Original Commentary

Sydney's true sliminess has finally appeared, trying to take advantage for a poor drunken Emily. Of course, he could have said the exact same thing to her (without any alcohol involved) and the same results would occur.

Poor Sofia seems to have spent the entire reception on Emily Watch... not that she would have had any fun anyway... not counting Patrick, of course. -Isabel

Modern Commentary
Is Sofia protecting Sydney from Emily? Or is she protecting Emily from Sydney?

Neither. She just knows that if Emily marries into the family, they'll never be rid of her

And that's the last we'll see of him. We had talked about bringing him back but never found the right storyline for it. I know Isabel had a few pitches for him, and I think I did also.

In the distant future of Nicole and Derek he's still alive. Nicole has met him a few times, but he's not a regular presence in her life. - Terrence