We find ourselves at the end of the season. It took 13 episodes, but I’m now finally coming around to the sight of Corey Stoll with hair. This season showed us a show with promise, but was ultimately unfulfilling. It had some flashes of greatness, but mostly it was maddeningly inconsistent. It went to the […]
Category: The Strain
It’s been a rough week, and your old pal Dusty hasn’t had much of a chance to write. With that in mind, let’s skip over the unwieldy intro and get straight to my loves and hates. Hates: 1. The stuff with Setrakian’s wife felt really forced. There wasn’t a ton of emotion, even though I […]
The season is winding down. While the show has gotten better, it’s still maddeningly inconsistent. There are some great scenes – and there have even been some truly great episodes – but there are too many moments of drama driven by the stupidity of the main characters. This episode had a little bit of each […]
Do you remember the end of “For Services Rendered” when the pack of vampire hunters showed up? I sure do. I rubbed my hands together and proclaimed, “Here we go,” to no one in particular, because my life is a non-stop party. I love that storyline in the books, and I was excited to see […]
Since I’m so late with this write-up this week (I was out of town…sorry), I’m going to skip my normal intro and just get right into the Hates/Loves. Hates: 1. Diane’s babysitting skills leave a little something to be desired. Step one: don’t swear at the children. 2. Zach is not a very observant kid. […]
You guys remember Splinter? The horror movie that took place in a gas station? It was impossible to watch this episode and not think about that film. The Mist also came to mind, although that was a slightly bigger setting, with a somewhat unseen menace. I loved it. I love the claustrophobia it brings, but […]