This scene was one of the best I have ever seen on a TV screen. They were both absolutely brilliant. But I loved Domenic West at this moment. Maura Tierny’s line right before West’s could have came off as hokey (not here fault I believe-it was just kinda simple). But West’s responses, verbal and facial, after was so emotional. Brilliant scene by two great actors.
Helen's facial expressions when Noah watches footage from Whitney's wedding on her phone and Noah's smile when Helen says she loves him after so long is literally the pure illustration of the word love. I hope both actors who play the two leads win emmies this year because this was some high level acting.
So true but I doubt this show is in emmies radar after first two seasons, Joshua Jackson's acting in season 4 was simply superb and so heartbreaking, but he didn't even get a nomination, wish there was some kind of petition for viewers to nominate these brilliant actors...
I bet Helen and Noah came close, but they never loved Vik and Allison the same way as they loved each other, and I bet Vik and Allison always knew that
This finale was nether than the Game of Thrones finale. It’s one of the best endings to a series I’ve ever seen, an ocean full of tears and joy. Well done!
I agree except for the Joanie future scenes. It was too contrived, and Anna Paquin did a crappy job with it. Her accent was a muffled Southern accent. And her pissy attitude seemed forced and awkward. But Dominic and Maura? Perfection. That man can do an American accent better than any English I've ever seen try it. It's flawless.
I was so touched by Noah's reaction of Helen's words. The way his eyes filled with joy and surprise... "Sorry, what..." Almost invisible moment that melted my heart. I watched it few times already ❤️
He was waiting for those words from her forever. Maybe he never stopped loving her and God knows he never gave up on them in the later seasons like Stacey
The very best ending / final show of any series I've ever watched - how can something so sad be so happy - Whitneys flash dance was fantastic simply amazing - the looks the expressions - the kids secretly leaving the wedding to get their dad only to peer through the window of the motel to catch him making love to Helen - Noahs dance at the end on the cliff edge - him earlier sitting next to the three gravestones - it had the lot - one i will watch again at some point in my life but left with happy memories for now
I agree. But the Joanie in the future scenes was contrived. Only thing I liked about it was Noah's old man makeup (so well done), and his visit to Helen's grave.
I loved this scene. It took me back to when Helen said ‘I would be a fucking idiot to go back there.’ It’s the same as when Cole said to Alison ‘I would be crazy to trust you again.’ Both Cole and Helen never stopped loving their spouses and in the end they both chose to be crazy and try again because their heart won out over their head. It’s so powerful. When Helen said ‘if I die without you knowing I love you do I get a prize or something.’ That sentence said it all for both her and Cole. In the end they chose to throw in their pride and reason to be happy and try to be with the person they truly loved. ‘I’m tired of pretending.’ ‘ So stop pretending.’ The writing was amazing in this show. Amazing show.
“Certain couples have loved each other less than we have...” loved it.... This was the best ending and left me crying and smiling at the same time. ☺️😰
Wish they'd continued the clip, "I mean what's the end game here? We're just s'posed to get old and lose our hair and our hearing, our memory and just die? I mean some days when I'm really sad or really happy, I just think about how we're not here for long at all, and when we're gone we're gone forever." I bet I watched that scene fifteen times if I've watched it once.
@@gordonhall752 That's LIFE...we grow into this world, sinking our roots ever deeper into its soil. Over the seasons we grow, and we shed our leaves, only to renew and grow again. We reach for the sky, spread our arms to the horizon. Our leaves wither and fall, and eventually, inevitably, one day, the branches that have embraced the world, grow weak and frail and die off. We retreat from the world, and finally...just fall over. But the beauty of this life is that the wave that we are has always had its home in the ocean, and one day, that wave just simply becomes the ocean.
I'm sad it's over but happy it had a beautiful ending. Noah and Helen your story has shown me so many shades of my life. Thankyou, Team 'The Affair' for such a meaningful and beautiful series. Never seen a show like this. Noah and Helen are a part of me now.
I cried for 1h full on weeping, what an amazing last episode and last season. I have never seen a series that has the best season as the last! Sososo good
They needed time apart to come back together ♾, they needed growth. They forgot the love that they once shared. You can tell at the beginning of the show, it was rocky.
This scene melts me. I feel like we can tell Noah has changed because even with his love coming back to him, he wants to be sure that she's looking at the situation fully and completely. Helen pushes back against his glass half empty with a glass half full. I loved this series and this episode. So happy they made it back to each other.
Helen got hotter through out this whole tv series. The fact she persevered as an independent woman and moved on from Noah while taking care of both her kids and herself is what attracted successful men like Max, Vik and Sasha to her. It is also the reason Noah wanted her back and her internal love for him is what brought them back together literally till death do them part.
@@gordonhall752 watch the show again Helen just gets more attractive personality and wardrobe wise as the show progresses even though she is getting older. At the beginning of the show she is like the soccer mom with a minivan who is always overbooked with all her kids appointments and crap. She has no time for herself let alone Noah and that seems to be what draws him to Allison. Honestly, the show does not explore who the Helen character really is until after Noah starts cheating.
Wow! Amazingly beautiful ending. Had me in tears...this show has always been like a dear friend i could go to when others let me down...the writing..production...acting has been as good as it gets...glad Noah and Helen found their way back to each other.....the casting was perfect as well. I feel so sad my friends have moved on and will miss them deeply. ...and that dance scene with old Noah...left me thinking about myown life...kudos to the show...
