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* AwfulWeddedLife: Bruce and Margaret. [[LampshadeHanging Even they acknowledge it themselves.]]
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** Happens out and in-universe when Martin Solloway [[FakingTheDeath fakes his suicide]]. Also with the "Skank Ho" incident.
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** Happens out and in-universe when Martin Solloway [[FakingTheDeath fakes his suicide]]. Also with
** [[spoiler: Whitney's involvement]] in the "Skank Ho" incident.
** [[spoiler: Whitney's involvement]] in the "Skank Ho" incident.
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* Fanservice: Boy, oh boy.
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* Fanservice: {{Fanservice}}: Boy, oh boy.
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* BigApplesauce: The Solloways live in New York, and spend their hollidays in Montauk, Long Island.
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* BigApplesauce: The Solloways live in New York, and spend their hollidays holidays in Montauk, Long Island.
* FamilyRivalry: The Lockharts and Hodges have long, tension multiplied, history.
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* MissingMom: Athena is bonafide this trope. Like most examples of this trope who come back into the picture, [[NeverMyFault her attitude is marginally expectant.]]
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* MissingMom: Athena is bonafide this trope. Like most examples of this trope who come back into the picture, [[NeverMyFault her attitude is marginally expectant.]]expectant]] but progressively redeems.
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** But Margaret is ten times worse than Bruce. [[TakeOurWordForIt Not Kidding!]]
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** Happens out and in-universe when Martin Solloway [[FakingTheDeath fakes his suicide]]. Also with the "Skank Ho" incident.
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* MissingMom: Athena is bonafide this trope. Like most examples of this trope who came into the picture, [[NeverMyFault her attitude is marginally expectant.]]
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* MissingMom: Athena is bonafide this trope. Like most examples of this trope who came come back into the picture, [[NeverMyFault her attitude is marginally expectant.]]
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* ParentsAsPeople: Noah justifiably lost his shit when [[spoiler: Whitney was involved in a cyber-bulling incident.]] [[DrivenToSuicide Considering the victim's expected reaction]], [[TruthInTelevision can you blame him?]]
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* ParentsAsPeople: Noah justifiably lost his shit when [[spoiler: Whitney was involved in a cyber-bulling incident.]] ]] [[DrivenToSuicide Considering what the victim's expected reaction]], victim almost did]], [[TruthInTelevision can you blame him?]]
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* ParentsAsPeople: Noah justifiably lost his shit when [[spoiler: Whitney was involved in a cyber-bulling incident.]] [[DrivenToSuicide Considering the victim's expected reaction]], [[TruthInTelevision can you blame him?]]
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* MissingMom: Athena is bonafide this trope. Like most examples of this tropes, trope who came into the picture, [[NeverMyFault her attitude is marginally expectant.]]]]
* MommasBoy: Cole.
* MommasBoy: Cole.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Noah and Alison clearly have differing views of themselves in their respective viewpoints (Noah remembers saving his son from choking while Alison remembers herself being the one to do it) and each have a poor view of the other's respective spouses. Season 2 adds to it by showing the viewpoints of Cole and Helen who naturally have a very different view of this "romance."
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** When Noah relates to his agent and friend Max that his daughter is expecting a baby from Alison's brother-in-law, Max can't keep a straight face.
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** When Noah relates to his agent and friend Max that his daughter [[spoiler:daughter is expecting a baby from Alison's brother-in-law, brother-in-law,]] Max can't keep a straight face.
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Created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi, renowned for ''InTreatment'', the series premiered on Creator/{{Showtime}} on October 12, 2014. A second season was greenlighted shortly after.
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Created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi, renowned for ''InTreatment'', ''Series/InTreatment'', the series premiered on Creator/{{Showtime}} on October 12, 2014. A second season was greenlighted shortly after.
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The series explore the extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway (Dominic West) and Alison Lockhart (Ruth Wilson) and its effects after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk, Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher who has had one novel published, and is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a 31 year old waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the death of her child.
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The series explore the extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway (Dominic West) and Alison Lockhart (Ruth Wilson) (Creator/RuthWilson) and its effects after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk, Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher who has had one novel published, and is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a 31 year old waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the death of her child.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: In-universe. Noah and Bruce draw heavily from their personal lifes and experiences in their writing.
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* WriteWhoYouKnow: In-universe. Noah and Bruce draw heavily from their personal lifes lives and experiences in their writing.
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** Noah teaches literature and ''Theatre/RomeAndJuliet'' is one of his subjects.
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** Noah teaches literature and ''Theatre/RomeAndJuliet'' ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' is one of his subjects.
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* BigApplesauce: The Solloways live in New York, and spend their hollidays in Long Island.
* DudeNotFunny: Happens out and in-universe when Martin Solloway [[FakingTheDeath fakes his suicide]].
* DudeNotFunny: Happens out and in-universe when Martin Solloway [[FakingTheDeath fakes his suicide]].
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* BigApplesauce: The Solloways live in New York, and spend their hollidays in Montauk, Long Island.
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** Happens out and in-universe when Martin Solloway [[FakingTheDeath fakes hissuicide]].suicide]].
** When Noah relates to his agent and friend Max that his daughter is expecting a baby from Alison's brother-in-law, Max can't keep a straight face.
--->'''Max:''' Jesus. I thought I fucked up my life. I'm sorry. I... [Laughs]\\
'''Noah:''' Fuck you [...] If you don't stop laughing, I'm gonna kill you.
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** Happens out and in-universe when Martin Solloway [[FakingTheDeath fakes his
** When Noah relates to his agent and friend Max that his daughter is expecting a baby from Alison's brother-in-law, Max can't keep a straight face.
