OK, I actually liked it, and I'll probably continue to watch.
Here's my take on Kelly's little boy. I think that Brandon is the father.
Kelly was on the phone in the middle of the night with the boy's dad, talking about how he's been asking for his father, etc.
Then fast forward to Kelly and Brenda's discussion at the Pit later on, and Brenda says something about Brandon (don't remember what), and Kelly says, "Yeah, he told me that on the phone at 3am this morning."
So Brandon's the one I'm going with.
Overall, I think it's a good storyline with clever tie-ins to the original.