The Strain - The Master - Review: "It's A Small World"

The Strain on FX aired its freshman season finale on Sunday night. This season has been pretty good with some ups, but, unfortunately many downs too. We are left with many questions and not a whole lot of answers as we watched The Master hop off into the sunset. Then into a tunnel. Anticlimactic would be the word I would use to describe the finale. It was great to a point and I wanted more, but sadly never got it. We will have to wait until next season to get some answers and I will wager that season two, with where everyone is right now, will be much better the the first season.

The best, and my favorite, part of the episode was Gus's story arc. Seeing him with Mr. Quinlan makes me want Season Two to arrive even sooner. We were introduced to The Ancients, described by Mr. Quinlan to be 'holier-than-thou' beings to Gus, but we did not get much more than that. Unfortunately, we will not get much more information than that on the aged and veteran strigoi until next year.

The least appealing part of the episode was the fight between The Master's minions, including Eichorst, and our heroes. I have no idea how they let Eichorst survive that battle when it cold have been so easy to take him out. I was also surprised to see no major deaths. For a finale on a series like this you would think there would be a few.

The season as a whole was average for me. I was expecting more, but it's possible that was because I had read the books. I am a big advocate for spoilers, but sometimes, knowing what is going to happen is not a good thing. It made writing the Reviews a little more difficult as well. I would love to know what everyone else thinks about the episode and the season. It definitely had its low moments and I could name a few episodes, but you all know what they were. I predict the remaining seasons will be better since the confrontation and initial stages of the virus have been completed. Now, our heroes have The Master on the run again, but they just need to figure out what kills him. Maybe that will be the focus of next season? It's just a long way to Season Two.

Thoughts and Discussion

- Fet quoting Marcus Aurelius was so hilarious.

- Is it just me, or did The Ancients look like someone wheeled them in on dolly's? I mean no disrespect Ancients.

- We know The Master can take other bodies. Do you think he will take another body now that he is slightly injured?

- If sunlight does not kill The Master than what does? Setrakian even got him a little with his sword...does silver not do anything to him either?

Thanks for checking out my Reviews of The Strain everyone! It's been fun talking about this series with all of you. Until Season Two! Have a great week!

About the Author - Geo N

My name is George and I am from Detroit, MI. My favorite shows are The Blacklist, Hell On Wheels, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, LOST, The Leftovers, The Strain, Sons Of Anarchy, Sleepy Hollow and countless other shows. When I'm not watching tons of TV, I enjoy reading, playing hockey, comic books, weightlifting, and writing. Thanks for checking out my post.

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