The Following: Season 1, Episode 14 “The End is Near” (D+)
As this show’s plot continues to unfold, it becomes less and less bearable, and more like the deranged ravings of a lunatic and his completely crazy posse. What was initial so impressive about Joe and his followers were how organized they were, and now they’re wielding axes and stabbing each other just for the hell of it, while Joe cooks spaghetti and feeds his unfortunate guests. His continued inability to understand that Claire does not love him and wants only to get away from him is baffling, and he’s just going to keep getting physically attacked if he doesn’t stop letting her roam free and find sharp objects. I’ve never been pleased with the FBI’s intellectual capacity, but the fact that it took them three-quarters of the episode to figure out something that was obvious to me from the moment they first mentioned the evacuation center, that it would be the target for Joe’s followers, is especially jarring. Ryan’s credibility is also dwindling, as he once again employs force and the threat of death to interrogate Joe’s followers, using what could well become his catchphrase, “Stop all the creepy cult stuff.” Annabelle sure was frightening, and it’s difficult to say whether she or Emma is the more dangerous foe, loyal to Joe enough that she would kill Jacob after he tried to convince her to run away with him and leave Joe behind. I suspect that Claire is not as expendable as the rest of the cast and that Ryan will be able to save her, but I can’t say the same for Debra, who I do hope survives, since watching her being buried alive was extraordinarily unsettling and disturbing.
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