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The Strain Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2014 - 2014
Episode 1
Night Zero
Sun, Jul 13, 201472 mins
When a plane lands in New York City with everyone on board dead, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, head of the CDC's Canary Project, and his team are called upon to investigate. Harlem pawnbroker Abraham Setrakian races to the airport, convinced that what looks at first like a mysterious viral outbreak might be the beginning of something infinitely more sinister.
Episode 2
The Box
Sun, Jul 20, 201444 mins
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.
Episode 3
Gone Smooth
Sun, Jul 27, 201442 mins
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.
Episode 4
It's Not for Everyone
Sun, Aug 3, 201443 mins
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.
Episode 5
Runaways
Sun, Aug 10, 201444 mins
With Nora gone, Eph reluctantly joins Setrakian's quest in hopes of gathering enough evidence to warrant a citywide quarantine. Fet encounters the unexpected inside the subway tunnels, and a medical emergency threatens Palmer's master plan.
Episode 6
Occultation
Sun, Aug 17, 201443 mins
After warning Kelly to leave the city with Zack ahead of the spreading plague, Eph is arrested by the FBI. Eichhorst has one final job for Gus, while Setrakian realizes that the coming eclipse is the tipping point for virus infection and the beginning of the end.
Episode 7
For Services Rendered
Sun, Aug 24, 201445 mins
Setrakian, Eph, and Nora formulate a plan to track down the Master using Jim as bait. Eichhorst and Setrakian's pasts are revealed. At the Luss home, Neeva struggles to protect the children while encountering a mysterious stranger whose help she may not want.
Episode 8
Creatures of the Night
Sun, Aug 31, 201442 mins
Eph, Nora, Jim and Setrakian go to a pharmacy depot seek out ultraviolet lights to fight the vampires but the place is closed. Eph decides to break in and surprisingly there is no activation of the alarm system. They stumble upon the looter Vasilly Fet that has already taken the lamps. They negotiate to split the lamps and they go to a convenience store to buy some supplies. Out of the blue, the place is under siege of the vampires and they team-up also with Dutch Velders, who is shopping with her girlfriend, trying to flee from the place.
Episode 9
The Disappeared
Sun, Sep 7, 201444 mins
Fet drives the truck to Eph's house and he arrives on time to save Zach from Matt. His colleagues head to Setrakian's shop with Zach while Eph and Nora seek out Kelly in the house. Meanwhile Gus and Felix are in jail and Felix is very ill. While they are moving to a hospital, Felix turns into a vampire and Gus is forced to kill him. While in the pawnshop, Dutch discloses to Setrakian that she and her crew were the responsible for the communication problem.
Episode 10
Loved Ones
Sun, Sep 14, 201443 mins
Eph seeks out Kelly downtown tracking down her cell phone and is not happy with what he finds. In flashback, the fate of Kelly in the last hours is disclosed. Fet and Dutch decide to take a bold attitude toward the powerful Eldritch Palmer at his building.
Episode 11
The Third Rail
Sun, Sep 21, 201442 mins
Fet unsuccessfully tests a UV light bomb at the basement of Setrakian's pawnshop. They prepare to go hunting the Master and Eph asks Zach to stay with Nora's mother, leaving the keys with the boy. The annoying Mrs. Martinez is hysterical and Zach decides to leave the spot to bring cigarettes to calm her down. Meanwhile Gus returns home and finds the fate of his family. At the subway tunnel, Setrakian and his team hunt down the Master, but it is not an easy task.
Episode 12
Last Rites
Sun, Sep 28, 201444 mins
Dutch returns with a plan to broadcast Eph's warning about the vampiric plague. However, they face a new threat when Eichhorst launches his own attack against the pawn shop. Palmer receives a special visitor, and Gus gears up for the on-coming fight but discovers there's another mysterious factor involved.
Episode 13
The Master
Sun, Oct 5, 201447 mins
Palmer asks Fitzwilliam to take Setrakian's belongings in the pawnshop, including his wife's heart, to Stoneheart. Later Fitzwilliam decides to leave Palmer after becoming aware of what is happening. When Maggie Pierson and Barnes visit Palmer and she tells that she would recommend Martial Law in NYC, Palmer invites her to go to the terrace and throws her off on the street and Barnes soon agrees with Palmer that Martial Law is not necessary. Gus meets the Ancient Vampires that are sleeping but need a human that can move in the daylight to help them in a war. Meanwhile Eph, Fet and Setrakian plot a plan to hunt down and defeat the Master. Fed leads them through the tunnels and they need to fight the vampires and soon Setrakian meets the Master. The showdown will begin.
