All great points and very well said!

That's what I'm hoping for is that sonny already knows and it will make carly look and feel stupid. And I also that everyone thinks she has gone too far and no one will want anything to do with. Especially Jason and michael.

Quote:The show has successfully kept people guessing about Brenda's baby, despite how unpopular the story is. Who's the father? Where's the baby? Etc. Here's my theory.We know that Dante was infatuated with Brenda when he guarded her in 2007. We do not know for a fact that the relationship was more than friendship. In all the flashbacks that Brenda & Dante have had, not once has there been a flashback to lovemaking. That to me is the most obvious clue that the "relationship" was like the one Brenda & Jason have, minus the humor. He was her Jason substitute.As to her pregnancy & him signing away legal rights to the child, I believe Brenda dated Alexander, knowing what his family was involved in, until she got pregnant. She left him because she was pregnant & spilled her guts to Dante about all of it. They decided to mislead the Balkan into thinking that she left Alexander for Dante & got pregnant after she was no longer with Alexander. The legal document was part of a paper trail confirming it. As for the baby, I don't believe Brenda carried to term. Ironically, I think the Balkan killed his own grandson one of the times he attempted to kill/disfigure Brenda. I think that is the reason she does not want to talk about the baby. That actually plays honestly into the character's history & how she's always dealt with difficult things.If this is where the writers are going, they may yet hit this one out of the park. Especially, with Carly thinking she has something special with her "proof". But, that leads into my next complaint...Why exactly is this baby secret a ticking bomb? Even if it is Dante's, where's the problem? Surely no one, esp. Sonny has forgotten that he slept with both mother (Alexis) & daughter (Sam) & he had both affairs while he was married & both produced children.My other problem is this...Yes, Carly hates both Brenda & Dante & wants them both to suffer, but since when did she become someone who wants children to suffer? She knows Brenda has a lunatic child trafficer after her, didn't it occur to her (or at least to Diane or supposed genius Spinelli), that the Balkan might decide a fitting punishment for Brenda & Dante would be to kill their child? A child which is Sonny's grandchild & Michael, Morgan & Kristina's niece or nephew? How does she think Sonny will show his gratitude for her getting his only grandchild killed? Carly used to be smart enough to see these things ahead of time. Another case of dumbing down a character for a five minute shock & awe moment.Just once, I'd like for Sonny (who, we're constantly told is so intelligent), to be one step ahead & already know all about Brenda & Dante's "history" from when he looked into her past before he went to Rome. He could simply be waiting for her to tell him when she's ready & it would go a long way toward bringing back the Sonny we used to like. You are amazing. Many really good points. I too believe the child is not alive. Brenda being such a child advocate would never, ever leave a kid. I do not think she ever slept with Dante. You are 110% correct. Great post!

There's also the possibility that the baby is alive and the Balkan has him/her somewhere.....I'm just sayin'...

I think the baby is alive and Brenda has him hidden somewhere to keep him safe from the Balkan, which is why she is keeping it a secret. And I agree that it's not Dante's but it is Alexander's and she wants to keep him safe by using Dante's name. Either way the storyline is bugging me. Brenda is bugging me actually. I wish I had the power over men that she has. It is crazy!!!

All excellent points and I agree with you. I have been thinking that by this time, either Brenda or Dante would have found some way to sneak off and see this hidden child, if he/she existed, and we would be getting some clue to that. I think the baby died but before that happened Brenda and Dante hatched this scheme to protect the child and the document is part of that scheme. This would be one too many secrets for Dante to be keeping if there was a child out there - it endangers the character's hero status for him to be carrying that many secrets and still trying to get back with Lulu. This will blow up at the wedding but not in the way the characters think.Like you, I think Brenda doesn't talk about it because it is too painful. This is setting up to be one of those blow-up-in-her-face moments for Carly and she is going to blame Spinelli for not digging deeper or something before she truly sees she went too far. Her relationship with Jax is on tenterhooks again because of Brenda and it is possible that this would be the last straw for HIM this time when he sees this as utterly cruel on Carly's part. We can add in Carly's added guilt when she realizes that while she was plotting against Brenda her son was finally revealing the horror he went through in prison. So she will have to have a come-to-Jesus meeting with herself, possibly brought on by Jason, about her priorities, and although it won't last long, we will see a better prioritized version of Carly for a while, at least until she starts blaming Dante again for Michael being in prison at all. This could be a tour-de-force for many of the characters: Carly, Micheal, Jason, Dante, Brenda....the list goes on. I just hope the writers have given them the storyline to make it happen and not turned this into another mafia plot but a character driven, emotional storyline that we would rather see on this show.