Some fans weren’t happy with the last episodes. But I loved everything about the last episode. I watched this show from the beginning & I fell in love. I’m so sad it’s over, but I’m satisfied with the ending. By far was my favorite series on tv
What? Only good ending was Noah and Helen getting back and not only did they but they grew old and gray together. Loved him reading to her at her grave and the dance
Have absolutely loved this show from the start. Very fitting and beautiful series finale. So happy Noah found his own peace for the final, he's been my fave character from the start
I was disgusted with Noah for most of the series but I felt happy with the ending, he clearly deserved some redemption. Helen deserved to get what she wanted, even if it doesn't make sense to some. I just really, really wish Cole had gotten a decent ending!! It broke my heart when he had realized that Alison was what he truly wanted and then she diiieedd! ugh! Such a great series!! Such powerful acting; i'm really going to miss this.
I bet as soon as Noah and Helen got remarried the family became closer and stronger than ever, and when he wrote more books, he got inspired by and credited her like she deserves
There's always that one person in life that you meet, date, split with yet never forget. You'll move on, but they'll always have a little piece of your heart! ♥
So we are like Johnny Appleseed dropping pieces of our hearts here and there and the crop that springs from all our various bits is the life we see all around us.
I totally agree. An easily overlooked contributor to one of the best scenes in TV history. The timing of the monotonious (not sure if that is even a word) violin after Helen confesses her love for Noah grabbed at one’s heart without the viewer even knowing it. Brilliant.
So happy Noah and Helen ended up together the connection is undeniable and seeing Noah an old man was emotional and him doing his dance i cried I'm glad Joni decided to keep moving on even tho it was hard to do with all the trauma they all endured im happy they found forgiveness and not to let the past overtake them and you can tell Noah was thinking about his life with Allison while he was looking into the ocean and i love how they did the end of the song with jonies face turning into the waves 😥 i will always love the series THE AFFAIR 💗
I don't think he was thinking of Allison he could have visited her grave it is in the same cemetery as the Butlers if you recall I think EJ was visiting Helen when he saw Joanie visiting Allison. Also Noah doesn't even seem angry that Ben is getting away with murdering Allison he was only mad the first time he heard Joanie say it but then seemed to just feel calm like he had closure. The same Noah who broke down in a dinner like Cole hours after identifying Allison's body.
It was Helen's grave he pushes himself up on after reading the exert from their daughters book. It was Helen he said see you tomorrow LOVE to. His love (in that way)for Alison was LONG gone even BEFORE she died, he told Cole that when Cole asked if he had slept with her when she came to California to see him, he was angry at her for making him come bail her out at the jail knowing how he felt about JAIL. No I don't think Alison was on his mind at all as he danced .
@@Sam19509 I don't think he was thinking of Allison either, I think he was just thinking of life in general. I think because he's older that is why we didn't see the anger that Noah normally displays. I also wondered how long he lived after he left the ledge. When he said to Helen "see you tomorrow," I thought he was going to have a heart attack when he had trouble standing up.......
I know how Helen felt in this show. I had an ex girlfriend who despite being broken up years ago, we always felt connected to one another despite admitting out loud that we couldnt be together and having different paths and lovers. But still that chemistry was always there and not being able to get over each other or using each other as the benchmark for our future relationships.
Good finale, I love all casts acting especially Dominic Wests and Ruth Wilsons performance from season 1 to last episode.. Very good job.. Also as an audience Affair is the only tv series that i follow.. Now I feel abondoned...
Yep great ending - the tears began for me at the start when Noah watched Helen getting so much joy from watching the ‘flash mob’ - I was pretty much gone from that moment on - laughing and crying at the same time 😭
Je suis triste que cette série soit finie.😭 Que de bons moments J'ai adoré la scène dans le motel entre Helen et Noah. Maura Tierney est une très belle femme et une fabuleuse actrice 🤩 Merci merci merci😁
My only real complaint is that they murdered Allison. That didn't have to happen. They could have had her move away and then they could have found a way to bring her back in the finale, all those years later in the future.
hoyageorge There were some unsavory allegations by some of the cast (some which stayed on till the end) about the production crew. Ruth Wilson thought it was in her best interest to leave. I would liked to seen a different outcome for Allison but the series’ producers ended this series magnificently.
It’s been 2 weeks but I can’t get over this episode yet and the song. I can’t delete it from my dvr , just love watching this scene. I hate Noah when it started but he grew on me, he’s really trying and this moment is just prefect. I wish they showed some snippets of them and their kids in between those 30 yrs they got back together or as grandparents.
This this is the best series I ever watched. It made me cry and made me laugh, and gave me uplift in my life. These writers were fantastic. The actors were phenomenal. I can see enough of this series. I know there was quite a bit of sex in my for my taste but I just fast forward it and it was such a wonderful series. I wish you would do another one. Oh yeah, in the ending. Oh my gosh wonderful❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@Sam19509 The only thing I despised was how those children were allowed to abuse their mother and father. If that's how one raises children today, they'll end up with one serious case of entitlement.
