Content with mediocrity, The Strain suffers under the weight of a stagnant story, scraping by on the pedigree of its style and visual effects. Read critic reviews
The Strain (2016)
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Episodes
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1. New York Strong
Air date: Aug 28, 2016
The strigoi are evolving; Eph's bio weapon is failing; he tries to work through the emotional fallout of his son's abduction; Fet helps a Navy SEAL team in a deadly mission; Setrakian and Quinlan try to crack the Lumen's deepest secrets.
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2. Bad White
Air date: Sep 4, 2016
Eph is plagued by the Master's offer to return Zack; Dutch questions if her safety is better with an old group of recently reunited friends or with Fet, Eph and Setrakian; Palmer uncovers a way to acquire Setrakian's secret strigoi blood treatments.
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3. First Born
Air date: Sep 11, 2016
Setrakian and Fet race to recover the Occido Lumen; Gus and Angel try to hide a secret houseguest while avoiding a police sweep; Quinlan's thirst for vengeance is revealed.
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4. Gone but Not Forgotten
Air date: Sep 18, 2016
The infection enters a new phase; Setrakian and Eph worry that there is more work to be done while Fet wants to celebrate; Justine drafts an unwilling army in the fight; Eichhorst lashes out and plans to strike back.
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5. Madness
Air date: Sep 25, 2016
Setrakian seeks help from his nemesis, Eldritch Palmer; Eph's experiments to understand strigoi communication cause him to descend into madness; Fet discovers strigoi movement across New York.
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6. The Battle of Central Park
Air date: Oct 2, 2016
While Fet strikes at the heart of the strigoi army, Justine hopes to drive them out of Manhattan for good; Gus and Angel face a moral dilemma.
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7. Collaborators
Air date: Oct 9, 2016
Setrakian plans to trap the Master; Eph and Dutch try to find the Master's "voice"; Palmer needs Setrakian's access to the white to hold up his end of their deal; Fet suffers a personal loss.
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8. White Light
Air date: Oct 16, 2016
The Master's voice proves to be more powerful than Eph or Dutch anticipated; Fet and Setrakian track down the Egyptian cargo; Quinlan strikes a deal with the Ancients, but a betrayal proves deadly.
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9. Do or Die
Air date: Oct 23, 2016
Eph and Dutch fanatically race to finish their device to stop the Master; Justine, Gus and Angel take a final stand to stop the spreading virus; Palmer takes revenge for past wrongs.
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10. The Fall
Air date: Oct 30, 2016
The Master reveals himself and the end game begins; Eph, Fet, Setrakian, and Dutch make a last-ditch effort to vanquish the strain.
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Critic Reviews for The Strain: Season 3
Audience Reviews for The Strain: Season 3
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Setrakian and Fet's story lines really keep me entertained. It is really the heartbeat of the franchise. The rest of the cast keep it interesting enough. Zach is by far the worst character in the series. The story line really starts getting dark in this season. I am looking forward to the conclusion and hopefully some prequels. I really enjoyed Quinlan this season.
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One of the most deliciously depressing series I have ever seen, as depressing as the Walking Dead or any global apocalypse scenario, where humanity falls into darkness simply because of arrogance, infighting and close-mindedness. The viewer might ask why this plague did not consume humanity before. As the series rolls out there are genuine reasons for that, based on our scientific progress, coupled with social isolation and mistrust. All the emo vampire shows with pale tall models are pathetic and bizarre compared to this realistic horror saga. To portray the strigoi vampire species as a pathogenic host-based organism is a genius move. The mechanisms and modalities of this species make sense as they are rooted firmly in biology. The special effects are equally compelling and gory, a real blood fest sure to please any horror fan. The characters of this show are relatable and memorable. Each person does their very best to turn the tide in favour or against humanity, based on their ethos. Certainly Abraham Setrakian and Thomas Eichorst tower over the rest, ancient immortal foes against each other. The other great strife between the Master and the Born is an epic duel of fates. The supporting cast makes a great team across the board, demonstrating the central theme of the show, that evil uses love to win. The deep roots of the series in history add tremendous depth to the events, showing the repeating cycle of good versus evil. This show embodies "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that the good do nothing". Though the series is a short 4 seasons, it completes a beautiful arc and ends with a clean slice. A really well-made show that puts you through the wringer with tension and shock, but does not once lose its footing and consistency.
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This was the scariest TV show I've ever watched. Just awesome! Mr. DelToro and crew must have had a blast coming up with ways to scare their audience. WELL DONE! Great script and dialogue. Solid directing and the casting was PERFECT! Just great how they use people of all ages, accents and backgrounds. Makes for a super colorful cast to compliment the super colorful bloody monsters. A side note: I was watching the season/episode where the zombies are after the heroes at midnight, quite spooky. As the zombies attacked, lights go out.... and just as that happened my lights went out and I lost internet service. What a great and terrifying coincidence! I hope it doesn't happen during this second viewing though. Ha ha ha
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I created an account just to get this stupid user rating down. I have never seen such a retarded ending for a season. For me the series is over here. I don't care if the zombies win and every human dies but not like this, not because of this retarded kid that should have died in season 1. Such garbage! Maybe worse than season 8 of got ngl ... Pathetic
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Impressively how they could low this much the level of the serie whit this season, just depressing
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Best of the three seasons. (if you didn't know a fourth was coming).. The contagion was real .. it was spreading outside of NYC, lots of trial and error reality survival moments. The feeler vampires were pretty good. I can't give a perfect five because the editing gave them kind of a cheap feel. The monologues were great. Pros.. It was more realistic than what people gave it credit for. It had the sadistic vibe from Eichhorst.. holy crap that dude had some great pizzazz moments where he's all shot up and then can just turn a dime and have this satyrical zeal for talking to Palmer.. That alone is worth five stars. Cons: I wasn't crazy for the new intro soundtrack but I didn't hate it. Can't stand the kid, put a bag on his head and presume him infected. Actingwise he probably did a good job. The mother son bond was overplayed ..
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Can this show get any scarier and theilling
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A very entertaining season that keeps the show moving forward after the stalled feeling of the 2nd. Overall this is the season that takes the show where you want it to go. Lots of action and Corey Stoll and Kevin Durand are both on top form attacking the problem from different angles. Although a little light in the dramatics the story pushes itself along nicely and for fans of Blade 2 and the Hellboy films there is a lot here to keep you entertained.
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Familiar themes and backdrop but the evolution of the characters and the environment is really interesting.
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Honestly, The show still has momentum. No use writing it off yet. Only noticeable hick up thus far has to be recasting Max Charles, absolutely hate the kid not because of how they try to depict him as the misguided son, but simply because the acting has been god awful at every moment he's been used. I've cringed every time they do any form of focus on him.
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