Patti

 the sooner the better.  As much as I do NOT want to see Kate raise this child, he certainly would be safer with her right now than with Chloe.  I’m sort of hoping that when JKJ leaves the show, they decide to have him take Parker with him, or, preferably, that Parker really is Dan’s child and if or when Chloe is ever cured, Daniel files for permanent custody and wins.  Chloe is too much of a whacko to be responsible enough to have a child.  Her score for dealing with a crisis….. ANY crisis …… is zero.  I really believe she would not care a crap about Parker anyway …… it’s all about losing Daniel.

 to give Sami another child, but I wouldn’t doubt that at some point in the next few months faux Rafe does fall for Sami.  I don’t know how they intend to keep people interested in this guy if he doesn’t finally do something really revealing.  He keeps talking his way out of situations, like he did with the necklace, but more and more people are starting to notice that Rafe just is not acting right.  I still think it might be Nicole who discovers it, because she, more than anyone, knows Rafe well, and she knows how much E.J. hates him, but I just wish it wouldn’t drag out too long, especially if they keep Rafe2 the way he is now.  So far we got some questionable looks of wonderment from Sami, Johnny, Nicole, and now Gabbi.  Maybe once Taylor takes E.J.’s mind off the Rafe situation, his plan will begin to unravel and him and his father will both go down.  At least I have never wished for anything harder in my life.  As for Rafe2 getting Sami pregnant, that would just about do it for me, too.

 That’s what I am more interested in knowing.  Who is this guy and where did he come from.  I hope they will let us know at some point; otherwise, this story will be even more ridiculous than it already is.  You don’t just pull somebody off the street and completely rearrange his face, unless, of course, you’re still living in the days of Al Capone and Stefano DiMera isn’t even in the same category as the true, blue mafioso.  I want to know who this guy is more than I don’t.

 and I agree with you, Nora, I was very surprised at Randy and Steven giving the belly dancer a pass.  However, it was easy to realize that the impression she made on them was purely physical.  She wasn’t too bad in the singing competition, as most were last night, but certainly not anywhere near the talent we’ve seen in other cities.  Maybe they really just did not have enough good singers last night, I don’t know, but I expected most of last nights contestants to be stopped way before they were.  It looked like J-Lo was totally frustrated, even though she tried to grin and bear it.  I thought the Latino gal was good, but way too confident to believe she would be good enough to enforce her dream of becoming the first Latino AI, IMO.  Whew, one more week of this, then the show really begins for me.

 we haven’t even begun to see some of the whacky things he’s going to do after he comes home, and more than one person will begin to start wondering ‘who are you, and what have you done with Rafe?’  I’m thinking one of them will be Johnny.

 she didn’t seem so jumpy or nervous, and the silly giggle after each line was eliminated today.  Nicole was a lot more tender with her today, but still sort of rude in a condescending way, offering her money and then telling her that ‘she has plenty of it.’  From where, E.J.?  And how long does she think that’s going to last?  I’m sure by now she’s been fired from Titan, but that’s another dropped storyline for now.  As for E.J., I wish Rafe would have found the strength to grab that cigar and put it out in E.J.’s eye.  That stupid grin and that awful fake laughter.  I watch only because I know that he will be taking on a whole new direction once he meets Taylor, and so will Nicole for that matter.  I swear to you, for this entire week, E.J. and Stefano reminded me of none other than Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dumber.  When was the last time we saw the DiMeras acting so stupid?  Really, I mean hi-fiving each other in the hospital, so proud of their plan.  Then Stefano’s "Damnation" after haging up the phone when he heard, I assume, his prison crew was busted; but what really sent me over the hill was when E.J. first looked at faux Rafe after being convinced it could/would work, grabbing his face in his hands, pursing his lips, and kissing his fingers with the Italian innuendo of something sweet or good here.  I swear to God, I thought he was going to kiss him.  No wonder James said in his interview that the writing was "F…ing Stupid."  I still believe this might just be his exit story.  Well, I can hope, can’t I?

 and thought he was retiring completely.  God knows, he sure doesn’t need the money, but he is still a very funny and entertaining host of that show and has been for how many years now?  I love his wife, Joy, when they work together as well.  If he is going into other areas, then good for him, but I was under the impression he was retiring from show business altogether.  I hope he does continue somewhere, and he and Letterman will probably still be working until they drop.  Hard to believe David Letterman has a 7 year old son.