The Best Episodes of The Strain Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(1175 votes)

   #1 - New York Strong

   S3:E18/28/2016

   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.

   Director:J. Miles Dale

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:J. Miles Dale

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   7.6/10(1061 votes)

   #2 - Bad White

   S3:E29/4/2016

   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.

   Director:J. Miles Dale

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:J. Miles Dale

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   8.1/10(1115 votes)

   #3 - First Born

   S3:E39/11/2016

   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.

   Director:Ken Girotti

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Ken Girotti

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   7.7/10(1017 votes)

   #4 - Gone But Not Forgotten

   S3:E49/18/2016

   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.

   Director:Ken Girotti

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Ken Girotti

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   7.8/10(992 votes)

   #5 - Madness

   S3:E59/25/2016

   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.

   Director:Deran Sarafian

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Deran Sarafian

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   8.0/10(1016 votes)

   #6 - The Battle of Central Park

   S3:E610/2/2016

   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.

   Director:Deran Sarafian

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Deran Sarafian

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   7.6/10(983 votes)

   #7 - Collaborators

   S3:E710/9/2016

   Setrakian offers hope in a new plan to trap the Master while Eph and Dutch seek out the Master's “voice.” Palmer needs Setrakian's access to the white to hold up his end of their bargain.

   Director:T.J. Scott

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:T.J. Scott

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   8.1/10(1045 votes)

   #8 - White Light

   S3:E810/16/2016

   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.

   Director:T.J. Scott

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:T.J. Scott

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   8.5/10(1174 votes)

   #9 - Do or Die

   S3:E910/23/2016

   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.

   Director:Vincenzo Natali

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Vincenzo Natali

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    8.3/10(1311 votes)

    #10 - The Fall

    S3:E1010/30/2016

    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.

    Director:Carlton Cuse

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Carlton Cuse

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