the affair

The following content deals with sensitive subject matter. Everything, from the opening theme song of every single episode of this series to the events of the last 7 episodes themselves right down to tonight’s episode description should have prepared us for this. I have only one thing to do and that’s Be the wave that I am […] More

We finally know whether Helen and Sierra make a connection (they do) and the whys and wherefores behind Noah and Cole’s (and Anton’s) journey to find Alison. This was an episode that balanced intense female empowerment with the overprotective needs of the men in Alison’s orbit to look out for her. It was also heartfelt […] More

The back half of Season 4 brings home the realities that, for the women of The Affair, this is still very much a man’s world. Last week saw sensitive turns and deep revelations for Cole and Vik that still ultimately hinged on sexual dalliances with beautiful women; this week finds Noah unable to hold the frayed […] More

“I’ve been the perfect immigrant son…Everything I’ve done has either been for or in reaction to them. I’m 45 years old. I’m at the top of my profession. I’m going to die. And I haven’t really made a single choice for myself.” For a show built around the premise of adults behaving like impetuous children, […] More

Mental illness, in all its various shades, was what Season 3 of The Affair was all about. In Season 4, it’s trauma. At least insofar as Alison is concerned, and as we open every episode with a glimpse into Cole and Noah’s search for her (cold opens that get slightly longer each time — this week Noah […] More

Well, they did it. They went there. In case you’re reading this before watching the episode, I’ll put the spoiler-y part (Vik has late-stage pancreatic cancer and he is refusing treatment, which means Dr. McHotPants is probably going to be leaving the show, and now I haz a sad) in white so as not to […] More

The more things change, the more they stay the same.  That seems to be the motto for Cole Lockhart, perennially lovelorn in the wake of his divorce from Alison. Even though he has Luisa, and a successful business, and the McMansion on the beach, he can’t seem to shake it. The past lingers in Montauk, […] More

Our coverage of Showtime’s The Affair begins with the Season 4 premiere! Tune in weekly for episode recaps and analysis.  I freely admit that the return of The Affair to Showtime for a fourth season left me with a bit of trepidation. Season 3 was much maligned for its unevenness, both thematically and structurally, and it ended […] More