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I have never been able to break up withThe Affair.
But I couldnt do it.
But not everyone is gone.
But Im not going to shoot the whole fucking movie like that.
So many people really like it, he says.
Yes, she replies, deadpan.
But Im not sure that theyre very smart.
Tierneys performance as Helen is what really anchors this season and makes it as watchable as it is.
(Yeah,The Affairhas gotten even soapier in its later seasons.)
Helen is overwhelmed and in mourning and a little lost.
Helen quickly reaches the I dont give a shit what people think of me stage of grief.
You keep an eye on her because you want to see exactly how shell crest and crash next.
(Another possible alternate title for the show:The Unbearable Whiteness of Being.)
(Not surprisingly, in Noahs version of these same events, he is perfectly apologetic.)
The Joanie flash-forwards are a little harder to wrap ones head around.
Paquins portrayal of Joanie is enigmatic, but that seems deliberate.
What purpose does she serve within the broader context of this series?
What exactly does she know about her parents and, specifically, about how her mother died?
After all this time, Im not going to end things withThe Affairuntil I have some closure.
