If Reid and Liddy wanted a child so much, why didn't they undergo IVF the way that Max and Zoe did? And why did they think that Liddy would be able to carry one of these fetuses to term when she miscarried her own?

I think because as devout Christians they cannot undergo IVF...because it is a loss of potential life at the cellular levels. At the sperm and egg stage, embryo stage, etc. inevitably there is loss. That was how I understood it at least. But once these embryos were already created, they could implant them. My question was, if Reid was so wealthy why he couldn't just pay to buy another couple's embryos (they call it embryo adoption) who were done with their efforts. Good point about the fact that Liddy probrably has a high risk of miscarrying.

But I don't understand the end - what happened to Reid? Are we left to wonder? Why did Liddy tell Samantha that maybe she will marry Max? I really don't get this part.

What was Father Clive's reaction when Max gave the papers to Zoe giving her authority over the embryos? Did he bring up the alleged molestation with his step-daughter Lucy as a total fabrication in order to sway the court case?

I think that Liddy and Reid were very different people. Even in terms of religion. I loved Liddy's comments on Jezus saying to love everyone, not just the people with whom we agree. I don't think that Judaism agrees, but I do think its a lovely sentiment of acceptance. In the end, Liddy encouraged Max to give the embryos to Zoe, to do the right thing. I assume that Liddy grew beyond Reid and his worldview, and they divorced.

I wouldn't have gotten the limitations of right wing Christians re IVF, though. Thanks.

I though the court scenes were ridiculous. No court would have allowed Max's attorney to spout Chrisitan rhetoric. And Angela was so ill-prepared I wanted to throttle her. Any investigation would have uncovered that Max was drinking. And not to have read the clinic's file? Oyyy.

He signed a confidentiality agreement, so he couldn't raise the issue. And, of course, it nevere happened. Even Max didn't believe it happened. It was fabricated. Once the court case ended, he wouldn't have had any reason to raise it again.

When the man had to contribute a sperm sample, and was led into this room with magazines and videos for visuals. In the end he just closed his eyes and thought of his wife. Which is so poignant, and I think what halacha recommends/requires if a couple has to do things that way.

When the man had to contribute a sample, and was led into a room with magazines and videos for visuals. In the end he just closed his eyes and thought of his wife. Which is poignant, and also what I read halacha recommends/requires if a couple has to do things that way (and I understand there may be other, better options).