The Strain - The Official Thread
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It's good. I'd give it a 7.5/10 so far because of its interesting take on the subject matter. Definitely at least worth a watch to see if you'll like it. Just don't take it too seriously, as I don't think it does itself, or you'll want to blow your brains out. I think it'll keep getting better once the bad guys and their motives start becoming more apparent.without spoilers how is this brehs
Uncle_Ruckus
We The North
I gave up on that bullshyt Extant show to focus on this. Hope the second episode delivers. Will watch tonight and post my review tomorrow.
I went it really skeptical...after about 10 minutes I was gonna throw it in the bushes, but my wife convinced me to give it a shot.without spoilers how is this brehs
By the end I was hooked, and couldnt wait for the next ep
It's not top tier quality, or anything....but the shyt is entertaining. Sons of Anarchy level quality. I like it
without spoilers how is this brehs
It's cool, they seem to be trying to lay the groundwork and introduce the main characters in the show without a lot of the action (it's building up); it's moving kinda of slow but I imagine it's going to pick up a bit midway into the season if you rather start watching in a couple of weeks, where you really start to see what is the real threat.
LUL are you getting shytty with me over this? If so, hit that fukkin pause button nikka
I'm just saying, there is no way in 2014 that 200 people are going to end up dead, there is no autopsy, shyt gets "leaked" to the internet, and nobody is asking any real questions. Thats unbelievable as fukk that people are going to accept that their family members died of "carbon monoxide" poisoning, and not ask to see the bodies or for a fukking autopsy. Its carbon monoxide poisoning derp. They didn't get burned up or anything, so where are the bodies?
Either way, the people who survived that wouldn't just be released the next day without any sort of real check up or anything, right I mean the bytch is bleeding from her mouth in the restaurant. Yeah, they wouldn't have noticed that shyt. They all complained about a ringing in their ears that only them, the survivors, can hear. LOL ITS A COINKYDINK
The only way I see me being completely off base with my thoughts here is if the amount of time that passed is much less than I initially thought. But I feel like these people would be in constant contact with the chief medical examiner, right? The full autopsy might not be done in a day, but even the small details would be key in discovering wtf happened in a timely manner. I wish they still put the time since the outbreak at the bottom of the screen cause that would make it a lot clearer
2nd episode was a lot better though. That last scene was pretty chilling.
Breh
I'm communicating the energy of the situation
Relax breh. I'm just saying that's what the CDC guys bosses were saying like keep your mouth shut, this is the story we are going with.
The CDC guyeven complaining about it like nobody cares about what's really happening they just want to cover their own asses. So given that scenerio they're not going to care about an autopsy cause they're not trying to open another can of worms. But the CDC breh like you saw is going to investigate the autopsy for himself
....sorry for being a crazy person, breh. Thanks for not responding the same. I have some issues I'm workin thruBreh
Relax breh. I'm just saying that's what the CDC guys bosses were saying like keep your mouth shut, this is the story we are going with.
The CDC guyeven complaining about it like nobody cares about what's really happening they just want to cover their own asses. So given that scenerio they're not going to care about an autopsy cause they're not trying to open another can of worms. But the CDC breh like you saw is going to investigate the autopsy for himself
prop I got the first 2 eps on deck I'll check them out this weekI went it really skeptical...after about 10 minutes I was gonna throw it in the bushes, but my wife convinced me to give it a shot.
By the end I was hooked, and couldnt wait for the next ep
It's not top tier quality, or anything....but the shyt is entertaining. Sons of Anarchy level quality. I like it
WaddupDoe!
Steez.
Oh hell no!!
Is that my muthafukka The Wishmaster?!?!
My pops made me watch that when i was like 7. Probably one of the scariest movies for me for a while, that movie plus IT.
That's exactly how if describe t. I'm not gonna go praising it up and down the street. Def that SoA level thoI went it really skeptical...after about 10 minutes I was gonna throw it in the bushes, but my wife convinced me to give it a shot.
By the end I was hooked, and couldnt wait for the next ep
It's not top tier quality, or anything....but the shyt is entertaining. Sons of Anarchy level quality. I like it
So that explains that part, I admit. Thanks for catching that for me. I dunno why it went over my head. Probably cause I was in a state of blind rage.
But it doesn't explain the rest of that statement about the entire world and the media even skipping out on talking to the guy running the autopsy. I mean, that shyt would be in the news ASAP and whenever shyt like that happens people are always sitting around waiting for the autopsy to come back. They didn't even get a look at ANY of the bodies.
Like, don't get me wrong brehs. I'm not trying to be one of the aggy coli critics on here shytting on a show within the first couple of episodes. I'm most likely in this for the long haul unless it turns, into something, like, not enterataining. This show, despite all my grievances, is a remarkably fresh take on the vampire mythos and some of the characters like the old Jew and his Vamp enemy breh seem like they're gonna make the show something dope. But I just had to get it established and see if people agree with me on those parts.
So don't think I'm in here hating just to hate. I really am not trying to do that shyt. I just had to bytch
I completely agree with you breh, there were so many
in this episode, I don't even know where to start.I will watch it next week though because of the last scene.
Now how is "F" (he is Peter Russo to me, cause I don't know his characters name) allowed to go visit his family and go to AA meetings and shyt.
He should be like fukken Jack Bauer and shyt, instead of hunting terroists, he should be hunting the microbes or whatever. No off time, in the beginning episode, he was talking about how a virus can spread in minutes.They aint going to call up the medical examiner to get status reports?
They just gonna roll up on him hours later. There is only one medical examiner for 200 bodies?They know for a fact it was not carbon monoxide poisoning because they saw those worm things and the fukken coffin vanishing.
so why didn't Peter Russo, go "no you can't leave!!!"Statistically one of the patients will want to stay, because they are not feeling well, ringing in ears, headaches etc.
Regina King
I might continue watching because I like her. Damn shame it must be hard as fukk to be a black actress in Hollywood, that she reduced to acting in this.For the people who have read the book this show is based, is it following the book exactly or nah?
I'm still kinda on the fence with this show. I'm giving it 1-2 more eps.
detroitwalt
Superstar
Ephram told the medical examiner to do them by himself cause he thought something was going on. Don't know who would agree to do that many autopsies by themselves tho.I completely agree with you breh, there were so many
I will watch it next week though because of the last scene.
Now how is "F" (he is Peter Russo to me, cause I don't know his characters name) allowed to go visit his family and go to AA meetings and shyt.
They aint going to call up the medical examiner to get status reports?
They know for a fact it was not carbon monoxide poisoning because they saw those worm things and the fukken coffin vanishing.
Statistically one of the patients will want to stay, because they are not feeling well, ringing in ears, headaches etc.
Regina King
For the people who have read the book this show is based, is it following the book exactly or nah?
He did try to make them stay and the lawyer broad whipped out the cell and called up the Secretary of Health or some shyt. It was that broad in the room when Eph yoked up his boss.
It pretty much is following the book. Can't remember if old dude got arrested in the book tho
storyteller
Veteran
I just like that it's a different take on the vampire thing and an attempt to make them scary again...So far, it's a bit slow and has had some weird moments, but I like when they go for horror and think they've done well in those aspects. I'ma keep watching...this already bodies other vampire shows just by giving them a legitimately threatening feel. It's got kinda a Salem's Lot thing goin' with some of the scenes imo (love that joint).
