Review: "The Following" (The Poet's Fire S1/Ep3 2013) "Burning Manipulation Isn't A Trait Just For Writer."

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This weeks episode of  "The Following" picks up just where the last epsiode left off. With the mask man later found out to be Ryan burning one of the critics of Carroll's book.

Not to get to too much into plot detail however we learn more and more about the followers in Carroll's cult. What makes them strong, weaker and of course why they're all together.

 One of the follower's tells the FBI that they "Divide secrets so no one knows everything." However the episode seems to show the grow getting weaker without Carroll's direct influence.

We also learn the brainwash idea of the members is taught through Carroll's lessons, a sort of "do it yourself" motto told through Edgar Allan Poe. Which is why Ryan chooses fire, he favors it over knives not like everyone else. You truly can't trust anyone in this show a seemingly victim was all apart of a elaborate scene to get Ryan more and more involved in this story. Ryan also proves that he has manipulating skills as well and able to get into the mind and crack the followers.

The group of followers may be falling apart but the individual members all want to impress Carroll with the paths of "revenge" that they choose. Ryan's reason for killing is revenge for anyone harsh on Carroll's book. The gay couple and girl seem to be deteriorating even quicker possibly due to the triangle relationship.

This episode also gave rise character relationships. We see Ryan and Agent Weston begin a quasi relationship. While we learn a possible reason for Carroll kidnapping his son, which is to join the group. Which the episode ends with Joey saying his to Ryan on camera.

Greatest review's gives "The Following" (The Poet's Fire S1/Ep3 2013) 5 stars out of 5. This is a turkey in bowling or in the case of this show for another awesome episode. With one leading into another what will next week's episode truly bring? What is Carroll hiding? This show leaves viewers always asking questions but thankful answers them for fantastic answers and more questions.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>By: Gabriel Roderick

Review: "The Following" (Chapter 2 S1/Ep2 2013) "Fox Is Cooking Something Up And It Smells Like Bacon."

Monday night's new hit "The Following" begs one question for viewers and of course for the audience, "Who can you trust and who can't you trust?"

Carroll's "cult" or "following" seems to dig deeper in this episode going into details on how he convinced a few of them to join his cause. He is seem as "God Like" figure because of his charisma.
We meet a new character Special Agent Debra Parker (Annie Parisse) who seems to know more than she's letting on though she is a specialist in cults.

Shawn Ashmore's character Mike Weston is not at all cold like his previous role as Iceman in the "Xmen Films" he is smoking hot. He's a tech savoy, FBI agent idolizing Hardy.
Not to go into to much detail on this episode however, Carroll who has his son's babysitter Emma Hill kidnapped him the previous epsiode has room arragned just like the boys so he feels more at home. This was easy seeing as Emma was feeding and spying for Carroll for over two years. Great character development is used in this episode also using the flashback feature to give more detail.

We get so entranced in this show that the actors that are brainwashed are doing double duty and pull it off so well.

We also learn that Hardy and Carroll's ex-wife Claire had a affair which entangles Hardy into being more of Carrolls second chapter. It also leaves us wondering is Claire more involved in this then she saying. I think she may have some repressed feelings for Carroll or maybe a killer herself.

One of Carroll's protege Jordy (Steve Monroe) who helped him escape, seems to always be one step away of the police and Hardy though he is sloppier than Carroll. Hardy is able to subdue him after a struggle though. And another masked man character is introduced after attacking Hardy. The mask the person wears was found in Emma's old apartment and resembles Poe himself. 

The title of the episode really fits the series. It is the second chapter of a new book between the to characters. The final scene depicts Parker giving Carroll a Poe book while in jail. This seem to be reminded me of a Jesus like image. Now that he has his book back, he'll be able to begin  getting more followers to keep this game going.

Greatest Review's gives "The Following" (Chapter Two s1/ep2 2013) 5 out of 5 stars. For truly not only living up to it's name but also living up to the episode title! Man this show keeps getting better and better. They could add in a million more characters and we'd be fine with it because they know how do delvelope them!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>By: Gabriel Roderick
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