@@gordonhall752 only Whitney abused them. Trevor was questioning his sexuality so I give him a free pass. Martin was a deliquent when he was younger dropping out of like three prep schools but then he changed his life around after Noah went to jail and Vik became his mentor and he ended up making the Dean's list in college the same year Vik passed away. And Stacy and Baby Eddie (who is kind of like Helen's stepchild) were just adorable. Same with younger Joanie (who is kind of Noah's stepchild) but older Joanie became a slut and older Eddy became a creep.
I think they ought to have left the whole Joanie in the future thing out of it entirely. It was unbelievable. Anna Paquin seemed like a visitor to the set and her acting wasn't on a par with the others in the cast.
I wish they wouldn't have added Joanie's ending and instead focused on Helen longer, and maybe showing how she leaves Vik's house to Sierra and her new partner. They all move back home to care for Bruce. Also is Sierra newly dating her director friend who gave her the acting role? I was a bit confused on that as both actors look the same from previous episodes. I was hoping we would only get a little bit of Joanie meeting Noah in that restaurant and their whole dialogue wrapped up in 5 mins lmao. Also more reconciliation on what happened with the #metoo movement? I wonder happened to that? They should have showed trevor and stacy getting to stay in school and Colin being offered a job at the wedding reception or something. It would've been much more conclusive to a lot of questions. Nonetheless it was still a good ending. I'm happy Noah and Helen atleast got back together.
Vik left the house for Helen and her kids who he basically adopted as his own. Vik left his other finances to his parents which should eventually go to Baby Eddy. Also lmfao Sierra has her own house it is owned by her mother but she lives there rent free and is an only child who will inherit it all.
@@Sam19509 I know but it would've been a nice gesture from Helen's part. And I thought it was hinted that Sierra's house would not have totally belonged to her at the end. So a little resolution would have been nice.
@@SH-to8sh Helen is broke her father gave away most of his money to charity and scams while he had dementia. The show never explained how the Butlers still owned their house to host Whitney's wedding when they were broke. Noah and Helen paid for everything. Also Noah dances at the same ledge where Whitney and Colin said I do. It looks like Climate Change destroyed the estate where the Butler family home use to be. That is probably why Noah is dancing it is also the same place he told everyone to rehearse the flashmob that he couldn't participate in himself.
Yes that is the director. I was surprised Sierra was with him since he was an asshole and seemed more of a MeToo allegation than Noah. I think Helen's / Vik's & Sierra's home were destroyed in the wildfire and that is why they all ended up at the Butler's. In an interview, Sarah said that Helen comes after Noah to Montauk so I think she went back to Cali to tie up loose ends.
Jesus Christ..I just completed the series...and I'mma almost Hella Sad.. because i wish this series will never end....Never seen Such awesome series... Please comment. What is your opinion guys..
Too bad Alison never mentioned by Noah at the finale.. She was the 'AFFAIR' and she was one of the most likeable characters because of her drama.. All for nothing..
Cheating is allowed not to be forgiven but if you do forgive someone for cheating it should be as if it never happened and well ... we know that’s almost imposible.
I just finished the show, and I honestly think Noah was still in love with Allison . I only think he can’t back to Helen because Allison died. Even in season 3 when he got of prison all he wanted was Allison .
That's why I wasn't as thrilled with the ending as most people. Noah didn't just have a fling, he left his wife and kids because Alison was his "true love." There would be no coming back from that.
@@gordonhall752 Completely agree ...it ruined it for me a bit ...it felt out of place and didn't seem to fit in. Maybe having her search for the truth about Alison without all the futuristic stuff would have been better but I didn't really bond with her character much x
@@rosewest5168 agreed Rose. But nevertheless The Affair was one of the best series I've seen to date. That scene with Helen and Noah (after Whitney's wedding) I've watched over and over again. Helen (Maura Tierney's) acting is Emmy worthy. They both (Dominic West and Maura Tierney) dovetail in their respective roles so well. I'll miss them badly.
Brilliant ending but season 5 was absolute rubbish and was pleased to see Helen bang Noah and at least 1 sex scene in all of season 5 lol 😂😂 the wedding dance and granda throwing himself into the pool was quality.
That's hugely unfair. And I don't agree with you. It had some really good scenes. And with Ruth Wilson taking a hike they had to do some fancy footwork to make the finale as believable as it was.
This is just disgusting. And people are praising it? What is this 1980's? Since when do going back to your cheating ex is romantic? And people have so much excuses for that. And the excuses are on another level. If he loved her he wouldn't have cheated. And that's it. It's not love. He just got back to his safe zone. And she's just a doormat. And don't even try to lecture me about love. I have loved someone. But I have respect for myself too.
@@_Lane_ I think Helen would have disagreed with you. I remember the episode of Vic’s funeral when she shouted at Noah that it should have him that died, not Vic.
LOVED the series but sorry, I never warmed to Helen and I found her so unlikable throughout the entire show. So many characters grew throughout the series, but Helen never did. She remained self-absorbed, selfish, and bitterly angry. I wanted a better Helen, by the end, but alas, I guess I was looking for a fairy tale.
