Now, all of a sudden, Johnny has this hankering for making Sonny pay for what happened to Claudia. I must not have been paying close attention because to me, that seemed to come out of nowhere. Lately when I've seen Johnny, he's been shirtless (not that I'm objecting, mind you) and wrapped around Olivia. Now he's plotting with Anthony to mop the streets with Sonny. I must've really dozed off or something because I'm scratching my head as we speak. Anthony never gave two, well you know, about Claudia and only briefly (if at all) mentioned avenging her death, unless I truly am nuts. Johnny worked for Sonny, yes? Now it's all starting to make a little sense, but not by much. This was Sonny's original plan, you know, the one he completely forgot about? Let's review: Sonny planned to marry Claudia and hook the Z's on his line once and for all, and he did that to find out for certain who shot Kate at their wedding. Once Claudia was entrenched in Sonny's life, his need to avenge Kate's shooting faded into the woodwork - fast. So now, is Johnny cozying up to Sonny to exact his own brand of revenge? Or should I sum it all up and say it really was out of nowhere?

Johnny tries to draw Ethan into his plot, pointing out that Sonny doesn't care about Luke and brushing aside Ethan's belief that no harm would come to him because of the bond between Luke and Sonny. Johnny don't know much very well, do he? Ethan is right - Luke and Sonny share a mutual respect and a long-standing friendship. Sonny would never deliberately put any of Luke's kids in harms way; on the contrary, he has always looked out for them. He does indeed care about Luke. And speaking of a bond that can't be broken, that is just what Robin was saying to Steve about her friendship with Sonny. They are forever tied together because of Stone - like I said, Johnny knows nothing about who or what Sonny is really loyal to, so suggesting that Sonny would throw away one of Luke's children just because he can is absolutely insane. Made me want to smack Johnny's beautiful face. As for Robin, stick to your guns, girl. If people don't get it, they don't get it. I adore Sonny's brotherly affection towards Robin that has stood the test of time.

I have to confess, I enjoyed the scenes with Maxie and Lucky. These two share a sordid and drug-riddled history, and in refreshing Maxie fashion, she did not even attempt to white-wash what she did to Lucky to get him into the sack and to keep their affair going. She did nothing to help him get off drugs, she plied him with them, and she admitted to it. Because they are in this new place, Lucky was able to open up to Maxie about his troubles with Liz, and Maxie was able to advise him in a mature and adult manner. Whodathunkit? Lucky is clearly confuzzled about Liz. He loves her but, as he said, every time he looks at her, he sees her with Nikolas. It's tough when that first true love of yours doesn't continue to live up to the standards you set and you keep getting your heart broken over and over. I kind of liked Lucky's idea of stuffing Ethan in a trunk and taking off - that's the Lucky I know. You know, the one who used to pull off scams with his dad and later laugh about it, proud of sticking it to the establishment once again. The Lucky we've seen in the past few years is the one who always draws the short straw in love and occasionally plays cop. I can kind of see now, more than before, why Luke once took umbrage to Lucky being a police officer. It's so not anti-establishment, cowboy! Their misadventures (most of them illegal) are what helped draw Luke and Lucky closer.