I work with children (regular preschool kids and special needs students), and their families. And the stories I could tell. I had this family whose child had a lot of special needs, and it took a toll on the marriage. One meeting, the dad confined in me that while he loves his 3 kids, he thought that his wife hated to have kids, and she was only with him for the money, which made sense, because I hardly saw her in school.
Then, before Christmas, their special needs child died due to a hemorrhagic stroke at a young age of 8. Months after that, he discovered that the child wasn't his, it was a product of an affair. So he filed for divorce and got the custody of the kids.
RE: Victoria and Alex. What if the reason why she 'controls' him is because she knows he won't leave her because of his personality. I think she also knows that he belittles her in all the ways that he can, so by controlling her uterus for kids, she can get back at him.
But their relationship is so toxic, having a child will make it even more harmful to the three of them.
Vic and Alex, if you're reading this, please go to couples' therapy. You really need it, and as much as we criticize you, we don't want your marriage to fail, without any kind of intervention.