StrictlyConfidential To be sure - "The Strain" is insane. And, it is a pain in the brain.Yes. Indeed. TV's "The Strain" certainly does contain lotsa gross-out gore and equally grotesque make-up effects, too. It sure does.But, what "The Strain" doesn't contain is a whole lotta sense or plausible coherency, either. That I guarantee you.And, because we're dealing here with the likes of modern-day vampires (infesting NYC) - Each episode's storyline (as expected) gets progressively more & more over-the-top and downright preposterous in a lame attempt to try to hold onto the viewer's attention for more than just a few measly minutes.I mean - The Strain's implausibility-factor is so off the radar at times that it actually has certain city politicians protecting the rights of these rampaging vampire-varmints on the grounds that they are (get this!) "American citizens".... Oooh! Spare me!

dibrinocarla I loved this series. This was the best part of 2017. Write another one. Please.

yollya Writers got lazy is the best way to explain. Started off good but The last season was horrible.

swilliky After season 3: I gave up on The Strain around the start of the second season. I found the acting cheesy, the story uncompelling, and the plot dragging. I decided to catch up on Hulu and watch the latest season on FX to see if it had improved. While there are more action scenes and decent new characters, the dialogue still feels a bit flat, the pacing is wonky, and rules of the game are a bit confusing. One of the worst parts is that they refuse to call their infected monsters vampires and insist on calling them Strigoi which makes for some bad lines throughout each episode as actors mumble the word.Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) reels from the loss of Nora and works to find a cure for the Strigoi while not seeking any help for his alcoholism. Stoll is able to explore the role better without the terrible acting and snottiness of his son recast with Max Charles. His wife Kelly (Natalie Brown) has become one of the chief villains. Abraham Setrakian (David Bradley) has obtained a golden book that could either be an awful weapon for the villains or a killing stroke to The Master. The leader of the Strigoi switches bodies throughout the season that serves as the climax of several episodes and a catalyst for the finale.After season 4: A show that had once seemed really interesting turned into a bit of a chore to watch even as it moved toward a finale. There were enjoyable points throughout the four seasons like the nuclear blast in New York City. The show picks up with the repercussions of this wild finale and sets the stage for the human characters last stand against the strigoi. I really don't like that name when this show was first advertised as a viral vampire horror. In my season three review, I expressed my dismay with the choice and mentioned the clumsiness of the dialogue with this terminology. I got over it somewhat this time around but the show still has pretty cheesy dialogue, though the special effects could be impressive at points, like the creepy tentacle tongues that coming out of the enlarged mouths of the creatures.Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the epidemiologist is hiding out in the wasteland of New York after his son Zach (Max Charles) the most annoying character on television set off a nuclear bomb. The strigoi run the city putting up a front that humans only need to donate blood to avoid trouble. Dutch Velders (Ruta Gedmintas) knows the truth as she works at a human baby farm where pregnant women are forced to give birth to strigoi slaves. Zach now lives under the direction of Eldritch Palmer (Jonathan Hyde) who has becomes possessed by the master. Thomas Eichorst (Richard Sammel) carries out the master's will by setting up concentration camps.Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com