The Following

Kevin Bacon plays an FBI Special Agent tasked with tracking down a serial killer and his elaborate network of death.

Mondayss, 8 PM ET, Fox

Current Season: 1 - Total Episodes: 15
Highest Rated: Ep 5, Season 1

“The Final Chapter”

by David Sims April 29, 2013 -

It's all over, and it's worse than you could imagine.

D-

“The End Is Near”

by David Sims April 22, 2013 -

Things get especially miserable and gory as the final chapter draws near.

D+

“Havenport”

by David Sims April 15, 2013 -

Ryan actually makes a sane decision on an otherwise typically insane episode.

“The Curse”

by David Sims April 8, 2013 -

We get a glimpse of Joe's novel, and it's obviously a masterpiece of outsider art.

Ep. 15, Season 1
“The Final Chapter”
Ep. 14, Season 1
“The End Is Near”
Ep. 13, Season 1
“Havenport”
Ep. 12, Season 1
“The Curse”

Features Reviews

Season

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“The Final Chapter”
Episode 15

It's all over, and it's worse than you could imagine.
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F
“The End Is Near”
Episode 14

Things get especially miserable and gory as the final chapter draws near.
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D-
“Havenport”
Episode 13

Ryan actually makes a sane decision on an otherwise typically insane episode.
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D+
“The Curse”
Episode 12

We get a glimpse of Joe's novel, and it's obviously a masterpiece of outsider art.
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D
“Whips & Regret”
Episode 11

We plumb new depths of stupidity and spend a lot of time in a BDSM club.
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F
“Guilt”
Episode 10

Ryan and Claire hunker down in a house with a lot of floor-to-ceiling windows and a lot of other silly things happen.
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F
“Love Hurts”
Episode 9

Paul and Jacob have a tender moment, but also a lady gets murdered with a speargun.
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D+
“Welcome Home”
Episode 8

Ridiculous, as usual, but also quite boring, with Joe settling in at his new mansion.
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D
“Let Me Go”
Episode 7

Ryan runs into more trouble as Joe's big plans lurch into action.
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C-
“The Fall”
Episode 6

Things are action-packed and thoroughly ludicrous. Ryan mostly sits in a chair.
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C
“The Siege”
Episode 5

The search for Joey heats up and the threesome cools down on another by-the-numbers episode.
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C
“Mad Love”
Episode 4

Ryan's plot is a headache-inducing bore, but the serial killer love triangle gets a little spicier.
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C-
“The Poet’s Fire”
Episode 3

Learning more about the serial-killer-minion love triangle—if you were interested in that sort of thing.
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D+
“Chapter Two”
Episode 2

We spend a lot of time with Joe’s crazy acolytes, which isn’t good for business.
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C-
The Following
Episode 1

A new, dark drama pursues empty shocks instead of nuanced characters or storytelling.
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C-

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