The second episode of FX’s newest hit TV series The Strain gave us a little more back story into the character’s lives and introduced the viewers to Vasiliy Fet, played by actor Kevin Duran. Mr. Fet is a little bit on the arrogant side, but only because he takes his job as an exterminator for the NYC Bureau of Pest Control very seriously. We also see that Augustin ‘Gus’ Elizalde (played by Miguel Gomez) has dropped off “the box” as promised into Manhattan before sunrise. He was scared off and leaves the van behind. Perhaps the most influential scene was a dialogue between Abraham Setrakian and Thomas Eichherst. The two have history that we find out also involves the heart in the jar that was once Abraham’s girlfriend or wife that turned into one of the undead vampires. Thomas also mentions he gave Abraham his number, 8230385, which may serve as further insight for future episodes.
Another telling moment in this episode is the relationship between Ephriam Goodweather and Nora Martinez. They shared a kiss, which confirmed the suspicion of sexual tension in the air. Ephriam needed a pick me up before his mood would be taken down by finding his soon to be ex-wife Kelly Goodweather is moving forward with taken Ephriam’s old office space and changing it into his son’s new game room. To make matters worse, Kelly’s new boyfriend is helping with the reconstruction.
Before the show gets a little too um, emotional, we find the four survivors from the plane crash in episode one have been released and a cover up story has already taken over the headlines. Without any research to confirm what happened, CDC declared a methane leak caused the accident.
Gabriel Bolivar, pictured above, is in the middle of a four-way encounter when he first realizes his taste for blood. Gabriel attacked one of his bedtime playmates, licking the blood splatter off the floor while the rest of the girls run screaming. It gets weirder, believe it or not, when Ephraim finds out that all of the dead bodies have disappeared from the morgue. The show gives one last scare as the little girl from the plane flight presumed to be dead is seen in the bathtub with a blank stare while her eyes do that creepy flash before we see she is also a full vampire as she tears into her father’s jugular leaving him bleeding out into the tub. We still don’t know what is going happen to the rest of the four survivors and what the Elderitch Palmer wants from the monster in the coffin.
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