Michael Emerson, who plays Benjamin Linus in ‘Lost’, has told Entertainment Weekly that he reckons the season and series finale of Lost will be far from a happy ending.

“I don’t think Lost will have a happy ending. It’s the end and I think we’re going to start seeing more casualties. I would put money on major characters being killed.

“I believe it will be a sad ending to the show, or at least bittersweet. I think it will definitely be a series finale for grownups.”

And on the subject of last season’s finale, Emerson revealed that he’s as confused as we are;

“I killed Jacob. Maybe. Probably…

“It isn’t like we haven’t seen plenty of other people be killed and somehow come back. And what does it mean if I did kill him? Who the hell was he anyway?

“Obviously, Ben wanted a father. So much of our show is about bad fathers. It’s one of our biggest themes. And Jacob disappointed in those final moments…

“And maybe Jacob made it easy for him. Maybe that was all meant to happen. Is it all ordained? Maybe.”

And as a final teaser, Michael said, “And for that matter, can Jacob even be killed? Stay tuned is my response.”

Roll on February!