'The Affair' season 3 episode 8 spoilers: Noah and Helen's relationship gets more complicated

After the startling reconnection between Noah Solloway (Dominic West) and his ex-wife Helen (Maura Tierney) in the previous episode, more unexpected twists are about to happen when Showtime airs the next episode of "The Affair" season 3.

In the previous episode, Noah and Helen narrated their different perspectives regarding the events that happened between them.

According to Helen's side of the story, Noah needed to be taken care of to nurse his broken shoulders. But her involvement with her ex-husband caused her current boyfriend, Dr. Vic Ullah (Omar Metwally), to feel uncomfortable with the situation, especially since he kept on asking him to prescribe more Vicodin for his pain.

When Vic opted not to give Noah another prescription of Vicodin, Helen decided to give in to her ex-husband's request to give him the hypnotic sedative Ambien together with his normal dose of antibiotics. This caused Noah to be more disoriented. Despite Noah's condition, Helen allowed him to sleep with her. Yet their intimate moment was suddenly disrupted, leaving Helen asking why Noah stopped touching her.

Noah's version, on the other hand, was that Helen was the one who initiated their steamy encounter. She also encouraged him to take more Vicodin despite Vic's orders. As they began getting intimate, Noah tried to stop because he told her that she does not know him. When Helen argued, their sexual encounter grew more violent, and it appeared that the consensual affair turned into a disturbing event.

Meanwhile, Helen will have a different encounter with Noah's other ex-wife Alison (Ruth Wilson), based on the trailer for the eighth episode of season 3.

In the trailer, the two women will meet up in a bar. Alison would want to talk about the fateful incident that killed Scotty Lockhart (Colin Donnell), but Helen will not let her.

Showtime also released the synopsis for the upcoming episode, which reads: "An unexpected cause to celebrate provokes a sobering realization in Alison. Soon after, a startling warning leaves her pondering the unthinkable. Cole's frustrations with Alison come to a head, revealing a radical truth."

The next episode of "The Affair" season 3 is slated to air on Sunday, Jan. 15.