‘The Following’ season 3 spoilers: Ryan searches for connections

What in the world is happening with “The Following” and the character of Mark? We saw him at the center of a big cliffhanger during the end of the second season, and there are still questions about who picked him up.

Is the mystery man at the center of the issue Andrew? This is someone we don’t know a whole lot about yet, but this could change at some point in the coming episodes. Specifically, the new, lengthy synopsis for “Boxed In,” the second part of the premiere airing on March 2, gives you a little more insight:

“Ryan believes he has found the connection between Andrew (guest star Andrew Irby) and Mark, but he and the FBI are still unsure if – and how – Joe Carroll might be connected. Meanwhile, tension between Mark, Kyle (guest star Hunter Parrish) and Daisy (guest star Ruth Kearney) mounts and Ryan soon finds himself in a dangerous situation, in which facing the truth is the only thing that will set him free.”

Is this synopsis particularly effective? That is a little bit of a toss-up, if for no other reason than that it does give a whole lot of anything away, given that we still don’t quite know very much about some of these new faces. It’s hard to really give too much of an opinion without knowing who these people are.

What we do know is that the show is angling to go in some new, creative directions following the end of the second season, and they may go for more scares, but a little less violence and gore.