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• Thomason has known co-star Dominic Monaghan for a long time, and was glad that her first Lost scenes were with him.

(Spoiler Warning) With only a few weeks left until the big Lost season finale, speculation about the final episodes is popping up all over the place. The past two weeks of TV Guide's Ask Ausiello have featured the most exciting spoilers of all. Death has been absent from Lost episodes recently, but it will be back in full force next month. More than a few of you could be catching up to the death pool leaders. Things could get very interesting!

This post is all about possible character deaths, so please stop reading if you want to be unspoiled for the rest of Season Three.

We've reached the home stretch, and the final episodes of Lost's third season are upon us. As usual, there are tons of unanswered questions. Some will be answered, some will not. Over the last few weeks, I've come up with a list of my own Lost questions. My questions concern a wide range of things, from loose ends to major mysteries. It's only a partial list, so please feel free to include your own questions in the comments section.

Where is Danielle? Danielle disappeared after watching Alex through the bushes in "The Man From Tallahassee." Where did she go? It's possible that she followed the Others as they left the Barracks. She could also be laying low and avoiding contact with anyone, like she usually does. According to IMDb, Mira Furlan is set to appear in a few more episodes this season. It's likely that fans will get answer to this one.

Since "The Man From Tallahassee" aired, Terry O'Quinn has gotten a lot of recognition for one of the most exciting performances of Lost's third season. The LA Times recently published an extensive interview with the actor, who gave his take on Locke's transformation over the last three seasons. Executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse also shed light on what we can expect from Locke in the future. Here are the highlights:

• Damon Lindelof has stated that when the show ends, Locke will be one of the most significant characters.
• Carlton Cuse believes that John Locke is "the heart of the show."

If the ratings are any indication, Lost's move to the 10pm time slot may have done more harm than good. For the last two weeks Lost's ratings have hit record lows, with 14.5 million viewers for its winter premiere and 12.8 million viewers for its most recent episode. The show may be out of danger from threats like American Idol and Criminal Minds, but has it left its early-to-bed viewers behind in the process?

Optimists have pointed out that Lost is doing relatively better in its new time slot, bringing ABC more viewers than the time slot's previous occupant, Invasion. The show is also #1 with the 18-49 age group when compared with its 10pm competition.

While this significant decrease in ratings is a major blow, there are many factors that could have contributed to the decline. 'Not in Portland' aired after a brutally long hiatus, and 'Flashes Before Your Eyes' aired on Valentine's Day, which is not a typically good night for television ratings. Fans can hope that the quality of recent episodes and the subsequent positive buzz will bring Lost back to its former glory.

Over the last few seasons, Lost has stacked up a considerable body count. It seems only fitting that the show have its own TV Squad Death Pool. Any takers? Did you totally call the last few Lost deaths, and no one believed you? This is your chance to redeem yourself. Let's see how good you people really are.

For those of you who are not familiar with death pools, here are the guidelines:

1. Each person gets three guesses as to which character(s) still living as of the end of "I Do" will die by the end of season three.
2. Real deaths only: dreams, drug-induced hazes, and coma fantasies do not count. The death must also be seen by the audience -- no off-camera deaths.
3. Five points for each correct guess.
4. Bonus points will be awarded based on how soon in the season the death happens. In other words, a death in the first new episode (Episode 7) is worth sixteen points, the next (Episode 8) is worth fifteen, etc. Deaths in the season finale are worth one point (there are sixteen episodes left).
5. Five bonus points if the death is supernatural or particularly awesome in some way, meaning no garden-variety murders.
6. Double points if you are the only person to predict the death.
7. All characters are up for grabs.
8. One entry only.
9. The person with the most points will win a complete set of Lost Season One action figures! (Minus the hatch set, that is). In the event of a tie, the winner will be selected by a random drawing from among the entries with the same score.
10. Entries containing actors' names instead of characters' names will be void.
11. Submit your three characters' names (just names, not episode numbers) in the comments section below by 9:59pm Eastern Time, Wednesday, February 7.

The winner shall be announced shortly after the season ends, and we all recover from "The Snake in The Mailbox."

Full rules can be found after the jump.