Showtime's The Affair

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 10/18/14 at 5:28pm

Showtime's The Affair I was sorta apathetic--beautiful direction great acting--but then that final scene!

[HorseTears]

Posted: 10/18/14 at 6:00pm

Oooh! Thanks for the reminder. Gotta check this one out. Love that Dominic West.

[HorseTears]

Posted: 10/25/14 at 5:50am

Just saw the pilot. I quite liked it and am intrigued to see where it goes. I like the idea of an affair deconstructed Rashomon style. What was it about the final scene you didn't care for, Eric?

(BTW, the waitress' kid is totally gonna be a product of the affair, right? I mean, it has to be)

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 10/25/14 at 12:54pm

Might have to give this a look on demand

[HorseTears]

Posted: 10/25/14 at 4:33pm

I don't really know your taste, Mr. Roxy, but I'd recommend giving it a try. It doesn't feel like a typical Showtime show - flashy, over edited, pulpy. It feels much more HBOish.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/26/14 at 9:40am

Roxy's taste is something along the lines of Sesame Street meets Dora the Explorer, but not with too much Dora since he doesn't like things to be confusing.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 10/26/14 at 4:47pm

Roxy would not be a fan.

HorseTears--just the nature of the rape (and that's how I viewed it,) seemed so severe and meant for a shock. Some of that was explained in the second episode though. (And as much as I hate the very idea of trigger warnings--rape is one for me, so I probably saw too much into the scene.)

[HorseTears]

Posted: 10/26/14 at 4:52pm

Oh, THAT scene. That was actually the penultimate scene. The final scene was actually the waitress being interviewed by the cop (I assume he's a cop) and she saying that she had to pick up her kid. That's why I was puzzled by your reaction.

I can certainly understand why you wouldn't care for THAT scene. I will say that in HIS version it appeared to be sexual assault. But, in HER version things seemed a lot fuzzier - it may have actually just been rough sex - a game that she and her guy play and the only way she can enjoy sex now? That being said, I imagine that both of of our storytellers are going to be somewhat unreliable narrators, which is what makes this approach so interesting to me.

Updated On: 10/26/14 at 04:52 PM

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 10/26/14 at 5:04pm

Yeah, in HER version, it's wasn't rape. She asked him to make it stop hurting. Then she pushed him and looked at him in a way that let him know. She didn't protest. Then, when she saw the other guy watching, she got off. Apparently that has been a problem, since in her first scene, she wouldn't let her husband return the favor, so to speak.

I don't know how I feel about it yet. While the two versions are intriguing, it drags a bit for me. It's interesting that the actors all almost have to play two characters each. Taking the time to explain everything from both POVs is just a little much for my toddler chasing brain right now. I haven't decided if I am going to stick with it.