Television is rife with mysteries, but they're usually scripted and in front of the camera, a TV mystery about behind-the-scenes drama doesn't happen every day. But, sometimes they do, and usually the story comes out. However, there have been a few instances where whatever the reason for a feud or exit remained hidden. The latest TV mystery—what happened with Ruth Wilson and her exit from The Affair—still remains a secret.
Warning, spoilers follow for The Affair.Wilson's character, Alison Bailey, was killed during season four. Wilson, who was vocal about her desire for pay equality earlier in 2018, played a central character on the Showtime drama about the intersecting lives of two couples. The on-screen death happened on August 5. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, series co-creator Sarah Treem said Wilson "wanted to leave the show."
"That was a request, so that was decided basically before we started writing. It wasn't a discovery of any kind. That was very deliberate. And actually, we shot all of her work first. Her whole storyline was shot before we shot anything else," Treem said.
However, during an interview on CBS This Morning, Wilson said she was not allowed to talk about why she left the show. She told Gayle King she did not complain to the network about pay parity. She reiterated all that in a New York Times interview.
"It isn't about pay parity, and it wasn't about other jobs," she said. "But I'm not really allowed to talk about it."
In the Times profile, Wilson said, "There is a much bigger story," and encouraged the reporter to contact Treem. Treem released a statement echoing what she and Showtime previously said. "The character of Allison had run its course," Treem said. "By completing her arc this season, the consequences of her death will lead to compelling story lines for our final season."
So…what happened here remains a secret, just like a few other rumored mysterious feuds in the TV world. Take The Good Wife, for example.
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