Is General Hospital‘s Sonny becoming a kinder, gentler mob boss? It appears as if he is softening, and we are here for it.
Sonny Didn’t Fly Off The Handle
It wasn’t that long ago when Sonny (Maurice Benard) hung Dex (ex-Evan Hofer) from a meat hook and then beat him up at his niece’s wedding. That was the violent Sonny we loved and hated at the same time.
Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) is trying to shift the blame for Drew’s (Cameron Mathison) shooting from her client, Willow (Katelyn MacMullen), to Michael, and is doing a pretty good job at it. So, when she walked into her office to find Sonny waiting for her, we expected it to hit the fan. Surprisingly, it didn’t.
The mobster had a logical, understanding conversation with the attorney. He didn’t yell, scream, or threaten her. Sonny’s temper is legendary, especially when defending his family, so his calm was unexpected. Michael could go to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Could Sonny have a trick up his sleeve to help his son out of this mess?
A Soft Spot For Willow
Sonny hates Drew, but doesn’t everyone? The strange thing is that he doesn’t hate Willow. She cheated on Michael (Rory Gibson), left him for his uncle, wouldn’t let his parents see him in the burn unit, and tried to take their kids away, but Sonny still somehow sees good in her.
Michael’s dad keeps giving his ex-daughter-in-law the benefit of the doubt. He believes she is a good mother who loves her children, and he doesn’t think she shot Drew. Alexis did throw around some hints that she is guilty, which may have changed his mind, but the anger isn’t there.
Sonny’s temper is much worse when he is off his meds, so he is obviously taking them, but this is a much softer Sonny than we have ever seen (except when he was Mike in Nixon Falls). There may be a reason for this calm mob boss. It could be just age, or he could be tired of the mob life, as he has been saying for a while. Or this could just be the calm before the storm.