The Strain: A New Twist on Vampires But It Still Sucks

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I was excited for The Strains release after seeing the above artwork and knowing Del Toro had something to do with it.  I didn’t know what to think and had no clue it was a vampire show at first.  Their spin on Vampires was refreshing,  treating Vampires as a disease/virus/infection.  Sadly the show went from being a smart,  scientific show about vamps it quickly became shallow cover your ass show. 

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I feel like the season was only half good  and typically I’m all for violence and brute force but somewhere along the way The Strain lost the magic it had.  It became terribly predictable and the main tough guy on the show was 80+ year old man swinging a sword like he was The Highlander.  He would get bitch smacked and thrown to the ground without breaking a hip unlike the average old man. 

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The finale last night was pretty garbage,  the old man got smacked and thrown to the ground again.  The son continued to be a burden,  the Russian and pest control need to get a room and the Mexican  doctor remains useless.  Well also learned the sun only kills some Vampires and instead of attacking a vamp while he’s down, were gonna stand circle jerk around him and let him escape.  Oh yes and every bite moonwalks back to o where they came from.

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If this show continues the Mexican boxer who’s story line and presence that’s been uneccessary this whole time might show some value as it looks like he’s sided with the vamps.  I mean after the vamps kill your family and friends I guess the next thing to do is roll belly up and join them. At least things are happening for him unlike the old gang who’s been working and fighting all season to only accomplish nothing and fall back to exactly where the started.

I’m a sucker (hioo) for Vampires so I’ll watch season 2 if there’s one but for new viewers who are gonna invest 10 hours into this series beware.  It’s cleverness wears off but keeps you around due to some decent violence and old men getting smacked around regularly.

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