As the strigoi turn New York into a war zone, survivors and the military must pull together and fight.As the strigoi turn New York into a war zone, survivors and the military must pull together and fight.As the strigoi turn New York into a war zone, survivors and the military must pull together and fight.
Jonathan Hyde
- Eldritch Palmer
- (credit only)
Ruta Gedmintas
- Dutch Velders
- (credit only)
Joaquín Cosio
- Angel Guzman Hurtado
- (credit only)
Robin Atkin Downes
- The Master
- (voice)
- (credit only)
Jack Kesy
- The Master
- (credit only)
Ted Charette
- Night Patrol Officer #2
- (as Edward Charette)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the beginning of the episode,there is a scene of which there are yellow trucks in a circle with military soldiers and vehicles.Its a scene that was in the 1998 Godzilla movie when the trucks were getting ready to set the fish trap for "Zilla"
- GoofsWhen trading drugs for other consumables, Ephfraim asks for "..that fifth over there." and the seller gives him a pint bottle of liquor instead of a fifth..
- Quotes
Vasiliy Fet: What happens if you wake up one morning with his stinger in your neck?
Abraham Setrakian: If I do, your "I told you so" will be a source of great comfort before you dispatch me.
Vasiliy Fet: Don't be so sentimental.
- ConnectionsReferences The Punisher (2004)
- SoundtracksChitlin's
(uncredited)
Performed by Shorty Baker
Featured review
As my interest in slow-moving zombie dramas starts to wane, this might become my favorite horror show currently on television.
"The Strain" is zany, over-the-top, serialized comic book horror that often veers too close to high camp. I keep waiting for either "South Park" of "Family Guy" to lampoon it. It's sometimes pretty brainless, and it often seems like the product of a group of hyperactive 14 year old boys sitting down to imagine a vampire apocalypse.
But what the hell? The damn thing works. It isn't as smart or as grown up as the moody "The Walking Dead," "Fear the Walking Dead" or "Stranger Things." But it's got a fast pace, a kinetic energy and an unpredictability that all of those shows lack. It's just more fun. I'd be lying if I said I didn't love it. And, as my interest in slow-moving zombie dramas starts to wane, this might become my favorite horror show currently on television.
It's damned ambitious. The writers here desperately want to show a full scale monster Armageddon, and they don't seem to care much that they've got a limited budget or a finite number of extras. (We are told, now, that the vampire plague is spreading throughout the country, and is no longer confined to New York City.)
And it's still scary. Guillermo del Toro's screeching, leopard-fast vampire baddies are still unnerving. They're goddam albino apex predators and they're repulsive. And I think their appeal is surprising after two seasons of audience exposure. I predicted a while back that this show's horror elements would lose their momentum, and I've pleasantly been proved wrong. (Hey, if you're a horror fan who loves monsters, you eventually crave story antagonists other than doomed, pitiful zombies.)
Last night's Season 3 premiere offered little that was new. But it did offer Navy Seals fighting vampires in the NYC sewers, and that was frikkin' sweet. I'd give it a 9 out of 10.
But what the hell? The damn thing works. It isn't as smart or as grown up as the moody "The Walking Dead," "Fear the Walking Dead" or "Stranger Things." But it's got a fast pace, a kinetic energy and an unpredictability that all of those shows lack. It's just more fun. I'd be lying if I said I didn't love it. And, as my interest in slow-moving zombie dramas starts to wane, this might become my favorite horror show currently on television.
It's damned ambitious. The writers here desperately want to show a full scale monster Armageddon, and they don't seem to care much that they've got a limited budget or a finite number of extras. (We are told, now, that the vampire plague is spreading throughout the country, and is no longer confined to New York City.)
And it's still scary. Guillermo del Toro's screeching, leopard-fast vampire baddies are still unnerving. They're goddam albino apex predators and they're repulsive. And I think their appeal is surprising after two seasons of audience exposure. I predicted a while back that this show's horror elements would lose their momentum, and I've pleasantly been proved wrong. (Hey, if you're a horror fan who loves monsters, you eventually crave story antagonists other than doomed, pitiful zombies.)
Last night's Season 3 premiere offered little that was new. But it did offer Navy Seals fighting vampires in the NYC sewers, and that was frikkin' sweet. I'd give it a 9 out of 10.
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- ericrnolan
- Aug 29, 2016
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