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The Following Season 1 Episode 7

Let Me Go

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AIRED: Mar 04, 2013

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Carroll arranges for a transfer to a different facility, arousing Ryan's suspicions. Meanwhile, Emma and Joey meet another of Roderick's men.

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The Following "Let Me Go" Review: The Nitwittery Continues

There were a lot of times in "Let Me Go" where law enforcement seemed more like a band of vigilantes rather than well-trained and organized professionals.

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Let Me Go

9.5

By TrueTvWatcher, Mar 07, 2013

Let Me Go was a spectacular episode of The Following. I really enjoyed watching because there were many intriguing twists and turns in the story lines. The character development was great. I liked how everything played out and I look forward to watching what happens next!!!!!!!!!
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I love the show, but was disappointed

6.5

By angeland8, Mar 05, 2013

This episode was kind of meh. Basically only the only smart people there are Joey and Ryan. FBI are dimb, cops are dumb, the followers are dumb.

The only interesting and exciting part was when Joey found the girl, but then it turned into another running, following and all that.

And the whole village of followers - gimme a break! I can understand a cult if the leader is always around to brainwash people. But Joe has been behind bars! All that through internet, really?!moreless
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If its good make it badder

1.0

By olafweyer, Mar 05, 2013

I am starting to understand the mindset of the writers. They started out wanting to write the grandest biggest piss-your-pants evil clever mastermind villain ever, that alone would make it a freaking scary story. You know the kind of story you imagine and perhaps even write as a teenager: Impressed by your favorite movies and shows, "copycatting" them and blowing their ideas out of proportion, because you think that's what an even better story is about; while at the same time you have no clue about storytelling whatsoever.

And that how i'll regard to The Following from here on now: Overblown teenage fan fiction, with the fandom being nothing particular. To sad it has actually been written by (executive) grown-up "professionals" :/moreless
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Deus Ex Machina

3.5

By ARAP, Mar 05, 2013

Honestly, the amount of deus ex machina used in the writing is ridiculous at this point. It is so obvious that the writers haven't thought out a coherent storyline, and the plot seems to change significantly with each passing episode. And if you're going to use deus ex machina, at least have it come out of nowhere. Because I don't think there was any doubt in anybody watching's mind that Carroll was going to escape. The amount of depth in which they showed the process made it more than obvious that it was going to happen.

At the beginning of the episode, Joey happens to have to go to the bathroom. He makes his way over, and for the purpose of plot development, decides to explore a dark room where there are no signs of anything interesting or out of the ordinary. He sees a girl locked in a cage, then returns, telling Emma what he saw. Emma and the man running the garage have a bit of an altercation, and it is quickly resolved. And of course, Joey is still oblivious to the fact that these people who have been holding him captive recently are in fact

Joey then steals the keys and tries to let the woman out. He succeeds, and of course, rather than running, Joey and the girl, Dana, hide. And of course, they are found. No big shocks here.

In prison, Carroll is requesting a transfer because of Ryan Hardy's abusing him. Because people really care if you break a few of a serial killer's fingers. Honestly, a man like Carroll would be put in a maximum security prison where he would have no chance of escape. But it's The Following, and having a plot point that makes any sort of sense would go against the very spirit of the show.

Later, midway through the transfer, the FBI team realizes that there is something fishy going on. Because hey, it's not like Carroll's ever tried to escape before. Anyway, they realize that the warden is working with Carroll and that Carroll isn't actually in the transport vehicle. Yep, not a single non-follower checked the vehicle, so either Joe's got a ton of followers in the FBI, or the FBI doesn't perform minimal checks to ensure that some of the world's most dangerous criminals don't escape. Either way, it's highly unlikely.

Once Carroll escapes, he makes his lawyer call Ryan Hardy, and instructs her to tell him that he (Ryan) is the reason that Carroll is about to kill her. For some reason unbeknownst to me, she can't escape even though she's in the driver's seat, and Carroll chokes her to death with his injured hand... makes sense. He then enters a public building (smart, huh?) and meets someone. Hardy and Weston find him and rather than sneaking up on him, or waiting for him by the exit, they decide to scream about the fact that they're FBI agents, conveniently warning Carroll and his friend just in time. Long story short, they escape in a helicopter, and the FBI has no clue where they went. So the FBI made no effort to track down the helicopter, and Carroll is free once again. Whoopdie-freaking-doo! It's official, the FBI has never done anything good. Why Claire wants to have anything to do with Ryan after this is beyond me. This was, without a doubt, the worst episode thus far. I'll be tuning into The Following next week, because it's just one of those shows that I love to hate.moreless
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The Following.

7.5

By Dec1964, Mar 05, 2013

I was disappointed with this episode, really how can the FBI screw up so badly & Olivia i honestly thought he had something on you or was torturing someone close to you. But Joe had nothing on you apart from 2 cut off fingers. Then why couldn't you do anything in the car, damn everyone puts up a struggle at least, you did absolutely nothing. I agree with the writing for this episode, you basically let a serial killer walk out of jail, are the FBI inapt or just plain stupid. The weakest episode of all.moreless
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Kevin Bacon	Ryan Hardy
Natalie Zea	Claire Matthews
Annie Parisse	Debra Parker
Shawn Ashmore	Agent Mike Weston
Valorie Curry	Emma Hill
Kyle Catlett	Joey Matthews

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Renée Elise Goldsberry	Olivia Warren	Guest Star
Nestor Serrano	Warden Gene Montero	Guest Star
Tom Lipinski	Charlie Mead	Guest Star
Chinasa Ogbuagu	Agent Deirdre Mitchell	Recurring Role

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- Carroll: You seem a bit nervous, Olivia.
  Olivia: That's because I'm presently committing at least seven felonies.
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- Carroll: No, this is--this is all wrong. I mean, you can't die in a parking garage. That would be most uneventful, hardly dramatic at all.
  Ryan: Go ahead. Do it.
  Carroll: Really, you must admit it's a quandary, hmm. I so very much want you to live and see all that's about to happen. You see, as much as you've encountered up until this moment, I don't know quite how to tell you this, but we have only just concluded the first part of our novel. Yes, Ryan. For nine long years, I have sat in my prison cell outlining this entire story in my mind. I've meticulously planned all of it with a little help from my friends. That's a Beatles reference, by the way. And I must say, it is very, very much going according to plan.
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- Music: If I Had a Heart (Fever Ray)
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- Nico Tortorella and Adan Canto are credited but don't appear.
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- International Airdates:
  Canada: March 4, 2013 on CTV
  UK: March 5, 2013 on SkyAtlantic
  Finland: April 18, 2013 on Sub
  Australia: April 24, 2013 on Nine
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