The thing I like about the is that I find it much more necessary to use the than the other two. I can avoid the use of both of them easier than I can avoid the use of the. I might be kidding myself right now though. I suspect there may be something wrong with me right now.
I like the word The. It is so useful in English and I am pretty sure that it is the only reason English people don't have to memorize gender like other languages.