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willpower 
Indeed. Is it due to dumb writers and directors or smart writers and directors catering to a dumb viewing population?
It's due to a model of TV that emphasizes plot turns, cliffhangers and surprises over actual content to keep people tuning in week after week. Thanks, 24! It's a guilty pleasure, really. Which is fine. It's network TV, hard to expect much outside of 30 rock these days.