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 »
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]
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 »
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 »
The Strain Advance Preview: “One Shot” [Photos + Video]
Warning: General spoilers ahead 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 and jacking ...Read More »
The Strain Advance Preview: “The Blood Tax” [Photos + Video + SDCC Press Room Photos]
Warning: General spoilers ahead In last week’s season 4 premiere, the spotlight was on Eph going solo in Philadelphia while Fet, Quinlan, and Vasily’s new lady, Charlotte, go in search of a nuke to take out the Master once and ...Read More »
Finding Hope In The Face Of Defeat In The Strain “The Worm Turns”
Global extermination of a class or race has been a common theme with The Strain since day one. It began back in season 1 with the reveal that Thomas Eichhorst (Richard Sammel) had been an officer in a Nazi concentration camp and with ...Read More »
The Strain Season 4 Premiere Advance Preview: “The Worm Turns” [Photos + Video]
Warning: General spoilers ahead Global extermination of a class or race has been a common theme with The Strain since day one. It began back in season 1 with the reveal that Thomas Eichhorst (Richard Sammel) had been an officer in a Nazi ...Read More »