The Affair S1
drama
131
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
34
Educational Value/50
26
Craft & Quality/50
40
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
A summer affair between a writer and a waitress in Montauk — told from both perspectives with significant differences. The dual perspective structure is formally interesting.
Dominic West and Ruth Wilson are both exceptional. Educational about the reliability of memory and the psychology of self-justification.
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