Okay, quick disclaimer: I absolutely love Sonny Corinthos and Maurice Benard; the man just oozes all sorts of sexy.One problem I have with Guza, believe me there are many but I digress, is that we the viewers have no idea what on earth it is that Sonny and Jason actually move with their shipments. It can't be drugs because Sonny has always stopped other "families" from moving drugs through his territory. So what it is that SaSon actually does? Jewels? Guns? Other weapons? Counterfeit money? Counterfeit bonds? If anyone has a clue please let me know, lol.
Anyway, on to the topic at hand; Loving and Supporting Sonny.
While Sonny is a mob boss to one of the more powerful families in New York, let alone Port Charles; there is something very sensitive about the man.
Yes, I know he shot Dante point blank but isn't that what any mob boss would do? If Tony Soprano or Michael Corleone found out an under cover cop had infiltrated their organization they would place a hit on them as well. And I truly believe that had Olivia told Sonny and Dante they were father and son, it would have changed Sonny's mind. He would never have shot Dante point blank regardless of what he knows about the organization.
Sonny has only hurt his true enemies and has never deliberately hurt anyone person in his family. The perfect example would be Sonny's half-brother, Ric Lansing. Ric kidnapped Carly when she was still married to Sonny and pregnant with his child, but Sonny would not let Jason kill him no matter how many times the enforcer begged his boss to let him take Ric out. Sonny's explanation was, "He's blood, he's my brother." Sonny may not have liked Ric, he pretty much hated him, but he still wouldn't allow him to be killed by any member of his organization.
Another point is Michael, Sonny's adoptive son. Michael has made it clear that he wants to follow in Sonny's footsteps; but Sonny won't allow it and keeps claiming he wants Michael to have the life he never had.Even when Sonny married Claudia for the power of the Zacchara organization, he didn't like Claudia all that much but he defended her when Papa Z attacked her verbally and saved her when Papa Z had her strapped to the bomb.
Sonny may not be perfect, but he's a mob boss he isn't supposed to be perfect. He's supposed to be ruthless. In the real world whenever a mob boss is betrayed a hit is placed on that person, regardless if they are family or not. Sonny considers Jason to be his brother and has allowed his hit man enforcer to betray him in the past.
When Sonny was dating Emily, which was all sorts of wrong on so many levels in my opinion, Jason stole the organization right out from under Sonny's nose, yes Sonny placed a hit on Jason, but he called it off at the last second. In the real mob world, Jason would be six-feet under by now for all the times he's betrayed Sonny.
Even Brenda, who I believe is the love of Sonny's life as well as soul mate, would be dead if Sonny wasn't sensitive and the mob boss with a heart of gold. Brenda wore a wire and not only did Sonny not kill her or place a hit on her, he eventually forgave her and the two were even more in love. Same with Carly; she with the help of Roy DiLucca set Sonny up to be arrested by the FBI. Again, not only did Sonny not have her killed, he forgave her and remarried her.
I'm not saying that Sonny is perfect by any means, but he is a mob boss; he's supposed to be bad. Sonny is complicated. He loves and when he loves, he loves deeply and completely. Sonny would do anything to protect any of his children, look at what he's doing for Michael; although I still think everyone would have been better off if they told the truth about Michael killing Claudia from the beginning.
What are your thoughts? Are you a Sonny fan? Do you believe he is complicated and sensitive? Would you rather he go to jail and have the mob story lines go with him?
I LOVE this article. I totally agree with your points. Sonny is without a doubt my favorite character on GH. I probably wouldn't have lasted this long with the show without him. Sonny has always been a complicated, layered character. He's a contradiction of many things and is not as black or white as some of the haters make him. Sonny has more heart than I think anyone else on the show has and he's one of the few that takes responsibility for his actions instead of trying to blame others. He'll do anything for his family and friends and has proven that time and time again. Sonny also never said he was perfect,he understoods the ugly world he's in but he plays his part...he's done what any other mob boss would've done and he's only targetted people that posed as threats to him or his family. He never purposely gunned down a innocent bystander. He also never started any problems. It's always people underestimating him and pushing him. Sonny doesn't go out of his way looking for conflict, he tries to avoid it at all cost but he does what has to be done in order to survive in that world
ReplyDeleteFor the first time ever GH has written Sason as mobsters and not the gummy bear mode that they have done in the past. People will complain if they glorify the mob and people will complain if they show how ugly that world is. GH can't satisfy them all but I love Sonny and Jason regardless. They're characters that I have grown up with. I love that they're flawed individuals. The perfect characters are boring and people are not perfect. I always been fascinated by the darker side of human nature and Sonny is a perfect example of that. He's a dark, ruthless character but he's suppose to be, while at the same time he's very much like that little boy still in the closet. Sonny has many child like qualities. He still possesses a innocent quality about him and that is one thing that I always liked to see with the character is the balance between Sonny and Michael. The person he once was and the person he had to become to survive and get out of a hellish setting
Maurice Benard is the best actor on GH and has poured so much into this character. He makes you want to see him come out on top each time. Maurice has really made this character his own and made him become a legendary character. Whether people like Sonny or not, they can't deny how great Maurice is. He has really improved the show. I wouldn't be here still watching if it wasn't for him. This show is great because of him, it wouldn't be the same without him. If people don't like Sonny and/or Jason or the mob, they should simply turn the channel because GH knows they'll be losing a huge chunk if they got rid of the best things that have happened to them
Hey Britney, thanks for sharing your thoughts. I agree with all of your points especially the great point you hit on that I didn't even think to add to this particular post; Sonny sometimes is the "little boy locked in the closet."
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments!