The Strain

Watched the first four episodes of the first season. Not too bad, definitely some problems, but the overall plot is pretty interesting.

David Bradley, (Walder Frey, Argus Filch) pretty much steals the whole show, though unfortunately he isn't on as often as some of the less interesting characters and poorer actors.

I hate the the main character's family, I'm not sure if that's intentional, but the ex-wife and the son piss me off. I'm also annoyed they're trying to suddenly paint the spic as a good guy just because he loves his mom. He fucking steals cars from innocent people and sells them for parts, for shit money at that, but hey, at least he loves his mom, right?

The "German villain" cliche is at the forefront, unfortunately, but at least he's more portrayed as a vampire then as a German, so that doesn't bother me too much. The vampire lore is fairly interesting, though it might be too similar to your standard "Walking Dead Zombie Infection" for some.

Has anyone else ever watched it? It doesn't seem very popular, I've never seen anyone talk about it on the Internet before, and I only found it looking through David Bradley's IMDB page, so I'm wondering what other people think.

waiting for the new season.

I read the first book (is there even a second?).

As I read it I knew it would be done into a movie or something. What I'd like to know (after the cliffhanger-ish book ending) is how a longer story will be possible, due to the whole infection thing in a massive city.

People gettin' smart? City wide quarantine?

If this is answered in the 1st season I'll give it a look, if it ends just like the book in the early stages of the event, I'd rather wait for the 2nd.

They go with the whole nazi thing later on.

Overall it's an ok show to waste time on just as long as you don't expect much. The pilot directed by Del Toro was great but it's all downhill from there.

The show is all over the place in how they handle the breakout.

I've seen it all. It's okay. I stole the tongue vampires for a tabletop campaign.Unfortunately I also read the books and know what's going to happen.
The German guy is remarkably complicated for a literal "ex-nazi vampire" in fiction. Of course, the Master is far more evil than any mere national socialist.

It seems like a scientific disease but the source of the vampires is actually completely fantastical, you won't even believe it.

Here's my bets
1. Aliens
2. Psychological projections of man's fears

Not even close

Last try: Ancient curse cast a thousand years ago by a stereotypical gipsy lady

Wow that was exactly it

Haven't watched the show but in the books

It was supernatural fallout from a Fallen Angel impacting with the Earth

If you're joshing with me, man…

Actually scratch that, I ain't even mad if that's true.

>I hate the the main character's family, I'm not sure if that's intentional, but the ex-wife and the son piss me off

I was wondering the same thing myself. I almost feel like we're supposed to sympathize with the family sometimes, but the wife is just a complete cunt, the boyfriend is a pathetic beta nu-male, and the less said about the son, the better.

Especially in the second season

It's more like
a fallen angel (Satan I guess) was split into 7 pieces when it hit Earth. each became a vampire lord. there are 7 vampire lords and the master is merely the worst one. the others are content to doze off and vaguely rule humanity from the shadows, the master just wants to kill everything.

I doubt it was Satan himself, but yeah, pretty much this, which makes it kinda weird that things like crosses and holy water don't work on them, considering they're LITERALLY born from demons, and we KNOW God exists in this world

It was Azrael. Angel of Death

poz strain

I'm not the most well-versed in the Judeo-Christian beliefs, but I thought that the Angel of Death was on God's side? Wasn't he the one that killed all the Egyptian Firstborn in God's name? How come he's on Satan's side?

its kinda a guilty pleasure show

what isn't?

An angel did deliver the 10th plague, but Azrael isn't ever mentioned in the bible. There is no specific angel described as the angel of death.

Gonna be sad when they finally kill his character off.

I like the way The Master looks. It's so goofy it's scary. His season 2 form just looks like a typical vampire. I hope GDT re-writes the ending so that The Master merges with Zach

What the fuck is his problem?

He's an autistic fucker.

Check those trips

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Genuine question: Is The Master legit retarded?

Think about it, the Ancients have a pretty sweet gig, they get to control the world from the shadows, have billionaires at their beck and call, and have all the delicious human blood they can want while still remaining secret, keeping their own population low, and the human population high, which means the few Vampires that exist get to live like Kings off the billions of silly little humans.

Then you have this motherfucker right here. He wants to exterminate humanity, and turn them into vampires to rule over. Does he not realize that means they won't have any humans to feed on anymore?

Does he intend for his billions of vampire minions running the Earth to feed on chickens and pigs? Will they starve to death? Has he even thought that far ahead?

They replaced his actor (not in the lizard conspiracy sense, but in the way that they actually changed the fucking actor that played him) because supposedly the boy who played him in S1 wasn't enough of a little shit.

Stupid Fat Hobbit!

They explained that. They were setting up people farms/slaughterhouses for them to breed humans and use them like we use cows.

worst part of the show is the inconsistency in society collapsing

actually yes. He set up breeding camps for humans. The book/comic goes into it more but its very much like how Voldemort ran things. The vamps are very much in charge, and the remaining humans lived in very controlled situation with few of the dissenters just 'disappearing'

What are Del Toro's political views anyway? Is he a Communist? I notice almost all of his antagonists seem to be blatantly anti-Communist in some way another, case in point; Pan's Labyrinth.

Just like in my Japanese animes.

