[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzcoCdGn2g] The Following: Reflection (2×05) Synopsis: Max puts herself at risk tailing a follower; Lily tries to bring Joe into her world, much to Emma’s displeasure. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ So this star rating is not because I thought the episode was bad as a whole, but there were enough disappointments for me to […]
The Following: Family Affair Recap
The Following: Family Affair (2×04) Synopsis: As Ryan and Max follow up a lead to the whereabouts of Lily Gray, Joe is finally back in civilization. Rating: ★★★★☆ I am so late on this recap, so I just have three points to address. 1. How much I absolutely do not like the […]
The Following: Trust Me Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2hinkVYkP0] The Following: Trust Me (2×03) Synopsis: Members of the following meet, as Joe makes a decision for his future, Ryan’s death curse strikes again. Rating: ★★★★★ When the death count of an episode exceeds the count of a fingers on a single hand, you know this episode is going to […]
The Following: For Joe Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H05N-jZ1EJ0] The Following: For Joe (2×02) Synopsis: Ryan’s obsession grows after the subway killings; and he’s brought face-to-face with a threat. Rating: ★★★★☆ So week two and I am at the edge of my seat again with The Following. This episode died down the killing and gave us a closer look at […]
The Following: Resurrection Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK5nq5ibTNI] The Following: Resurrection (2×01) Synopsis: Despite appearances, Ryan Hardy continues to obsess over Joe Carroll a year after his death, especially after a string of murders occur on the anniversary of his death. Rating: ????? If you have been following Nerdophiles for a while, you know that we really enjoyed The Following […]
The Gothic Tradition Found in Serial Killer Television
So I took a class on the Gothic tradition and for my final project and my honors contract, I wrote two articles. One of them was connecting the gothic to some of our favorite television serial killers. Here it is, reformatted for Nerdophiles. Death is a living-breathing beast. The Gothic […]
The Following: The Final Chapter Recap [Season Finale]
Can we just talk about how when I start this show, I am sweating in fear? It’s a fictional story, AND I SWEAT. Well, you guys know I’m just a person with a lot of feelings, but this is just crazy. So, the episode starts off no long after the […]
The Following: The End Is Near Recap
Well, the end is near. Bring on the references to Edgar Allen Poe and the creepy women with baby voices. Also bring on my question of how the hell they’re going to formulate a second season when it seems like Joe is going to die of an infection or blood […]
The Following: Havenport Recap
As if we needed more problems in The Following, this week’s episode continues to make me lose faith in the FBI as they come one step closer to capturing the cult leader and serial killer named Joe Carroll. The season has been building up to the inevitable discovery of the […]
The Following: The Curse Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxZHhaxYZo] There’s a lot of reasons I could give you for why I have not yet posted up a review for this past week’s The Following, but the main one is just that I’ve been busy. So here it is, without much further ado. Also I was overwhelmed by feels […]
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