Trying to fix her marriage, Allison comes in contact with Noah on a resort where they both where vacating. little did she know that the sparks between them will lead them into more temptations beyond their control.
After the first season's packed finale, Sunday's episode settles down, takes a breath, and slowwwwws down. That's absolutely an auspicious and necessary development.
The Affair seems to have given up on its more gimmicky leanings-sure, it still has that differing viewpoints thing, but now it's in service of shading in character dimensions instead of confusing the plot.