+++Warning, this contains minor spoilers from season two, but no major season three spoilers+++
Season three of The Following begins one year after the events that ended season two and now sees Joe Carroll back in jail and Ryan once again trying to move on with his life. When Mark Gray resurfaces and forces Agent Clarke to confess about the FBI's misconduct in the killing of Lilly. Michael Ealy appears a few episodes in as a new threat, Theo Noble whom Ryan has to try and take down, and Annet Mahendru appears toward the end of the season as the leader of a shadowy group. This season also sees the Joe Carroll storyline finally wrapped up as the show begins to transition to a new story arc.
The reason the season feels unsatisfying is that the writers were clearly setting up the storyline for the fourth season when the show was abruptly canceled (after everything had been filmed) so it never got a proper ending. It does not really end on a massive cliffhanger, thankfully, but what would turn out to be the final story arc is never resolved.
For those who get the blu-ray set, the A/V quality is very good as it was with the Season 1 and 2 releases, and there are a handful of extras. Those include deleted scenes for most of the episodes, a few behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a Funny AND Die spoof of the show. There is also a gag reel and a portion of the 2014 Comic-Con panel.
Overall, the season is good even if a bit unsatisfying. There is not as much of the Carroll-Hardy back-and-forth from the prior seasons, but when James Purefoy does appear, he is great. There is not as much gore this season as there was in the prior seasons, but it is still a pretty violent and bloody show. So, it is not exactly family-friendly. But, if you are a fan of psychological thrillers and crime dramas, this is a good blend of each genre. You definitely want to watch the show all the way through and not jump right into season three, otherwise you will miss way too much backstory.
Season three of The Following begins one year after the events that ended season two and now sees Joe Carroll back in jail and Ryan once again trying to move on with his life. When Mark Gray resurfaces and forces Agent Clarke to confess about the FBI's misconduct in the killing of Lilly. Michael Ealy appears a few episodes in as a new threat, Theo Noble whom Ryan has to try and take down, and Annet Mahendru appears toward the end of the season as the leader of a shadowy group. This season also sees the Joe Carroll storyline finally wrapped up as the show begins to transition to a new story arc.
The reason the season feels unsatisfying is that the writers were clearly setting up the storyline for the fourth season when the show was abruptly canceled (after everything had been filmed) so it never got a proper ending. It does not really end on a massive cliffhanger, thankfully, but what would turn out to be the final story arc is never resolved.
For those who get the blu-ray set, the A/V quality is very good as it was with the Season 1 and 2 releases, and there are a handful of extras. Those include deleted scenes for most of the episodes, a few behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a Funny AND Die spoof of the show. There is also a gag reel and a portion of the 2014 Comic-Con panel.
Overall, the season is good even if a bit unsatisfying. There is not as much of the Carroll-Hardy back-and-forth from the prior seasons, but when James Purefoy does appear, he is great. There is not as much gore this season as there was in the prior seasons, but it is still a pretty violent and bloody show. So, it is not exactly family-friendly. But, if you are a fan of psychological thrillers and crime dramas, this is a good blend of each genre. You definitely want to watch the show all the way through and not jump right into season three, otherwise you will miss way too much backstory.
