Blogger ate the post I was composing Thursday morning, detailling recent fannish stuff. And I've been crazy busy the past few days, what with Lady in the Dark and my family being in town and working on my old ladies etc etc etc. Um, let's see... Lost was fab, Locke is Jesus, Sayid's cameo was *guh* inducing, Hurley rocks my socks, and it looks like there will be some definite C/C moments in next week's episode!

Also, JOY. Second half of Lost finale extended to TWO HOURS!!! (Episode airing schedule up on Lost-Media.com)

Jane Espenson's Finding Serenity came out yesterday, which was a pleasant surprise, as I was somehow under the impression that it wasn't going to be out for months.

Funny: Lost's "Deus Ex Machina" -- A Review in Screencaps

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Apparently there are going to be two versions of Episode III: a standard, wide release version and an extended version for theatres with digital projectors. Or maybe it's just an April Fools' Day Joke from TheForce.net. But seeing as how the original article was posted on the 30th...

(the following blatherings contain speculation for the season finale of Lost, based on the common knowledge that someone will die and the teaser for next week's episode. I don't touch spoilers with a ten-foot pole, so if any of this proves accurate, it's purely the numbers random chance.)

Before HP5 came out, I was certain it was Sirius that was going to die. Because I was so horrified this would be the case, I was actually relieved when we heard the news Arthur's life was in peril. Of course, he was just a red herring. Now, it's common knowledge that someone is going to die in the Lost season finale. Because I feel it won't be Locke (too awesome to die), Sayid (too pretty to die--also too useful), Hurley (too funny to die, plus we need someone on this island that isn't a stick), Jack (must preserve the moronic Jack/Kate/Sawyer love triangle), Sawyer (ditto), Jin (too much unresolved), Walt (too much plot potential), or any of the women (not enough of them to begin with), it's pretty much down to Charlie, Michael, and Boone. Because Charlie died already, perhaps he's exempt.

Anyway, as horrible as it sounds to have someone you'd prefer to die, I do. Boone. Now I feel Boone's injury makes him too obvious a choice. Like Arthur Weasley's injury early on in OotP, in my mind, Boone is now too likely a candidate to die. I suppose I wouldn't be too heartbroken if it were Michael, as long as it wasn't Charlie, Sayid, Hurley, or Claire, but still, I quite like Michael. And as Rachel pointed out, he's the first person to extend the olive branch to Jin and actually try to involve him with some of the goings-on of the island, so having him die would be counterproductive.

Maybe it could be Shannon, because the whole cast keeps trying to play up the Shannon/Sayid OTP-ness (*gag*) in interviews, adding to the (*cough*) tragicness of one of them kicking the bucket. And it would be interesting to see Boone's vision quest come to fruition. (Can you tell I couldn't care less about Shannon?) Also, with the events of "Deus Ex Machina," I can't help wonder if it's Locke that will die. And Jack was originally intended to be killed off in the first couple episodes, but I seriously doubt they'd kill him off now. Feh, I give up. More speculation to come after more episodes are aired.

Bonus, nonfandom:

Pat Buchanan doused with salad dressing

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