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The Best Episodes of The Strain

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The Best Episodes of The Strain

A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York...

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  1. Background image for Night Train
    8.1/10(1.3k votes)

    #1 - Night Train

    S2:E13

    Setrakian and Fet battle for possession of the Occido Lumen, and gain a surprising new ally. A massive attack imperils Eph, Nora, and Zack's escape from New York.

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    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Dead End
    8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - Dead End

    S2:E11

    Dutch fights for her life against Eichhorst as Fet, Nora, and Eph frantically search the city for her. Setrakian confronts an old acquaintance on his search for the Occido Lumen, while Gus helps the Guptas escape across the border to safety.

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  3. Background image for Identity
    7.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #3 - Identity

    S2:E6

    Eph concocts a plan to make and distribute a bioweapon. Gus realizes Angel can be an unlikely ally, and Kelly comes after Nora and Zack.

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    Director:Howard Deutch
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Born
    7.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - The Born

    S2:E7

    Setrakian and Fet use Fitzwilliam's info to attack the Master. Eph returns to NYC frustrated but energized to go after the one person responsible for killing his friends.

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    Director:Howard Deutch
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Intruders
    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #5 - Intruders

    S2:E8

    Eph must protect Zack against a surprise intruder into Red Hook. Gus convinces the Guptas to make a difficult choice. Fet and Setrakian set out to acquire the Lumen.

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    7.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #6 - The Battle for Red Hook

    S2:E9

    Justine takes drastic measures to counter a surprise invasion. Nora and Fet perform a useful mission while Eph and Setrakian face off against an old foe.

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  8. Background image for The Assassin
    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #7 - The Assassin

    S2:E10

    Eph and Dutch work together to thwart the Master's greatest ally. Justine runs into trouble with the Mayor while Setrakian tracks down the real owner of the Lumen.

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    Director:Phil Abraham
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for BK, NY
    7.7/10(1.6k votes)

    #8 - BK, NY

    S2:E1

    Eph and Nora work on a biological weapon to kill the strigoi, and Setrakian risks the lives of the entire group to find information about a closely guarded secret text. The Master begins the next phase of his own plan, by creating a terrifying new breed of creature and placing them under the control of Kelly.

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Creatures of the Night
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #9 - Creatures of the Night

    S1:E8

    After discovering the potency of ultraviolet light against the strigoi, Setrakian gains a new and unlikely disciple. A quick trip to a Brooklyn convenience store turns into a deadly all-night siege.

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    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Quick and Painless
    7.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #10 - Quick and Painless

    S2:E5

    Eph changes his appearance to leave the city while Nora is left as the reluctant parent for Zack. Dutch and Nora make a deal with Justine to secure Fet's release from jail.

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    Director:J. Miles Dale
    Writer:Liz Phang
  12. Background image for For Services Rendered
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #11 - For Services Rendered

    S1:E7

    Setrakian, Eph, and Nora formulate a plan to track down the Master using Jim as bait. Eichhorst and Setrakian’s pasts are revealed. At the Luss home, Neeva struggles to protect the children while encountering a mysterious stranger whose help she may not want.

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    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for By Any Means
    7.5/10(1.3k votes)

    #12 - By Any Means

    S2:E2

    Eph and Nora experiment on their newfound patients. Fet and Dutch grow closer as they clear out the neighborhood buildings, and Kelly begins her hunt for Zack.

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    Director:T.J. Scott
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for New Horizons
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #13 - New Horizons

    S4:E4

    Dutch is forced to make a deal with Desai, while she plots to escape a strigoi breeding facility; Eph and Alex seek to uncover the dark secrets behind the Partnership's new plan; Gus and Creem face off against a gang encroaching on their turf.

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    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Last Stand
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #14 - The Last Stand

    S4:E10

    In the series finale, Quinlan devises a desperate plan, but the costs are enormous. Eph wrestles with his conscience, Fet undertakes a suicide mission, and Dutch and Gus dig in for battle as humankind makes its final stand against the Master and his Strain.

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    Director:J. Miles Dale
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Last Rites
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Last Rites

    S1:E12

    Dutch returns with a plan to broadcast Eph’s warning about the vampiric plague. However, they face a new threat when Eichhorst launches his own attack against the pawn shop. Palmer receives a special visitor, and Gus gears up for the on-coming fight but discovers there’s another mysterious factor involved.

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    Director:Peter Weller
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Fort Defiance
    7.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #16 - Fort Defiance

    S2:E3

    Gus and Vaun wage an attack on Palmer as Eph struggles to connect with Zack. Councilwoman Justine Faraldo vows to bring her extermination policies to the other boroughs.

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  18. Background image for Ouroboros
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Ouroboros

    S4:E7

    With his health failing, Setrakian ignores Eph's warnings and pushes himself to the limit in his quest for victory and revenge; Fet and Quinlan race back to Manhattan, while the Master seals off the city and prepares to eliminate them all.

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    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The Master
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #18 - The Master

    S1:E13

    Eph and Fet recon for an all-out assault that Setrakian assures them will finally kill the Master. Gus aligns himself with a strange new force, one that may swing the fight in an unforeseen direction.

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  20. Background image for The Silver Angel
    7.3/10(1.2k votes)

    #19 - The Silver Angel

    S2:E4

    Eph and Nora finally see their lethal virus in action. Fet takes the security of Red Hook into his own hands while Dutch and Setrakian set off for Staten Island to question Fitzwilliam, Palmer's former body guard.

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    Director:J. Miles Dale
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Fallen Light
    7.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #20 - Fallen Light

    S2:E12

    Eph must choose between Zack's safety and the safety of the citizens of NYC. Meanwhile, his relationship with Nora reaches a critical impasse, and Gus and Angel assemble an unlikely gang of Sun-hunters.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The Battle of Central Park
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #21 - The Battle of Central Park

    S3:E6

    Fet strikes hard at the heart of the strigoi army while Justine embarks upon a risky mission to drive the strigoi out of Manhattan once and for all. Gus and Angel fight for their lives and their freedom but are faced with a moral dilemma.

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    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Worm Turns
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #22 - The Worm Turns

    S4:E1

    Out of the ashes of humanity’s nuclear war, Night Eternal has begun. Haunted by the atrocities committed by his son, Eph abandons NYC for Philadelphia. His solitude is cut short when he encounters new fighters who rekindle his drive to fight back. Tasked by Setrakian, Fet and Quinlan search for a new means of stopping the Master.

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    Director:J. Miles Dale
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Extraction
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Extraction

    S4:E8

    Reeling from loss, the heroes regroup; the heroes devise a new plan to track the Master through human collaborators, beginning at the blood farm with someone Dutch knows all too well.

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    Director:Paco Cabezas
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Night Zero
    7.2/10(44 votes)

    #24 - Night Zero

    S1:E1

    When a plane lands in New York City with everyone on board dead, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, head of the CDC’s Canary Project, and his team are called upon to investigate. Harlem pawnbroker Abraham Setrakian races to the airport, convinced that what looks at first like a mysterious viral outbreak might be the beginning of something infinitely more sinister.

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  26. Background image for Do or Die
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Do or Die

    S3:E9

    NYC is falling. Eph and Dutch frantically race to finish their new device to stop the Master before the city is overrun. Justine, Gus, and Angel fight in one last stand to stop the spreading virus. Palmer extracts vengeance for past wrongs but may have crossed the line.

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    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Night Train" is the best rated episode of "The Strain". It scored 8.1/10 based on 1278 votes. Directed by Vincenzo Natali and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/4/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dead End".