The Best Episodes of The Strain Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(1139 votes)

   #1 - The Worm Turns

   S4:E17/16/2017

   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.

   Director:J. Miles Dale

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.1/10(977 votes)

   #2 - The Blood Tax

   S4:E27/23/2017

   Imprisoned as a subject in a strigoi breeding program, Dutch is desperate to escape and find Setrakian. Gus recruits his cousin for the inside job that will put his gang at the top of the new world’s underground economy, but Creem is suspicious of his business partner’s ambitions.

   Director:J. Miles Dale

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:J. Miles Dale

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   7.0/10(962 votes)

   #3 - One Shot

   S4:E37/30/2017

   Quinlan and Fet discover that stealing a nuclear warhead isn’t easy when they encounter an unexpected enemy. Eph and Alex concoct a new weapon to use against the strigoi. Frustrated with his seclusion, Zack discovers a love interest.

   Director:Kevin Dowling

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kevin Dowling

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   7.5/10(967 votes)

   #4 - New Horizons

   S4:E48/6/2017

   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.

   Director:Kevin Dowling

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Kevin Dowling

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   7.4/10(993 votes)

   #5 - Belly of the Beast

   S4:E58/13/2017

   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.

   Director:Norberto Barba

   Writer:Jeff Wadlow

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   Director:Norberto Barba

   Writer:Jeff Wadlow
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   7.5/10(981 votes)

   #6 - Tainted Love

   S4:E68/20/2017

   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.

   Director:Norberto Barba

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Norberto Barba

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   7.4/10(1305 votes)

   #7 - Ouroboros

   S4:E78/27/2017

   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.

   Director:Thomas Carter

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Thomas Carter

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   7.5/10(1002 votes)

   #8 - Extraction

   S4:E89/3/2017

   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.

   Director:Paco Cabezas

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Paco Cabezas

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   7.3/10(917 votes)

   #9 - The Traitor

   S4:E99/10/2017

   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.

   Director:Jennifer Lynch

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Jennifer Lynch

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    7.6/10(1198 votes)

    #10 - The Last Stand

    S4:E109/17/2017

    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.

    Director:J. Miles Dale

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:J. Miles Dale

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