Episode 2 of The Strain’s new season is a vast improvement on last weeks premiere.
This review ofThe Straincontains spoilers.
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First, lets take a look at poor Ephraim Goodweather.
I guess this is where Ephs constant struggle between magic and science comes in.
But Setrakian does believe in theLumenand continues to obsessively study the tome to make it find the Masters weakness.
But before we get to what Setrakian does this week, lets look into Eldritch Palmer.
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Palmer makes his Season 3 debut this week.
Now, Palmer is back to being a slave to the White.
If youll remember, the White is the Masters healing blood that can keep a body young and vital.
Even Setrakian usesstrigoiWhite to keep his vim and vinegar up.
This bit of nasty business established the tone for the episode, which stayed potently intense throughout.
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We also got to see how Zach is doing this week and the answer is not very good.
Zach is still being held by Ephsstrigoiex-wife and Zachs mom Kelly.
Zach even manages to escape at one point and sees his mom feeding on some dying kid.
Now Zach sees his mom for what she really is, a parasitical monster.
I would feel bad for Zach if he didnt cause the death of Nora Martinez last season.
And let me tell you, Noras death is still felt on this series.
Without Nora, there is now only one strong female lead and the show was suffering for it.
Robot(can you imagine how Elliot fromMr.
Robotwould fare against thestrigoi?
Hed probably just pop Adderall until they turned to puppies or something).
No more artisan pickles for that guy.
The episode ends with three different cliffhangers.
One, the Master feeds Zach some of the White so the kid doesnt die from an asthma attack.
He chose his evil mom over Nora and now Nora is gone.
This would be bad for the vamps because Palmer is bankrolling feeding centers across the five boroughs.
If Palmer is out of the picture, how will thestrigoifeed once New York falls?
I know, we covered a lot, but the episode is pretty loaded with white slimy goodness.