@@juanjoseruiz3501 Like I said, EMPOWERMENT and FEMINISM is good for women. HER HUSBAND CHEATED ON HER. It was her husband who brough suffering, sadness and loneliness to her NOT FEMINISM, not EMPOWERMENT. Do you know how it feels when you partner cheated on you???? DO YOU KNOW THE FEELING? Imagine your wife slept with a man many times......do you think forgiving is good because PRIDE, MASCULINITY will bring suffering, sadness and loneliness???? Will you forgive her? I hope you apply to yourself what you preach about others. If your wife cheat on you, BE READY TO FORGIVE and let's see how you feel. If it's easy to forgive and act like it never happened.
@@YouYou-sm8tf You missed the whole point of the 5th season which are redemption and forginess. Helen forgiven but Noah already paid all his sins, he even went to jail for Helen. like Bruce said to Whitney on her weding. Also, you can see that in 4th season Noah forgiven Max and called him on the phone. BTW, feminism and empowerment are not good for ALL women.
Every time Maura Tierney was on screen, I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She inhabited this role. A master class of acting.
She needs to win awards for this role.
The last season was so amazing!
I loved her in er
Dominic is at his pick..and other all were also awesome...Sad..
Yes her lips for me !!!!
Jeesh. I thought she was awful. The shifting eyes were the worst.
0:57 ... ("Sorry, what?") That right there is award winning! Love him!
Absolutely agree. His sea of expressions in those moments were heartwrenching and heartwarming all at once.
@@Poetess2323 Actually, that part makes me giddy, instantly!
loved that response too. :)
Wow. That look on his face when he says that. It says so much.
This scene was one of the best I have ever seen on a TV screen. They were both absolutely brilliant. But I loved Domenic West at this moment. Maura Tierny’s line right before West’s could have came off as hokey (not here fault I believe-it was just kinda simple). But West’s responses, verbal and facial, after was so emotional. Brilliant scene by two great actors.
Helen's facial expressions when Noah watches footage from Whitney's wedding on her phone and Noah's smile when Helen says she loves him after so long is literally the pure illustration of the word love. I hope both actors who play the two leads win emmies this year because this was some high level acting.
So true but I doubt this show is in emmies radar after first two seasons, Joshua Jackson's acting in season 4 was simply superb and so heartbreaking, but he didn't even get a nomination, wish there was some kind of petition for viewers to nominate these brilliant actors...
Absolutely agree....
I bet Helen and Noah came close, but they never loved Vik and Allison the same way as they loved each other, and I bet Vik and Allison always knew that
This finale was nether than the Game of Thrones finale. It’s one of the best endings to a series I’ve ever seen, an ocean full of tears and joy. Well done!
Mais tellement !!!! I had the same feeling at the end of "six feet unders".
Yes it was I watched it several times, it really makes you think about life.
breaking bad had a sick ending even before El Camino movie.
I agree except for the Joanie future scenes. It was too contrived, and Anna Paquin did a crappy job with it. Her accent was a muffled Southern accent. And her pissy attitude seemed forced and awkward. But Dominic and Maura? Perfection. That man can do an American accent better than any English I've ever seen try it. It's flawless.
@@gordonhall752 yep i feel exactly the same!
I was so touched by Noah's reaction of Helen's words. The way his eyes filled with joy and surprise... "Sorry, what..." Almost invisible moment that melted my heart. I watched it few times already ❤️
I just completed it...nd i can't forget about it... Awesome series Ever seen in my life.. Dominic is super awesome....I wish it will never end .. :(
He was waiting for those words from her forever. Maybe he never stopped loving her and God knows he never gave up on them in the later seasons like Stacey
The very best ending / final show of any series I've ever watched - how can something so sad be so happy - Whitneys flash dance was fantastic simply amazing - the looks the expressions - the kids secretly leaving the wedding to get their dad only to peer through the window of the motel to catch him making love to Helen - Noahs dance at the end on the cliff edge - him earlier sitting next to the three gravestones - it had the lot - one i will watch again at some point in my life but left with happy memories for now
Noah's face saying "sorry what" is priceless.
Helen as usual giving an outstanding performance
Best series finale I have ever seen!
yes it was!
JUICE SO true!
I agree. But the Joanie in the future scenes was contrived. Only thing I liked about it was Noah's old man makeup (so well done), and his visit to Helen's grave.
Best drama-series.
YES. I’m still crying my eyes out 🥲
I loved this scene. It took me back to when Helen said ‘I would be a fucking idiot to go back there.’ It’s the same as when Cole said to Alison ‘I would be crazy to trust you again.’ Both Cole and Helen never stopped loving their spouses and in the end they both chose to be crazy and try again because their heart won out over their head. It’s so powerful. When Helen said ‘if I die without you knowing I love you do I get a prize or something.’ That sentence said it all for both her and Cole. In the end they chose to throw in their pride and reason to be happy and try to be with the person they truly loved. ‘I’m tired of pretending.’ ‘ So stop pretending.’ The writing was amazing in this show. Amazing show.
“Certain couples have loved each other less than we have...” loved it.... This was the best ending and left me crying and smiling at the same time. ☺️😰
Wish they'd continued the clip, "I mean what's the end game here?
We're just s'posed to get old and lose our hair and our hearing, our memory and just die? I mean some days when I'm really sad or really happy, I just think about how we're not here for long at all, and when we're gone we're gone forever." I bet I watched that scene fifteen times if I've watched it once.
