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.…

TV Review: FX’s The Americans 3×13, “March 8, 1983”

I have found this season of The Americans to be fascinating in so many ways. What it may have held back, as far as big action beats and really cool uses of music (although it had its share) this year,…

TV Review: Louie (5×01) “Pot Luck”

Louie is one of the greatest success stories of television as an art form. More than any show, it’s unbounded by the laws of what we’ve felt television should be. It hops seamlessly from comedy to drama and back. Where…

TV Review: FX’s The Americans 3×12, “I Am Abassin Zadran”

Sorry, this one may be a little shorter than normal, but along with the covert battle that is the Russians versus the Americans, I will be checking out more adventures between the rebels and the Empire at the Star Wars…