You hadn't even heard the whispers in three fucking seasons.
They are really suffering from trying to bring together all their loose plot lines.
It's like the final season of Battlestar. It was terrible. I really enjoyed that show but they blew it at the finish.
LOST is doing the same thing. I'd rather they just leave some shit unexplained and just concentrate on telling a compelling story.
I'm starting to forget why I cared for any of these characters for as long as I did.