MKFD yep that line resonated with me too 😢
@@gordonhall752 That's LIFE...we grow into this world, sinking our roots ever deeper into its soil. Over the seasons we grow, and we shed our leaves, only to renew and grow again. We reach for the sky, spread our arms to the horizon. Our leaves wither and fall, and eventually, inevitably, one day, the branches that have embraced the world, grow weak and frail and die off. We retreat from the world, and finally...just fall over.
But the beauty of this life is that the wave that we are has always had its home in the ocean, and one day, that wave just simply becomes the ocean.
I'm sad it's over but happy it had a beautiful ending. Noah and Helen your story has shown me so many shades of my life. Thankyou, Team 'The Affair' for such a meaningful and beautiful series. Never seen a show like this. Noah and Helen are a part of me now.
I just completed it...nd i can't forget about it... Awesome series Ever seen in my life.. Dominic is super awesome....I wish it will never end .. :(
So it showed you to go back to your cheating ex? Good for you. All the best for your life.
I cried for 1h full on weeping, what an amazing last episode and last season. I have never seen a series that has the best season as the last! Sososo good
I just completed it...nd i can't forget about it... Awesome series Ever seen in my life.. Dominic is super awesome....I wish it will never end .. :(
Such a beautiful finale. Like poetry.
It probably was the best ending I've ever seen..except for Joanie lol..she was awful ha!
They needed time apart to come back together ♾, they needed growth. They forgot the love that they once shared. You can tell at the beginning of the show, it was rocky.
Sooo sad it's over. I just loved this show!
'Sorry what ?' His face, priceless!
My favourite moment.
@@violetaa.459 yes it was fabulous!
This scene melts me. I feel like we can tell Noah has changed because even with his love coming back to him, he wants to be sure that she's looking at the situation fully and completely. Helen pushes back against his glass half empty with a glass half full.
I loved this series and this episode. So happy they made it back to each other.
Thank you for such an AMAZING and beautifully written series finale. I bawled my eyes out!!!
Helen got hotter through out this whole tv series. The fact she persevered as an independent woman and moved on from Noah while taking care of both her kids and herself is what attracted successful men like Max, Vik and Sasha to her. It is also the reason Noah wanted her back and her internal love for him is what brought them back together literally till death do them part.
she got "hotter"? What does that mean?
@@gordonhall752 watch the show again Helen just gets more attractive personality and wardrobe wise as the show progresses even though she is getting older. At the beginning of the show she is like the soccer mom with a minivan who is always overbooked with all her kids appointments and crap. She has no time for herself let alone Noah and that seems to be what draws him to Allison. Honestly, the show does not explore who the Helen character really is until after Noah starts cheating.
@@Sam19509 so true.
@@Sam19509 Kinda like real life.
Been onthe other end of it as a stay at home father.
Have to wait a few more years to watch my own ending.
Wow! Amazingly beautiful ending. Had me in tears...this show has always been like a dear friend i could go to when others let me down...the writing..production...acting has been as good as it gets...glad Noah and Helen found their way back to each other.....the casting was perfect as well. I feel so sad my friends have moved on and will miss them deeply. ...and that dance scene with old Noah...left me thinking about myown life...kudos to the show...
Dear Helen, you are the only reason for me to watch this series.
Some fans weren’t happy with the last episodes. But I loved everything about the last episode. I watched this show from the beginning & I fell in love. I’m so sad it’s over, but I’m satisfied with the ending. By far was my favorite series on tv
What? Only good ending was Noah and Helen getting back and not only did they but they grew old and gray together. Loved him reading to her at her grave and the dance
Maura was amazing. Helen was such a compelling character. How she (just barely) held it together. Heroine.
Have absolutely loved this show from the start. Very fitting and beautiful series finale. So happy Noah found his own peace for the final, he's been my fave character from the start
His performance in those moments...spectacular!
I was disgusted with Noah for most of the series but I felt happy with the ending, he clearly deserved some redemption. Helen deserved to get what she wanted, even if it doesn't make sense to some. I just really, really wish Cole had gotten a decent ending!! It broke my heart when he had realized that Alison was what he truly wanted and then she diiieedd! ugh! Such a great series!! Such powerful acting; i'm really going to miss this.
One of my favorite scenes! Honestly there were many! I just love Maura Tierney she's so amazing!
Dominic West made me care about Noah throughout and in spite of and because of everything. His performance was that rich.
I bet as soon as Noah and Helen got remarried the family became closer and stronger than ever, and when he wrote more books, he got inspired by and credited her like she deserves
There's always that one person in life that you meet, date, split with yet never forget. You'll move on, but they'll always have a little piece of your heart! ♥
That's God's truth, all right!
So we are like Johnny Appleseed dropping pieces of our hearts here and there and the crop that springs from all our various bits is the life we see all around us.
Such powerfull tv show and yet very edifying throught these past 6 years! The end left me so much in tears and joy...
I loved the background music when they confess their love..
That scene was one of the best pieces ever committed to film. I can't get enough of it.
I totally agree. An easily overlooked contributor to one of the best scenes in TV history. The timing of the monotonious (not sure if that is even a word) violin after Helen confesses her love for Noah grabbed at one’s heart without the viewer even knowing it. Brilliant.
