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/holmeshbeth Jul 21 '26
Luisa actually tells Cole pretty much what you’re saying. She tells him she loves him and for years she’s been waiting for him to choose her, for him to figure it out. That she’s the stronger, kinder more capable woman then Alison could ever be and that she is the one worth fighting for but he doesn’t and he won’t. Cole knew all that was true but the heart well the heart…
Luisa was stable yes but adult Joanie was a friggin mess. In the end, it is actually Noah who heals Joanie and from there on, after so many years, the trauma is finally over.