Warning: Spoilers ahead

Sunday’s episode I suspect may end up being bittersweet for a good deal of the viewers. There’s lot of goodness in this episode, from Gus (Miguel Gomez)  and Angel (Joaquin Cosio)  taking the 1st steps toward not hating each other to more Quinlan scenes. However, on the flipside, there’s also plenty of tragedy in the episode and more than enough to be a buzzkill on a pleasant Sunday evening of television.

Let’s start with the bad news first so that we can get it out of the way. As I said last week, I thought Eph (Corey Stoll)  was being way too premature in his decision to go to Washington D.C.  His vampire “plague” was nowhere near ready, and leaving Zack while his strigoi mother was closing in didn’t seem like a smart move either. It turns out I was right on both counts. Initially, everything goes peachy, with Dr. Goodweather’s friends buying into the drug and his plan to eradicate the infected. But, the plan quickly goes sideways and backfires, resulting in some terrible personal losses for Eph. Care to guess who sabotages the whole thing? I initially thought it would be the Master or Eichhorst, but it turns out to be someone else. Oh, and Eph also makes some incredibly stupid personal decisions in this episode, which only reinforced my belief that the man is nothing but a selfish sh*t.

Back on the home front in NYC, things quickly go south for Nora (Mia Maestro)  and Zack (Max Charles),  with Kelly and her demonic children cornering them in church. Nearly all of Team Abraham (plus a new addition or 2) show up to lend a helping hand, and while Zack still remains free of his vamp Mom, there is a high price. Yes, folks, one comrade does fall in the fight, and we have our 3rd death of the season (with Vaun and Everett Barnes being the other two. And, yes, Barnes is really dead.).

Okay, away with all the negativity. Now, for the highnotes of the episode. Gus is back at the Tandoori Palace, and honestly, will not leave Angel alone! Whether he really wants to or just does it so that Gus will leave him be, Angel finally admits he’s El Angel del Plata. In return, Gus reveals more about himself, and I think that is the first step in what I predict will be a great partnership between these 2.

And, as you may have suspected from the promo, one of the best parts of the episode (actually, in my opinion, THE best part) is more Mr. Quinlan (Rupert Penry-Jones).  We see him meeting with the Ancients in the sneak peek, but that turns out to be just a small snippet of a speech that he gives to them. Actually on second thought, it is more like Quinlan telling the 3 old vamps off than a speech! No, really, it’s actually pretty hilarious, and even though it lasts for only a few minutes, it tells us volumes about the Quinlan character, which I think the fans will be very pleased with.

Lastly, for those in the Vaun camp, there is a mention of the character in the episode, one that I am hopeful will provide the fans with the closure they have been looking for.

Episode 2.06 of The Strain  is titled “Identity” and airs Sunday at 10/9c on FX.

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