--->'''Max:''' Jesus. I thought I fucked up my life. I'm sorry. I... [Laughs]\\
'''Noah:''' Fuck you [...] If you don't stop laughing, I'm gonna kill you.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Noah and Bruce hate each other. In a bit of {{metacasting}}, it couldn't be any other way, given the reunion between arch-enemies Dominic West and Creator/JohnDoman from ''Series/TheWire''.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Noah hates Bruce, and Bruce hate each other.is quite patronizing and contemptuous towards Noah. In a bit of {{metacasting}}, it couldn't be any other way, given the reunion between arch-enemies Dominic West and Creator/JohnDoman from ''Series/TheWire''.
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* ShoutOut: ''Literature/PeterPan'' is discussed and featured. It's the book that Alison used to read to his first son.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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** Noah teaches literature and ''Theatre/RomeAndJuliet'' is one of his subjects.
** ''Literature/PeterPan'' is discussed and featured. It's the book that Alison used to read to his first son.
** Noah teaches literature and ''Theatre/RomeAndJuliet'' is one of his subjects.
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''The Affair'' is an American television drama series.
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''The Affair'' is an American television drama series.
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Created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi, renowned for ''InTreatment'', the series premiered on Creator/{{Showtime}} on October 12, 2014. A second season has been greenlighted.
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* ShoutOut: ''Literature/PeterPan'' is discussed and featured. It's the book that Alison used to read to his first son.
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* DudeNotFunny: Happens out and in-universe when Martin Solloway [[FakingTheDeath fakes his suicide]].
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''The Affair'' is an American television drama series. It explores the extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway (Dominic West) and Alison Lockhart (Ruth Wilson) and its effects after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk, Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher who has had one novel published, and is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a 31 year old waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the death of her child. The story of the affair is told separately, complete with distinct memory biases, from the male and female perspective
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''The Affair'' is an American television drama series. It explores
The series explore the extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway (Dominic West) and Alison Lockhart (Ruth Wilson) and its effects after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk, Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher who has had one novel published, and is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a 31 year old waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the death of her child.
The story of the affair is told separately, from the male and female perspective, [[RashomonStyle complete with distinct memorybiases, from the male and female perspective
biases]].
The series explore the extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway (Dominic West) and Alison Lockhart (Ruth Wilson) and its effects after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk, Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher who has had one novel published, and is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a 31 year old waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the death of her child.
The story of the affair is told separately, from the male and female perspective, [[RashomonStyle complete with distinct memory
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* RashomonStyle: Noah and Alison give slighlty different versions of the story, diverging significantly when it matters.
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* RashomonStyle: Noah and Alison give slighlty different versions of the story, diverging significantly when where it matters.
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Created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi. The series premiered on Creator/{{Showtime}} on October 12, 2014. A second season has been greenlighted.
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Created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi. The Levi, renowned for ''InTreatment'', the series premiered on Creator/{{Showtime}} on October 12, 2014. A second season has been greenlighted.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Alison and Oscar, the jerkass owner of the diner, had sex once when they were teenagers, as he is prone to recall.
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Created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi. The series premiered on {{Showtime}} Creator/{{Showtime}} on October 12, 2014. A second season has been greenlighted
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* BigApplesauce: The Solloways live in New York, and spend their hollidays in Long Island.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Noah and Bruce hate each other. In a bit of metacasting, it couldn't be any other way, given the reunion between arch-enemies Dominic West and Creator/JohnDoman from ''Series/TheWire''.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Noah and Bruce hate each other. In a bit of metacasting, {{metacasting}}, it couldn't be any other way, given the reunion between arch-enemies Dominic West and Creator/JohnDoman from ''Series/TheWire''.
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''The Affair'' is an American television drama series. It explores the extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway (Dominic West) and Alison Lockhart (Ruth Wilson) and its effects after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk, Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher who has had one novel published, and is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a 31 year old waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the death of her child. The story of the affair is told separately, complete with distinct memory biases, from the male and female perspective
Created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi. The series premiered on {{Showtime}} on October 12, 2014. A second season has been greelighted
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* AdaptationDecay: Bruce despises the movie adaptations of his books because they make a mess with his material, so he just gives nominal support, [[MoneyDearBoy cashes the checks]] and shows up at the premieres.
* HappilyMarried: Noah, according to him.
* HowWeGotHere: The affair is told in flashbacks.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Noah has just published his first book when the story begins and is thinking about the second. His father-in-law Bruce Butler is a famous writer who remarks with contempt that everybody has a book in them, but almost no one has two.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Noah and Bruce hate each other. In a bit of metacasting, it couldn't be any other way, given the reunion between arch-enemies Dominic West and Creator/JohnDoman from ''Series/TheWire''.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Alison and Cole lost a child in 2012.
* RashomonStyle: Noah and Alison give slighlty different versions of the story, diverging significantly when it matters.
* YourCheatingHeart: The whole story revolves around it.
Created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi. The series premiered on {{Showtime}} on October 12, 2014. A second season has been greelighted
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* AdaptationDecay: Bruce despises the movie adaptations of his books because they make a mess with his material, so he just gives nominal support, [[MoneyDearBoy cashes the checks]] and shows up at the premieres.
* HappilyMarried: Noah, according to him.
* HowWeGotHere: The affair is told in flashbacks.
* MostWritersAreWriters: Noah has just published his first book when the story begins and is thinking about the second. His father-in-law Bruce Butler is a famous writer who remarks with contempt that everybody has a book in them, but almost no one has two.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Noah and Bruce hate each other. In a bit of metacasting, it couldn't be any other way, given the reunion between arch-enemies Dominic West and Creator/JohnDoman from ''Series/TheWire''.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Alison and Cole lost a child in 2012.
* RashomonStyle: Noah and Alison give slighlty different versions of the story, diverging significantly when it matters.
* YourCheatingHeart: The whole story revolves around it.
