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EPISODE
SEASON
The Affair - Season 1 Episode 04
Fate brings Alison the waitress and Noah together after Noah moves with his family ( Wife and four children) to Montauk.
22 May 1964, New York City, New York, USA
2 July 1943, New York City, New York, USA
6 June 1983, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
21 August 1964, Brooklyn, New York, USA
23 October 1998, USA
2 January 1978, Frankfurt, Germany
3 December 1968, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
October 01, 2015
There isn't a lot to discuss on this hour, but it was pivotal. Truths about Alison's life were revealed and the affair began in earnest.
October 05, 2015
It's the episode The Affair needed to sell Noah and Alison's affair as the catalyst for the entire series.
October 05, 2015
Clearly, the detective is telling his suspects what he thinks they want to hear, or at least what they need to hear.
October 06, 2015
That's a whole big mess of plot that The Affair... But the performances are so damned fantastic and the pacing so well handled that the episode feels breezy and fun along with being tense, dramatic, and poignant.
October 09, 2015
It feels like the more we get to know our characters, the less we understand them, which is what makes this show must-see television.
October 12, 2015
This episode dipped dangerously close to what my original expectations were for this show -- just two people getting it on, extra-maritally.
October 01, 2015
Dominic West and Ruth Wilson are fine, fine actors, and there are some good character beats - and also some sketchy ones, like Alison letting Noah get this early glimpse of where she cuts herself - but on the whole, this one dragged.

