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Episode 9 "The Disappeared" The flashbacks scenes continue to be good especially the scene where the Master confronts young Setrakian. Dutch Velders' emotional breakdown felt a little forced. The Gus scenes also continue to be good. The scene where Eichhorst pulls the bullet out of his own leg made me cringe. The Master's face reminded me of Max Schreck in F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu.

Last week's episode was the best yet. It's the classic, people holed up in a place episode. It's amazing how good The Strain can be when you have an episode with the good characters. Not the junk with the families or other side characters that I have zero interest in.

Last Sunday's was pretty good too. I don't like the thug storyline but I guess he'll meet up with the group too and will be a good fighter against the vampires. The reveal of the Master vampire was surprising. I thought they would hold out on that till the final episode. As long as they stop the bad family stuff I can see myself sticking with this show.

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Episode 10: "Loved Ones" The flashbacks showing what happened to Kelly for the most part felt unnecessary and wasted half the episode. The scenes where Vasiliy Fet and Dutch Velders go to confront Eldritch Palmer weren't much better. The highlights of the episode are Kelly attacking her neighbor and her meeting the Master which was unexpected. Eph having to shoot the boy and finding Kelly's necklace was a pretty powerful moment.

You guys are on episode ten while over here we have the first showing tonight.I have much to see.

My best advice is to stick with it. It's a bit slow in the beginning, but it's definitely worth hanging in there. Looking forward to your opinion of it.

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Episode 11: "The Third Rail" was better than the last. It starts off slow but picks up about half way through. The Gus scenes were pretty good. The subway scenes were slow at first but got kind of good when that vampire was electrocuted. Zach was pretty stupid leaving the pawn shop to get Anne cigarettes. It was cool to see Gus show up when he did though. Hopefully he joins the group soon. The special effects makeup used for the Master looks pretty goofy. Loved the scene where Setrakian takes the sledge hammer to the Master's coffin. Great ending.

Almost at the end of the season, been really good i think!

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Episode 12: "Last Rites" The Setrakian flashbacks continue to be interesting. The Gus scenes with Jamie Hector from The Wire were pretty good and I wasn't expecting Mr. Quinlan to show when he did. Bolivar finally returns during Eichhorst's attack on the pawn shop and kills Anne. Nora having to decapitate her own mother was pretty brutal. The flashback reveal that Setrakian had to kill his own family and that the infected heart in the jar belonged to his wife Miriam was excellent. Palmer finally becomes a vampire. Really looking forward to the season finale!

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"The Master" season 1 finale was overall pretty solid and left me wanting more. I wonder if Mr. Fitzwilliams will join up with Eph's group next season now that he doesn't work for Eldritch Palmer. It looked like Nora was about to get revenge on Bolivar for killing her mother. I hope we get to see that next season. Gus gets recruited by The Born and we find out sunlight doesn't kill The Master. I'm really looking forward to season 2!

I'm in on this show. I said it before, but once all that bad family / relationship stuff disappeared the show became very different. The relationship drama just wasn't needed with that level of detail or with the soap opera feel. Almost all those characters are gone now and the show feels better for it.