Sep 28 2015SaveTelevision9/28/15Television9/28/15I’ve Decided to Root for The Strain’s Evil Vampire OverlordRob Bricken116SaveBecause he’s the only character with the power to put these stupid, boring people out of my misery—and at this…
Sep 21 2015SaveTelevision9/21/15Television9/21/15The Strain Is a Bad TV Show That Just Got Immeasurably WorseRob Bricken244SaveOh, The Strain. You did not just go there.
Oct 6 2014SaveTelevision10/6/14Television10/6/14That Was A Pretty Good Fifth Episode Of The StrainRob Bricken103SaveWait. That was the season finale?! Well, dammit. I guess it wasn't a bad episode — in fact, it was one of the better…
Sep 29 2014SaveTelevision9/29/14Television9/29/14The Strain Is Not Acting Like The Season Finale Is Next WeekRob Bricken129SaveOh, The Strain. You did it again. You wasted most of another episode — the one before the season finale this time —…
Sep 22 2014SaveTelevision9/22/14Television9/22/14Our Vampire Hunters Reveal Their "Master" Plan On The StrainRob Bricken116SaveIt's the antepenultimate episode of The Strain, so it's high time the show finally got down to business. It's Team…
Sep 15 2014SaveTelevision9/15/14Television9/15/14The Only Thing The Strain Is Straining Is My PatienceRob Bricken120SaveAll right, I'm through trying to give The Strain the benefit of the doubt. "Loved Ones" isn't the worst episode of Th…
Sep 8 2014SaveTelevision9/8/14Television9/8/14The Strain Is Back To Taking Its Sweet-Ass TimeRob Bricken87SaveI would like to reiterate my position that The Strain, when viewed in one marathon or maybe a couple of chunks, will…
Sep 1 2014SaveTelevision9/1/14Television9/1/14The Strain Gets Back To Vampire-Fightin' BasicsRob Bricken85SaveAfter weeks of dawdling and last week's incredibly bizarre shocker, The Strain decides to return to well-trod…
Aug 25 2014SaveTelevision8/25/14Television8/25/14The Strain Finally Had A WTF Moment And It Was Worth The WaitRob Bricken175SaveI don't know that it makes up for the interminably slow and lackluster season so far, but I do know for the first…
Aug 18 2014SaveTelevision8/18/14Television8/18/14The Strain's Vampire Apocalypse Hasn't Been Postponed, It's Just SlowRob Bricken135SaveThe entire cast finally wising up to the vampire menace? Actual vampire hunting? The Strain was moving a little too…
Aug 11 2014SaveTelevision8/11/14Television8/11/14Everybody's Got Vampire Issues On The Strain (This Is A Good Thing)Rob Bricken88SaveSee this man? Well, on last night's episode of The Strain — despite having starred in several scenes of two previous…
Jul 21 2014Save7/21/14Why Is The Strain So Much More Interested In Assholes Than Vampires?Rob Bricken196SaveThe second episode of Guillermo del Toro's The Strain seems disinterested — almost maliciously — in advancing the…
Jul 14 2014SaveTelevision7/14/14Television7/14/14Guillermo Del Toro's The Strain Is The Most Aptly Named Show On TVRob Bricken210Savedel Toro has tried hard to make FX's The Strain every type of horror at once. It wants to be supernatural horror,…