Champagne Socialist. Got majorly butthurt when giving an interview for "Che" and the reporter asked how he felt about Che's 'dark side.'

You know, the murders, rapes and Cuban gulags and shit. Probably thinks that if he panders to Communists they'll leave him alone after la revolution. That isn't how Communism works though.

who cares?

Nothing gives me greater joy then the thought of Michael Moore having his entire estate seized by the state and turned into communal housing, any assets seized for redistribution, and if he resists in any fashion, he's lined up against the wall and shot.

These wealthy millionaire socialists legitimately think they'll be left alone to continue doing whatever degenerate shit they do.

theres only the ancients they give limited sentience to individuals they deem useful but beyond that vamps are closer to zombies

There are three.

I watch it, but I have a ton of problems with it.

Basically I only give a shit about the exterminator and the old man. Everyone else is useless or annoying. Especially the Australian slut. Half the shit is her fault, she's not hot enough to justify her presence, and she wants to have her cake and eat it too. Her girlfriend's mother foreshadowed this getting her killed though, hopefully sooner rather than later.

I think Del Toro's problem is that he's the anti-Shymalan. I finally realized it sitting through Crimson Peak.

Everything he works on is extremely straight-forward. They telegraph what's going to happen, and the same elements pop up in everything. He also reuses the same plot elements over and over and over again making it worse. The most blatant example? The Strain is basically an alternate version of his script for Blade 2. That had practically the exact same kind of vampires in it. Hairless, animalistic zombie vamps that screech and have an odd mouth, and lose their sex organs. Other tropes he's obsessed with include clockwork and autopsies. He seems really fixated on Blade 2 in particular, he reuses the entire plot for Hellboy 2, WITH THE SAME ACTOR PLAYING THE VILLAIN. IE, prince of a fantasy kingdom (vampires and elves respectively) who wants to rule differently, kills his father, and has a good sister the father favored who dies along with him in the end. Like, I wanted to like Pacific Rim, but if you had to guess what the plot was, you've already seen the entire movie.

A perfect example of how blunt and straightforward he is the subplot with that luchador guy. Every single step of the way is blatantly obvious and telegraphed a mile away.

-Old luchador film plays on tv.
-It's about a luchador who fights vampires using cross-shaped silver knuckles.
-Guy watching it walks with a limp.
-Luchador's leg gets injured at the end of the movie.
-We find out it's him because "boring latino sub-plot guy" just goes "Yo, you got a limp, you're him aren't you? Man your movies was dope!"
-Limpy denies being the luchador.
-A few episodes later while fighting vampires with him he has the silver cross knuckles and starts wearing the fucking luchador mask.


Was pretty shocked this was aired on tv though. Especially that "EAT THE PINEAPPLES" bit.

The Russian Jew and the 6 million Jew.
It's because the show perpetuates the holohoax, and the story reinforces the good goy religion.

Anyone else feel that they could have easily dropped the professor being a Jew, the six million, and the German vampire being a former Nazi, and literally nothing would change?

If the professor was just an Armenian, the vampire was just some random German guy, and there was no mention of the holocaust, the story would be exactly the same.

None of it has any bearing on the overall "lore" of the setting. It's just a cheap excuse for Del Toro to have more le ebil Nazi boogeymen in his work.

the new world the vampires set up is supposed to parallel the Nazi world.

but agreed its far too played out now

How would you have your lesson on intolerance then . The Jews are shameless with their propoganda.

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that they keep trying to push this idea that the Nazis were Atheists or something, and that the Jews were all religious? Because in real life, most Germans in the Third Reich were Christian, and most Jews were, and are still today, Atheist. Jews like Setrakian were in the minority, most were a lot more along the lines of Trotsky or Marx.

feeling cucked by history, last man? ;^)

Cool intersubjective ludohistorical narrative, bro.

If Vampires are Nazis than why didn't they win the war. Checkmate kikes :^)

Is this show shit or worth watching.

I enjoy it. It's got a limited post apocalyptic feel where Manhattan is essentially the no man's land but they've managed to keep it on lock down so far. Kevin Durand is a fucking badass.

Overall… it looks to me like whoever wrote it REALLY liked playing the first edition of WW's Vampire The Masquerade as humans.

It isn't like you're going to get great philosophical revelation from it, but it is gritty and dirty and they make some hard decisions. The lead character Dr. Guy is a great actor. I had no idea that it was the same as the Senator dude who Kevin Spacey kills in the first season of House of Cards until he shaved his head at the end of S01.

I think it's worth it. I'll probably start a rewatch today for the background noise while I try to get some shit done.

It's another show where the crafty Jewish underdog goes forth to save the goyim from themselves.

Also, fuck Cuck Toro.

its both

Lame plot, cool vampires

Utter garbage.

It's average. The first couple episodes are slow but then they start killing people and stuff get nuts very quickly.


Yeah this. It's a 6/10 show with good guys to root for and cool monsters. Filch & Keamy steal the show, hispanic guy is annoying as fuck and isn't cool until S2, nazi guy is cool, everyone else is forgettable.


i-is this the b-birth of an EPIC new meme….?

Other than the special effects and gore I found it extremely boring, and it's hilarious how all the weird shit can keep happening during season 1 without a goddamn city of 8+ million noticing, internet or not.