That was certainly a poignant moment.
The main trouble with The Affair is that, in my opinion, it gives the wrong message to people who may be struggling with similar situations. The fact that Alison confronted Ben and ended up dead is like being told to keep your mouth shut and put up with intolerable behaviour from a partner, or something awful will happen to you. In a time when women are being encouraged to speak up and not let men do what they want to them ie 'me too,' perhaps a different outcome would have been better to that confrontation. Alison could have left with her head held high after confronting the men in her life, and kept contact with Joanie off screen.
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