The Following

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Season 2
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 21, 2013
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 94 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 94
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 94
  3. Negative: 27 out of 94
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  1. WOLF-MAN
    Jan 30, 2014
    6
    it's been a very lackluster season so far.... i know we're only two episodes in but just 2 episodes are enough to destroy your interest entirely. The fact that it also seems like they're rehashing the same kinda story telling in season 2 absolutely no innovative storytelling but it still is doing what it did best in season 1(so far) i'm holding my breath to see if they do something new...it's been a very lackluster season so far.... i know we're only two episodes in but just 2 episodes are enough to destroy your interest entirely. The fact that it also seems like they're rehashing the same kinda story telling in season 2 absolutely no innovative storytelling but it still is doing what it did best in season 1(so far) i'm holding my breath to see if they do something new... and i'm only giving it a positive rating because of the first season even though it's highly unrealistic it's one of the shows that i really enjoyed last year and i hope they get their mojo back… Expand
  2. jwmelville
    Jan 28, 2014
    6
    I'm not too sure how the second season will play out, I'm not very happy that you got too see Joe so soon, I think that they would have been better off the build the suspense and make you wonder if he is actually alive. But what I am hoping is that they are cramming all of this stuff in at the start to leave more room in the middle for a great story line! Unfortunately I don't seem to beI'm not too sure how the second season will play out, I'm not very happy that you got too see Joe so soon, I think that they would have been better off the build the suspense and make you wonder if he is actually alive. But what I am hoping is that they are cramming all of this stuff in at the start to leave more room in the middle for a great story line! Unfortunately I don't seem to be ask hooked this time, but lets hope that it improves… Expand
  3. Murdocdelrey
    May 6, 2014
    4
    I actually enjoyed the First Season of The Following even though it definitely had it's ruff edges and some of the elements were really underwhelming but it was a good show none the same. Season 2 though just wasn't good. I have only watched the first half of Season 2 before I lost interest. This is because it was going nowhere and the same main point of the first season was happeningI actually enjoyed the First Season of The Following even though it definitely had it's ruff edges and some of the elements were really underwhelming but it was a good show none the same. Season 2 though just wasn't good. I have only watched the first half of Season 2 before I lost interest. This is because it was going nowhere and the same main point of the first season was happening again, Joe building his new following from the remains of his old one and I just couldn't get into it. The first season is certainly worth your time. I just wish it could have run for one season as that was what I thought it would be when I finished the last episode but then they announced Season 2 and I knew it wasn't going to be any good and it feels like such a waste of time. Now there might be a third season. I wish they could have made it a limited run then it would be perfect but going past one season has ruined the show for me and it does sadden me to say this as it had a lot of potential.… Expand
  4. cocopuffs
    Mar 22, 2014
    6
    The Following (for me) became a bit boring. Each week the show is the SAME....killing....killling....
    and more killing... How about adding something else to it..like maybe home scenes...etc...anything
    would do except for just all the killing. UNREAL!
  5. Pookster
    Apr 25, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm going with a 4, season 2 is not as bad as these red reviews say, but it's a stunning drop off and disappointment from season 1, which I'd give a 9. I buy that Joe Carroll, and then his wife, turn out to be alive, fine. And Lily & the twins are decent new villains. But as several here point out, the writing has deteriorated and the season 2 plotting is absurd. One of the things I can never stand in any movie or show is, how many times is either the good guy or bad guy going to choose for absolutely no good reason not to kill the other guy when he can. Meanwhile, how many times is the good guy going to surrender himself the second the bad guy threatens to kill a hostage. And a third problem, how many times is the good guy going to not call for back up, and thus allow the bad guy to get away because he didn't have support. Three strikes for the writers here, you blew it on all counts. This writing/plot reminds me of early 24, when Jack's wife/daughter were kidnapped and re-kidnapped 4 or 5 times in supposedly one 24-hour day. That's absurd, and really just lazy writing.… Expand

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Metascore
44

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Feb 20, 2014
    30
    Kevin Bacon is just woefully underutilized here.... None of this show feels or sounds real. Not one beat. Not the plotting or the characters.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Jan 22, 2014
    70
    Here’s the best thing about the second season premiere of The Following: Kevin Bacon finally looks like he’s having a little fun.... Bacon and Hardy are in on the joke.
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  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jan 17, 2014
    20
    Sorry to say that from the evidence of the season premiere, not a lot has changed. Morbid curiosity may keep me following this bloody cat-and-mouse horror show for a while longer, but not at the risk of murdering what few brain cells I have left.
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