November 22, 2010

Armed with her information, Carly is cornered by Jason so she shows her hand to Jason: she tells him that she has a person who could vouch that Dante and Brenda slept together 3 years ago. Jason however turns the tables on Carly and tells her that all she has is a guy's suspicion which she might have twisted for her own agenda. However, after Carly leaves, Jason talks to Dante and demands to know if there is anything else he needs to know. Dante maneuvers around the question, keeping his and Brenda's secret for a little bit longer.

Jason is not the only one calling out Carly. Uncle Luke spots dear Caroline encouraging Lulu to stay with Dante and to stay by his side. However, Luke does not buy it especially since he knows Carly is a Spencer- a person who is feisty and relentless. He finally pulls it out of her that she loathes Dante and cannot wait for him to fall on his face. When it comes to Lulu, Carly admits that Lulu betrayed family and deserves whatever she gets. Suspicious, Luke leaves her with a warning.

Of course Lulu is still oblivious that her main enemy is her cousin. She is so focused on being the perfect girlfriend and keeping her identity while keeping Dante's attention and affection. So insecure, she pesters Michael if Dante had spoken to him about her- making her young cousin uncomfortable. Michael was put into the position of protecting Dante by neglecting to tell her that Dante has been speaking of Brenda. Later, Michael confronts Dante and tells him that he overheard his conversation with Suzanne and believes that he does have an emotional attachment to Brenda.

He's not the only one. After talking to Robin and reminiscing about the old days, Brenda goes to see Sonny's old apartment above Luke's old club. When she gets there, she finds out that she is not the only one who wants a walk down memory lane. Sonny is there after he talks to Olivia about Brenda.  Together, they talk about the good old days and their young romance.

While Brenda is reliving her happiest moments, Robin is going through her own emotional rollercoaster. She wakes up to Maxie throwing her purse at Lisa who was standing by Robin's IV with a needle. Thankfully (or unfortunately, really) Maxie prevents Lisa from injecting whatever she had in Robin's IV and chases Lisa through the hospital. Along the way, Lisa passes by Johnny and hands him the syringe. Maxie, Patrick and Steve demand for the cops to come to investigate. However, the cops- headed by Ronni- find nothing. Yet, Steve finds Lisa's presence in Robin's room enough to put her on probation. Lisa is livid and Maxie is slightly justified until people start questioning if she framed Lisa.

Lisa, upset, is actually surprised and happy to hear Nikolas stupidly defending her to Steve. Knowing that she at least has one person on her side, she runs after Nikolas and thanks him for being "objective"- gullible would have been the word I would have used. Still playing innocent, she continues to bat her eyes at him not knowing that Johnny is in the alley watching everything with a knowing grin.

Things to consider/watch out for:

• Luke will be watching Carly closely who is going to up her game; she's going to be desperate to expose Dante and Brenda, especially when she sees how all of the men in her life are ready and waiting to help the "distress damsel".
• Brenda and Sonny are going to grow closer which is going to make the moment when her secret is exposed that much juicier
• Johnny is not going to let Lisa get away with everything for nothing. A partnership is going to grow out of this and possibly.... more?

October 19, 2010

Not much happened concerning Brenda and Dante except the people around them are becoming slowly suspicious and curious of what's really going on with their unusual behavior.

On more exciting news, Lucky has finally persuaded Siobhan that it would be best for her to come to Port Charles with him. After escaping the two Balkan men, she was later retrieved by Lucky and told that she needed to disappear. Where? To Port Charles. He quickly got her new passports and IDs. So soon we should see them back home and teaming up with Jason.

Robin got a break from her emotional drama as she continues to allow Lisa to make her out as the insane bitter woman in this love triangle. After exchanging biting words with Patrick, she was summoned by Brenda to tell Sonny to back off. Robin rightfully apologizes for pushing them together then goes to see Sonny to give him Brenda's message.

While his wife is running around Port Charles, Patrick is getting burned at the hospital. Steve, still unsure who is telling the truth, reminds Patrick that all of Lisa's actions towards Robin are alleged and that it sounds like Patrick is against Lisa because of his guilt for cheating on his wife. So after a stressful day at work, I'm sure he will not be pleased when he finds out that Lisa followed him to the Metro Court and arranged to receive a room on the same floor as his.

