The Following: Season 1, Episode 7 and 8 “Let Me Go” and “Welcome Home” (C)
This show hasn’t even aired ten episodes and Joe has now managed not one but two prison breaks. The developments in the plot are objectively interesting, but it’s frustrating to see Ryan and Debra watch the transfer so closely only to fail to realize that Joe wasn’t in the van. Mike’s abduction was equally mind-numbing in terms of the obvious nature of its eventuality, and Ryan having him hack Donovan’s e-mail was excessively moronic. Mike Colter’s Donovan is hardly a positive addition, just another instance of bureaucratic red tape that’s going to slow the good guys down from apprehending the bad guys. While they’re at it, the FBI needs to figure out a better way to ensure that its captured suspects don’t commit suicide. All of the less than compelling news on the side of the law pale in comparison to the fact that Joe has now managed to unite with all of his followers in a mansion that should provide them with plenty of seclusion to continue doing nefarious deeds. Charlie offering himself up as a sacrifice after his twin failures was somewhat eerie, but I suppose Joe does need to keep up with his killing, especially in front of his followers. I was surprised to see Warren Kole from “Common Law,” who I initially didn’t recognize, as Roderick, Joe’s apparent number two who has some twisted perversions of his own and wins the prize for most well-connected devotee thanks to his status as the sheriff. Learning that he actually committed several of the murders for which Joe was convicted is certainly intriguing. Emma and Joe getting together romantically is probably a bad idea, but it’s a good way for both of them to blow off some steam.
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