The Affair Review: Can at Least One Love Story Be Redeemed?

This week’s episode of The Affair is better, and I think I know why! We didn’t have to watch Noah Solloway self-destruct!

Tonight, Alison goes to court to try to get visitation rights with Joanie. Ultimately, it’s Louisa who takes the stand and says they should have shared custody. The judge grants it, even though initially Cole seems upset at the idea.

While that’s working out, Alison is called by the home that helped her heal. They want her to help another mother who has lost a child and feels suicidal.

Alison helps her and feels so good about it that the center offers her a job and she takes it.

Helen and Alison happen to meet at a bar after a difficult night and it’s clear that Noah was two different people to them. To Helen, he was insecure. To Alison, he was stable and driven. Same man. Two personas. Whether that’s the influence of age or a reflection of how the women affected him, it’s obvious that he’s not true to himself.

Cole is dealing with Louisa, who wants to have a child. He hesitates, and then changes his mind. He also has a heart-to-heart chat with Oscar in which Oscar figures out that Cole is back to sleeping with his ex-wife and tells him to stop it.