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…
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…
TV Review: Gracepoint (1×05) – “Episode Five”
I can’t get over my dislike of Anna Gunn’s portrayal of Ellie, and that’s a major sore spot in Gracepoint. Ellie is written differently than how she’s played by Gunn. She’s written with a sense of humor, with a core…
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…
TV Review: The Strain 1×11, “The Third Rail”
I’m not sure what’s going on anymore. I understand that Guillermo Del Toro is a special effects master. So what the hell, if I may so crudely ask, happened with The Master? There are a couple of classic stories in…