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The 4 seasons · nine months after S3

The Strain

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S4

The final season: one last shot at ending the Master

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Do you need to watch it?

Yes. It's part of the chronological order leading up to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

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Quick recap

Nine months after the bomb, nuclear winter covers everything and the strigoi rule through the Partnership. Fet, Quinlan and Roman look for another nuke, while Eph resists in Philadelphia with Alex and Jason. Setrakian and Dutch are captured and taken to the Desai blood facility, then rescued. Setrakian finally beheads Eichhorst. Later, he asks Quinlan to behead him. In the end, the team escapes with the bomb while Gus and Roman hold off the horde. Quinlan falls, badly wounded, fighting the Master. The Master tries to move into Zach; Eph attacks and ends up possessed. Eph arms the bomb, and Zach sets it off, killing the Master and himself. Five years later, the world is rebuilding, Fet is back to killing rats and reunites with Dutch.

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Hidden details

  1. Behind the scenesAn announced ending

    FX announced in September 2016 that S4 would be the last. Cuse said the best version of the rest of the story fit in one more season.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe show's best reviews

    S4 holds 100% on Rotten Tomatoes from 13 reviews. S3 had landed around 55%.

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  3. Behind the scenesReal blades

    Twelve of the show's swords came from Zombie Tools, a bladesmith in Missoula, Montana.

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