[JJH85]

The Affair Discussion Thread

The Pilot Did Not Disappoint
Bring on the Rest of the Series

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Discuss SPOILERS in this thread (at the Spoiler Forum):
http://www.fanforum.com/f15/affair-s...-3-a-63130198/

Cast

Joshua Jackson as Cole: A hard-edged, Long Island Cowboy and predicted favorite
Ruth Wilson as Allison: Waitress and Cole's Wife
Dominic West as Noah: A school teacher and husband to Helen
Maura Tierney as Helen: Noah's wife and mother of four
Colin Donnell: Cole's brother Scotty
John Doman: Helen's father
Julia Goldani Telles: Whitney, Noah and Helen's 16 year old daughter
Nicolette Robinson
Mare Winningham: Matriarch to the Lockhart Clan
Stephen Kunken: Harry

Cole
Cole Lockhart is Alison's husband. He is the prodigal son of a large, boisterous family who has owned a ranch in Montauk for generations. He is equally devastated by the horrible loss he and Alison have suffered, but he finds comfort in his responsibilities at the ranch and the loving support of his family.


Alison
Alison Lockhart is a Montauk native who works as a waitress at a local diner. She is married to Cole, the son of a local landowning family. They are struggling to recover from a tragic loss and their relationship is in repair. The handsome writer from the city provides a tantalizing escape.


Noah
Noah Solloway is a writer and schoolteacher who is happily married to Helen. They live in Brooklyn with their four children and are beholden to Helen's wealthy father, a famous novelist, for their spacious brownstone. Noah's first novel was recently published to mixed reviews. He is vacationing with his family at his in-laws' estate in Montauk for the summer, where Noah hopes to write a more successful follow-up. The appearance of a beautiful young waitress is a tempting distraction and a serious threat to everything he has.


Helen
Helen Solloway is Noah's loving wife and the mother of their four children. A deft manager of their busy lives, she still loves her husband after all these years. While her father is a renowned novelist, that success has come at the expense of his family. Helen has high hopes for Noah's own writing career, but is wary of repeating the mistakes of her parents.


About the Series

At once deeply observed and intriguingly elusive, THE AFFAIR explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher and novelist who is happily married, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of a tragedy. Set in Montauk at the end of Long Island, the provocative drama unfolds separately from both the male and female perspectives, using the distinct memory biases of both to tell the story.

SHO_PR ‏@SHO_PR · 11h11 hours ago
Pretty soon you will all become intimately familiar with the very handsome Lockhart brothers... #TheAffair

Previous Threads:

• The Affair Thread #1
• The Affair Thread #2
• The Affair Thread #3
• The Affair Thread #4
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• http://www.fanforum.com/f30/affair-d...1/index21.html
• http://www.fanforum.com/f30/affair-d...0/index21.html
• http://www.fanforum.com/f30/affair-d...sode-63133395/
• http://www.fanforum.com/f30/affair-d...fold-63134020/

[LWS53]

I can't believe that we are on to the 10th thread and only the pilot has aired.

[jade86]

Someone watched the second episode. I like the tweet

Steffen Stø ‏@TVMaury 3 h
Episode 2 of #TheAffair continues mystique from the brilliant first episode. Ruth Wilson still lovely. More Joshua Jackson.

Promotional photos for episode 1.03

Photos - The Affair - Season 1 - Promotional Episode Photos - Episode 1.03

[jade86]

I fonud a website with screencaps

1.01 Pilot - The Affair Screencaps | The Affair Screencap Archive

[JJH85]

OMG that is fantastic. Can't wait to look at them.

[LWS53]

Originally Posted by jade86 (View Post) I fonud a website with screencaps 1.01 Pilot - The Affair Screencaps | The Affair Screencap Archive

The tattoo appears to be a vine growing up a tree by looking at the screencaps. I tried to enhance the image but it just got more blurred the bigger the image. There is a lot of detail in the screencaps but of course we can't post that here.

[jade86]

Originally Posted by LWS53 (View Post) The tattoo appears to be a vine growing up a tree by looking at the screencaps. I tried to enhance the image but it just got more blurred the bigger the image. There is a lot of detail in the screencaps but of course we can't post that here.

I also see something like a tree but i'm not 100% sure

Another critic watched ep. 2-3! God i HATE critics!!

eben shapiro ‏@ebenshapiro 28 min28 minuti fa
Have now watched 1st three eps of #TheAffair+ it only gets better. If this was on HBO, not Showtime, TV fans wld be dancing in the streets.

[JJH85]

Originally Posted by jade86 (View Post) I also see something like a tree but i'm not 100% sure Another critic watched ep. 2-3! God i HATE critics!! eben shapiro ‏@ebenshapiro 28 min28 minuti fa Have now watched 1st three eps of #TheAffair+ it only gets better. If this was on HBO, not Showtime, TV fans wld be dancing in the streets.

Wow, that is a glowing review.

[LWS53]

Originally Posted by JJH85 (View Post) Wow, that is a glowing review.

Hope someone leaks the other two episodes on ytube but not before they are aired as we want the most viewers to watch on TV.

[tweener]

This is funny! Even Showtime noticed it!!

SHO_PR retweet
julieplec @julieplec · 6 u 6 uur geleden
Congrats @VancityJax on the gorgeous and riveting 'The Affair.' I will try not to laugh when I see you now that I've seen your ass on TV.



Julie Plec is Exec. Producer of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. And she was also one the writers on Dawson's Creek.

[IceQueen]

Originally Posted by tweener (View Post) This is funny! Even Showtime noticed it!! SHO_PR retweet julieplec @julieplec · 6 u 6 uur geleden Congrats @VancityJax on the gorgeous and riveting 'The Affair.' I will try not to laugh when I see you now that I've seen your ass on TV. Julie Plec is Exec. Producer of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. And she was also one the writers on Dawson's Creek.

omg awkward!! i think Josh and us dont have any secrets anymore

[LWS53]

Originally Posted by JJH85 (View Post) OMG that is fantastic. Can't wait to look at them.

They will definitely give you a case of the vapours. Perhaps you need the ice bucket challenge.

[Tracydeanne1]

Originally Posted by tweener (View Post) This is funny! Even Showtime noticed it!! SHO_PR retweet julieplec @julieplec · 6 u 6 uur geleden Congrats @VancityJax on the gorgeous and riveting 'The Affair.' I will try not to laugh when I see you now that I've seen your ass on TV. Julie Plec is Exec. Producer of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. And she was also one the writers on Dawson's Creek.

Too funny.

Although I doubt it's the first time she's seen his ass, since he was known for regularly mooning everyone on set of DC.

[lighttower]

I've seen a few producers and creators of television shows who have put out on twitter how much they enjoyed the pilot episode of the show.

It's a shame that so many people have just written it off and are not interested, it would seem.

[LWS53]

It seems disturbing that people are more put off and outraged by two people behaving badly towards their partners than by someone behaving the way Carrie behaved in the opening of Homeland. I won't elucidate on that as some people are not yet up to season 4. I mention Homeland because the two shows have been advertised together.