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The Strain•Season 4•Episode 2

The Blood Tax

7.4/10 · 1,007 votesJul 23, 201744 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 4•−0.5 vs season avg

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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

Directed byJ. Miles Dale

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Seasons4

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Season 4 Episodes10

The Worm Turns

The Blood Tax

One Shot

New Horizons

Belly of the Beast

Tainted Love

Ouroboros

Extraction

The Traitor

The Last Stand

Cast9

Corey Stoll

Ephraim Goodweather

Kevin Durand

Vasiliy Fet

Miguel Gómez

Gus Elizalde

David Bradley

Abraham Setrakian

Jonathan Hyde

Eldritch Palmer

Richard Sammel

Thomas Eichorst

Max Charles

Zach Goodweather

Ruta Gedmintas

Dutch Velders

Rupert Penry-Jones

Mr. Quinlan

Crew1

J. Miles Dale

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Blood Tax" is episode 2 of The Strain season 4. It scored 7.4/10 from 1,007 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by J. Miles Dale, it aired on July 23, 2017.

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