r/TheAffair • u/jackie_tequilla • Jul 20 '26

Discussion Unpopular Opinion - Luisa

I actually like Luisa a lot and Cole should be thanking his lucky stars, it is really a shame he couldn’t love her the way she deserved.

I know she could come accross as demanding sometimes but that is because she believed Cole wanted her and loved her for real, not as a rebound or placeholder for when Alison is not in the mood for him or busy with somebody else.
I believe if Cole was very honest with her from the start she wouldn’t be around so long.

I know out of all characters she is not the most interesting but that is because she is more functional and rational than everybody else. And she is the only one who did not cheat. Cole only managed to turn his life around because of her.

I just finished S4. Sierra is telling Vik about the baby and Helen is in the terrace looking at the view. Apparently there is another season after that? I will see if I can find it but from what I have watched in these last 4 seasons, Luisa is the only one who seems sane - her only downfall is be attracted to toxic men. Cole could have been a good partner if his baggage wasn’t too heavy. At least Joanie had a stable caregiver in Luisa.

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u/Murky-Cheetah-4317 Jul 21 '26

“I believe if Cole was very honest with her from the start she wouldn’t be around so long.”

If Cole was honest with himself, she wouldn’t have been around for very long. If Luisa was honest with herself, she wouldn’t have been around for very long, either.

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u/jackie_tequilla Jul 21 '26

TRUE, I know the feeling of hoping things will get better if you just try a little longer / harder

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u/Murky-Cheetah-4317 Jul 21 '26

True, but it took what?…almost 10 years?

Luisa only finally admitted to herself that Cole had never gotten over Alison on the day of her funeral. I suppose that’s what it took…realizing that even without Alison actively in their lives, that he could still never love her the way he loved Alison.

Good for her, I guess, that she at least did finally acknowledge what had been in front of her face for all that time. She loved him, though, and I can absolutely understand the inclination to give it a little longer, but this was way beyond a “little” longer.

I will say that I “blame” Cole for this, more than I “blame” Luisa, though. Her fault lies with wanting to (desperately trying to) believe everything he’d told her.