History YMMV / TheStrainTVSeries

** In the episode "Services Rendered" has Abe vs Eichhorst. The viewer goes into the scene thinking Abe's going to win... only for him to be horribly outclassed by Eichhorst, who very nearly turns him until he gets [[BigDamnHeroes shot in the leg by Eph]].

** Actually, all the worms had vanished from Redford's body for whatever reason.

-->'''Gus:''' If I hear you talked to her like that again, you're body is gonna be found in those recycling bins you love so much.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Richard Sammel (Eichorst) tweeted: "#thomaseichorst recommends episode 7 of #thestrain tomorrow (August 17) 10pm on FX. Bloody positive greetings". The next day, he corrected himself by tweeting "Today (August 17) is episode ''6'' of the strain. Vampires can't count. Recommendations anyhow". He's also tweeted thanking people for being so "[[IncrediblyLamePun (B)-positive]]" on the show.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Like in the books, Vasily Fet and Abraham Setrakian are growing immensely popular with each passing episode due to their high levels of competence (particular in contrast to the more incompetent leads) badass ways and talented cult actors playing them. Perhaps more surprisingly, Thomas Eichorst is growing in popularity despite being a Nazi, mostly due to Richard Sammel's wonderfully creepy performance.
** Another reason Eichorst is becoming popular is due to Richard Sammel [[https://36.media.tumblr.com/457e71816bb123091577fd6b1fbac1e4/tumblr_n1dd2dL49v1qih6lso3_500.jpg being]] [[https://40.media.tumblr.com/0d337b904c396ad5c4af420949c3a987/tumblr_n1dd2dL49v1qih6lso1_500.jpg one]] [[https://36.media.tumblr.com/32a72710b89d870aea2a576cf4655a52/tumblr_n1dd2dL49v1qih6lso2_400.jpg heck]] of a SilverFox who uses his IcyBlueEyes and VillainousCheekbones to great effect.

* The brutal death of Peter Bishop in the first episode at the hands of the Master. He gets the blood drained out of him, his neck snapped, and then has his head literally smashed in by the Master with just a few slams of his palm. The next episode opens up with the discovery of his body and a lingering shot of the wreckage of brain and blood that was his skull.
* The death of Ephraim's mortician friend, Dr. Bennett. While performing autopsies on the [[spoiler:seemingly]] dead airline passengers and noting all the abnormalities in their bodies, he notices one of their hearts begins beating... while outside of its chest. He inspects closer and is attacked by worms inside the heart, one of them succeeding in burrowing under his skin. He manages to get it out [[spoiler:only to immediately be EatenAlive by the revived, dissected airline passengers]]. All the while [[SoundtrackDissonance "Sweet Caroline" plays in the background]].
* Eichorst's [[LooksLikeOrlock true face]] is immensely disturbing.
* Gabriel Bolivar's [[spoiler:genitalia falling off]].
* The autopsy of the vampirized [[spoiler:Captain Doyle Redfern]] combines this with NauseaFuel.
* Eichorst's method of feeding. He keeps a guy chained up in a room, and when he wants a snack... He just winches the chain in (while his victim is ''screaming, moaning and pleading'' to "Just ''kill'' me already!") until the guy's head is basically on a chopping block, then drinks his blood while stroking the guy's forehead. Brr.

* WhatTheHellHero: Eph makes absolutely no attempt to help the FBI agent bleeding to death (following a vampire attack), simply saying "I warned you, you should have believed me" before taking off. One might argue that the guy was done for already, but it's still jarring.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Richard Sammel (Eichorst) tweeted: "#thomaseichhorst recommends episode 7 of #thestrain tomorrow (August 17) 10pm on FX. Bloody positive greetings". The next day, he corrected himself by tweeting "Tomorrow (August 17) is episode ''6'' of the strain. Vampires can't count. Recommendations anyhow". He's also tweeted thanking people for being so "[[IncrediblyLamePun (B)-positive]]" on the show.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: While viewers are supposed to empathize with Jim offering services to the StoneHart Group in exchange for the company footing the bill for his wife's cancer treatment, this feeling only lasts until his correct deducing that the box is a MacGuffin for some less than benign plot, at which point he still agrees to do covert work for the obviously-not-evil corporation. Even worse, he secured his wife's treatment by bumping off some poor sod who was on the list of 100 randomly selected patients for the trial treatment.

