The acting was fine but the premise of the affair is somewhat not believable, which I attribute to bad writing. I see nothing remotely interesting about Ivan for Suzanne to abandoned her family to be with an ex-con who cannot support her financially. I think it was a casting issue. Not only that, she is willing to abandon her teenage children without any thought of the emotional toll it would take on them. He had nothing to give other than his body and "lust". I doubt he even loves her because he was thrown into a chaos of a relationship when he just wanted to have fun. There was no need to have divided loyalty between children. I don't think this was an honest portrayal of how teenagers respond to infidelity by one parent. I think this was poor writing and poor research of the psychopathology of teenagers, especially boys. There is no way the teenage boy would side with a mother that cheated (outside of abuse). Why? Because mothers are representations of the women that the teenage boy would eventually date. It would cause that teen to really think about his future relationships. Thus, his anger would be directed towards the mother. Similarly, teenage girls are very harsh toward both parents but especially fathers who cheat. That is why we have youngs women with daddy issues. Also, I would hope people would start honestly evaluating human behavior. I do not believe it is love. It is just lust and insanity masquerading as love. If it were love, Ivan and Suzanne would be able to survive without her husband's money. Her husband had every right to flex his financial muscle. You cheated on your husband and expect to get his money so that you can live with the guy you cheated with? It also demonstrates that Suzanne did not love her husband, she just stayed for financial security. Instead of focusing on her "burgeoning" love, she was still consumed with financial stability. So, now, she kills the father of her children. She goes the prison and what? So, they lost both parents. I wonder which side the children will take on this issue, the mother that killed their father or the father that got killed? It is a close one. Female writers rarely have an honest portrayal of female characters and Catherine Corsini was no different from her depiction of Suzanne.