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SEASON
The Affair - Season 2
The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Bailey after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk on Long Island. No marriage is beyond temptation, and there is no refuting the connection set in motion when Noah and Alison meet by chance. What follows is far more than an intimate portrait; it’s a unique and thrilling narrative that unravels the dangerous truth layer by layer.
5 October 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA
1979, Madison, Mississippi, USA
31 August 1967, Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
19 September 1978, Metairie, Louisiana, USA
October 16, 2015
The Affair compels us to make sense of its twisted, multiple narratives. It unnerves us. It isn't satisfying. It is ceaselessly irritating. It's very good and then it isn't. It is someone else's nightmare we don't want to share but are compelled to look.
October 05, 2015
As in the first season, the most thrilling parts of each episode are the glimpses into the present day, when the characters are seen in the third person.
October 05, 2015
It's still slickly done and thoughtfully put together, stringing along a crime story that may be a confusing add on at first.
October 01, 2015
Season 2 improves on Season 1 by broadening the story to give us the points of view of the wronged spouses, Noah's wife, Helen (Maura Tierney,) and Alison's husband, Cole (Joshua Jackson.)
October 29, 2015
This is supremely grown-up drama which tackles adult themes in a proudly demanding way. Sometimes it's hard not to wish The Affair wasn't so deeply in thrall to its own central conceit. The rest of the time, you wouldn't want it any other way.
October 02, 2015
But having set my expectations lower, I found the new season to be perfectly satisfactory. The show has made a huge improvement just by increasing the number of point of view characters.
October 30, 2015
The Showtime drama is nailing the tricky second season.
October 05, 2015
The truth is, a drama about married couples, infidelity, and family dynamics is something I'd watch every week even if it wasn't done as well as The Affair.
September 29, 2015
After the season two premiere of The Affair, I was nearly ready to give up. Episode two is significantly stronger, and the cast here is committed enough to keep me interested.
