‘The Strain’ Recap: S3E6 ‘The Battle of Central Park’

The Underground Scenes Were Actually “Scary”

There were two arcs spent underground this week: Gus and the “chain gang” and Fet and the soldiers. They ran parallel with each other as well, which is why they eventually met up later on. This episode, unlike others, had a very claustrophobic vibe to themselves. As Fet and the soldiers were trying to find the nest, each hallway was dark and you did not know what was happening around the corner.

For a show about horrific vampires, it’s rarely “scary.” Since we are three seasons in the show, there’s not much that can truly scare the audience at this point. However, this episode, given how dark the tunnels were, and how narrow many of the corridors were, there were actually a few pretty good jump scares that worked for the show in ways they haven’t worked for a quite some time. Bravo for the set decorators and the director for making a claustrophobic atmosphere very reminiscent of Alien.

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Khalil Johnson

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