Lost Season 3 Finale Spoilers & Speculation

Ausiello: (Major spoiler alert) Get ready to clutch your pearls: I'm told there will be at least five — count 'em, five — deaths on Lost during the month of May.

I have a feeling there's truth to this. It's obvious the season will end with the long-promised "war" between the Castaways and The Others. It's been something like 30 episodes--a month, their time--since Jack first decided it would be a good idea to raise an army (and have Ana-Lucia train them--Remember?)

Looks like the conflict Jack foresaw is about to materialize.

I'm OK with them killing off anyone and everyone, but if they harm a hair on Juliet's head (or on Ben's, for that matter), I'll ... Well, honestly, what I'll do is faithfully tune in for the very next episode. And the one after that. And so forth.

But, dammit, I'll be *pissed*. Along with Terry O'Quinn, Elizabeth Mitchell and Michael Emerson are, by far, the best actors on the show. They really class up the joint.

And, for that reason, I guess I wouldn't want to see them get rid of O'Quinn, either... Provided they are ready to move beyond the whole "and then, oops, Locke blows it up" trope. But it does seem like they're about to take it to the next level:

Carlton Cuse: "Let's just say the end of the season features a showdown between Jack and Locke...

That's been in the pipeline for longer than the war, but Locke's defection still managed to catch me by surprise. I think Locke is the real heavy on this show--He just didn't know it til now.