Lost

This is quite possibly one of the biggest spoilers regarding LOST's final season that has been released thus far, and it didn't even come from an unofficial source. No, it came straight from ABC's promotional department. Being the trusty Spoiler Guy that I am, I felt inclined to share the spoiler here. But be warned! Reading past this point (or looking at any images below) may result in your being spoiled for what is sure to be a major plot point of LOST's final season.

Now, we all remember that guitar case that Jacob gave Hurley in the season five finale. You remember, when Jacob met Hurley in the taxi? Well, that guitar case, as you've no doubt surmised, is not carring a guitar at all. As a matter of fact, it isn't carrying a musical instrument of any kind. It's actually carrying something much more mystical: an ankh.

A still from a recent promotional trailer shows a split second shot of the Losties peering into Hurley's mysterious guitar case, which has been opened to reveal a giant, wooden ankh.

If you're unsure of what an ankh is, let's just say that ankhs have appeared in LOST at least two times before. In the season five episode "Lafleur," Sawyer rescues a DHARMA woman, Amy, from being killed by the Hostiles, who killed her husband. Paul was wearing an ankh necklace at the time of his death (perhaps this is why the Others were trying to kill him). The second occurrence of an ankh was in "The Incident," when the statue of Taweret was revealed to be carrying a large ankh in either hand.

That still brings up the question of why Hurley's ankh is significant. My guess stems from a scene from "LA X," the first hour of which I have seen. In the scene, Hurley speaks to a dead Jacob, who gives him guidance about healing Sayid. As the ankh is the Egyptian symbol of life, perhaps this large wooden ankh in the guitar case will be of some help.

What do you think about the ankh in the case? What significance does it carry?