Who is this show for?
The Affair seems to be designed for a smaller and smaller audience. There's such self-indulgence gong on here. Do the show's creators understand that most people have bigger problems and no time to examine every tiny moment in their life? These characters feel like aliens living in a bubble. And do we need another dose of east coast identity politics academia? The whole mystery about who is after Noah and why feels like a device to add some thrills to the narrative rather than an organic part of the story. In other words the show has become trite and fake, a deadly combination.
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