The Following: Season 2, Episode 1 “Resurrection” (C-)
This show is back on a week when there aren’t all that many series airing new episodes, which is pretty much the only reason I watched it since season one didn’t impress me all that much as it got worse and worse as it went on. While there aren’t nearly as many glaring instances of law enforcement incompetence in this premiere as there were in a given episode of season one, I still couldn’t help feeling when I was watching the scene on the train that this just isn’t the type of show anyone needs to be watching. Its cult behavior, which is usually senseless, is just disturbing, and I don’t see any reasonable reward in terms of the quality of the show to make up for that off-putting aura. I’m also very irritated by the babyish nature of the criminals, who taunt each other and call them names, which contradicts the complexity of their carefully-orchestrated operations. The fact that Emma doesn’t know anything about what’s going on suggests an even greater level of disorganization which makes the FBI’s inability to track them more than questionable. There really is no escape for Ryan, who gets called back into things just because someone felt the need to say he couldn’t stop them. Working covertly on the case instead of cooperating with the FBI is pretty silly, and it’s going to impede process considerably. Unsurprisingly, Joe is very much alive, though he too doesn’t have a clue what’s going on. Should I continue watching this show? I’m just not sure anymore.
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