Honestly, I just forgot Helen was rich. But it still seems out of character: he is a meticulous and responsible guy, there was a whole seen of him detailing his own posthumous arrangements to his parents. It is hard to believe he would just ASSUME Helen’s parents would sponsor the baby. Unless this is genius writing…

Yes, I was puzzled. He pushes her to have a fifth child in her late forties with a dying man, and leaves no financial support. Enjoy motherhood, Helen.

I am an immigrant myself and most EU countries allow the spouses to stay and/or issue documents irregardless of their status prior to marriage. But if you for some reason want to be bitter and hate on millions of people who are put in impossible situations where "law" separates them from their own spouses, parents and…

Also, most of the reviewers seem to miss it, but it is NOT a coincidence that Ben turned up at the conference. In the attack-at-the-office episode Alison's colleague brings her the papers and reminds her about the conference with Ben standing right there. The name of the conference is used and Alison confirms her…

Absolutely agree with Million ants. The US immigration law is awful but until this show I just didn’t know how awful it is. It is ridiculous that Luisa, being married to a US citizen, doesn't automatically get a legal residence in the country. Pretty much every other country in the world allows the spouse to legally…

Soooooo you gave this episode a C because you hated the characters (and not even always justifiably, you said it took you time to accept your mother's decision, but Helen should have done that within seconds?), and not because you hated is as an episode of bad television? Seems professional to me!