'Lost' star: 'Show won't have happy end'

Michael Emerson has predicted a sad ending for Lost.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the actor - Benjamin Linus in the ABC series - said that he does not believe the show will finish on a high note.

"I don't think Lost will have a happy ending," he revealed. "It's the end and I think we are going to start seeing more casualties. I would put money on major characters being killed. I believe it will be a sad ending to the show - or at least bittersweet."

He added: "I think it will definitely be a series finale for grownups."

Discussing the season five finale, Emerson admitted that he is struggling to understand what happened.

"I killed Jacob. Maybe. Probably," he said. "It isn't like we haven't seen plenty of other people be killed and somehow come back. And what does it mean if I did kill him? Who the hell was he anyway?

"Obviously, Ben wanted a father. So much of our show is about bad fathers. It is one of our biggest themes. And Jacob disappointed in those final moments. And maybe Jacob made it easy for him. Maybe that was all meant to happen. Is it all ordained? Maybe."

He teased: "And for that matter, can Jacob even be killed? Stay tuned is my response."