“Eichorst” or however you spell it–German Vamp™— (*aha, that was actually a guess at the spelling and I was right?! http://www.fxnetworks.com/thestrain/cast/thomaseichhorst )I’m glad that he has proven that these vamps do indeed get much tougher the longer they’ve been around. This most recent episode shows the young hispanic dude TRY to beat him up… he apparently trains regularly with the boxing skills, and German™ did a great No-Sale™ on all that shit. Nice… the young dude then was effortlessly knocked back several feet like he was nothing. Eichorst isn’t quite the Big Boss but he’s not to be taken lightly at all, obviously. Another great moment is that earlier in the episode you see his “true form” again, apparently at home with this one victim he keeps chained up in a room to regularly feed on.
The fat friend Felix- dude messed up big time…can’t even follow simple instructions like “DON’T LOOK IN THE BAG.” or whatever similar thing they were told… when shady, “questionable” individuals with a lot of power/influence task you with dumping a goddamn body… I think it’s reasonable to follow their instructions. Don’t worry about who or what is in the damn bag, man…you do the work and get the hell out of there asap.
How the hell did I just hear of Strike Back now? I just stumbled on it when I wanted to watch The Knick. I watched Banshee but Strike Back is even better action-wise. I went through all four seasons in a week. It is like Call of Duty in TV form except better. Even the first British-only season was like 24 but not made by/for pussies.
I don’t know the context, but if it’s a nigh-abandoned prison, he might be BETTER off given how isolation works regarding disease.
Totally conjecture for me, so don’t get on me too much if I’m way off, lol.
lol at the gungho taxi driver, he stood his ground, anything less would have been un-American
New players into are interesting, I’m wondering now if the infected are different to the German vampire and the new crew, they show complete restraint over their thirst, and are not animalist.
I’ve been enjoying the strain so much that I delved into some brief accounts of the books online. Since I already spoiled the show I figured I’d go out and get the books and be way ahead of the tv show. The show is pretty faithful, but they do take some liberties with the way things happen, some events are meshed together or have the key players switched around.
My biggest surprise is the German, he wasn’t really a key player at all in the book. An important name was dropped by him in this episode as well. Sardu.
That scene in Originals was so badass I had to look it up and watch again [spoiler=]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1BCI-zb79I [/spoiler]
^7 seconds. Around 7 seconds was all it took for him to kill those dudes without so much as wrinkling his suit before walking over to Agnes… SSS combo. That’s how Elijah rolls, man.
^the Blu-Ray/DVD of season 1 will be out tomorrow, folks.
THE STRAIN!
More satisfying info is revealed about the vamps on this episode from last night–so they do in fact get to be tougher to kill as time goes on. They develop a super-human healing ability, though silver always hurts them, apparently. The ones they are slashing up are only easy because they are basically mindless and still newbie chumps… still, apparently you have to be “chosen” to be as sophisticated as Eichorst, apparently.
Stupid character alert…?-- that woman that ran out of the store, trying to take a chance. I wouldn’t take that chance unless I have some kind of reliable weapon that can kill or at least seriously injure them from a safe distance. Unlike your average zombies in various tv shows and movies, even these low-rank feral vamps can still get you at range via the stinger…and even if the stinger just casually nicks you on the hand or finger, as we have seen on a few occasions now…that’s Game Over right there, unless you want to be turned. (*I’d definitely want to get turned if I was to become one of the more powerful versions of the creature you see in other shows and movies, but unfortunately in Strain-world, chances are you’d just end up being one of these low-rank “Morlock” vamps running around.)
Small nitpick about the previous episode-- I was surprised at how subtle the mirror special reflection effect was… it (vamps are supposed to show up as a blur in mirrors) was barely that noticeable…
*Teen Wolf— Shelley Hennig is one of the guests tonight on the “Wolf Watch” after show…and she’s looking ultra tasty as usual. Salad-toss worthy = yep.
Okay, im going to try the strain again. I had given up two episodes ago with episode 6, and i’ll do the next two now since its a chill rainy day here. I mean, the show is so bad right now. Blatant attacks during the day, and no one is talking about it. lol. Rat guy sees a horde of zombie humans who burn when sunlight touches them, and hes just kinda okay with that. lol
Lemme put this show on, and see what no grossness they have come up with the past two weeks. If these two episodes suck, im definitely not giving this a third chance to impress me.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT. I couldnt even get through the last ten minutes of episode 7, and i was trying my best the whole episode to not turn it off. This show can only be enjoyed if you are mentally retarded.
