[spoilers] Richard Armitage

[BoHenley]

This is pure conjecture on my part, but after watching Episode 1 of series 9, I still think Lucas isn't going to survive to the next series. I think Vaughan will somehow force him to betray the others by using Maya as a hostage or bait, and I think he'll die a hero, but I still think he won't make it. There's been too many interviews e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlsH3_a019Q where RA talks of the way he wants the character to die, and if these aren't clues, I don't know what is.

I so hope I'm wrong.

An alternative ending: Lucas tells Harry he's quitting The Grid at the last moment, flies out to Australia, and helps rescue injured fauna (or something) with BoHenley, JHyde, Skully and all the Oz gang. MUCH BETTER IDEA!!