The Strain

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Season 4
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 13, 2014
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
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No score yet - based on 3 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
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Critic Reviews

  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jul 14, 2017
    80
    [The show] succeeds through clever writing, top-flight cinematography and, crucially, smart casting. The psychological drama of The Strain is largely carried by Corey Stoll and Kevin Durand, savvy, naturalistic actors who give emotional weight to the melodrama.
  2. Collider
    Reviewed by: Haleigh Foutch
    Jul 14, 2017
    80
    For the first time since the series’ strong start in 2014, The Strain delivers propulsive drama and world building. In the final season, the talented cast, the gorgeous effects, and the singular cinematographic aesthetic are matched bold narrative moves and satisfying character beats.
  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Bernard Boo
    Jul 14, 2017
    80
    The three episodes provided for review seem to signal volcanic larger story arc that is uncomfortably bleak and a bit dour at the outset but slowly builds toward a final showdown with The Master, which is sure to be nothing short of cataclysmic.

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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 3 out of 24
  1. SchroederRock
    May 28, 2019
    6
    In its fourth season, The Strain feels like it struggles to maintain any momentum generated by the final episodes of season 3 that had someIn its fourth season, The Strain feels like it struggles to maintain any momentum generated by the final episodes of season 3 that had some grip and immediacy. The early half of season 4 is somewhat chaotic and stumbles with its storytelling and its insistence that every person you've gotten to know for 3 seasons is somehow immeasurably important and must have a storyline that is focused on. This leads to a little bit of ADD when watching events unfold and characters progress. The Zack storyline couldn't be more annoying and useless in the series and while I understand the intention and can see where the writers thought maybe this could go somewhere fun and create more drama I don't think it really ever mildly scrapes significance and it tends to bring the series down. In season 4, Zack gets a little more focus and his storyline creates a noticeable drag whereas the other characters have something of importance despite being split up early on. It's not a waste of time but season 4 really doesn't do a great job of capitalizing on the climatic events that closed out season 3. It shouldn't come as a surprise because after season 1 this show didn't sell me as well and I get the feeling that many other viewers weren't as excited for the Strigoi background stories to be such a focal point of the show. Still, I persisted and found enough enjoyment in The Strain to soldier on and make it to the final season. Season 4 has moments but I found myself questioning the significance of a lot of content from start to end and wonder how so many decisions came to be in The Strain's series finale.… Full Review »
  2. ozymandias79
    Sep 18, 2017
    4
    The final season was a bit 'meh'. It was hard to care about any of the characters after the pitiful last season.......................................
  3. manasdatta
    Aug 1, 2017
    9
    The show has gotten better with every season, but I think if you didn't follow the story closely, there are a lot of characters and it canThe show has gotten better with every season, but I think if you didn't follow the story closely, there are a lot of characters and it can make it difficult to gauge the significance of some of the incidents shown. Also, as the final season progresses, I think the producers are doing a pretty good job of building up to a climax but still keeping us guessing as to what will happen in the end. Hopefully the series finale will not be something like Dexter!… Full Review »
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