The Strain (Season 1)

[Sxottlan]

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[Sxottlan]

Nothing for this one yet?

The pilot directed by Del Toro was solid, but damn if this ain't just dopey in spots. They keep teasing that Kevin Durand is going to start kicking all sorts of backside, but nothing yet.

[Dukefrukem]

What network is this on again?

[Sxottlan]

FX.

[Irish]

Mediocre & completely uninteresting save for the curiously of Stahl's wig & the energy around Durland's ratcatcher.

They shoved bunch of horror tropes into a single show and the end result is slick and professional but joyless.

[Russ]

...the curiously of Stahl's wig & the energy around Durland's ratcatcher.

I'm repping you for this because these are also my favorite parts of the series so far. Well done, Irish.

[Irish]

I'm repping you for this because these are also my favorite parts of the series so far. Well done, Irish.

:lol: I think the wig should get separate billing.

Durland's character is odd because so far he's out of pace with everybody else. It's like the show's energy level noticeably ticks up during his scenes. Forget all the parasitic vampire stuff, I'd like to see a show about just him doing that job.

[Henry Gale]

Finally got through the second episode. (Fell asleep first time. My fault, not its.)

I like bits and pieces of it quite a bit, but there are just sooo many threads packed into it. All I could think was, "Too many notes!" when we were jumping from Stoll's investigation, to his relationship to Maestro's character, to him visiting his ex-wife and son, straight to his AA meeting, with scenes of different infected people's subplots, and Durand, and not-bald Weevil's family, and then the box monster and the Evil Vampire Corporation connected to it, all padding between each other without much in common (yet).

Hopefully these things all come together more naturally later, but right now it just seems like a lot of independently interesting and specifically toned things being forced together for 40 minutes at a time. When it's fun though, it's worth it.

[Henry Gale]

Renewed for Season 2, so at least my trepidations about keeping up with it in that way are gone.