Every time ABC splits the show with Christiane off covering the Middle East and brings back Jake to moderate the Round Table and facilitate discussion about current US political issues, it reminds me clearly WHY I now DVR This Week and generally fast-forward through most of it.  

I thoroughly enjoyed having an entire section of the show without Christiane and only wish it had been longer.   Really missing In Memorium and The Sunday Funnies and the fact that they were sacrificed to get a few more minutes of Christiane's opinions.