Jin is going to die

There have been many theories about how the ABC series “Lost” is going to end. I'm not sure which one will come true, but I do know one thing: Jin is going to die.

It's not because there's some clue I picked up from last season's finale, or that I have a special source who's leaking the information from within. Rather it's because of a consistent trend I've seen the past few years — a real-life DUI equals the killing of that actor's character.

In the early morning of Oct. 25, actor Daniel Dae Kim was arrested on the suspicion of drunken driving in Honolulu.

Add Kim to Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros who were arrested for driving under the influence. Not soon after the news hit that their characters were eliminated from the show.

Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje was also arrested in Honolulu for disobeying an officer and operating a motor vehicle without a license. Agbaje's Mr. Eko was killed off soon after.

Jin's eventual demise will create yet another void in the Asian-American presence on mainstream television. Although Jin speaks very little English (and subpar Korean) on the show, his presence as a strong Asian male who's considered to be a sex symbol is leaps and bounds above the stereotypical roles that are common for Asian actors. It meant that Asian males were open to roles beyond doctors or lawyers or computer experts. And, the most important part, they were no longer seen as assexual beings.

Yeah, the perpetual foreigner thing is still there, but it's one step at a time. Just ask “Heroes” actors Masi Oka and James Kyson Lee.