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Big Love S1E5 — Affair
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Big Love•Season 1•Episode 5

Affair

7.8/10 · 276 votesApr 9, 200656 min

Ranked #2 of 12 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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Nicki suspects that Bill is having an affair and is considering bringing a fourth wife to the family. Margene, feeling alone in the big house, befriends the new neighbor, Pam Martin. Bill goes after Roman and tries to expose him, but polygamy accusations also fly

Directed byAlan Taylor
Written byAlexa Junge
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Bill Paxton

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Bill Henrickson

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Barbara Henrickson

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Nicolette Grant

Ginnifer Goodwin

Ginnifer Goodwin

Margene Heffman

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Sarah Henrickson

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Lois Henrickson

Joel McKinnon Miller

Joel McKinnon Miller

Don Embry

Daveigh Chase

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Rhonda Volmer

Douglas Smith

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Ben Henrickson

Bruce Dern

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Frank Harlow

Melora Walters

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Wanda Henrickson

Harry Dean Stanton

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Roman Grant

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Alexa Junge

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Alan Taylor

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Episode Summary

"Affair" is episode 5 of Big Love season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 276 votes, ranking #2 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Alan Taylor and written by Alexa Junge, it aired on April 9, 2006.

Next: E6 · Roberta's FuneralBest of Season 1