Victory Through Angst And The Bonds Of Love In The Strain “The Last Stand”
Truth be told, I was quite anxious as the series finale of The Strain approached. Actually, to be completely honest, I was a nervous wreck, and those who have had to put up with me this past week can attest to that. ...Read More »
Lies, Betrayals And A Bold, Masterful Trap In The Strain “The Traitor”
Before beginning, let’s first put some things into perspective. It’s been over 9 months since the nuke went off in Manhattan and close to a year since that fateful night at JFK with the landing of Flight 753 from Berlin. ...Read More »
A Heartfelt Reunion, A Painful Goodbye, And A Master Hail-Mary In The Strain “Extraction”
As Sunday began to approach this past week and the time was coming for me to sit down and write my review of tonight’s episode of The Strain, I knew without a doubt it was going to be Sunday Depression Sunday. Assuming ...Read More »
Heads Roll As [SPOILER] Makes His Final Stand In The Strain “Ouroboros”
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As we’re going into the 7th episode of the final season of The Strain tonight and looking back on the season thus far, I think the perfect metaphor would be a raging rollercoaster. Episodes 1-4 were more of a build-up, kind of ...Read More »
The Strain Advance Preview: “Ouroboros” [Photos + Video]
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Warning: General spoilers ahead As we’re going into the 7th episode of the final season of The Strain this Sunday and looking back on the season thus far, I think the perfect metaphor would be a raging rollercoaster. Episodes 1-4 were more ...Read More »
Love Is Our Grace, Love Is Our Downfall In The Strain “Tainted Love”
For those who are die-hard fans of the series, I’m sure you remember this quote, as it was the very ominous voice-over of Abraham Setrakian in the opening scene of the Pilot. At the time, it was taken to mean ...Read More »
The Strain Advance Preview: “Tainted Love” [Photos + Video]
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Warning: General spoilers ahead Now, isn’t that a wonderful promo pic of Fet (Kevin Durand) and Quinlan (Rupert Penry-Jones) ! These two have grown so close — almost like brothers — and so, I think it’s very fitting to see a photo of ...Read More »
Humanity, Compassion, And Love Through The Eyes Of the Monster In The Strain “Belly Of The Beast”
Truth be told, after last week’s episode “New Horizons,” I wasn’t exactly jumping for joy with how the season was going, particularly the pace. Our group was fractured, there were too many storylines going at once, and just the general ...Read More »
The Strain Advance Preview: “Belly Of The Beast” [Photos + Video]
![The Strain Advance Preview: “Belly Of The Beast” [Photos + Video]](https://tvgeektalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Belly3-680x290.jpg)
Warning: General spoilers ahead Truth be told, after last week’s episode “New Horizons,” I wasn’t exactly jumping for joy with how the season was going, particularly the pace. Our group was fractured, there were too many storylines going at once, ...Read More »
Snake Eyes For Our Missile Hunters And Rat Poison Cocktails In The Strain “One Shot”
In last week’s episode, we checked in with Dutch at the strigoi B+ IVF clinic and also with Gus, who we learned had fallen back to his old ways of working with Alonso Creem, jacking shit and basically just making ...Read More »