The BEST episodes of The Strain season 3

Every episode of The Strain season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Strain season 3!

A mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism ravages the city of New York.

Last Updated: 9/9/2024Network: FXStatus: Ended
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The Fall
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7.94
3031 votes

#1 - The Fall

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/30/2016

Humanity teeters on the edge of destruction. The Master finally reveals himself, initiating the end game of a battle in which there can be only one winner. Eph, Fet, Setrakian, and Dutch must overcome their personal differences in a last-ditch effort to vanquish the strain.

Directors: Carlton Cuse
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Do or Die
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7.89
3052 votes

#2 - Do or Die

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/23/2016

NYC is falling. Eph and Dutch frantically race to finish their new device to stop the Master before the city is overrun. Justine, Gus, and Angel fight in one last stand to stop the spreading virus. Palmer extracts vengeance for past wrongs but may have crossed the line.

Directors: Vincenzo Natali
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White Light
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7.80
3103 votes

#3 - White Light

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/16/2016

The Master’s voice proves to be more powerful and potentially fatal than Eph or Dutch anticipated. Fet and Setrakian track down the cargo from the Egyptian vessel and realize they may be in over their heads. Quinlan strikes a deal with the Ancients, but a last minute betrayal proves deadly.

Directors: T.J. Scott
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First Born
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7.75
3096 votes

#4 - First Born

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/11/2016

The Occido Lumen is gone. Stolen. Setrakian and Fet race to recover it. Gus and Angel try to hide a secret houseguest while avoiding a police sweep, and Quinlan’s thirst for vengeance is revealed.

Directors: Ken Girotti
Writer: Chuck Hogan
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The Battle of Central Park
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7.69
2965 votes

#5 - The Battle of Central Park

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/2/2016

Fet strikes hard at the heart of the strigoi army while Justine embarks upon a risky mission to drive the strigoi out of Manhattan once and for all. Gus and Angel fight for their lives and their freedom but are faced with a moral dilemma.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
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Madness
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7.67
3091 votes

#6 - Madness

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/25/2016

New information from the Lumen forces Setrakian to seek help from his lifelong nemesis, Eldritch Palmer. Eph’s new experiments to understand strigoi communication seemingly take him to the brink of madness while Fet is on a mission to discover strigoi movements across New York City.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
Writer: Liz Phang
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Collaborators
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7.59
3129 votes

#7 - Collaborators

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/9/2016

Setrakian offers hope in a new plan to trap the Master while Eph and Dutch seek out the Master’s “voice.” Palmer, frail and close to death, needs Setrakian’s access to the white to hold up his end of their bargain. Fet suffers a devastating personal loss revealing a long-hidden family secret.

Directors: T.J. Scott
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Gone But Not Forgotten
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7.58
3064 votes

#8 - Gone But Not Forgotten

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2016

Things have changed. The infection enters a new phase. Fet wants to celebrate, but Setrakian and Eph are worried there's more work to be done. Justine conscripts a new, unwilling army in the fight while Eichhorst angrily lashes out with a plan to strike back.

Directors: Ken Girotti
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Bad White
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7.56
3146 votes

#9 - Bad White

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/2016

The Master’s offer to return Zack plagues Eph as he considers taking the deal. Dutch reunites with an old group of friends but begins to question if her safety is better with them or with Fet, Eph and Setrakian. Palmer strives for answers to Setrakian’s secret strigoi blood treatments and discovers he may have a way to acquire it.

Directors: J. Miles Dale
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New York Strong
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7.47
3252 votes

#10 - New York Strong

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/28/2016

The strigoi are evolving, becoming faster. Smarter. Eph struggles to improve his failing bioweapon while trying to work through the emotional fallout of the abduction of his son, Zack. As Setrakian and Quinlan attempt to crack the Lumen’s deepest-held secrets, Fet helps a Navy SEAL team in a deadly mission: search for the Master through the underground tunnels of New York.

Directors: J. Miles Dale
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