The Strain Episode 13 Recap: Going On The Offensive (Season Finale)

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Team Abe Is Ready To Fight Back

And thus ends season 1. While this show has some challenges (slow pacing and lack of character development to name two) the good far outweighs the bad in my book. Last week as you recall Team Abe was driven out of the pawn shop. Now they're coming into their own as vampire hunters. Fet and Eph even bury the hatchet and together visit a theater purchased by Bolivar. Yep there are vamps inside (along with the repaired Master's coffin).

On the other side of town Palmer has nicely recovered thanks to some Master juice. He even has a little color in his cheeks now. He places Miriam's heart next to his collection of failed organs. Dont tell me that guy's not a freak. Palmer is peeved because the Master hasnt made him a full vamp yet. Eichorst tells him to hold his horses. He will be the Master's apprentice for all eternity... at some point. Fitzwilliams decides he's had enough and refused to work for Palmer anymore. It's about time you wised up dude.

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I Hope You Die A Horrible, Painful Death Eldritch!

Palmer and Eichorst visit Maggie the Secretary of Health and Human Services (or something like that). She plans to quarantine all of Manhattan. It seems Eph's Emergency Broadcast System message did reach some people after all. Palmer and Maggie go out on the balcony to have a little chat. They hug and then he throws he off the balcony. Ouch! Palmer and Eichorst discuss what to do with Dr Barnes (Eph's CDC boss). Barnes says "crisis, what crisis"? Yep hes has the right idea (and an instant promotion).

Nora and Eph share a quite moment on the roof. She tells Eph that if he loves Zach, he should keep him close at all times. Remember Nora had to behead her mother last week. Abe and Eph later show Zach how to use a sword.

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Anyone Care To Dance?

They all go back to the theater. Fet blows up a few vamps with dynamite on the way in. Next they encounter more interesting vamps. They scamper around on all fours, have glowing eyes and twitch. Bolivar is of course there too. Abe goes upstairs to find the master. Dutch and Fet try to hold them off downstairs. Then Eichorst shows up. Of course he's hard to kill. He tries to tongue Fet but is shot in the face with a silver nail gun.

It's time for the Master vs Abe smackdown. The Master says "you wanted to find me wood carver"? Abe wastes valuable time waxing poetic instead of beheading him. He says "For all that is holy" I know the Master isnt going to really die but come on! Put up a little bit of a fight. Eph manages to grab the master and drag him outside into the direct sunlight. This causes Eichorst and the other vampires to retreat. That was a cool visual of all of them walking backwards (yes I know they just ran the film in reverse). But the Master is not killed. He seems to be burning a little in the sunlight but scurries down the side of the building. We see his exposed spine the process. Abe says "we've lost".

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Gus Meets The Ancients

Meanwhile remember when the Ninja Recon Vamps captured Gus last week? Well now they have a little chat. Gus runs but not too far. He enters a large dark room where there are three upright sleeping vampires. "You are standing before beings of great honor. They are the ancients". Gus says he has to speak for them now. The Master broke an ancient truce and now he must pay. It turns out they need a daywalker to help them. Quinlan says Gus has proven himself capable so he's their man.

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Is It Just Me Or Is Quinlan Kinda Cute?

Zach pretends to need his inhaler in order to get them to go back to his house. He really wants the photo album with pics of his mom. And of course Vamp Kelly shows up. Zach yells for Eph not to shoot her but he just shoots her in the arm. She runs off. Eph falls off the wagon and starts drinking again.

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This Is How I Look When I'm Asleep Too

Favorite Quotes:

"The question is sir, what will you do without me to protect you?"- Fitzwilliams to Palmer after he quits. I hope Fitz joins Team Abe soon.
"Eldritch at the end of the day my loyalty is to the American people and not to you."- Maggie before Palmer throws her off the balcony.
"Fire in the hole vermin"- Fet before he blows up a few vamps with a stick of dynamite.
"You wanted to find me wood carver?"- the Master.
You are standing before beings of great honor. They are the ancients."- Quinlan to Gus.
"Nothing is written that cannot be changed"- Abe.

Grade: 4 Monsters (out of 5). The beginning was a little slow but extra points to the Master's appearance at the end. And extra, extra points for finally getting some intel on Quinlan and the Ancients.