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Every year, the Lost producers and writers come up with a name for the big shocking moment in the season finale. The first season finale, where Walt was taken by the Others, was called "Bagel." When Penny's team found the island it was called "Challah." That was the end of the bread names. When we found out Jack was in a fast forward, it was called "The Rattlesnake in the Mailbox," which I still don't understand (not that I do understand "Bagel" and "Challah"). Last season's big twist was called "Frozen Donkey Wheel," which makes sense (the wheel that Ben turned to get off the island).

This year it's going to be different: you get to give a name to the season finale.

Bad Twin, the novel "by" Gary Troupe (it's an anagram of "purgatory," but the Lost producers have already said that they're not in purgatory, damn it!), who was "on Oceanic Air Flight 815," is a hit. Lost fans are buying it in hopes of perhaps learning some more clues about what the hell is happening on the TV show. My guess is that it's just going to drive fans more crazy, though the family in the book is "Widmore."

Has anyone read it yet? Is it any good, as a novel, regardless of the Lost tie-in? There's a rumor going around that Stephen King actually wrote it, but publishers and Lost folks are keeping quiet.