TV Review: The Strain 2×06 “Identity”

This week’s episode of The Strain successfully proves just how deep and adaptable the corruption of The Master has become and makes these sentient strigoi characters more than just villainous effects. Corey Stoll gets to play the “wining and dining”…

The Strain – Q&A with Corey Stoll

Doctor Ephraim Goodweather is making his way to Washington DC, and after the airing of Sunday’s episode, “Quick and Painless,” we got to have a conversation with series star, Corey Stoll. Stoll can currently be seen in theaters in Marvel’s…

TV Review: The Strain 2×05 “Quick and Painless”

Eph takes a trip to the strip club around the corner to prepare for his journey to Washington, to get a new identity of course. Eph assumes he’s taking his new family with him to DC, but Zack is insistent…

The Strain – Q&A with Miguel Gomez

After the airing of “The Silver Angel,” we got to have a talk with one of The Strain‘s series regulars, Miguel Gomez, about his character Gus: the ex-con who was the catalyst of The Master’s reign on Manhattan. Gomez can…

The Strain Q&A: Samantha Mathis on NYC, Politicians, and Del Toro Effects

Last week Samantha Mathis took part in a roundtable Q&A session to talk a bit more in depth about the debut of her character on FX’s The Strain, Councilwoman Justine Faraldo. The following interview took place before the airing of 2×04…

TV Review: The Strain 2×04 “The Silver Angel”

The episode’s opener is one of the most unique sequences that I’ve seen thus far on the show: a feature presentation of an old vampire film on tape starring a new character for the series who once went by the…

The Strain 2×03 “Fort Defense”

Eichorst brings Gabriel Bolivar back into the fold as a real character, who has been nothing but a cameo since he lost his dongle at the beginning of Season One. He gives us a mildly eerie episode opening, with the…