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TV Media Weekly | February 14 - 20, 2015 By Adam Thomlison TV Media Q: In "The Affair," did Noah kill Scott? A: Well that's the big question, isn't it? I must point out here that there are major, season-ruining spoilers ahead. If you've decided to watch this show late, having heard about its big Golden Globe wins in Janu- ary, you'll probably want to stop reading now. The end of the first-season finale sees Noah arrested for Scotty's murder. Scotty, for those who don't know but are willing to read it in a column instead of seeing it on TV, is the father of Noah's grandchild. The arrest is a turning point for the show that opens up a number of new plot options for season 2, right when people were starting to fear that it would get repetitive (af- ter all, a single extramarital affair is a side plot at best in most TV shows). It opens things up because it is not at all clear that Noah killed Scott. The show is set up in a dual- perspective format, so that we see the same events from two different viewpoints — Noah's and Alison's (the two people having the "af- fair" that is the central premise of the show). The events surrounding Scotty's death look very different from their two perspectives, and we don't ac- tually see him getting killed. Series creator Sarah Treem admits that the facts of the case will still be up in the air next season. "If you think about the evi- dence the detective is arresting Noah on, he doesn't actually have that much to go on. So he needs more," she told E! However, she says that she will suspend the "he said/she said" structure of the series at one point and actually lay out what hap- pened to Scotty. "That's the moment I'm pret- ty sure we will see objectively, but I think the way that we get there is going to be a bit of a puzzle, so when the audience arrives at it, they will discover it for themselves." All that is to say, don't expect an answer to your question any time soon. There's a lot of buzz surrounding the show now that it's won the Golden Globes for best drama se- ries and best actress (for Ruth Wil- son). Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Please include your name and town. Per- sonal replies will not be provided. Hollywood Q&A By Andrew Warren TV Media I t's been pointed out before, but it bears repeating: kids are "in." Nowhere is this more ob- vious, interestingly, than in food-oriented TV. Seriously, a glance around the culinary television landscape shows kids popping up everywhere. The Food Network has "Ra- chael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off." Fox's "MasterChef Junior" has been a phenomenal success and was renewed for a fourth season just last month. For the past two weeks, the Food Network has been airing "Kids Baking Championship" on Monday evenings, and, with only two episodes left to go, it's been a sweet little bite-sized treat. The competition started out with eight junior bakers. Now, with only five still remain- ing, things are only going to get even more heated in the kitchen. Luckily, the kids have some great expertise on hand to cri- tique their work. The "Ace of Cakes" himself, Duff Goldman, hosts alongside actress Valerie Bertinelli ("Hot in Cleveland"), and as one of the most recog- nizable and acclaimed pastry chefs in the country, Goldman is certainly the guy to have giv- ing guidance in a baking com- petition. In this week's episode, airing Monday, Feb. 16, the pint-sized competitors are tasked with baking two dozen puff pastry desserts. It's a simple challenge with a myriad of ways to go wrong — especially once the hosts announce a diabolical twist! They'll reveal a secret, savory ingredient that must be incorporated into the treats, and, with one kid going home, the stakes couldn't be higher. And speaking of high stakes, the promised prize for the win- ner is as tempting as a slice of cherry pie. The winner of "Kids Baking Championship" will take home a whopping $10,000 and a complete set of Food Network bakeware prod- ucts, but that's really just the beginning. The winner also lands a profile in "Food Net- work Magazine" and even the opportunity to create their own cake to be featured at Gold- man's Baltimore cake shop, Charm City Cakes. That's a prize package that any adult would be overjoyed to win. But, hands off: this one's for the kids. "Kids Baking Champion- ship" airs Monday nights on the Food Network. Duff Goldman and Valerie Bertinelli as seen in "Kids Baking Championship" Bite-sized bakers Food Network whips up new episode of 'Kids Baking Championship' 10 | Cooking this week Kokomo Honda 2 x 2" Martin Bros. 2 x 2" Henderson Insurance 2 x 3" Discover why over 17 million homeowners trust State Farm ® . Henderson Insurance Agency, Inc. 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