The Strain 2×02 “By Any Means”

  Eph and Nora deal with their moral compasses by treating the couple found hiding in the storage units, who are freshly infected by the conclusion of the season premiere. Eph and Nora come to the conclusion that in order…

The Strain 2×01, “BK, NY” Season Premiere

The Strain works best when it knows exactly what it is: pulpy, goofy, comic book-like adventuring with a few creepy ideas peppered in to expand the lore. Luckily, the first few episodes of The Strain’s second season embrace those qualities…

The Strain Season 2 Character Guide

The Strain Season 2 Character Guide Having just re-watched the season one finale of The Strain on Hulu before jumping into season two, I remembered one of the most important things about the show: how many characters there are. Granted,…

Evan Got a Box from FX – The Strain Season 2

So, does anyone remember what I thought The Strain was going to be last summer when the series made its world premiere? Because I sure as hell don’t, and I certainly didn’t expect the B-movie/Horror hybrid that was a result.…

The Strain Season One DVD Giveaway

“The Strain” Season One on Blu-ray™, DVD, and Digital HD Experience the first season of TV’s hottest, most blood-curdling sci-fi series – from Executive Producers-Writers Guillermo Del Toro, Carlton Cuse and Chuck Hogan – along with behind-the-scenes special features that…

TV Review: The Strain 1×13, The Muppet – I mean, “The Master”

My opinion of your show doesn’t bode well if its season finale feels more like a pilot episode than the actual pilot episode. Maybe I’m so spoiled with high quality zombie/vampire lore in media that The Strain had no chance…

TV Review: The Strain 1×12, “Last Rites”

Character growth! Emotion! Backstory! “Penultimat-ion!” The Strain finally presents to us an episode that is worthwhile for reasons other than anticipation for effects sequences. Tragic and captivating are the words for our flashbacks to Abraham’s young adult life in “Last…