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"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, …
Continue reading "Aging Children, I Am One — The Affair: Season 4 Episode 5"
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 …
Continue reading "I’ve Been to Sea Before — The Affair: Season 4 Episode 4"
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 …
Continue reading "Bad News Comes Knocking – The Affair: Season 4 Episode 3"
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, …
Continue reading "The Circle Game – The Affair: Season 4 Episode 2"
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 …
Continue reading "California I’m Coming Home – The Affair: Season 4 Episode 1"