The first episode basically throws out the movie and the rest are just badly written. At the end of the movie Toula's parents getting them a house was a final show of acceptance of Ian into the family which is a huge deal for most families! One being accepted esspecially by immagrant families because preserving culture is so important. Second and third it's a freaking house! Most people go in to debt after barely making the down payment on their first house! Choosing to make it the main problem for the first episode is just lazy writing. They even changed the names of the main character Toula to Nia, the actress' which is so narcissist then Ian to Thomas. Even with six of the movie's cast coming back for the show doesn't make these obvious mistakes less annoying. The episode plots are boring and not even funny.