Yes, I am back. I profusely apologize for the lack of updates. A bout with the flu was among the things that had me sitting on the sidelines for the past few weeks. But fear not, it's back on!

Oh dear. Could Sonny be heading for the big house for reals? Yeah right, but anyway, it's incredible how quick everyone is to extol his many virtues and good points and why he doesn't deserve to be behind bars. Are you people watching the same Sonny I have been watching? Michael is quick to point out (as he always does) the fact that Sonny is a good person and loves his children. But while Mikey was saying all this, I kept recalling Sonny saying "This person had to be eliminated," referring to the man that Dante was determined to make Sonny pay for killing. I say Sonny isn't all kites and flowers, and we know that. Sonny has a way of justifying his actions (like killing people) by brushing it aside, saying that it was necessary. It doesn't change the fact that it was still done and it's your actions that caused it to happen. Maybe serving up some chili in the prison chow line will finally make Sonny realize that it's not okay to kill people. Whether or not they deserve to die is not for you or I (or Sonny) to decide. You can point out that Sonny is going to bat for Michael and taking the rap for him for Claudia's murder but I still say the brat should have to pay the piper for his own actions. We can see it as an act nobility for Sonny, or we can see it as reinforcing Michael's belief that there are no real consequences for the things you do, because this is simply "the life," and the way things are.

Sonny wants to get to know Dante and Dante wants little to do with him, and I can't say I blame Dante for feeling this way. Unlike Sonny's other kids (except maybe Kristina), Dante hasn't had the chance to put Sonny on a pedestal and think that the mob's way is the only way there is. Sonny believes that Dante lied about his own shooting to protect Sonny, but Sonny has to know that the authorities have plenty of other dirt on him already. I also still fail to see the reasons why Olivia kept Dante a secret from Sonny, other than the obvious selfish ones. "He was already in love with my cousin and I didn't want to give him the satisfaction," or some other nonsense is what Olivia said. I could say I'm not buying it, but what I really should say is, are you kidding me lady?

Then we have the now-toxic triangle of Liz, Lucky and Nikolas. Liz has learned she is pregnant and couldn't stop herself from trying to take a swan dive off the hospital roof. If I were in the predicament she is in, the idea of jumping off a roof probably would've occurred to me as well. Yes, Liz. It's another fine mess you've gotten yourself into. She is fairly certain that the baby daddy is Nikolas but to add to the fun, Lucky has decided to stand by Liz. Okay, maybe Lucky shouldn't drink that stuff if it's going to completely shut down his cognitive powers the way it does. We have had plenty of insight to the way Lucky is feeling these days but when I look at him, I see a little boy who looks like he just got through cleaning the chimney. Jonathan Jackson is a good actor and it's clear that they are writing scenes for him to show his formidable talent. But he still looks like he's twelve and that's kind of hard to overlook.

Anyway, Lucky wanted nothing to do with Liz after learning of her affair with Nikolas and now, all of a sudden, he rushes to her side? Either he's a glutton for punishment or... he's a glutton for punishment. Why settle for possibly being second fiddle? It's pretty clear to me that Liz has no freakin' clue who she loves or wants to be with because it all keeps changing on a dime - you need a scorecard to keep up with her. And what of the baby, what if Nikolas really is the father? Once again, Lucky ends up being the odd man out, the third wheel. Now Nikolas and Lucky have bonded over mutual concern for Elizabeth, fearing that she is losing her marbles. It's almost a replay of Laura/Luke/Scotty, but (thank God) we don't have one obnoxious party declaring Liz for his very own and keeping everyone else away from her. To really make things interesting, however, we have the added joy of Helena and let's face it: Watching her is like skating across black ice. You know an icy surprise is coming, you just don't know when it's going to happen. "I'm convinced you are carrying the Cassidine heir," she cackles to Liz. I'm not even going to ask about Spencer because I'm pretty sure she won't ask either.