Covers are kind of hit and miss. I'm not really familiar with either the original nor the new version, so that's pretty much all I have to say on the subject.

So glad to hear you got the card and that you liked it. As for Mariana!Sawyer, I was thinking that maybe in a possible Sandokan AU, Sawyer would be a conman trying to seduce Shannon!Mariana to get to her uncle's money, and that Sayid!Sandokan would come to her rescue, except that he'd fall for the other blond in the room (namely, Sawyer). And Desmond would make an excellent Yañez, don't you agree?

Good luck with your exam :)