Oh God, only I know how I restrained myself from crying in this scene. Such a beautiful ending to one of the best series ever made. So close to heart.
So happy Noah and Helen ended up together the connection is undeniable and seeing Noah an old man was emotional and him doing his dance i cried I'm glad Joni decided to keep moving on even tho it was hard to do with all the trauma they all endured im happy they found forgiveness and not to let the past overtake them and you can tell Noah was thinking about his life with Allison while he was looking into the ocean and i love how they did the end of the song with jonies face turning into the waves 😥 i will always love the series THE AFFAIR 💗
I don't think he was thinking of Allison he could have visited her grave it is in the same cemetery as the Butlers if you recall I think EJ was visiting Helen when he saw Joanie visiting Allison. Also Noah doesn't even seem angry that Ben is getting away with murdering Allison he was only mad the first time he heard Joanie say it but then seemed to just feel calm like he had closure. The same Noah who broke down in a dinner like Cole hours after identifying Allison's body.
It was Helen's grave he pushes himself up on after reading the exert from their daughters book. It was Helen he said see you tomorrow LOVE to. His love (in that way)for Alison was LONG gone even BEFORE she died, he told Cole that when Cole asked if he had slept with her when she came to California to see him, he was angry at her for making him come bail her out at the jail knowing how he felt about JAIL. No I don't think Alison was on his mind at all as he danced
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@@Sam19509 I don't think he was thinking of Allison either, I think he was just thinking of life in general. I think because he's older that is why we didn't see the anger that Noah normally displays. I also wondered how long he lived after he left the ledge. When he said to Helen "see you tomorrow," I thought he was going to have a heart attack when he had trouble standing up.......
@@jetjohnson2135 it was the dance of life. They were all there with him.
It's been a long emotional but beautiful ride.... Loved every second and I too will always love and miss the AFFAIR....
The acting in the finale was absolutely top notch.
I just completed it...nd i can't forget about it... Awesome series Ever seen in my life.. Dominic is super awesome....I wish it will never end .. :(
I know how Helen felt in this show. I had an ex girlfriend who despite being broken up years ago, we always felt connected to one another despite admitting out loud that we couldnt be together and having different paths and lovers. But still that chemistry was always there and not being able to get over each other or using each other as the benchmark for our future relationships.
Was a joy to watch, a masterclass in both the acting and the writing.
Maura Tierney was simply brilliant
Good finale, I love all casts acting especially Dominic Wests and Ruth Wilsons performance from season 1 to last episode.. Very good job.. Also as an audience Affair is the only tv series that i follow.. Now I feel abondoned...
I love the way Noah says “Sorry? What?” and then smiles
Yep great ending - the tears began for me at the start when Noah watched Helen getting so much joy from watching the ‘flash mob’ - I was pretty much gone from that moment on - laughing and crying at the same time 😭
This show, left me the message that if you have everything and are to ignorant to know it, surely you will end up alone.
Love this show , one of my fav TV shows ever
Strength in her is incredible.
plus she's one superb actress
I literally binged wanted this series and balled my eyes out so much
Je suis triste que cette série soit finie.😭 Que de bons moments
J'ai adoré la scène dans le motel entre Helen et Noah.
Maura Tierney est une très belle femme et une fabuleuse actrice 🤩
Merci merci merci😁
D'accord. Je suis surpris que vous avez las vu. Et c'est vrai. Maura TIerney est une fabuleuse actrice.
My only real complaint is that they murdered Allison. That didn't have to happen. They could have had her move away and then they could have found a way to bring her back in the finale, all those years later in the future.
The actress quit her job
hoyageorge There were some unsavory allegations by some of the cast (some which stayed on till the end) about the production crew. Ruth Wilson thought it was in her best interest to leave. I would liked to seen a different outcome for Allison but the series’ producers ended this series magnificently.
This scene is so strong and beautifully done
I love the background music! 🎶🎵🎶🎵 And I love that Noah and Helen got back together. ❤
This may be my favorite scene. His smile and teary eyes “Sorry, what?” The show was a masterpiece
Great Movie, very deep, I haven‘t seen a movie of this quality since long time! Great job of the verstörst and of the actors!
It’s been 2 weeks but I can’t get over this episode yet and the song. I can’t delete it from my dvr , just love watching this scene. I hate Noah when it started but he grew on me, he’s really trying and this moment is just prefect. I wish they showed some snippets of them and their kids in between those 30 yrs they got back together or as grandparents.
That was so good.. just completed this series
I really love that serie from the first to the last episode.
If you guys have some recs for a similar drama serie or good stuff, feel free to share
This this is the best series I ever watched. It made me cry and made me laugh, and gave me uplift in my life. These writers were fantastic. The actors were phenomenal. I can see enough of this series. I know there was quite a bit of sex in my for my taste but I just fast forward it and it was such a wonderful series. I wish you would do another one. Oh yeah, in the ending. Oh my gosh wonderful❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I have to try that Moet and Pringles combo.
This is so funny. I normally hate pringles but, these 2 in this scene made me crave pringles!
Noah tells Helen, "Have some salt." LOL!!
Sorry What? I loved the finale. How it all came together in the end.(no pun intended). Going to miss this series.For Sure.
i'm still pissed Noah missed Whitney's wedding but I loved the kids almost walking in on them having sex that writing was gold.
