A photo of Dex Heller being spoken to by Sonny Corinthos was posted on the official "General Hospital" Twitter, accompanied by, "Dex has some explaining to do. Which secrets does Sonny know about, and how long has he known?" One critical fan answered the question, posting, "The dumbest secret lovers storyline ever! Everyone knew. Lmao." Another unhappy fan responded, "This was the most underwhelming reveal ever. Where is the danger that we were threatened with, where??? Wasn't big, bad Sonny supposed to kill Dex? Oh, I forgot, Joss is not his [daughter], so he doesn't care."

Commenting on how frightened the couple looked when Sonny spoke to them, one fan remarked, "Joss and Dex both act so big and bad when [they] want to 'bring Sonny down,' but during this particular confrontation, they both looked like scared little kids." An observant viewer also noted, "I thought Spencer told Sonny already?" This was a reference to when Spencer Cassadine (Nicholas Chavez) recently blurted out to Sonny that Joss and Cameron Webber (William Lipton) had broken up because of Dex. Sonny seemed to ignore that fact — a tell to the fans that he may have already known about their relationship. "Sonny didn't even throw any [barware] very uncharacteristic & boring break some glass [sic]," replied another frustrated fan, alluding to past violent outbursts that the mob boss has become known for.

And a viewer who prefers that Sonny take a harsher road posted, "Just [whack Dex], Sonny. He's not loyal."