For the better part of two years on Fox’s The Following, find ex-FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) has pursued serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) through a long line of like-minded disciples as well as dead bodies. The two bitter rivals have been locked in a battle of wits, help playing a dangerous cat-and-mouse game. But while Purefoy will return for season 3 when it premieres in early 2015, online it seems his days as lead antagonist may be coming to an end.

Season 2 of the psychological thriller already relegated Joe to the background by choosing to also focus on a new cult led by Lily Gray (Connie Nielsen) and her twin sons Mark and Luke (Sam Underwood). And now with Joe in …

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