@@Sam19509 👍🏾 I watched it 3 times and everytime I see Noah doing all the planning and in the motel room 😡
@@Sam19509 The only thing I despised was how those children were allowed to abuse their mother and father. If that's how one raises children today, they'll end up with one serious case of entitlement.
@@gordonhall752 only Whitney abused them. Trevor was questioning his sexuality so I give him a free pass. Martin was a deliquent when he was younger dropping out of like three prep schools but then he changed his life around after Noah went to jail and Vik became his mentor and he ended up making the Dean's list in college the same year Vik passed away. And Stacy and Baby Eddie (who is kind of like Helen's stepchild) were just adorable. Same with younger Joanie (who is kind of Noah's stepchild) but older Joanie became a slut and older Eddy became a creep.
Maura Tierney is just awesome !!!!!
The finale was amazing I think the writer should of made the ocean a lot higher at the end since it was supposed to be! Great Ending! I loved it.
I think they ought to have left the whole Joanie in the future thing out of it entirely. It was unbelievable. Anna Paquin seemed like a visitor to the set and her acting wasn't on a par with the others in the cast.
She picked it up at the end Whitney and yes Joanie had dark hair!
I love Helen she has the last word.
I wish they wouldn't have added Joanie's ending and instead focused on Helen longer, and maybe showing how she leaves Vik's house to Sierra and her new partner. They all move back home to care for Bruce. Also is Sierra newly dating her director friend who gave her the acting role? I was a bit confused on that as both actors look the same from previous episodes. I was hoping we would only get a little bit of Joanie meeting Noah in that restaurant and their whole dialogue wrapped up in 5 mins lmao. Also more reconciliation on what happened with the #metoo movement? I wonder happened to that? They should have showed trevor and stacy getting to stay in school and Colin being offered a job at the wedding reception or something. It would've been much more conclusive to a lot of questions. Nonetheless it was still a good ending. I'm happy Noah and Helen atleast got back together.
Vik left the house for Helen and her kids who he basically adopted as his own. Vik left his other finances to his parents which should eventually go to Baby Eddy. Also lmfao Sierra has her own house it is owned by her mother but she lives there rent free and is an only child who will inherit it all.
@@Sam19509 I know but it would've been a nice gesture from Helen's part. And I thought it was hinted that Sierra's house would not have totally belonged to her at the end. So a little resolution would have been nice.
@@SH-to8sh Helen is broke her father gave away most of his money to charity and scams while he had dementia. The show never explained how the Butlers still owned their house to host Whitney's wedding when they were broke. Noah and Helen paid for everything. Also Noah dances at the same ledge where Whitney and Colin said I do. It looks like Climate Change destroyed the estate where the Butler family home use to be. That is probably why Noah is dancing it is also the same place he told everyone to rehearse the flashmob that he couldn't participate in himself.
Yes that is the director. I was surprised Sierra was with him since he was an asshole and seemed more of a MeToo allegation than Noah. I think Helen's / Vik's & Sierra's home were destroyed in the wildfire and that is why they all ended up at the Butler's. In an interview, Sarah said that Helen comes after Noah to Montauk so I think she went back to Cali to tie up loose ends.
Agree with that entire post E T
Awesome season ever to seen perfect scenario
Perfect end!!
Perfect end
Love this!
I luved it
Love form Poland !!!
Jesus Christ..I just completed the series...and I'mma almost Hella Sad.. because i wish this series will never end....Never seen Such awesome series...
Please comment.
What is your opinion guys..
same.
I knew this show and I watched all the episodes in about 2 weeks. I LOVED it.
@@juanjoseruiz3501 Brother why they ended such awesome series....i still go through it ... Every moment is so special ..
Fantastic.❤
Noah and Helen were incredible
They are just the best team too
Maura is the best actress of this show. Noah is so stupid...
Sorry ..what?? Stole my ❤️❤️
Too bad Alison never mentioned by Noah at the finale.. She was the 'AFFAIR' and she was one of the most likeable characters because of her drama.. All for nothing..
He was talking about her to Helen for quite long when they were escaping from the fire in L.A. It was in ep.10.
Good show
You pressed stalker I'm on your mind way to much
Cheating is allowed not to be forgiven but if you do forgive someone for cheating it should be as if it never happened and well ... we know that’s almost imposible.
Just one more season man 😭😭😭😭 this show was so fucking good 💯🔥 #theaffair
She was desperate asf, she never stopped loving him even after all the nasty shit he did to her. It was pathetic and made her out to be a pushover..
I just finished the show, and I honestly think Noah was still in love with Allison . I only think he can’t back to Helen because Allison died. Even in season 3 when he got of prison all he wanted was Allison .
That's why I wasn't as thrilled with the ending as most people. Noah didn't just have a fling, he left his wife and kids because Alison was his "true love." There would be no coming back from that.
Confused over noah buying the run down lobster roll and wonder how helen and her mom died in the same year
That whole Joanie in the future thing was the only thing I thought ought not be included in the last two episodes. Otherwise it was one superb finale.
