'GH's' Sonny finds himself in bed with a fed

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From the Daily News:

'GH's' Sonny finds himself in bed with a fed

By CAROLYN HINSEY

Sonny and Reese hit the sheets next week on "General Hospital." Too bad they'll be interrupted by Sonny's estranged wife, Carly.

"Reese grabs him," says Maurice Benard, who plays the cuckolding criminal. "He's having a scene with her, and she just comes at him and gives him a kiss. They make out. He takes her upstairs and one thing leads to another."

Port Charles' biggest mobster is smooching someone in law enforcement?

"He needs comfort," says Benard, referring to the death of Sonny's son Michael (who viewers know is actually alive). "But he's not going to trust an FBI agent, no matter what. Sonny's playing her. He likes her, but he's playing her. Sonny's a good actor."

Sonny isn't faking his attraction to Reese (Kari Wuhrer), though, once they hit the bedroom.

"But Carly stops it," says Benard. "The alarm goes off, so then he knows someone has been there. He jumps up and goes downstairs and Max says, 'It was Carly.' Sonny's like, 'Aw, s-!'"

He's got trouble upstairs, too.

"The scene after is pretty funny because Sonny goes back up and she's getting ready to go," he says. "Sonny's like, 'Whoa, where ya going?'"

Reese is outta there, so Sonny goes looking for Carly.

But in some unusual timing, the Carly who catches Sonny in bed with Reese is played by Tamara Braun, who has left "GH" for greener pastures.

So the action picks up the following Monday with Jennifer Bransford in the role.

"My first day with Jennifer, we had enormous scenes," says Benard. "I'm talking monologues where she says 'Michael's alive!' where we had to drive like seven or eight big scenes. It was her second day - her first day with me - and I was like, 'Okay. Right on!' She had to convince Sonny that Michael was alive and she rocked it."

In the weeks to come, Benard will find his character increasingly torn between Carly and Reese.

"As long as I'm not playing him slimy, it's going to work," says Benard. "If Sonny is just playing Reese to get an FBI agent in his pocket and doesn't really like her, then he's slimy. I don't want to be, 'Hey, baby. How you doing, Reese? Come upstairs!' It's not going to be like that. I'm going to try to do it subtly, where the audience may not know exactly what I'm doing."

Benard will, though.

"Yeah," he says. "It's time for Sonny to get his groove on."

Comings and goings: "All My Children" is wooing some big names from the past - like Richard Van Vleet (ex-Chuck), Francesca James (ex-Kitty/Kelly) and Richard Shoberg (ex-Tom) - to return for Phoebe's funeral in May. Ruth Warrick, who played Phoebe, died in January. ... Agim Kaba (Aaron) exits "As the World Turns" next week. ... Lesli Kay (Lois) has been dropped to recurring on "GH."

Don't touch that dial: Dinah informs Cassie that she's pregnant with Edmund's baby next week on "Guiding Light" (CBS, 10 a.m.). Since Cassie is married to Edmund, that won't go over well at all.

[Mysty Eyes]

Just one more reason why GH has gotten sooooooo boring that is has lost many, many long-time viewers (myself included).

Sonny has already had some sheet time with an FBI agent.

Can anyone say... Hannah Scott ?????

Been there; done that. It doesn't matter if Sonny knows she's an agent, or he doesn't. He's still done it before. Except this time, apparently Sonny will outsmart the cops from the beginning, instead of having to sweat a little first. Mini-mobster Sonny is always smarter than the good guys. Isn't that just peachy keen? Yuck! Nice to know that GH continues to endorse and glorify criminal activity, huh?

And sorry, Maurice, Sonny always has been and always will be slimy. Even as you seemingly play him in your sleep.

[Opal]

Yuck.... I'll pass.

Sonny is one of the most boring soap characters (played by an EXTREMELY overrated actor).

[Molson]

I am soooooooooo sick and tired of any storylines that have Sonny involved...Tireddddddddddddd of everyone thinking that he's the best thing since slice bread...... Can anyone tell me what in the Hell is so great about him?????? I can't think of anything.......I have never liked him and I wish he would leave instead of Carly(her I could handle a little longer) but Sonny is tireing to watch, noone can ever touch him and he never goes down for anything.... I wish just once someone could put him away..... And as soon as they brought in a female fed I new right then that it was a matter of time before she falls for all mighty Sonny Corinthos......

[factsoflife]

I agree 100%... this whole sonny thing is Booooooooooooooooooring