** Eph's wife is suppose to be sympathetic to viewers due to Eph's issues but really, it's hard to sympathize with her. The only real bad thing Eph did was have a fling with Nora sure, but Eph quickly shows his love for their son, and his desire to fix their relationship. She's also a {{Hypocrite}} because she makes a big deal about him busy, yet she's sleeping with another man. Really it's hard to feel any sympathy cause she's such a {{Hypocrite}}

** Another reason Eichorst is becoming popular is due to Richard Sammel [[https://36.media.tumblr.com/457e71816bb123091577fd6b1fbac1e4/tumblr_n1dd2dL49v1qih6lso3_500.jpg being]] [[https://40.media.tumblr.com/0d337b904c396ad5c4af420949c3a987/tumblr_n1dd2dL49v1qih6lso1_500.jpg one]] [[https://36.media.tumblr.com/32a72710b89d870aea2a576cf4655a52/tumblr_n1dd2dL49v1qih6lso2_400.jpg heck]] of a SilverFox who uses his IcyBlueEyes to great effect.

** Eichorst is also becoming popular due to Richard Sammel [[https://36.media.tumblr.com/457e71816bb123091577fd6b1fbac1e4/tumblr_n1dd2dL49v1qih6lso3_500.jpg being]] [[https://40.media.tumblr.com/0d337b904c396ad5c4af420949c3a987/tumblr_n1dd2dL49v1qih6lso1_500.jpg one]] [[https://36.media.tumblr.com/32a72710b89d870aea2a576cf4655a52/tumblr_n1dd2dL49v1qih6lso2_400.jpg heck]] of a SilverFox who uses his IcyBlueEyes to great effect.

* JerkassWoobie: The father of the young French girl on the plane. Sure his grief over her apparent death can be understood, but is violent towards Ephraim for no good reason and even later when calling him to thank him for [[spoiler: returning his daughter to him in the assumption she was alive]] he still comes over as short-tempered.

* {{Narm}}: Some of the dialogue, in particular Gus' whole 'white-boy' schtick.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: While viewers are supposed to empathize with Jim offering services to the StoneHart Group in exchange for the company footing the bill for his wife's cancer treatment, this feeling only lasts until his correct deducing that the box is a MacGuffin for some less than benign plot, at which point he still agrees to do covert work for the obviously-not-evil corporation. Even worse, he secured his wife's treatment by bumping off some poor sod who was on the list of 100 randomly selected patients for the trial treatment.

** Special regard to [[BigBad the Master]] himself, who is strong enough to crush a man's skull in a single blow and speaks in a [[EvilSoundsDeep truly demonic voice]], all the while keeping his face hidden under a cloak.

* NightmareFuel: The vampires in this show are portrayed more on the lines of [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] with their proboscis like appendages they use to kill their victims, and copious amounts of BodyHorror compared to [[Franchise/{{Twilight}} more]] [[Series/TheVampireDiaries romanticized]] [[Series/TrueBlood depictions]] in media.
** Special regard to the [[BigBad the Master]] himself, who is strong enough to crush a man's skull in a single blow and speaks in a [[EvilSoundsDeep truly demonic voice]], all the while keeping his face hidden under a cloak.

* {{Narm}}: Some of the dialogue, in particular Gus' whole 'white-boy' schtick.

* MST3KMantra: The first episode throws so much vampire evidence at the audience that you'll find yourself wondering why nobody even joked about them being a possible explanation for what happened to the plane.

* MST3KMantra: The first episode throws so much vampire evidence at the audience that you'll find yourself wondering why nobody even joked about them being a possible explanation for what happened to the plain.