@@gordonhall752 Completely agree ...it ruined it for me a bit ...it felt out of place and didn't seem to fit in. Maybe having her search for the truth about Alison without all the futuristic stuff would have been better but I didn't really bond with her character much x
Her mom died at 100 years whereas she died at 80..which was basically the same year...😅
@@rosewest5168 agreed Rose. But nevertheless The Affair was one of the best series I've seen to date. That scene with Helen and Noah (after Whitney's wedding) I've watched over and over again. Helen (Maura Tierney's) acting is Emmy worthy. They both (Dominic West and Maura Tierney) dovetail in their respective roles so well. I'll miss them badly.
@@tanishadhawan8841 lol... and Cole's second wife Louisa looked far too young in the Joanie sequence where she appeared once.
😭😭😭😭😭😭I CANT WATCH THE FINALE, I DONT HAVE FOXTEL😭😭😭😭
You can go on Showtime.com & sign up for a subscription. You get a 30-day trial period for free. You can then watch it on a laptop or tablet.
@@alisonleigh20 thank you for your advice, most appreciated🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@alisonleigh20 unfortunately is America wide, to watch it in Australia I must to have a packege with FOXTEL😔😔😔🤬🤬🤬
Oh no, I'm sorry. I feel terrible. Maybe there is another way out there??
@@alisonleigh20 Don't worry, is fine, I'll find a way thank you so much🙏🙏🙏🙏
So in love with Maura
So annoying that Noah never found out that Allson was murdered
Brilliant ending but season 5 was absolute rubbish and was pleased to see Helen bang Noah and at least 1 sex scene in all of season 5 lol 😂😂 the wedding dance and granda throwing himself into the pool was quality.
The previous episode was good, too. It set up the reunion fairly well. I agree that most of the other episodes were kind of a chore to watch.
That's hugely unfair. And I don't agree with you. It had some really good scenes. And with Ruth Wilson taking a hike they had to do some fancy footwork to make the finale as believable as it was.
They never grew old
This is just disgusting. And people are praising it? What is this 1980's? Since when do going back to your cheating ex is romantic? And people have so much excuses for that. And the excuses are on another level. If he loved her he wouldn't have cheated. And that's it. It's not love. He just got back to his safe zone. And she's just a doormat.
And don't even try to lecture me about love. I have loved someone. But I have respect for myself too.
And it wasn't just a fling. He left Helen because Alison was his "one true love." How can anyone come back from that? I couldn't.
@@kellyvanspybrook4746 No one can unless they are pathetic and have no respect for themselves.
I guess binge watching this series isn't a good thing, I am only on the episode2 of the 5th season maybe it will ge tbetter
You forget they are acting
Wouldn’t Joanie be a lot older than Eddie when he revealed who he was to her?
like, i think 8-10 years maybe?
SuSu SeaSky joanie IMO pointless character and contributed diddly squat to the show tbh
Dean Traynor absolutely agree
Kathleen May even if just that she didn’t look and older than him. Quite the opposite
I thought that as well but it wouldn’t have been 8-10. Thinking more 4-6.
My question is what was Brittany’s fiancé going to do with that razor blade before Noah entered the room?....
Shave.
Whitney's fiancé 😂
Verður framhald?
It would have been nice if future noah had some grandkids or something
who says he didn't? They had only so much time and the Joanie thing was a poor move plot-wise.
This show was given the best ending, but I wish Vic had lived. He was a wonderful husband.
He was not wonderful at all and he was not a husband...
@@_Lane_ I think Helen would have disagreed with you. I remember the episode of Vic’s funeral when she shouted at Noah that it should have him that died, not Vic.
LOVED the series but sorry, I never warmed to Helen and I found her so unlikable throughout the entire show. So many characters grew throughout the series, but Helen never did. She remained self-absorbed, selfish, and bitterly angry. I wanted a better Helen, by the end, but alas, I guess I was looking for a fairy tale.
I am on the 5th season now and hate it so far so boring
when Helen realizes that empowerment and feminism only bring suffering, sadness and loneliness.
we have to forgive more
Empowerment and feminism is good for all women. And forgiving is for those who loves us not those who cheat on us
@@YouYou-sm8tf "Empowerment and feminism is good for all women" no, no and no.
@@YouYou-sm8tf you missed the whole point of what Helen realized and told in that scene .
@@juanjoseruiz3501 Like I said, EMPOWERMENT and FEMINISM is good for women.
HER HUSBAND CHEATED ON HER.
It was her husband who brough suffering, sadness and loneliness to her NOT FEMINISM, not EMPOWERMENT.
Do you know how it feels when you partner cheated on you???? DO YOU KNOW THE FEELING?
Imagine your wife slept with a man many times......do you think forgiving is good because PRIDE, MASCULINITY will bring suffering, sadness and loneliness???? Will you forgive her?
I hope you apply to yourself what you preach about others. If your wife cheat on you, BE READY TO FORGIVE and let's see how you feel. If it's easy to forgive and act like it never happened.
@@YouYou-sm8tf You missed the whole point of the 5th season which are redemption and forginess.
Helen forgiven but Noah already paid all his sins, he even went to jail for Helen.
like Bruce said to Whitney on her weding.
Also, you can see that in 4th season Noah forgiven Max and called him on the phone.
BTW, feminism and empowerment are not good for ALL women.
You still love him?!! YUCK
Great finale
Soundtrack could have been better
LOL i fast forwarded every single episode the very second she started singing
Trash film but people love trash; like 50 shades of trash.