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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Sunday, September 06, 2015 - 8:44 pm 
Showtime is now available for streaming -- no cable needed. I've binged on The Affair for the past two days. Just half of episode 10 (last episode of season 1) remaining. What a mess those lives are!! How does anyone write that? All seems plausible.
Don't have to wait long. Season 2 starts on October 4. 
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Monday, September 07, 2015 - 12:55 am
The show is beyond delicious - I can't wait for season two either. That Ruth Wilson is just as amazing on this show as she was on "Luther."
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, September 08, 2015 - 9:13 pm
DH and I love this show. It has its slow parts, but otherwise it's really good.
Ruth Wilson is so gorgeous, it's hard not to get lost in her face and then lose track of what's going on for a moment or two.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, September 08, 2015 - 10:04 pm
Ruth Wilson is so gorgeous, it's hard not to get lost in her face and then lose track of what's going on for a moment or two.
True!!
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Jenjackso
Member
02-10-2009
| Monday, October 05, 2015 - 12:11 pm
Not sure if I'm going to love the 4 perspectives or not. I really enjoyed picking apart the 2 perspectives but this is going to require more work.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Monday, October 05, 2015 - 2:45 pm
This show is such a tasty treat, I always hate it when the hour is up. That screaming-match scene between Noah and his evil mother-in-law was yummy. The actress who plays the E-M-i-L is wonderful!
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Monday, October 05, 2015 - 4:17 pm
I'm a little confused about real time and dream time. Are Noah and Alison now married?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, October 05, 2015 - 10:43 pm
I don't know if they are married, but it does seem they have a child together. When the detective came in to the cell to try to get Noah to confess, he said he had a baby at home. Noah's kids with Helen are way past being babies.
Ep 2 is already in ondemand, so maybe there will be some answers there.
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Jenjackso
Member
02-10-2009
| Tuesday, October 06, 2015 - 4:42 pm
Thanks, Naja, guess I know what I'll be doing when I get back from dinner.
BTW, I'm new to the show because we've just added Showtime back on our account. I watched all the shows over the weekend and didn't realize that I watched S2E1 before it aired. I like this instant gratification.
One of the differences that stood out to me was that when Noah and Helen came to get Whitney, Alison is on the front porch in all white (looking angelic, from Noah's perspective). Then, when it's Alison's perspective she is in a green top and white skirt. These details are fascinating.
I heard an EW talk radio show discussing things and now I have to go back and check to see if Alison is cooking with the Le Creuset when she is making dinner. Things that don't really matter are so interesting on this show.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, October 06, 2015 - 8:51 pm
One of the differences that stood out to me was that when Noah and Helen came to get Whitney, Alison is on the front porch in all white (looking angelic, from Noah's perspective). Then, when it's Alison's perspective she is in a green top and white skirt. These details are fascinating.
I noticed that too. How can they remember the dress so differently? What about what Noah and maybe Whitney were wearing?
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Jenjackso
Member
02-10-2009
| Wednesday, October 07, 2015 - 12:00 pm
She was not using the Le Creuset when cooking, in either perspective.
What is the rule on what is spoiling for this show? Since ep 2 is available online but hasn't been on TV yet is it considered spoiling to discuss what is available?
I'll just say that I found it fascinating what Cole thought she was wearing versus what she thought she was wearing. Ha! Am I going to be obsessed with what they're wearing? I think it really plays to what is going on in their minds.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Monday, November 30, 2015 - 12:52 pm
That hot tub scene in last night's episode was one of the most shocking (and creepiest) scenes of the entire series. Too delicious! 
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, November 30, 2015 - 3:59 pm
At first I thought it was bartender that kicked Helen and the doctor out of the bar. But when she yelled "Dad", I shrieked!
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Saggkl
Member
07-16-2002
| Wednesday, December 09, 2015 - 3:37 pm
I saw one episode of this show. I would like it, but I didn't see the first season.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 10:25 am
I am all caught up now. I am so enjoying this season with the viewpoints of Helen and Cole added. I am really loving Helen. I find it funny that in all of the viewpoints, they all seem to know their flaws and are becoming stronger people. Except Noah. He's a douchebag in all the stories, including his own. And I would lay money on Cole being the actual father of Joanie.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 12:45 am
DH and I were having a discussion, and we both agreed there isn't a single likable character on the show. When something bad happens to any of them, they pretty much deserve it.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 9:47 am
Just watched the finale. Interesting. Where is the next season going to go?
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 5:33 pm
So that was the season finale??!! I binged season 1 not too longer before season 2 started. Been watching (streaming) that weekly. When will season 3 air? Is it just annual?
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 8:36 pm
Both seasons have started in October, so I expect it will be Oct 2016 before we see Season 3.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Tuesday, December 22, 2015 - 9:18 pm
Thanks, Kitt. Long time.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 12:08 pm
I can't believe it's been nearly three years since any of us posted about this great show. I have a feeling I'm only one who still thinks so (or is still watching it).
The past season has been quite a rollercoaster. The finale this past Sunday was delicious, as per usual. But that next-to-last episode of the season! Wow! A shocker of epic proportions - I'm still trying to recover from it.  (Next season will be the show's last.)
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Puttergirl
Member
08-11-2000
| Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 3:55 pm
I still watch and love it. Bummed how it ended though.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 4:04 pm
They must have thought this was going to be their last season, because this last episode sure played like a series finale.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 4:28 pm
You all got me worried that it was the series finale (it wasn't, fortunately!). This is from the show's Wikipedia page:
On July 26, 2018, Showtime announced it had renewed the series for a fifth and final season to debut in 2019.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 4:33 pm
Oh, I knew it was renewed. I was just commenting how the episode felt.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Thursday, November 07, 2019 - 9:09 am
The series finale this past Sunday -- if ONLY all series could have an ending as great as this one was. I'm going to miss this show very much, especially Maura Tierney. I loved her on "ER" and I loved her even more on "The Affair." I can't get over how the writers were able to combine the super sad elements with the uplifting ones by the end of the episode -- very, very impressive.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Thursday, November 07, 2019 - 1:29 pm
I enjoyed The Affair. Haven't watched for a few seasons because I have a hard time waiting a year between seasons. I forget . . . . Maybe start from the beginning. I stopped at the end of either season 2 or 3.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, November 07, 2019 - 1:45 pm
I enjoyed the finale, but throughout the season I wasn't really enjoying the future with Joanie. But I suppose it was necessary in order to bring Noah and Alison's story to an end. Did you notice both Helen and her mother died the same year? 2051. I thought that was interesting. Her mom lived to 100 and probably tormented Helen her entire life. Helen never got a break from her.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Thursday, November 07, 2019 - 2:53 pm
Naja, that tidbit was my favorite part of the episode. The actress who played Helen's mother, Kathleen Chalfant, is absolute perfection! Did you know she was nominated for a Tony award -- in her debut on Broadway in "Angels in America" -- for Best Actress in a Featured Role? I sure did love hating her on "The Affair."
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, November 07, 2019 - 4:08 pm
I had no idea she's been on Broadway, but I agree she is an awesome actress.
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