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He disappeared after the first two seasons and was never seen nor referred to again.
On any other show, it might have been.
ButThe Americansis not any other show.
Henry is a pure-blooded American and, more importantly, hes been cast off by his parents for years.
Shes his mother, but, really, shes a distant relative.
(For the record, this is the second time Philip Jennings hasbeen cut off from a son.)
We certainly were aware that people always thought about him as a neglected kid, Weisberg told me.
We definitely got how they were busy, and he didnt get as much attention.
You cant dispute that.
Theyll be okay, Elizabeth says.
Theyre not kids anymore, Philip says.
But the reason Henry Jennings will be okay isnt because his parents raised him.
Its because he figured out how to raise himself.
