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Category: The Affair

The Affair Season 2 Finale Review

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2 finale. In hindsight, we should have known. After two seasons of watching these characters’ lives intertwine again and again, we should have known that the answer to who killed Scotty wouldn’t be black and white. This is a world of gray. But... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
December 20, 2015 at 10:36 pm •

The Affair Recap: 211

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2, Ep. 11. Ever since the storm episode its felt like The Affair was ramping up towards its impending conclusion. This week, in the hands of the men, that momentum stalled. Its not that what happened was boring or that it wasn’t completely... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
December 15, 2015 at 8:09 pm •

The Affair Recap: 210

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2, Ep. 10. After last week’s storm reset The Affair returned to telling us this story from Noah and Alison’s perspectives. It also jumped forward a year. Logically, this jump had to happen. We’re nearing the end of the season and the past... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
December 9, 2015 at 8:13 pm •

The Affair Recap: 209

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2, Ep. 9. This week The Affair diverged from its usual he said/she said narrative to check in on each of the four characters, connected only though one intense storm. If I am not mistaken, this is only the second time The Affair... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
November 30, 2015 at 7:58 pm •

The Affair Recap: 208

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2, Ep. 8. A few weeks ago Cole and Alison got a moment of reconnection that set the tone for their relationship post-divorce and this week Noah and Helen got theirs. And you know, it wasn’t as bad as I’d thought it ‘d... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
November 24, 2015 at 6:59 pm •

The Affair Recap: 207

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2, Ep. 7. Well at least we can now put to rest the debate over the easiest way to ruin a Thanksgiving. Its not undercooked turkey or over served relatives, it’s a Noah Soloway novel. Keep that in mind when your own piecrust... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
November 17, 2015 at 8:47 pm •

The Affair Recap: 206

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2, Ep. 6. The majority of this series, and by majority I mean absolutely every aspect, has focused on the ways in which everyone is inherently selfish and also completely unwilling to take any real responsibility for their choices. But this week both... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
November 9, 2015 at 10:53 pm •

The Affair Recap: 205

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2, Ep. 5. Episodes like this one are hard to figure out. Usually we are presented with roughly the same events told from varying perspectives and its our job to sift through the information and determine what we believe is the truth. But... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
November 4, 2015 at 8:04 pm •

The Affair Recap: 204

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2, Ep. 4. For once the two perspectives of The Affair agreed on one thing; the Solloway children are fucked. From Helen driving under the influence to Noah dragging them across the state, this episode made it clear that, no matter how hard... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
October 27, 2015 at 9:08 pm •

The Affair Recap: 203

Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen The Affair Season 2, Ep. 3. When this show began the entire premise rested on the concept of exploring an affair, hence the title. But now, in only the second season, there is no affair to explore. Both Noah and Alison are separated from their spouses... Read more »

By Devin Mainville,
October 20, 2015 at 8:06 pm •

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