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 The Strain (Season 1) 
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I have no idea. But he was being quite the douche since they SAVED HIS LIFE. Just go along with it, man. Stop being a dick.

Corey Stoll is still the main/only? reason to watch this. He's great.

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Chippy wrote:
I have no idea. But he was being quite the douche since they SAVED HIS LIFE. Just go along with it, man. Stop being a dick.

Corey Stoll is still the main/only? reason to watch this. He's great.

I thought his character was annoying and almost as bad as Nora. The only characters that were interesting is Abraham, Fet and that nazi guy


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It is odd how some weeks they show how bad the city is getting... but other weeks it seems fine and hardly any terror in the city?

I know the internet is down, but COME ON, people would be FREAKING OUT. There needs to be more city-wide terror. BRING ME HORROR.

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Post Re: The Strain (Season 1)
Actress Lizzie Brochere has joined the cast for season 2.

http://deadline.com/2014/11/greer-grammer-cast-melissa-joey-lizzie-brochere-the-strain-1201282761/


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I am rather excited for this to return. I have a gut feeling (apropos, I admit, of nothing) they will fix the first season's flaws and expand upon its stylish strengths.

I dig the poster:

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Yeah, I can't wait.

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When does it start!? I really liked the first season.


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I enjoyed the season premiere. Eph is still a fairly boring protagonist, but I found it otherwise well-paced and populated with multiple cool action/horror moments. LOVED the Gothic prologue showing the history of this incarnation of the Master.

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The series still seems confused as to how apocalyptic this situation is, though. It always seems on the verge of depicting a vampire-centric social collapse, but then they show a press conference or introduce an eager-beaver realtor with EPA documents.

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Post Re: The Strain (Season 1)
Honestly, this season has been pretty lackluster, but Quinlan is a really badass character and I hope he's in ALOT more episodes. Him wrecking those little kid vampires in last nights episode is easily the highlight of the season so far.


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I dig this season. Maybe a bit more than the first. It is a shade more focused and suspenseful. And the Quinlan character is incredibly promising. I already want a prequel series focused on him in Ancient Rome. ;)

I will say, though: I miss the Master's old (gigantic, deformed) form. In the body of the goth-rock musician, he is a bit...normalized? More just another vampire.

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Yeah, Quinlan is a badass.

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Can someone bite that kid so we don't longer see him, ever. I know his pubescent behavior has died down, but still, he really annoys me :glare:


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Seriously. Now I know the hatred that some people feel for Carl in TWD. THIS FREAKING KID.

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Oh God. That kid too.


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This is such a strange series. It has a lot of undeniable qualities. There are a couple very vivid characters (Setrakian, Fet, Eichhorst, now Quinlan). There is potent atmosphere, and there are inspired action-horror set pieces. It is a well-crafted piece of television on every technical level. And I enjoy it in general.

But it can never entirely find its groove. Twenty-one episodes have aired, and the writers still seem unsure exactly how apocalyptic their portrayal of the vampire-infested city should be. And the storytelling bogs itself down so severely at times: consider the entire mundane subplot focused on whether Palmer will confide in his young assistant/"girlfriend" (egad). Who cares?

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Not sure why they were randomly introduced halfway through the second season, but the new opening titles are sweet.

A fun episode in general. Lots of action and lots of Eichhorst.

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Not sure why Setrakian is allowed to go anywhere by himself. Any time he gets a shot at the main guys, his speech always goes long and he gets shoved out of the way.

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Final season is all right so far. Gus continues to have screen time/a devoted subplot, lol. But I am interested to see how it ends.

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I'm enjoying this season so far. I was so in and out with the last two seasons that honestly I can barely remember what happened in them outside of certain characters dying, but it seems like this season there's a lot more momentum to the story. It might just be because it's the final season, but I'm very curious to see how it all ends.


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I enjoyed seeing the Master in his giant form again. Much scarier than in the body of Jonathan Hyde's character.

It is a bit annoying how the fact New Horizons is a human-blood-harvesting facility is treated as this incredible revelation, at least for Eph. As if he truly expected the vampires were running a collective farm...

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