Guillermo del Toro's The Strain on FX

[Judderman]

The last Strain episode was very enjoyable again. Some big moments. The Zack subplot is a bit weak (gladly he wasn't in this week), and the bookkeeper keep being so close to death again is a bit tiresome but other than that this story is still going great.

 

[ctg]

this story is still going great.

Kind of great. Some of things could do so much with giving time and depth, and therefore the Strain doesn't ever evolve to be a grand series like The Walking Dead or the Exorcist. Although both of them still have changes to go down in the drain and disappear from the collective consciousness.

 

[Judderman]

Yeah it isn't deep but it is entertaining. First season was a bit jokey but I think from the 2nd season on it got serious enough. There is some interesting twists. Rarely is an episode boring which we can't say for the Walking Dead. I think it is one of the better horror drama series there has been. I probably enjoyed it more than most of the American Horrors Story seasons for example. But it is not at the level of the highly promoted Stranger Things or Bates Motel. The plot doesn't go to nonsense like Helix season 2 and many others. Also I liked the backstory they showed this season. They keep it simple and I think it could have done pretty well for viewership on a bigger channel.
Having said that yes it could be better. But particularly seasons 2 and 3 were great, easy to watch TV.

 

[BAYLOR]

Kind of great. Some of things could do so much with giving time and depth, and therefore the Strain doesn't ever evolve to be a grand series like The Walking Dead or the Exorcist. Although both of them still have changes to go down in the drain and disappear from the collective consciousness.

But it's still way more entertaining then then The Walking Dead.

 

[ctg]

But it's still way more entertaining then then The Walking Dead.

Why do you think that way?

 

[Judderman]

Certainly the latest season of the Walking Dead was lacking in action. Fear the Walking Dead latest was much better.

The Strain spoiler:

So in episode 4 8 Satrachian finally bites the dust. A shame for him not to see total victory but at least he had killed his old enemy beforehand. It is going to be interesting to see how the final stages of this fight for humanity play out.

 

[ctg]

Spoiler

So in episode 4 8 Satrachian finally bites the dust. A shame for him not to see total victory but at least he had killed his old enemy beforehand. It is going to be interesting to see how the final stages of this fight for humanity play out.

I suspect there is going to be a boom and world ends without Eph, his crew and the Master.

 

[ctg]

Spoiler

what is the point of trying save the city when it has already fallen? Dial up and be done with it.

 

[ctg]

The Strain is a love story as it was promised in the very first episode. It stays very true to the origin of vampire stories, while Guillermo only twists the supernatural horror, not it's romantic essence. In The Strain's case Girl won the Boy and they lived happily ever after. They could have taken it on another direction, and let the series be an example of how the horrors can rule at the end of the day.

In a twisted way the Master was fighting a game of survival, and for a long time he was the only one. Everyone else and their dogs were against him. Nobody understood him or wanted anything to do with him. Least with his vision of world domination.

Who would want humanity gone and the world living in the perpetual darkness? Us as individuals might never see it but for a hive mind, humanity's win might not be the thing they would expect to see. At the end I like the Strain. It was a good series, with mind boggling concept that gave us a good look into a real possibility that we might face in some other world in the future.

Who knows if in some weird planet we encounter hive minded parasites dominating the whole egosphere?

Well done Guillermo, The Strain crew and the Fox.

 

[BAYLOR]

The Strain is a love story as it was promised in the very first episode. It stays very true to the origin of vampire stories, while Guillermo only twists the supernatural horror, not it's romantic essence. In The Strain's case Girl won the Boy and they lived happily ever after. They could have taken it on another direction, and let the series be an example of how the horrors can rule at the end of the day.

In a twisted way the Master was fighting a game of survival, and for a long time he was the only one. Everyone else and their dogs were against him. Nobody understood him or wanted anything to do with him. Least with his vision of world domination.

Who would want humanity gone and the world living in the perpetual darkness? Us as individuals might never see it but for a hive mind, humanity's win might not be the thing they would expect to see. At the end I like the Strain. It was a good series, with mind boggling concept that gave us a good look into a real possibility that we might face in some other world in the future.

Who knows if in some weird planet we encounter hive minded parasites dominating the whole egosphere?

Well done Guillermo, The Strain crew and the Fox.

A terrific series and a great finale.

 

[ctg]

I suspect this will soon find it's way into Netflix or Amazon.

 

[BAYLOR]

I suspect this will soon find it's way into Netflix or Amazon.

Probably.

This series was a fun ride . I would like to see Del Toro and Hogan do a new series.

 

[Judderman]

That was a really enjoyable finale. There was a few ways it could have ended and I think they chose a good one, if a little cheesy. The Strain is another series I am sad to see end, although I think 4 seasons was plenty for the story they had. The Strain is on Hulu. I guess it can still go to Netflix or Amazon.
Spoiler: Fet had seemed more and more like the hero as time went on. Though there were some major cast losses by the end. In previous seasons I would have predicted Goodweather and his son to survive. His son redeemed himself somewhat after Goodweather almost messed it all up. All that biology stuff couldn't save the world. But a nuke did. The deep tunnel was a tad convenient.