NIGGA!!! HOW YOU GONNA WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR NO PROBLEM, WALK FORWARD 15 FEET TO FIND YOUR FATHER ON THE FLOOR DYING, GET ATTACKED BY YOUR MONSTER MOTHER, AND YOU SOMEHOW LOCK YOURSELVES IN A GLASS ROOM RANDOMLY IN THE HOUSE. JUST GO THROUGH THE GOD DAMN FUCKING FRONT DOOR, AND AINT NO ONE CALL THE COPS ABOUT THE GUN SHOT FROMT HE CAB, THE YELLING, AND THE STRANDED CAB.
I mean, this show is insulting to my intelligence. I’ve never witnessed such garbage before in my life from a tv show (granted i only watch specific shit). Most of the women on this show are also always portrayed is shitty people too. I could rant on this show forever. Please god dont give this a season 2. This is beyond the worst.
But there hasnt been an annoucement of an actual outbreak, and everyones just kinda going around as business as usual while monsters murder people in broad day light. I guess people will see what happens once the phones start working, 911 starts working, etc…, but even still… ugh, i dont feel like explaining it. The show is bad in more ways then 20, so imma have to stay dry on supernatural stuff until fall, which is fine, i love my reruns.
At this point I’m just assuming that the show is highlighting the ignorant, in-denial, and weak-willed individuals that end up in these situations.
The cab driver was fucking stupid by getting out and using a gun instead of driving off (at least he has the excuse of not knowing what he’s dealing with). The father/husband doesn’t know what he’s getting into as well, all he knew was his wife is sick and he ran in the house for protection, he couldn’t have known she was a crazy-ass monster. The glasses guy’s wife was weak-willed and stupid, she didn’t even flinch or become horrified at her husband’s changes, ignored his warnings of wanting to kill her, got upset at the neighbor for animal cruelty and fed him to her monster of a husband, and then GGPO’d without much effort. The nanny’s daughter didn’t even trust that her mother’s fears might be valid and made her take the kids back to their mother’s house only to regret it at the end. Store clerk was all three of what I pointed out, trucker guy and hacker girl (w/ girlfriend) were in a stupid panic to run-off quick. Oh and let’s not forget the manager of a rock-star who ignored everything happening to her client.
And then we get rat-killer extraordinaire who does all the right things. See’s the old-man who’s offed these things, actually asks questions on what these monsters are and how to kill them. He actually analyzes the situation and willingly cooperates with the group instead of trying to betray them. When everyone else argues over trying to kill or not killed a newly infected (someone who’s said they want to die before turning), he kills the guy quick and mercifully before the guy turns because of said argument/indecisiveness.
The show’s (and maybe the books too) problem is what many shows of a similar nature have, and that’s convenience/coincidence and intelligence. Certain characters and story arcs have to be lined up to work, rat-killer guy and hacker girl just happen to be within walking distance of each other so that Abraham and CDC guys meet-up with both of them (in big-ass New York City of all places). Certain characters have to be stupid/flawed/in-denial to demonstrate how much of a disaster this is, and the writers are going to create some event (disabled cellphones, internet, and other forms of communication) that shows how a large number of people won’t be able to adapt when the disaster reaches a critical stage.
Even the commercial for Houdini seemed boring to me…but I am curious enough to check that out.
I’m just a few episodes behind on Teen Wolf, and I have no idea what’s going on again at this point…the main character just got turned into a “Berserker” when a hunter placed some magical skull over his face… I’m back to watching it purely for the incredibly hot/cute ass broads on there. Arden Cho (the Kitsune Fox), “Lydia” the banshee (<–surprising thickness on this one), Shelley Hennig (a were-coyote…yep.)…these girls are all PRIME cuts.
The latest hotness on a commercial-- Misty Copeland
yep
If Cutter somehow makes it to the final 4…then I’m pulling the bullshit card.
Leslie, Elizabeth, Christian, and Courtney make sense to be in the top 4 because individually they have been consistently good with their cooking…unlike Cutter.
Sucks about Jamie…but props for her making it that far.
