Yeah, I don't get how you go from writing a soapy thriller to trying to establish yourself as a serious novelist.

No, Alison is strawberry blonde, Luisa has dark brown/reddish hair. Quite a stretch.

He didn't know he was saving her though. He was using her for his own selfish escape into the shiny new life he thought he deserved. And once he "saved" her and got his fame and money, he basically set her adrift.

Loved Cynthia Nixon as the therapist and the 'In Treatment' set up of the first half. Definitely gave us some interesting insight into Noah's background and current thought process. I found it particularly interesting that he was faithful to Helen for 20 yrs of marriage, but has almost cheated on Allison twice in…

We don't know that it's Cole's baby; it's still just speculation.

I think Allison was lost and Noah came along and gave her some direction and purpose again, and now that the initial bloom of love has fallen away and their relationship is seemingly going to shi*, she's directionless again. She doesn't have a career, can't really go back to Cole, and has only the baby as her focus or…

They said a couple episodes ago, Helen's BK brownstone was $3 mil.

I think it's supposed to be Scotty on the tape the lawyers are watching at the end.

She probably took the train, and a cab from the station.

Right. It was more she was putting up w/ it than enjoying it, and clearly had no emotional part in what should be an act that's enjoyable for both parties.

Exactly, and anytime Alison attempts to have a substantive or emotional conversation with him, Noah shuts it down with either a rage-y argument or sex.

I can see where a lot of the rape accusations are coming from, and as someone who is pretty sensitive to the topic, I'll throw my hat in the ring and say I don't think it was rape. But it WAS rape-y - in the sense that Alison is clearly not into it, Noah's controlling the whole thing and is the only one deriving…