The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
08-16-15, 03:58 AM
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The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
Episode 6 / Production #206 - "Identity" (Airs August 16, 10:00 pm e/p) - 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. Teleplay by Justin Britt-Gibson; directed by Howard Deutsch.
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08-17-15, 12:28 PM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
Good episode except when Eph scrolled through the assassin's phone to see a logo of Stoneheart. I mean really? Probably the lamest moment in the show's history.
08-17-15, 03:11 PM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
All these new characters added to the team may as well wear red shirts.
08-17-15, 04:22 PM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
Good shit this time out. Quinlan is badass. Bolivar is the new master and looks like Quinlan will face off with him next week.
08-18-15, 01:51 AM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
Arg, so. much. filler! As a reader of the books this show is moving at a snails pace. So much useless shit thrown around.
08-18-15, 12:27 PM
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so that's why they kept Bolivar around. he was sort of a wasted character the entire time until now.
08-18-15, 02:46 PM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
Damn you Why So Blu?! You got me hyped for this ep. It was Awe-ight. There were a couple cool scenes. 
08-18-15, 06:18 PM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
I'm with Jonno. About the only things that really progressed the overall story were the assault on the church and the pissing match between Moneybags and Vampire Lackey. Neither moved mountains, but it's finally started to push some of the storylines into convergence.
Eph's new political espionage thriller spin-off show is LAME. Drink, make stupid decision, drink some more, make another stupid decision, kill somebody, drink, bang a new girlfriend, drink, drink, girlfriend dies, drink ... YAWN. Oh shit, Stoneheart is behind it! Wait, we already knew that and so did he! Drink!
Eph's new political espionage thriller spin-off show is LAME. Drink, make stupid decision, drink some more, make another stupid decision, kill somebody, drink, bang a new girlfriend, drink, drink, girlfriend dies, drink ... YAWN. Oh shit, Stoneheart is behind it! Wait, we already knew that and so did he! Drink!
08-19-15, 10:27 AM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
The Master body transfer method seems to waste a lot of Worms. 
08-19-15, 11:15 AM
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08-19-15, 11:35 AM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
I've caught up with the series, and I'm not happy about it. 
I'm not gonna rant here about why I don't like this show, because you guys are digging it and that's cool. But I will express how disappointed I am in youse, because y'all led me to believe there was gonna be a real hottie working in the restaurant. But when she turned up, she was a skinny little kid I'd card before letting into a R-rated movie!
I'm not gonna rant here about why I don't like this show, because you guys are digging it and that's cool. But I will express how disappointed I am in youse, because y'all led me to believe there was gonna be a real hottie working in the restaurant. But when she turned up, she was a skinny little kid I'd card before letting into a R-rated movie!
08-19-15, 11:48 AM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
How do you figure? There's a big difference between being turned into a master yourself, which is what I presumed Eichorst thought was going to happen, and being killed (I presume there is no trace of the rocker left) because your master dumped his old body for yours.
08-19-15, 12:00 PM
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08-19-15, 01:02 PM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
You're arguing semantics. Eichorst wanted to be turned into the new master. The existing master assimilated Bolivar. Eichorst gets to keep being #2. That's all I was saying. Replacement, ascension, tomato, tomatoe.
08-19-15, 01:14 PM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
Yeah Eichorst wanted to give up his body for The Master. He felt honored to do so...until...
08-20-15, 11:46 AM
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Re: The Strain (S2E06) -- "Identity" -- 8/16/15
Eichorst has become a true believer in his master's plans, which is why I was okay seeing him so willing to sacrifice himself.
The biggest problem on this series is that you can tell the producers/showrunners aren't exerting editorial control on every scene from the top-down. It's the same problem that eventually ruined Heroes. Some scenes are clearly being written and directed by better talent, while other scenes feel like b-movie stuff.
The biggest problem on this series is that you can tell the producers/showrunners aren't exerting editorial control on every scene from the top-down. It's the same problem that eventually ruined Heroes. Some scenes are clearly being written and directed by better talent, while other scenes feel like b-movie stuff.
