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With everything going on in The Strain right now, I don't know that another recurring character is really what the show needed right now. But regardless, that's what we got with "The Silver Angel" tonight. This episode introduced Joaquín Cosío (The Lone Ranger) as Angel Guzman Hurtado, a former luchador wrestler and movie star now eking out a meager existence as a dishwasher. While Angel has potential as a new addition to the cast, the show's overall momentum took a definite hit this week.
This episode certainly opened strong, with the extended look at one of Angel's cheesy cinematic adventures. The Strain has always had a bit of a campy, B-movie approach to horror. It was fun to see director J. Miles Dale go all-in in that regard and deliver ultra-low budget, black and white schlock fest worthy of Ed Wood. Though as intentionally goofy as that video was, it nailed home several key points - the tragic gulf between who Angel was and what he's become, why a young Gus would have looked up to Angel and why Angel might relish the chance to relive old glories by fighting some real vampires.
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With everything going on in The Strain right now, I don't know that another recurring character is really what the show needed right now. But regardless, that's what we got with "The Silver Angel" tonight. This episode introduced Joaquín Cosío (The Lone Ranger) as Angel Guzman Hurtado, a former luchador wrestler and movie star now eking out a meager existence as a dishwasher. While Angel has potential as a new addition to the cast, the show's overall momentum took a definite hit this week.
This episode certainly opened strong, with the extended look at one of Angel's cheesy cinematic adventures. The Strain has always had a bit of a campy, B-movie approach to horror. It was fun to see director J. Miles Dale go all-in in that regard and deliver ultra-low budget, black and white schlock fest worthy of Ed Wood. Though as intentionally goofy as that video was, it nailed home several key points - the tragic gulf between who Angel was and what he's become, why a young Gus would have looked up to Angel and why Angel might relish the chance to relive old glories by fighting some real vampires.
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