October 07, 2010

Fathers and Sons were my favorite moments of today's episode. As Lucky lay up behind bars in Ireland, guess who comes as his "savior"... Luke dressed as a man of the cloth. LOL. The two of them bantered about in their fake accents in front of the police- arguing over if Luke was going to help Lucky get out of this jam. Just as they were about to act though, Lucky is freed and they return to his apartment where Luke is filled in. Luke disproves but before he can say anymore, the cops are knocking on the door ready to arrest Luke. Personally I love any scene where Luke and Lucky interact- especially this Lucky. I have watched them since Lucky was a little boy.

Back in Port Charles, another father and son duo had their own interaction. Dante came by Sonny's place interrogating him about the car bomb that injured Johnny and Kristina. Sonny tells him that he should just let it go since he already push them to a truce. He then later pointed out that Dante has tunnel vision just like him and he should learn from his mistake and Sonny's many mistakes. In other words, nothing good would come of it if Dante proceeds to investigate this. Today was one of the few times I agree with Sonny. If Dante continues with this- in the name of justice- so many people (other than Sonny) will be affected- Kristina, Michael, Carly, Alexis, Olivia, etc.

This was not the only time today that I agreed with Sonny. After Maxi informed Jax that Brenda is back in town, Jax ran to Sonny's place to tell him to stay away from Brenda. Frankly, Jax needs to be more focused on his wife which Sonny reminded him about. In fact, Sonny's parting words that Jax should take care of his wife and allow him to take care of Brenda.

Carly would/will have a fit if/when she finds out that her husband is going around warning her ex-husband to stay away from Brenda. However, she shifted back into mother-mode and was focus on Michael. She goes to check on her son after getting a phone call from Michael's principal about Michael not showing up to school. In a surprisingly mature and reasonable move, she convinces Michael that he has options and he cannot just sit home and brood. So she drives him to school and returns to confront Dante about his inability to take care of Michael properly and making him a priority.

Well one woman in Port Charles is excited to see Brenda. Checking out of the hospital, Robin got a surprise visit from her old friend. They shortly talked about what's going on in their life. Robin told her about her dramas with Patrick and Lisa. Brenda, being a good friend, of course does not approve of a man who cheats on her friend. Robin defends him saying he was never marriage material and he's a really good father. Then Brenda briefly comments about her problems and why she is in Port Charles with Jason as her protector. Then Robin has to put her nose in her friend's romantic life and bring up Sonny. Brenda says that she doesn't want to get hurt, but Robin argues that they might be mature enough to be in a relationship finally.

Both depart to see the two men of Brenda's life. Robin goes to tell Sonny she wants them together. Brenda, after Suzanne tells her that her Rome apartment has been ransacked, goes to see Jax. Boy does Jax's face light up when he first lays eyes on Brenda- the princess he feels like he has to protect.

September 17, 2010

Lisa had thought she had won the war. She had already planned to spend a weekend excursion with Patrick so they could watch their favorite pastime- Nascar. She was so sure of her plan that she kissed Patrick in public at the hospital then walked away. Patrick had no excuse when Steve told him that Robin was going to find out (everyone knows that the hospital employees loved good gossip) except to say that he had no choice. Patrick was later accosted by his cousin-in-law, Maxie who also had to make a few digs in Lisa. Unfortunately, Patrick vowed in the hospital to Maxie that he was only doing this to trap Lisa. They should know better that the hospital walls have ears- ears attached to the blond that they are speaking of! LISA KNOWS! And what does she do, ask for a nurse to get some serious drugs for a "patient." Uh-oh.

While Patrick was spilling the beans unknowingly to Lisa, Robin was getting informed by Steve who went straight to her place after leaving the hospital. This was after Maxie had left her, telling Robin that she should forgive Patrick. Just because he cheated on her does not mean that he does not love her. Maxie reminds her- and later Patrick- she speaks from experience. Does this mean she is still secretly pining for Spinelli or has that boat sailed and gone?

Is love enough? That was the question Carly asked Jax after he showed up at their house. He convinced her that they had been happy and they needed to move forward so he's moving back home. How long this will last, is anybody's guess. I guess that was a happy ending for a stressful day for Carly. She had just returned from Jason's where she was still upset that Jason had gone to Rome for Brenda. When Jason called Spinelli to get information about The Balkan, Carly took the phone at the same time Brenda took Jason's phone wanting whoever was on the other line to convince Jason to go back to Port Charles. Then she heard Carly's voice and couldn't help rubbing it in her face that Jason was there to protect her. Frankly I don't blame Brenda. She has more reason to despise Carly than the other way around. After all, if it wasn't for Carly opening her big mouth, Jax would not have canceled their wedding.

