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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 Ouroboros
    8.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #1 - 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
  2. Background image for Do or Die
    8.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - 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
  3. Background image for The Fall
    8.3/10(1.3k votes)

    #3 - The Fall

    S3:E10

    Humanity teeters on the edge of destruction. The Master finally reveals himself, initiating the end game of a battle in which there can be only one winner. Eph, Fet, Setrakian, and Dutch must overcome their personal differences in a last-ditch effort to vanquish the strain.

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    Director:Carlton Cuse
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Extraction
    8.3/10(937 votes)

    #4 - 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
  5. Background image for The Last Stand
    8.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #5 - 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
  6. Background image for Night Train
    8.1/10(1.3k votes)

    #6 - 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
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  8. Background image for First Born
    8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #7 - First Born

    S3:E3

    The Occido Lumen is gone. Stolen. Setrakian and Fet race to recover it. Gus and Angel try to hide a secret houseguest while avoiding a police sweep, and Quinlan's thirst for vengeance is revealed.

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    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for White Light
    8.1/10(1.0k votes)

    #8 - White Light

    S3:E8

    The Master's voice proves to be more powerful and potentially fatal than Eph or Dutch anticipated. Fet and Setrakian track down the cargo from the Egyptian vessel and realize they may be in over their heads. Quinlan strikes a deal with the Ancients, but a last minute betrayal proves deadly.

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    Director:T.J. Scott
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Dead End
    8.0/10(1.2k votes)

    #9 - 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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    8.0/10(979 votes)

    #10 - 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
  12. Background image for Tainted Love
    8.0/10(916 votes)

    #11 - Tainted Love

    S4:E6

    Fet and Quinlan must figure out how to get the nuclear bomb back to New York, while a desperate Eichhorst draws near; love-struck Zack tries to learn more about his new crush, but makes a devastating discovery.

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    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Battle for Red Hook
    7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for Belly of the Beast
    7.9/10(928 votes)

    #13 - Belly of the Beast

    S4:E5

    Fet and Quinlan track a convoy carrying their prized nuclear weapon; Eph and Alex search for clues to uncover the Master's plan for the fate of the human race; a familiar enemy traps Dutch, who encounters an old friend as well.

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  15. Background image for The Traitor
    7.9/10(853 votes)

    #14 - The Traitor

    S4:E9

    An unexpected guest brings old conflicts to the surface, dividing the heroes and threatening the group's trust; with questionable new intelligence in hand, the group launches a make-or-break final assault on the Master.

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    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Identity
    7.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #15 - 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
  17. Background image for The Born
    7.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #16 - 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
  18. Background image for Intruders
    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for The Assassin
    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #18 - 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
  20. Background image for Madness
    7.8/10(957 votes)

    #19 - Madness

    S3:E5

    New information from the Lumen forces Setrakian to seek help from his lifelong nemesis, Eldritch Palmer. Eph's new experiments to understand strigoi communication seemingly take him to the brink of madness while Fet is on a mission to discover strigoi movements across New York City.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for BK, NY
    7.7/10(1.6k votes)

    #20 - 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
  22. Background image for Gone But Not Forgotten
    7.7/10(980 votes)

    #21 - Gone But Not Forgotten

    S3:E4

    Things have changed. The infection enters a new phase. Fet wants to celebrate, but Setrakian and Eph are worried there's more work to be done. Justine conscripts a new, unwilling army in the fight while Eichhorst angrily lashes out with a plan to strike back.

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

    #22 - 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
  24. Background image for Quick and Painless
    7.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #23 - 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
  25. Background image for New York Strong
    7.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #24 - New York Strong

    S3:E1

    The strigoi are evolving, becoming faster. Smarter. Eph struggles to improve his failing bioweapon while trying to work through the emotional fallout of the abduction of his son, Zack. As Setrakian and Quinlan attempt to crack the Lumen's deepest-held secrets, Fet helps a Navy SEAL team in a deadly mission: search for the Master through the underground tunnels of New York.

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    Director:J. Miles Dale
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Bad White
    7.6/10(1.0k votes)

    #25 - Bad White

    S3:E2

    The Master’s offer to return Zack plagues Eph as he considers taking the deal. Dutch reunites with an old group of friends but begins to question if her safety is better with them or with Fet, Eph and Setrakian. Palmer strives for answers to Setrakian’s secret strigoi blood treatments and discovers he may have a way to acquire it.

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    Director:J. Miles Dale
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Ouroboros" is the best rated episode of "The Strain". It scored 8.9/10 based on 1230 votes. Directed by Thomas Carter and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/27/2017. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Do or Die".