Showtime The Affair

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Vik the character and his parents are Indian, not Arab.

FWIW the scene between Vik and Helen in the car was so well written. The guilt he feels for the sacrifices his parents made for him are very common for Indian families.

Then why did he mention his father being a doctor in Beirut? is there an Indian population in Lebanon?

Vikram is an Indian name. His mother talks dresses and acts like an Indian mother. Overbearing, no boundaries, stocking his fridge with Indian dishes, passive aggressively treating his middle aged white girlfriend badly as she thinks her son can do so much better.

His family is Indian. I'm assuming they lived in Lebanon, doesn't mean their ethnicity or heritage is Lebanese.

It is confusing. The actor playing Vik has an Egyptian dad. The actress playing his mother is Indian. Vikram is an Indian name. But they talk about immigrating from Beirut. Maybe he is half middle eastern and half indian?

Actors play different ethnicities all the time. Why does it matter?

[Anonymous]

sounds like I should be glad I don't have the movie channels anymore.

this all sounds like a complete disaster.

the only character that I liked after last season was Cole.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The character of Vik explained tonight his parents are from Beirut. He wants Helen to have a baby. She doesn't want one.

Spoiler alert************

Vik has pancreatic cancer and he is refusing treatment. He is dying, but still wants a baby.

I don't like these characters. Seriously.m

She's not going to have a baby. That would be absurd. She basically admitted to the therapist she doesn't love him. Why does he even want a baby that he won't get to know and Helen will have to raise, probably with some other schmuck that she somehow seduces?

I think he wants her to have the baby so his parents have something left of him when he dies. Sounds like he is an only child and he cares a lot about his parents.

Meh. That is so not a good enough reason to ask your 50-something girlfriend, who has no relationship with your parents by the way and no connection to California, to bear a 5th child who she will raise as a single parent. Also find it odd that this is the first Helen is hearing of his all-eclipsing appreciation/love/guilt for his parents. His "it was all for nothing" statement struck me as sort of a childish way of viewing the sacrifice his parents made for him to become successful. What about all those years of helping patients? Why did he never bother having a kid to this point, if the Ullah legacy was so important? It's not like he or his parents were going to live forever. I get he's still processing the news and is emotional but..it just feels wrong. Then again, I've never quite understood his love for Helen, so.

Smart and well-put. I wish I knew you in real life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The character of Vik explained tonight his parents are from Beirut. He wants Helen to have a baby. She doesn't want one.

Spoiler alert************

Vik has pancreatic cancer and he is refusing treatment. He is dying, but still wants a baby.

I don't like these characters. Seriously.m

She's not going to have a baby. That would be absurd. She basically admitted to the therapist she doesn't love him. Why does he even want a baby that he won't get to know and Helen will have to raise, probably with some other schmuck that she somehow seduces?

I think he wants her to have the baby so his parents have something left of him when he dies. Sounds like he is an only child and he cares a lot about his parents.

Meh. That is so not a good enough reason to ask your 50-something girlfriend, who has no relationship with your parents by the way and no connection to California, to bear a 5th child who she will raise as a single parent. Also find it odd that this is the first Helen is hearing of his all-eclipsing appreciation/love/guilt for his parents. His "it was all for nothing" statement struck me as sort of a childish way of viewing the sacrifice his parents made for him to become successful. What about all those years of helping patients? Why did he never bother having a kid to this point, if the Ullah legacy was so important? It's not like he or his parents were going to live forever. I get he's still processing the news and is emotional but..it just feels wrong. Then again, I've never quite understood his love for Helen, so.

Smart and well-put. I wish I knew you in real life.

That's the English major in me coming out! Also, work is slow this week.

[Anonymous]

Noah is gross. He must jump every single woman that he comes across. Every. Single. One. And how is it that they all are falling for him instantly? He is a 50-year old twice divorced ex convict with four kids. I just don’t see the appeal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vik the character and his parents are Indian, not Arab.

FWIW the scene between Vik and Helen in the car was so well written. The guilt he feels for the sacrifices his parents made for him are very common for Indian families.

Then why did he mention his father being a doctor in Beirut? is there an Indian population in Lebanon?

Vikram is an Indian name. His mother talks dresses and acts like an Indian mother. Overbearing, no boundaries, stocking his fridge with Indian dishes, passive aggressively treating his middle aged white girlfriend badly as she thinks her son can do so much better.

His family is Indian. I'm assuming they lived in Lebanon, doesn't mean their ethnicity or heritage is Lebanese.

It is confusing. The actor playing Vik has an Egyptian dad. The actress playing his mother is Indian. Vikram is an Indian name. But they talk about immigrating from Beirut. Maybe he is half middle eastern and half indian?

*shakes head*

You white people!

Brown people can play different ethnicities. They can also immigrate from India to Lebanon to America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vik the character and his parents are Indian, not Arab.

FWIW the scene between Vik and Helen in the car was so well written. The guilt he feels for the sacrifices his parents made for him are very common for Indian families.

Then why did he mention his father being a doctor in Beirut? is there an Indian population in Lebanon?

Vikram is an Indian name. His mother talks dresses and acts like an Indian mother. Overbearing, no boundaries, stocking his fridge with Indian dishes, passive aggressively treating his middle aged white girlfriend badly as she thinks her son can do so much better.

His family is Indian. I'm assuming they lived in Lebanon, doesn't mean their ethnicity or heritage is Lebanese.

It is confusing. The actor playing Vik has an Egyptian dad. The actress playing his mother is Indian. Vikram is an Indian name. But they talk about immigrating from Beirut. Maybe he is half middle eastern and half indian?

*shakes head*

You white people!

Brown people can play different ethnicities. They can also immigrate from India to Lebanon to America.

There are large Indian immigrant communities all over the world. South Africa. Malaysia. Middle East.

SMH.

[Anonymous]

Would one of those lovers pay to have Allison's underbite fixed? It has driven me crazy for the first two seasons, after that the characters and plot seemed to scatter to the wind and my interest waned.

[Anonymous]

Ugh. Why is Cole leaving Joanie behind to go on a walkabout?? Why does everyone think it's reasonable for Cole to ask Alison to declare herself an unfit mother so Luisa can become a citizen? This season makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Why is Cole leaving Joanie behind to go on a walkabout?? Why does everyone think it's reasonable for Cole to ask Alison to declare herself an unfit mother so Luisa can become a citizen? This season makes no sense.

How does that work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But why do all of these men find Allison and Helen so irresistible? I don’t get it. To the extent that lives are ruined, and caution is thrown to the wind. Doesn’t matter what they do: lie, cheat, steal, kill. It’s getting a bit ridiculous.

They both look like ducks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would one of those lovers pay to have Allison's underbite fixed? It has driven me crazy for the first two seasons, after that the characters and plot seemed to scatter to the wind and my interest waned.

Are you an orthodontist?

[Anonymous]

Hell no , but I wonder what someone would find sexy or interesting about her, after the first season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hell no , but I wonder what someone would find sexy or interesting about her, after the first season.

Valid point.

[Anonymous]

This thread is really tame compared to the Reddit!