The Affair delivers a winning, contemplative episode by getting back to Cole and Alison … but really Alison.
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The Affair Season 3 Episode 8
Weird night.
And thats sort of what this episode is all about.
Thats how foreigngood newsfeels to this show.
Theres a stoic sort of undignified maturity to their moments together that really resonate strongly.
Cole is Alisons opposition, which the episode mines some enlightening material from.
Its just a powerhouse of a scene.
He does a beautiful job at wearing Noahs asshole hat this week.
The thing is though, I dont even think Cole is acting out of resentful jealousy.
Regardless, equating her to chaos is going a little overboard here.
But that takes us right back to that scene with Alison and Helen at the bar together.
So who cares if Cole can deflate Alisons happiness so easily?
If shes confident in the strides shes making, what power does one mans vantage point really have?
If its not surveying woes and revelatory life decisions, its something else.
Coles in a constant place of uncertainty this week and it looks like its about to drive him insane.
When Oscar has to be the voice of reason you know youve fallen into some dark times.
At the least, even if he doesnt, hewantsto do it on some level.
Theyll turn into something much worse than some hateful person who ran away to his ex-wife.
However the alternative, being the miserable hero, hardly seems like that much better of a prize.
So you guys think that Juliette is like off fighting mummiesIndiana Jonesstyle in Cairo or something right now?
Rating:
4 out of 5
