So How Will the Series End, Michael Emerson?

Turns out Michael Emerson (a.k.a. Ben) talked to a lot of reporters at the Saturn Awards, including a bit of series-finale ruminating he did with EW. Don't worry, there are no spoilers; this is all ruminations from a fan...who happens to play a pathological liar with daddy issues:

I don't think Lost will have a happy ending. 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. I think it will definitely be a series finale for grown-ups. [...]
I killed Jacob...maybe...probably. 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. And for that matter, can Jacob even be killed? Stay tuned is my response.

Nice. I especially like the bit about Jacob purposefully making it easy for Ben to kill him. A common theory, sure, but a good one.