Ric had better not die! But yeah, even if he does, it should NOT be to save Sonny. Well, whatever happened has likely already been taped, so I guess we'll find out. I don't like people who threaten to stop watching just because the story's not going the way they like, but to kill off Ric for Sonny might just do it for me.
I agree with @mcrystna - Gio and Emma ARE cute together. Gio was originally brought on for Trina, but that was dead in the water as soon as he debuted because they are the ones who have zero chemistry. I like Kai for Trina.
Here's the real reason why Lucky and Liz don't work - they are boring AF. Liz and Franco were SOOOOOO great together. I never rooted for Liz to be with anyone like I did him. But then management gets involved and needs to placate a few whiners...and now, here we are.