Which is intriguing, because, really, what would constitute shocking to Ben Linus, right? Okay, not Ben Linus, but his portrayer, actor Michael Emerson, who tells AP writer Frazier Moore that he was “a bit shocked when (he) read the script,” for Wednesday night’s two-hour fifth season finale (9PM ET, ABC) of Lost.

The official description, from ABC, for “The Incident,” Parts 1 and 2:|
“Jack’s (Matthew Fox) decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to him, and Locke (Terry O’Quinn) assigns Ben (Emerson) a difficult task.”

Typically cryptic, but rumor has it that the finale – the last episode before the sixth and final round of episodes kicks off next season – contains at least one surprising death. Any guesses? As long as it’s not Hurley (Jorge Garcia) …

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