If I had to make a prediction about last night's Joe Millionaire, it would've been that Linda was the only sure lock to stay on the show, because David was so into her and she seemed pegged as the new Zora now that Tereza was gone.

Well, I guess there isn't a new Zora, and I guess that Linda and David's mutual interest in one another isn't enough to overcome an army of angry, jealous ladies. The other women on the show became annoyed by the attention David was giving to Linda, and Linda couldn't handle the stressful situation she was trapped in. She asked David to send her home, and she got her wish. Wuss.

Next week, it seems that the ladies all turn their hostilities on Cat. Which isn't too shocking, since she already has David's attention as well. It would seem that they're going to slowly bump off every one of the people that David likes if they can get away with it. It might not work on everyone the way it did on Linda, though.

The real noticable thing here is that there aren't many women left who I can honestly see tolerating David when he reveals that he's a pauper. I think Giada would tolerate him, and might even try to stay with him even though he's completely ass-stupid. So I guess that means that poor Giada will be bumped next week. Too bad; I like her, dammit.

David also seems to have an incomprehensible fascination with Olinda, even though Olinda is the exact opposite of anyone who would be up his alley, as well as the exact opposite of anyone who would put up with the "I'm not rich" revelation. If his inexplicable interest in her continues to the end, we are guaranteed a huge smackdown.

But no matter what, I never really felt that there was any way that David was going to "find love" on this show or something. That much was obvious from the start. Look at the women that they chose. Then look at David. It sure as hell looks like Fox intentionally engineered this so that his chances of romantic success were less than zero. You know what would be really shocking? If they actually had a "Joe" who was smart, even though he wasn't rich. A clever and intelligent Joe who just happened to have a dangerously low bank account — now that would be fasincating to see. Instead, they chose morons. And with each consecutive week, David makes it more and more obvious that Evan was a Rhodes Scholar compared to his lame cowboy ass.

At this point, the largest question remaining is what the "big twist" will be. Paul has promised us that the final twist will be as shocking as before, but not the same thing at all. I've already seen some reports that suggest that David's family really is rich, but then, we saw the exact same reports about Evan last year, and they turned out to be bunk. How about revealing in the end that David's the head of his local Mensa chapter or something? That'd turn serious heads.