EPISODE
SEASON
The Affair - Season 2
Unhappy about the dependence of his four kids on his father-in-law, Noah Solloway decides to go on a vacation to a resort in Montauk where he meets Allison and they both indulge in extramarital affairs which later results in emotional effect for both their marriages.
2 January 1978, Frankfurt, Germany
6 December 1938, Brussels, Belgium
3 March 1980, Manila, Philippines
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.
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 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 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
It's still slickly done and thoughtfully put together, stringing along a crime story that may be a confusing add on at first.
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 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.
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.