The end is coming
The television event of the year is finally here.
The cable drama based on a series of novels that everyone has been waiting for is back!
Winter is com…. Oh wait, sorry.
Credit: Shane Mahood/FX
Well, the end is coming, I guess.
The city thatbooed Santa Claus, of course!
As Eph goes for a stroll, we get a sense of what life has become for humans.
The show is definitely aiming for parallels with the Nazis and World War II.
The details of this new status quo are explained by a propaganda video about The Partnership.
Its been nine months since the explosion, a.k.a.
Tell that the guy who just got murdered by a feeler!
Dont worry about Eph, though.
He might not have his wife or son, but hes got some friends!
Eph is looking for some gas and a job.
Pro tip: Dont google Rat King.
In exchange for some liquor, Eph agrees to make a house call.
He finds his patient in pretty rough shape, but hes able to quickly diagnose her with scurvy.
Talk about fast work.
Someone is getting a good Yelp review.
Were all doing what we can to get by, replies Eph.
And as we know, alcohol is a big part of how Eph gets by.
The action shifts back to the Big Apple, where things dont seem so bad.
Well, not so bad if youre Zach.
Hes not there to feed the giraffes.
Instead, hes gunning down a tiger.
Observing from above are Eichhorst and The Master, who has settled nicely into Palmers body.
There is a dark potential in this boy, he says.
Like surely every other person (myself included) and/or strigoi, Eichhorst isnt a fan of the kid.
Back down low, Zach gets a blast from the past with the appearance of his dead strigoi mom.
Shes just dropping in like moms do to say how proud she is.
Her one piece of advice: Listen to The Master.
As they hug, we can see its really The Master talking to Zach.
Cant even tell his mom apart from the worlds most powerful vampire?
Someone isnt getting a No.
1 Son mug for Christmas.
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The Strains tour around America continues with a stop in North Dakota.
We come in peace, declares the man, who is revealed to be Fet.
Shes not with Eph or Fet, so is this one of those I choose me situations?
Fet asks for help finding a missile base.
Instead of help, he gets a knife to the throat.
Never fear Quinlan is here!
The friendly vampire kills most of the men.
The deaths and lack of progress are clearly taking a toll on Fet.
Days like these, I wonder if this is hell, he suggests.
I dont think this is hell, replies Charlotte.
I think this is hell adjacent.
Im sure hell is hot, but Im guessing you dont get to be there with a hot girl.
As theyre being transported, an unexpected explosion leaves Eph as the only survivor.
He comes across an injured man and decides to leave no man behind.
His good deed is rewarded with a gun to head courtesy of the mans sister, Alex.
It turns out they were the ones who bombed the bus.
They are surprised to learn there were humans on board, prompting Eph to judge their bomb game.
Back at the siblings hideout, Eph sews up the mans leg.
Alex wont let Eph leave, though, pulling a gun again and calling him selfish.
BOOM (in more ways than one)!
In exchange for supplies, he agrees to stay for 24 hours to take care of her brother.
Meanwhile, hell has never looked sexier as Fet and Charlotte get frisky in a van.
Dont worry they live in the van; its not just for hook-ups.
The candle of humanity is being extinguished, says the old man.
You and Mr. Quinlan are its last hope.
My people back in New York are depending on me, he confesses to his lady friend.
I feel like Im failing them.
Shes much more positive.
I think hes got himself a keeper!
Eichhorst goes to see The Wizard Master, who wants an update on Zach.
The boy has no interest in our work, opines the right-hand man.
No aptitude for it.
He is incapable of shouldering any serious responsibility.
And hes literally the worst dont forget about that.
Great leaders are not born, but forged, The Master responds.
The powerful vampire is grooming his enemys son.
The Master might be terrible at picking proteges, but he definitely knows what annoying teenage boys like.
The night after sleeping in a van, Fet and Charlotte are picking corn in the fields.
(Who says romance is dead?)
Charlotte soon disappears again, but unfortunately, this isnt a dream.
Shes being held hostage at gunpoint, and when Fet finds her, hes knocked out.
On the bright side, hes kept in there with a possible new friend named Roman.
Okay, the info was right on his jacket, so theyre more likeCSI: Miamiskills.
The escape is aided by the pitch-perfect timing of Quinlans arrival.
Its time to go find some nukes.
Fet jokingly responds, Thats my super power.
What did you think?
Did the premiere get you excited for the final season?
And who is humanitys biggest opponent: The Master or Zach?
