Martin Carr reviews the season four – and series – finale of The Strain…  That things come to an end is a fact of life. Most serials never have a best-selling source material or guaranteed audience, relying solely on the fickle nature of television audiences. Others are lucky enough to have someone like Guillermo del […]

Martin Carr reviews the penultimate episode of The Strain season 4… As we near the end of a four-year odyssey there are layered dialogue scenes, moral questions on both sides about bearing the blame and slicing and dicing aplenty. As we watch ‘The Master’s final trump card being played, disciples being interrogated and megaton bombs […]

Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of The Strain season 4… People are circling the wagons, gathering forces and preparing for a final push as the Strigoli and their omnipotent ‘Master’ scatter like flies. There is a coalescing of errant members, some summary executions and at least one reckless raid which brings closure. Emotions are […]

Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of The Strain season 4… Three episodes from the end of a four year run and someone has put their foot down. Drawing together multiple threads in a seamless manner guaranteed to have audiences cheering and offering up opportunities for serious arse kicking antics to boot. High octane, low […]

Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of The Strain season 4… Lovelorn, love lost, love squandered and relationships shattered define episode six of this final season mid-point. Cat and mouse car chases across country with trigger happy snipers on guard, stand between salvation and disaster in the shape of an airfield exit. Throw in some […]