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The Affair (TV Series)

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The Affair

2014

Hagai Levi (Creator), Jeffrey Reiner ...

Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney, Joshua Jackson ...

7.0

6,694

TV Series. Drama. Romance. Mystery TV Series (2014-2019). 5 Seasons. 53 Episodes. The Affair explores the emotional effects an affair between a married waitress at a Hamptons' diner and a teacher who spends he summer at his in-laws estate on the island. The extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway (Dominic West) and Alison Lockhart (Ruth Wilson) begins when they meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island, New York. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher who ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Jen Chaney Vulture	"[5th Season Review] Tierney’s performance as Helen is what really anchors this season and makes it as watchable"	POS
United Kingdom	Sam Wollaston The Guardian	"[4th Season Review]: This is an excellent episode [the first] (...) For those who did stick around it offers not just a new coast but new hope. And lots of humour, too"	POS
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"[4th Season Review]: The characters’ behavior is, for the most part, recognizably human (...) it allows the show’s other strengths (...) to come through."	POS
United States	Gwen Ihnat AV Club	"[4th Season Review]: It’s fun to see Dominic West so hapless and vulnerable (...) There’s a lot of humor"	POS
United States	Liz Shannon Miller IndieWire	"[3rd Season Review]: 'The Affair' continues to keep us intrigued (...) we’ll definitely be watching as Season 3 proceeds. If only because the show has built up a rich tapestry beyond its most problematic character."	POS
United States	Jen Chaney Vulture	"[3rd Season Review]: [It] remains absorbing and maddening, illuminating and frustratingly opaque, all in equal measure. It is a very good drama"	POS
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"[3rd Season Review]: 'The Affair' succeeds by becoming a tangled mess--but that mess has considerably less appeal this time. The only way through, of course, depends on Tierney’s unerring performance as Helen."	NEU
United States	Verne Gay Newsday	"[3rd Season Review]: Dark and thrilling, “The Affair” returns with a huge wallop — and glorious French star Irène Jacob is in the house."	POS
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"'[2nd Season Review]: The Affair' is ambitious and meticulously executed, a grown-up series that allows its characters to be flawed and unhappy in a very real, sometime profound way."	POS
United States	Melissa Maerz Entertainment Weekly	"[2nd Season Review]: This season, the points of view also include those of their exes, Helen (...) and Cole (...) Helen’s an intriguingly conflicted personality, and an even better cautionary tale."	POS
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"[2nd Season Review]: The combined performances here are exceptional. That work is helpful in glossing over some of the character flaws."	POS
United States	Alessandra Stanley The New York Times	"There aren’t many series at the moment quite like it or as good. It is as subtle and intrusive as 'In Treatment' was on HBO, with some of the suspense and narrative feints that made 'True Detective' (...) so addictive."	POS
United States	Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe	"The acting is extraordinary."	POS
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"The pilot (...) has some difficult scenes (...), yet the acting is strong and the story is compulsively intriguing. The first thing you want from 'The Affair' is to see where it leads."	POS
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"Striking the right balance with such a character-driven construct can be perilous, but with the casting and initial tone, 'The Affair' appears well ahead of the game."	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"As much as the script, Reiner’s direction makes both stories seem oxymoronically unique and distinct at the same time. The performances are extraordinary."	POS
United States	James Poniewozik Time	"[A] captivating, slow-burn emotional mystery."	POS

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