Night Zero
- Episode aired Jul 13, 2014
- TV-MA
- 1h 9m
When a commercial airliner lands and stands silent, CDC agent Ephraim Goodweather investigates the plane to find that the passengers are infected by a vile plague.When a commercial airliner lands and stands silent, CDC agent Ephraim Goodweather investigates the plane to find that the passengers are infected by a vile plague.When a commercial airliner lands and stands silent, CDC agent Ephraim Goodweather investigates the plane to find that the passengers are infected by a vile plague.
- Vasiliy Fet
- (credit only)
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (as Lance Henricksen)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe reporter shown at the airport is named Ofelia Baquero. Guillermo del Toro - being one of the directors and writers - gave a nod to Pan's Labyrinth (2006) by giving the reporter that name. The lead character in Pan's Labyrinth (2006) is named Ofelia who is portrayed by the actress Ivana Baquero.
- GoofsA wooden box almost 3 meters long and a meter wide and filled with soil cannot be handled that way because it is too heavy.
- Quotes
Abraham Setrakian: Love, you see, is the one force that cannot be explained, that cannot be broken down to a chemical process. It is the beacon that guides us back home when no one is there, and the light that illuminates our loss. Its absence robs us all pleasure of our capacity for joy. It makes our nights darker and days gloomier. But when we find love no matter how wrong, how sad, or how terrible we cling to it, it gives us our strength, it holds us upright. It feeds on us and we feed on it. Love is our grace. Love is our downfall.
- ConnectionsReferences Fringe (2008)
- SoundtracksWhen You and I Were Young, Maggie
(uncredited)
Performed by Bob Milne
The show opens with a large passenger plane landing at a major airport, but there is no communication from the cockpit. Two CDC officers are tasked with entering the plane and finding out with happened.
Unfortunately for the audience, there isn't much mystery to unravel. We already know what primarily happened due to the opening scene. Subsequent side scenes also showed what the officers were about to discover or encounter. Essentially, the episode revealed too much and contained it own spoilers.
For a serious vampire show, I also thought the cinematography was a bit too bright and colorful at times. It would have liked a darker and more brooding atmosphere. It has some of those moments, but it is uneven.
Whatever the case, the pilot of a TV show often has some rough edges. I like the ideas, but perhaps not the initial execution. I am going to watch a few more episodes and give The Strain a chance to hopefully find its groove.
- solemnphilosopher
- Apr 3, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 16:9 HD