Probably that Hurley won the lottery, since next week is Hurley-centric.

t edit I don't actually know what TV Guide says; I'm just guessing, based on what next week is about.

More from Wrongda on the Big! Lost! Death!

The ultimate reason for his death is the ultimate betrayal from someone he believes to be his trusted ally.

There has been plenty of speculation that Hurley is the Lost character who dies. Is this near correct?
I can't say! But I will say that when I say big character, it is not, as some of you thought, a reference to anyone's size.

So now I'm thinking it's Locke. I can't think of anyone else who has a "trusted ally."

So now I'm thinking it's Locke. I can't think of anyone else who has a "trusted ally."

Boone could think of Locke as his ally, and Locke might very well sell him down the river if it suited his needs.

Jack might be stupid enough to think of Kate as an ally, depending on which writer is on that week.

I just can't see Boone counting as one of the biggest characters. Or anyone caring if he dies.

Oh! What if it's Claire or Charlie? Trusted allies indeed...

I read a rumor somewhere that may or may not be true but here it is:

Jack tells Kate that despite the bonding they've done, if they're ever rescued he will turn her in to the law. A rescue helicopter spots the fire signal and lands. A fight breaks out among the survivors, those who want to leave vs. those who want to stay. In the battle, Jack lies bleeding to death, pleading for Kate to help him. Knowing what will happen to her if they're rescued together, she turns and walks away from him, tears streaming down her face.

I've not seen the original "Do No Harm" spoilers, but people at TwoP are talking about Jack's flashbacks in the episode revealing that he's had a nervous breakdown in the past, and current scenes showing him going all Colonel Kurtz. I will be SO happy if they've mapped the apparently abandoned psychotropic meds storyline onto Jack instead of Boone—him being not right in the head would do a great deal to explain away what looks like wildly inconsistent characterization at this point.

I can certainly see Locke letting Boone die. Beloved? To some I suppose.

I love the thought of Kate leaving Jack to die, but can't see it happening. She didn't off the marshall.

If Charlie is responsible for Claire's death that would be mega cool with him now being a double killer.

None of the character death's would be an unrecoverable blow to me. As long as they gave good story.

The first place my brain went was Kate killing Jack, so I don't think that'll be it. Too obvious.

Lock killing Boone would be easiest, I think. For the writers, and keeping all the other relationships and storylines ticking along.

Maybe Walt kills Vincent. I wouldn't put it past the creepy little freak.

I thought someone brought up Boone killing Locke. That sounds more interesting to me than the other way around.

I don't know... the killing (or accidental death causing) would be more interesting in and of itself, but I see a lot more story potential down the line from Locke than from Boone. Getting rid of the latter would also have the advantage of cutting the weakest actor out of the mix, rather than one of the strongest.

Speculation I've heard ties the depature to the actor leaving for other projects. I think O'Quinn and Perrineau are the only ones with healthy feature film careers, and surely no one would be so idiotic as to want off Lost in order to pursue another TV series.