Hi I totally agree with what "The Bunny's" posted about Carly, Here's hoping Sunny shoots her down about what she thinks she knows about Brenda & Dante and she finally loses Jason, Michael, Jax, and supposely her kids that she claims to love sooo much. Ok, back to reality we all know that will never happen..... However she deserves to get what ever is coming to her.....

remember though when Dante asked Brenda about the baby she told him a "story" about traveling to Africa the doctor told her that she would be okay now she would have to be in her first 2 trimesters. Since you are supposed to travel in the last trimester at least in a normal pregnacy. She told Dante that she got sick I think like Malaria and that Suzanne was there when she woke up and told her that she lost the baby. So it makes you wonder if Brenda is lying to Dante but why would she. Because Suzanne has said nothing about Brenda's baby to Theo. Just crazy

Suzanne probably don't need to say anything to Theo about the baby because they have the baby stashed somewhere. The fact that Suzanne was there when Brenda woke up from the miscarriage kind of hints that perhaps she unknowingly gave birth (yes she's dumb enough to give birth and not know it) and Suzanne and Theo swooped in and retrieved their grandchild. And kudos to them for rescuing the little bundle.

Quote:Suzanne probably don't need to say anything to Theo about the baby because they have the baby stashed somewhere. The fact that Suzanne was there when Brenda woke up from the miscarriage kind of hints that perhaps she unknowingly gave birth (yes she's dumb enough to give birth and not know it) and Suzanne and Theo swooped in and retrieved their grandchild. And kudos to them for rescuing the little bundle. Funny I have been saying that for weeks, not here but to friends. I think the baby is alive and they have it. Suzanne is pure evil so is Theo.

Quote:Quote:Suzanne probably don't need to say anything to Theo about the baby because they have the baby stashed somewhere. The fact that Suzanne was there when Brenda woke up from the miscarriage kind of hints that perhaps she unknowingly gave birth (yes she's dumb enough to give birth and not know it) and Suzanne and Theo swooped in and retrieved their grandchild. And kudos to them for rescuing the little bundle. Funny I have been saying that for weeks, not here but to friends. I think the baby is alive and they have it. Suzanne is pure evil so is Theo. I'm detecting that Suzanne has another agenda other than Theo's. It seems like she is trying to dodge Theo like not wanting to hook up with him when he asked her to join him for champagne. Even though she did hook up with him she had big attitude when she arrived. Yea, Suzanne is definitely up to something or either she is genuinely starting to care for Brenda.....jmo

I agree with you, Des. I think she's become fond of Brenda over the years & I think she's slowly been putting the pieces together of what happened to her son & why & I think she realizes now that it was her fault & that of her nutjob husband. I think Suzanne's walking a fine line with Theo because he's a kook. She seems to want to protect him, but also protect Brenda, as well. I think she's also a little afraid of Theo. There's also a bit of self-preservation there, too. She's probably figured out that Jason is eventually going to outwit her husband & she wants to be on the winning side.

Quote:I agree with you, Des. I think she's become fond of Brenda over the years & I think she's slowly been putting the pieces together of what happened to her son & why & I think she realizes now that it was her fault & that of her nutjob husband. I think Suzanne's walking a fine line with Theo because he's a kook. She seems to want to protect him, but also protect Brenda, as well. I think she's also a little afraid of Theo. There's also a bit of self-preservation there, too. She's probably figured out that Jason is eventually going to outwit her husband & she wants to be on the winning side. That sounds about right. I bet she risks her life to save Brenda and than Brenda will find out who she really is.