Once Michael and Carly left, Spinelli got down to business trying to find information about The Balkan when Dante showed up. Seeing the information on Spinelli's screen, he demanded to know what Spinelli knew of The Balkan and Spinelli wondered the exact same thing. Dante's connection with The Balkan could go back to the story he just finish telling his father about, when during a case he got too close to a woman and used another woman to get over her. That case could have something to do with The Balkan and the woman could be.... *stage whisper* Brenda. Dun dun dun. That would actually be funny to see. Another man in Port Charles for Brenda to have connections with. She might put Lulu and Carly back on the same side.

Speaking of the Spencers, Lucky convinced Siobhan that he was Ronan but he has changed- found religion and conscience. Seeing a new side of "Ronan" she leaves him with a warning, telling him to take care of himself. Now that he's different, it could get him kill. After all, an assassin cannot show compassion and do the job right. Once she left, "Ronan" got a phone call to meet someone and Lucky is about to really be tested.

Back in Port Charles, Claire and Sonny are just about to get frisky. She has put her career on the line for him and feels liberated while he just wants to get lost in her, leaving all thoughts of Brenda in Rome. As if he could.

September 14, 2010

BRING IT ON!

Maxie tried to help, but Jax admitted it and now Carly is hopping mad. It was his idea for BRENDA to be on the cover of Crimson. How could he? Easy. Despite what he tells his wife, he still wants to protect Brenda from Sonny's influence and since he promised he wouldn't fly to Rome why not fly Brenda to Port Charles under the guise of a photo shoot- all business related, right? Ha! Nothing is purely business when it comes to these people. Stomping mad, Carly storms into Jake's and orders beer and shots. Fuming and getting close to drunk, she told the bartender (whose name escapes me right now) that she is keeping what is hers, namely her men- her husband, her ex-husband and her best friend. Is it me or is Carly just as spoiled, self-centered and needy as she claimed Brenda is?

I guess Carly is going to have a conniption when she finds out that not only was Jason contacted by Brenda's agent, but is already on his way to Rome before consulting with her. Who is going to get an earful? Jax? Spinelli? Sam? I can see Carly trying to plant doubt and suspicions in an already insecure Sam's mind. Even after all of Jason's reassurance that there is nothing between him and Brenda and he is only going there to sae her life, with Spinelli's adoration and Carly's poison-drenched words, Sam will probably be imaging all sorts of things while Jason is away. Hopefully Jason will return quickly to assure her that she has his heart.

Speaking of hearts, after Dante warns his mother to stay away from Johnny- who still believes that she loves Sonny- he returns home to make love to his sweetie, Lulu. Being the overly sappy woman in love she has become, Lulu tells Dante that despite Carly's claim of the opposite, she always believed that Dante would stick to his morals and scruples. It's funny that Lulu is putting so much emphasis on morals and scruples after her checkered past- drugging and sleeping with a friend's boyfriend, getting an abortion, running around with Johnny herself, plus a few other things, plus being the daughter of Luke Spencer. Lulu really should not be able to get on her high horse so quickly and easy without realizing that she's not perfect either. Of course, based on Dante's haunted expression after she said that, it appears that he's not that perfect either and he knows it.

Dante's Daddy Dearest, finally released after Johnny told the truth, decided that the perfect way to celebrate was to cook for a seduce Claire Walsh. Whether this is an elaborate plan to compromise her more and humiliate her for trying to play him or a way to distract him from Brenda, he is putting in all of what he's worth into his seduction. Romantic home cooked meal on the patio. Homemade canolli to nibble on while sitting in front of a fire. Yes, he really wants to set the scene. Wouldn't it be interesting if it bites him in the butt and she ends up pregnant after he is ready to let her go. Well if that happens then her mission would be accomplished- she wanted to have his child.

Isn't it ironic that one of the few women that Sonny slept with but never had a child with is Brenda- the love of his life that is always out of reach. Well, it seems like she is out of reach for everyone, including her fiance Murphy. She told him that she could not marry him because she was still conflicted over her past love- Sonny. What she doesn't know is that Suzanne has gone behind her back and ensured her a bodyguard she cannot dismiss so easily- call in Jason Morgan, her ex-husband.

Speaking of husbands, Robin confronted Patrick and Lisa at Jake's making a mini-scene before sitting down with Steve to inform him what her plan is with Patrick. Pleading that they want to protect Emma's life, she told him that he could help by pretending to be the new guy in her life. Steve declines, which I understand, but offers to give her a ride home as a friend. It is not quite clear if he believes Robin, but it doesn't matter since Lisa watched them leave together. Reaching across the table, she assured Patrick that it was all for the best.