Jeri Jacquin
Coming to Bluray and you NEED to have it is creators
Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s ancient vampyric tale of THE STRAIN: The
Complete Third Season.
This season brings a lot of the groups issues into the
forefront starting out with Eph (Corey Stoll) hitting the bottle harder than
usual. The Master has Eichhorst (Richard Sammel) kidnap his son Zach (Max
Charles) and it’s too much for him. What is keeping him going is working on a
bioweapon to stop the Strigoi.
Fet (Kevin Durand) is helping those who need his knowledge
of the tunnels but Eichhorst is once again ahead of the game. Setrakian (David
Bradley) is working on the translation of the Occio Lumen looking for ancient answers to stop the madness.
Quinlan (Rupert Penry-Jones) is watching the humans and agrees to help
begrudgingly.
Palmer (Jonathan Hyde) is still trying to get the magical
‘white’ from The Master and wants to live forever as promised. When Quinlan
offers to work together with Eph to switch the Lumen for Zack but also
confesses to his vampyric bloodline and what will happen once The Master is
dead. Gus (Miguel Gomez) has a secret of his own and it’s discovered by Angel (Joaquin
Cosio) much to his sadness.
Palmer’s health is going down rapidly and Eichhorst brings
in Sanjay Desai (Cas Anvar). Now the strigoi have managed to take over Manhattan and are using the underground tunnels to take
over all of New York .
There is a huge battle as the group begins to scatter to keep Eichhorst and The
Master from tracking them all but it doesn’t stop Eichhorst and Dutch makes a
quick move to help them escape.
Fet and Setrakian know they have to get to The Master’s
sarcophagus and use silver to trap the strigoi leader. They also discover that
a signal they believe is his voice but need a comparison. Palmer is discovered
on a cargo ship by Setrakian who gives him one dose of the white with the
promise of his help.
Desai is using humans as live subjects but Eichhorst wants
quicker results. Even more disturbing is Palmer admitting to Setrakian and Fet
that there is blood processing centers everywhere. Eichhorst discovers where
the Ancient’s are hiding and does what he always does, his worst!
Palmer discovers a nuclear bomb and fights Eichhorst for it
only to work with Setrakian to lure The Master into his silver lined
sarcophagus. What Palmer doesn’t see coming is that he needs a new host and
gains Palmer’s memories. Placing the bomb at the Statue of Liberty, Zach has
been with the strigoi Kelly-Mom and Eph wants his son. Not to be stopped by the
creature he takes matters into his own hands. Zach is furious and takes revenge
on Eph in the worst and most tragic way possible.
Stoll as Eph has gone through several transformations as
each of the traumatic events puts him to the test. This actor has taken his
character to dark places and makes, shall we say, ‘human’ decisions that are
totally done out of emotion. Where his son is concerned he is somewhat blind to
the truths that are obvious to others. This season Stoll is seriously put to
the test with an end result that is horrific.
Sammel as Eichhorst is just a villain to the bone and he
does it beautifully (and makes it look easy). There are very few moments where
Eichhorst shows his emotion but more-so amused by the humans every move. Of
course it’s because of his history so don’t expect him to go soft on the humans
any time soon.
Durand as Fet is strong, consistent and the guy I’d want on
my side of any fight. He doesn’t take crap from anyone and even though he shows
heart, it doesn’t mean much gets past him. Always on his toes and stands up for
the human race I love this character and that Durand brings it.
Bradley as Setrakian is a man who has lived well beyond his
years. In those years comes knowledge that is engrained in mystery he knows
only he can unravel. I love Bradley’s straight forward gravely voice that tells
the group exactly how it is and what they can expect from the enemy they are
trying to destroy.
Penry-Jones as Quinlan is my hero! Seen by most as the
creature that could turn any time he wants to, I see Quinlan as their only
hope. He is strong, introspective, ancient on his own terms and doesn’t stand a
fool. Keeping his distance from caring about his human counter parts, there are
moments where it is easy to see how he could care and the reasons he can’t.
Well done Penry-Jones, absolutely well done!
Other cast include: Natalie Brown as Kelly, Ruta Gedmintas
as Dutch, Samantha Mathis as Judtine Feraldo, Jack Kesey as The Master.
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THE STRAIN: The Complete Third Season contains the Special
Features Under Siege Companion Series
Into with Carlton
This series is in its final season, yes, I realize that is
almost bringing fans to the point of tears. This has been an amazing ride and
it’s hard to believe it’s almost over. We have all come to go along for the
ride and invest in these characters – even the horrible ones. Nothing is ever
as it seems and with the last season I can certainly say it’s all happening so
fast and is jaw dropping.
That is what makes Season Three so thrilling to watch. The
twists and turns come into play but it all comes together seamlessly but not
obvious. Most of us were raised to see vampires in a certain Bella
Lugosi-Christopher Lee way, Guillermo Del Toro introduced a vampire like no
other and gives us a creature that won’t soon be forgotten.
THE STRAIN has been awarded the Critics Choice Television
Award, Satellite Award, Saturn Award (three times), Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
(twice), Golden Reel Award, Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award, Golden
Maple Awards, Visual Effects Society Awards and Visual Effects Society Award.
There should be a category for just plain sheer awesomeness award and I’d be
giving that one out.
Watch THE STRAIN’s final season every Sunday night at 10
p.m. on FX!
In the end – they will save humanity at all costs!
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