[Editor's Note: For even more about Lost, check out the CL Lost Podcast.]

It feels appropriate that the culmination of Lost will be revealed on a Sunday. After all, the show we’ve been watching religiously since 2004 has spent this season setting us up for Desmond to be the Christ-like figure that will save the Losties (in case you haven’t been paying attention). Instead of airing the finale on a Tuesday night, Lost's regular time slot, ABC decided to place the finale event (and it certainly will be an event) on Sunday in order to give the survivors of Oceanic 815 the most airtime possible.

The final episode of this water-cooler show, appropriately entitled “The End,” has been upgraded to a total of 2-and-a-half hours. The finales of each of the previous seasons were a paltry two hours in comparison. Hopefully this will mean more episode rather than just more commercials. While the ads won’t command absolute top dollar, this still may be the biggest advertising Sunday of the year aside from the Super Bowl.

Speaking of the Super Bowl, one of the most fun parts in watching the game are making prop bets. With that in mind, some prop bets certainly would make your Lost party even more intriguing. There are plenty to choose from, but here's a few to get you started:

This article appears in May 20-26, 2010.