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The Best Episodes of The Strain Season 4

Every episode of The Strain Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Strain Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Strain Season 4 Episode 7 - Ouroboros
    8.9/10(1341 votes)

    S4:E7

    With his health failing, Setrakian ignores Eph's warnings and pushes himself to the limit in his quest for victory and revenge; Fet and Quinlan race back to Manhattan, while the Master seals off the city and prepares to eliminate them all.

    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Strain Season 4 Episode 8 - Extraction
    8.3/10(1034 votes)

    S4:E8

    Reeling from loss, the heroes regroup; the heroes devise a new plan to track the Master through human collaborators, beginning at the blood farm with someone Dutch knows all too well.

    Director:Paco Cabezas
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Strain Season 4 Episode 10 - The Last Stand
    8.2/10(1229 votes)

    S4:E10

    In the series finale, Quinlan devises a desperate plan, but the costs are enormous. Eph wrestles with his conscience, Fet undertakes a suicide mission, and Dutch and Gus dig in for battle as humankind makes its final stand against the Master and his Strain.

    Director:J. Miles Dale
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Strain Season 4 Episode 6 - Tainted Love
    8.0/10(1012 votes)

    S4:E6

    Fet and Quinlan must figure out how to get the nuclear bomb back to New York, while a desperate Eichhorst draws near; love-struck Zack tries to learn more about his new crush, but makes a devastating discovery.

    Director:Norberto Barba
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Strain Season 4 Episode 5 - Belly of the Beast
    7.9/10(1025 votes)

    S4:E5

    Fet and Quinlan track a convoy carrying their prized nuclear weapon; Eph and Alex search for clues to uncover the Master's plan for the fate of the human race; a familiar enemy traps Dutch, who encounters an old friend as well.

    Director:Norberto Barba
    Writer:Jeff Wadlow

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  6. The Strain Season 4 Episode 9 - The Traitor
    7.8/10(948 votes)

    S4:E9

    An unexpected guest brings old conflicts to the surface, dividing the heroes and threatening the group's trust; with questionable new intelligence in hand, the group launches a make-or-break final assault on the Master.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Strain Season 4 Episode 1 - The Worm Turns
    7.6/10(1172 votes)

    S4:E1

    Out of the ashes of humanity’s nuclear war, Night Eternal has begun. Haunted by the atrocities committed by his son, Eph abandons NYC for Philadelphia. His solitude is cut short when he encounters new fighters who rekindle his drive to fight back. Tasked by Setrakian, Fet and Quinlan search for a new means of stopping the Master.

    Director:J. Miles Dale
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Strain Season 4 Episode 3 - One Shot
    7.6/10(994 votes)

    S4:E3

    Quinlan and Fet discover that stealing a nuclear warhead isn’t easy when they encounter an unexpected enemy. Eph and Alex concoct a new weapon to use against the strigoi. Frustrated with his seclusion, Zack discovers a love interest.

    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Strain Season 4 Episode 4 - New Horizons
    7.5/10(997 votes)

    S4:E4

    Dutch is forced to make a deal with Desai, while she plots to escape a strigoi breeding facility; Eph and Alex seek to uncover the dark secrets behind the Partnership's new plan; Gus and Creem face off against a gang encroaching on their turf.

    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Strain Season 4 Episode 2 - The Blood Tax
    7.4/10(1007 votes)

    S4:E2

    Imprisoned as a subject in a strigoi breeding program, Dutch is desperate to escape and find Setrakian. Gus recruits his cousin for the inside job that will put his gang at the top of the new world’s underground economy, but Creem is suspicious of his business partner’s ambitions.

    Director:J. Miles Dale
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Ouroboros" is the best rated episode of The Strain season 4. It scored 8.9/10 from 1,341 votes. Directed by Thomas Carter and written by Unknown, it aired on August 27, 2017. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Extraction".