Long-time enemies Eichhorst and Setrakian are briefly reunited

Brady and Manning.

They walk to an abandoned nearby town, prompting Alex to ask, Whats so wrong about this place?

I mean, other than the whole strigoi invasion thing?

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Eph finds a young girls cell phone on the ground and goes through it.

Looking for something particular, or just being a creep?

Realizing they are in front of Emilys house, Eph and Alex go inside.

Will they find vampire Emily?

Luckily, they do not, but they do find a comfy-looking bed.

Alex lies down and asks Eph if hes going to join her.

He gets weird, but she didnt mean it like that; she just thinks they should stick together.

Ephs still as smooth as ever with the ladies.

Actually, on second thought, he is really smooth with the ladies.

Who else could score four different love interests during a vampire apocalypse?

Thats not great news.

The no-name members of the team arent excited to help, especially with the introduction of the mongrels.

They even made Rob Zombie nervous, one cracks.

To be fair, these guys have also been providing their blood to ensure Quinlans in tip-top shape.

Charlotte convinces them to get on board by promising some nonexistent silver as a reward.

The action shifts to 1888 London.

Probably because its a cool number.)

Her twin brother is near death and seeks immortality.

My order is not one which Id wish any soul to join, replies Quinlan.

Quinlan meets the whole family when Louisas daughter comes in; shes scared because she saw a monster.

So, as any good mom would, Louisa introduces the little girl to a vampire.

Your blood jot down is incredibly desirable, he posits.

But much like veal, theres nothing better than infant B-positive.

Okay, yep, theyre definitely just birthing babies so they can drink their blood.

I take it back; this is worse than the sniffing.

The purpose of this not-romantic-at-all dinner?

Eichhorst wants to know where Setrakian is.

The very system you created has robbed you of your greatest victory, Dutch boasts.

You will never have the satisfaction of lording your big win over him.

This possibility clearly haunts Eichhorst.

He rushes up to see Sanjay and find out what happened to Setrakian.

Good news: Someone fitting his description is on site for bone marrow research.

The Masters right-hand man rushes downstairs to find an unconscious Setrakian.

The discovery brings a smile to his face.

Against doctors orders, he demands that they awaken his nemesis.

A230385, welcome back, Eichhorst says when Setrakian wakes up.

Dont you know, this is the end…of everything.

The powerful vampire continues to gloat over his weakened enemy.

Ill see you in hell, responds Setrakian, to which Eichhost replies, But you are already there.

Do you ever wonder what life would be like if this never happened?

He responds, I try not to.

Eph really only cares about the last piece of news and convinces Francis to take him there.

On Eichhorsts orders, Dutch has been sent to be drained.

Shes brought to a room where people, including Rosalinda, are waiting to have their heads shaved.

When its her friends turn, Dutch does what she does best: cause a scene.

(Seriously, can we all just admit that shes the most badass character on the show?)

Thankfully, Quinlan takes care of it.

Resist the temptation to read anything into the fact that I saved you…again, he quips.

What a fun bromance happening in the middle of the end of days.

Quinlan kills it, but it does the trick of scaring off the men.

The pit is secured.

Nothing matters until The Master is destroyed, says Quinlan, raining on everyones parade.

Time for more fun in 1888 London.

Quinlan seems to have moved in with Louisa, who has it bad for him.

You are a strange creature, he tells her.

When a vampire is saying that about you, itsayssomething.

Louisa attempts toShes All Thathim into looking more human with some makeup.

He still looks hella creepy, but she gets turned on when his nasty strigoi tongue comes out.

Walking over to the bed, Louisa declares, c’mon, I want to feel it.

Yo, shes a freak.

Quinlan proceeds to pull up her skirt and use his tongue on her leg in a very unsexy way.

Then we get an abrupt and weird fast-forward to her brothers funeral.

Eph, Alex, and Francis arrive at New Horizons, but Francis isnt doing too hot.

The Master has taken control of her body.

He is an apt student, the powerful vampire tells Eph of his son.

You would be astounded by his progress had you not fled New York like a coward.

Eph responds by finally putting that bullet in Francis head.

The Masters final solution.

With that discovery, a shocked Eph realizes, Were not the farmers.

What did you think?

Did this week give you any hope for a strong final run?

How did we get so lucky as to get two consecutive Zach-free episodes?