{"id":9981,"date":"2014-10-28T16:03:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-28T14:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=9981"},"modified":"2014-10-28T16:03:34","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T14:03:34","slug":"the-affair-showtime-series-episode-3-highlights-starring-dominic-west-ruth-wilson-joshua-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-affair-showtime-series-episode-3-highlights-starring-dominic-west-ruth-wilson-joshua-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"The Affair Showtime Series Episode 3 Highlights: Starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson &#038;  Joshua Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Episode 3 Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9983\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/303kzg3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9983\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/303kzg3.jpg?resize=450%2C281\" alt=\"The Affair cast: Joshua Jackson, Ruth Wilson, Dominic West,  Maura Tierney. \" width=\"450\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/303kzg3.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/303kzg3.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Affair image via <a href=\"fanforum.com\" target=\"_blank\">fan forum<\/a>. From left: Joshua Jackson, Ruth Wilson, Dominic West and Maura Tierney.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For a thorough plot summary and review for the first episodes, please read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-affair-starring-dominic-west-ruth-wilson-joshua-jackson-and-maura-tierney-the-good-the-weird-the-well-see\/\">The Affair starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Joshua Jackson and Maura Tierney: The Good, The Weird, The We\u2019ll See.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Warning: There\u2019ll Be Spoilers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Once again we have the story told first in Noah (Dominic West)\u2019s point of view, and then Alison (Ruth Wilson)\u2019s, and they continue to show the other one is the more active \u201cpursuer.\u201d But this time we get a bit more into their daily lives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alison is originally a pediatrics nurse, and her waitressing is way to help make ends meet until she can face sick children again.<\/li>\n<li>Noah\u2019s mother-in-law is actually as obnoxious as his father-in-law, if not more. She is still complaining about Noah not making enough money, in front of Noah, and mentioning the private schools they paid for. Noah has taken shit from his in-laws since he was 21, when he married Helen (Maura Tierney).<\/li>\n<li>Noah starts to work on his book, though he mixes pleasure with business as Alison becomes his inside person. In Noah\u2019s version, he asks to be friends, and that even though he is really into her, he can\u2019t have an affair. In Alison\u2019s version, Alison says she can\u2019t have an affair because it\u2019s her hometown. In Noah\u2019s version the affair starts. In Alison\u2019s, it doesn\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li>Alison\u2019s boss at the diner, Oscar, wants to build a bowling alley next to the diner. Cole (Joshua Jackson) is against the change. He wants the town to stay the same. This gives us a great look into how he might not be into change as a person, and how this might have harmed their marriage. Because circumstances can change people, especially an extremely traumatic event like a child\u2019s death. Alison has probably changed, and she is also likely going through depression as we find out she also has a self-cutting habit.<\/li>\n<li>In Alison\u2019s version, we get the impression she really doesn\u2019t like Cole\u2019s brother Scotty (Colin Donnell).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>3rd episode felt a bit slower in some parts, and it was a little less shocking (as opposed to what Noah\u2019s older son pulled off during the beginning of episode one.). However, it got us a bit more into the daily lives of our characters, and where they were, especially mentally, when the affair started. The crime element, and the fact that we don\u2019t know who was killed and why, keeps adding a bit more mystery.<\/p>\n<p>We also don\u2019t know where they are now. Is the affair still on? Did they leave their spouses and get together? Or are they with the families they started with? Alison mentions a sitter; she has a kid now. Whose kid is it? Maybe she adopted?<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s still a lot to find out, and it\u2019s told and shot humanely enough to keep me interested, and I\u2019m seriously against cheating. Yet, for some reason, even though I\u2019m pissed at what they are doing and I\u2019m rooting for their spouses to find out (to kick their asses), I can\u2019t hate either Alison or Noah. Maybe I was charmed a bit by Noah\u2019s (Dominic West)\u2019s cute curls and swimming body too.<\/p>\n<p>Kidding aside, it\u2019s a show that earns your attention and keeps it. Fingers crossed for it to stay this way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>More on Joshua Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/gossip-starring-james-marsden-lena-headey-norman-reedus-kate-hudson-joshua-jackson\/\">Gossip starring James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson &amp; Joshua Jackson<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-shadow-dancer\/\">The Shadow Dancer starring Joshua Jackson, Claire Forlani and Harvey Keitel<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/cursed-starring-christina-ricci-joshua-jackson-jesse-eisenberg\/\">Cursed starring Christina Ricci, Joshua Jackson &amp; Jesse Eisenberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/fringe-starring-joshua-jackson-anna-torv-john-noble\/\">Fringe starring Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv &amp; John Noble<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/lay-the-favorite-review-ltf-starring-bruce-willis-rebecca-hole-joshua-jackson-catherine-zeta-jones\/\">Lay The Favorite Review: LTF starring Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hole, Joshua Jackson &amp; Catherine Zeta Jones<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 3 Highlights For a thorough plot summary and review for the first episodes, please read\u00a0The Affair starring Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Joshua Jackson and Maura Tierney: The Good, The Weird, The We\u2019ll See. Warning: There\u2019ll Be Spoilers. 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