The boy is being held by a trio of psychotics. His mother is trying to hold on. A link between the imprisoned author who seems to be pulling strings from prison now rests on the writings of E.A. Poe. This is a setup episode with lots of violence and pain. I would just like to erase the prisoner. Without his smug happiness because of the safety of his incarceration, he would be treated a lot differently. Good episode with a startling conclusion.
3 Reviews
1.2 ***
edwagreen9 February 2013
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To show that he means business, our professor has his own child kidnapped. Seems that the nanny for the boy is a cult member who is carrying on with another cult member. The guy that the latter lived with until false assumption of a gay couple,is jealous. This Emma has quite a history. Meeting our professor at a book signature signing, she quickly came under his influence and has fallen for the guy the professor arranged to have her meet. She goes all the way by killing her mother, the latter was always putting her down.
The professor's wife meets with him in a desperate attempt to get information on their missing kidnapped son.
Even one of the police is a cult member who goes ahead and wipes out a family. No wonder our professor has told Ryan (Kevin Bacon) that he has plenty more surprises in store for him.
The professor's wife meets with him in a desperate attempt to get information on their missing kidnapped son.
Even one of the police is a cult member who goes ahead and wipes out a family. No wonder our professor has told Ryan (Kevin Bacon) that he has plenty more surprises in store for him.
Chapter Two is in need of a re-write
TheCornProject2 February 2013
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After the exciting thought-provoking pilot, I'm afraid to say that this follow-up episode is a major let down. The episode is plagued with poor character development that is the direct result of an underdeveloped script & constant annoying flashbacks that explain very little. It seems like there is a distinct possibility that the rest of the series will follow a formulaic pattern whereby Ryan Hardy goes from one macabre crime scene to the next without much direction (at least until there is a big reveal). This series is in serious danger of falling into an 'intellectual wasteland' where the writers just invent new plot points as they go. It's hard to understand the motivations of Joe Carroll & his cult followers. Is Carroll controlling their minds? Are they aware of their actions? What is the point of all these random killings? The series is hinting on some overarching plan by Carroll but this episode does nothing to explain or uncover this. The whole premise of this show would have worked far better as a standalone episode in a sci-fi show like the X-files rather than a whole drawn-out series like this one. Carroll would have been characterized as a mind-reading psychopath crossed between Charles Manson, Hannibal Lector & Sutter Cane. Fox & Scully would have had a field day out!
Another annoying point I must make about this episode is the unscrupulous effort by the writers to include a villainous gay couple who may or may not be faking it in order to win the trust of Carroll's target victims. What were they thinking? This is offensive on so many levels but what else can you expect from Fox? I'm hoping the next episode isn't just another rehash of the pilot & gives us more clarity about Carroll's intentions (however far-fetched they may be). If anything will keep me coming back to this show, it will be the interactions between Kevin Bacon & James Purefoy. They are the perfect casting choices for their respective roles but even they won't be able to save this show if we get too many episodes like this one.
2.5/5
Another annoying point I must make about this episode is the unscrupulous effort by the writers to include a villainous gay couple who may or may not be faking it in order to win the trust of Carroll's target victims. What were they thinking? This is offensive on so many levels but what else can you expect from Fox? I'm hoping the next episode isn't just another rehash of the pilot & gives us more clarity about Carroll's intentions (however far-fetched they may be). If anything will keep me coming back to this show, it will be the interactions between Kevin Bacon & James Purefoy. They are the perfect casting choices for their respective roles but even they won't be able to save this show if we get too many episodes like this one.
2.5/5
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