The Strain Season 1 Review — culturefly.co.uk

If there was one word that summed up the debut season of The Strain, it would be contradiction. That’s not to say that the show was a complete failure, but rather it suffered from one too many inconstancies. First and foremost, the series never seemed to settle on just which audience it wanted to cater for. The controversial marketing campaign, featuring posters showing a wormlike parasite crawling into a victim’s eye, pitched the show as a bloody gore fest, a true contender to The Walking Dead’s fleshy throne. The pilot continued this, with a scene featuring the Master pummelling a victim’s head to a pulp in one swift punch. But after this, the action seemed a little tame against the growing tension.

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