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The Worst Episodes of The Strain

Every episode of The Strain ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaMystery
Network:FX

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Silver Angel" is the worst rated episode of "The Strain". It scored 7.3/10 based on 1143 votes. Directed by J. Miles Dale and written by N/A, it aired on 8/2/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Fallen Light".

  • The Silver Angel
    7.3/101,143 votes
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    #1 - The Silver Angel

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2015

    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.

    Director: J. Miles Dale

    Writer: N/A

  • Fallen Light
    7.3/101,046 votes
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    #2 - Fallen Light

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/2015

    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.

    Director: Vincenzo Natali

    Writer: N/A

  • Loved Ones
    7.4/101,629 votes
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    #3 - Loved Ones

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2014

    Eph investigates Kelly’s disappearance and struggles with what he finds. Dutch pursues a plan to retaliate against Palmer, and Fitzwilliam makes a surprising choice.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: N/A

  • Fort Defiance
    7.4/101,191 votes
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    #4 - Fort Defiance

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2015

    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.

    Director: Guy Ferland

    Writer: Regina Corrado

  • The Blood Tax
    7.4/10883 votes
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    #5 - The Blood Tax

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/23/2017

    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: N/A

  • By Any Means
    7.5/101,251 votes
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    #6 - By Any Means

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2015

    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.

    Director: T.J. Scott

    Writer: N/A

  • New Horizons
    7.5/10871 votes
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    #7 - New Horizons

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/6/2017

    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: N/A

  • The Disappeared
    7.6/101,666 votes
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    #8 - The Disappeared

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/2014

    Eph races to safeguard his family, only to learn that Kelly is missing. Dutch reveals her role in Palmer’s plan, and Gus is forced to make a difficult decision about Felix.

    Director: Charlotte Sieling

    Writer: N/A

  • Quick and Painless
    7.6/101,145 votes
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    #9 - Quick and Painless

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2015

    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.

    Director: J. Miles Dale

    Writer: Liz Phang

  • New York Strong
    7.6/101,099 votes
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    #10 - New York Strong

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 8/28/2016

    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: N/A

  • Bad White
    7.6/10986 votes
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    #11 - Bad White

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/2016

    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: N/A

  • Collaborators
    7.6/10913 votes
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    #12 - Collaborators

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/9/2016

    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: N/A

  • The Worm Turns
    7.6/101,038 votes
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    #13 - The Worm Turns

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/16/2017

    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: N/A

  • The Box
    7.7/102,286 votes
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    #14 - The Box

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2014

    The four survivors begin manifesting strange symptoms, but Eph and Nora's attempt to quarantine them is thwarted as the disinformation campaign begins. Meanwhile, in jail, Setrakian receives a surprise visit from an old - a very old - acquaintance.

    Director: David Semel

    Writer: N/A

  • It's Not for Everyone
    7.7/101,926 votes
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    #15 - It's Not for Everyone

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2014

    A secret autopsy demonstrates the bizarre progression of the mystery virus, prompting Jim to make a startling confession. Eph and Nora race to find the father of the youngest victim of the plane tragedy, but someone unexpected beats them to it. Ansel, in the grip of disease, takes desperate measures to protect his family.

    Director: Keith Gordon

    Writer: N/A

  • The Third Rail
    7.7/101,593 votes
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    #16 - The Third Rail

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/21/2014

    Setrakian leads Eph, Fet and Nora in the hunt for the Master’s lair. Left behind at the pawnshop with Mariela, Zack risks his safety for Mariela's sake.

    Director: Deran Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

  • BK, NY
    7.7/101,537 votes
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    #17 - BK, NY

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2015

    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.

    Director: Gregory Hoblit

    Writer: N/A

  • Gone But Not Forgotten
    7.7/10945 votes
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    #18 - Gone But Not Forgotten

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2016

    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: N/A

  • One Shot
    7.7/10867 votes
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    #19 - One Shot

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/30/2017

    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: N/A

  • Gone Smooth
    7.8/102,037 votes
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    #20 - Gone Smooth

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2014

    Eph and Nora fight to save Captain Redfern's life before coming face-to-face with the horrifying effects of the virus. A spike in rat attacks signals Fet that something inexplicable is happening deep below the city. Released from jail, Setrakian begins his own merciless plan to stop the spread of the disease.

    Director: David Semel

    Writer: N/A

  • The Master
    7.8/101,724 votes
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    #21 - The Master

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/5/2014

    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.

    Director: Phil Abraham

    Writer: Guillermo del Toro

  • Identity
    7.8/101,160 votes
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    #22 - Identity

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2015

    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.

    Director: Howard Deutch

    Writer: N/A

  • The Born
    7.8/101,154 votes
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    #23 - The Born

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/23/2015

    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.

    Director: Howard Deutch

    Writer: N/A

  • Intruders
    7.8/101,088 votes
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    #24 - Intruders

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2015

    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.

    Director: Kevin Dowling

    Writer: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson

  • The Assassin
    7.8/101,090 votes
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    #25 - The Assassin

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/13/2015

    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.

    Director: Phil Abraham

    Writer: N/A