 Sheffield said of his character that he was originally just seen as Dodger's dad, although eventually people started referring to him as Patrick Blake.He also said that people were picking up on the subtle hints that Patrick wasn't going to be a nice character.A reporter writing for the "Inside Soap Yearbook 2017" included Patrick's return as a "vision" in their "A to Z" list of 2016, adding that "imaginary dead pals were all the rage in 2016!"