posts on here always depresses me. Why can't people just enjoy the mystery? Here's a secret that should be obvious to everyone but for some reason appears not to be: Answers to the questions who, what, where, when, why, how will **never** be satisfying in a show like this. This is fiction. The most satisfying and amazing answer will be supernatural and illogical because the characters are experiencing something supernatural and illogical.
One of my favorite scenes in season 1 is when someone asks "What if we didn't survive the accident?" because that's not only a logical question given their circumstances, it's also a possible explanation for the viewer to understand what's happening. Can you imagine the disappointment you'd feel if they were all just dead? Exactly: Every explanation for their circumstances will feel disappointing because there is no explanation for what's happening to them that will feel rooted in reality.
I think we all know that "Lost" attempted to answer those questions and people still haven't forgiven it. Other shows like The Leftovers and Twin Peaks (to a certain extent), are celebrated, in part, because they maintained an enigma throughout. Whatever explanation we got was either through the perspective of the main characters or so convoluted and bizarre that no one even remembers it. I mean, The Leftovers theme song was literally "Let The Mystery Be." "From's" theme song is literally "Whatever will be, will be." This should tell you something about what to expect.
This show is as good as it gets for psychological horror. The characters have common sense. Their actions are grounded in reality and are relatable, even if their environment is not. They are trying to figure out where they are and how to escape. The rules of the town are established and followed, and the monsters remain frightening (perhaps even more, now that we know that they are trying to inflict psychological damage on at least one of the residents).
I hope people quit expecting mind bending answers, but please at least quit the pseudo-intellectual BS in reviews of this show (looking at you, dude who watched for 15 minutes, then typed out a 10,000 word essay for an episode you did not finish, for a show you do not like). Just let the mystery be. Que sera, sera.
