Dante made his feelings about Charlotte crystal clear to Liz on General Hospital in a brutally honest conversation. Their talk also showed just how different Dante is from a few months ago, when he admitted he won’t make the same mistake twice.
Key Takeaways
- Dante has some harsh words about Charlotte.
- Gio taught Dante a lesson he won’t repeat with Charlotte and Rocco.
- Dante’s decision is all about not doing more harm than good to his son.
The Truth Finally Comes Out
Dante (Dominic Zamprogna) didn’t hold back, telling Liz (Rebecca Herbst) about his earlier conflict with Charlotte (Bluesy Burke) and Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) at Wyndemere. There’s no love lost between Valentin and Dante, that’s for sure.
However, what was a bit surprising was Dante’s honesty about Charlotte and how he feels about the teen. Dante feels strongly that Charlotte’s a bad influence on Rocco (Finn Carr), and it worries him.
Not only that, but he admitted he would prefer if Charlotte lived with Valentin to give her some space for Rocco. Despite his feelings about Charlotte, Dante has no plans of keeping the siblings apart because of what he learned from keeping Rocco and Gio (Giovanni Mazza) apart.
Learning From His Past Mistakes
It hasn’t been that long since Dante demanded that Gio, the brother Rocco just found out about, stay away from Rocco. Dante was certain Gio was a bad influence on Rocco and getting him in trouble, much like how he feels about Charlotte these days.
The reason Dante won’t keep Rocco from Charlotte is that he learned it will only cause problems between him and his son. Dante discovered the hard way that protecting his son by controlling who he can and can’t see never works.
All it did was push Rocco and Dante further apart. When Rocco needed Dante the most, he didn’t feel he could trust his father. Everything that has recently happened with Rocco shooting Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) and Dante being kept in the dark, has made Dante reevaluate how he parents his teen son.
Rocco and Dante just started to rebuild their relationship. That’s not something Dante will put in jeopardy again, and he won’t let anyone jeopardize it either, especially Charlotte.
Dante has grown as a parent and lives with the regret of keeping Gio and Rocco apart. I think that was the big takeaway from his talk with Liz, not just his feelings about Charlotte or Valentin.
