If you lived in the world where THE STRAIN takes place, would you choose to voluntarily become a Strigoi? This new promo (available via bloody-disgusting at the source link below), which is a clever ad for the upcoming season of Guillermo del Toro’s ass-kicking vampire TV series on FX, encourages viewers to do just that. There are many perks, stresses series heavy Eichorst. I have to say, I’d actually consider it, provided there are certain provisions in place. I wouldn’t much care for that whole “mindless minion” thing most of the Strigoi have going on. But a vamp like Eichorst, in full possession of my mental faculties and free will? I could go for that.
Okay, so, yeah, their genitalia falls off. That doesn’t sound too appealing. But what if it’s a case of, when you lose one sense (or set of sensory organs), the others become sharper to compensate? Feeding for a Strigoi might be better than sex. Remember last season, when Eichorst was going to feed on Dutch, it was a decidedly sexual thing. He doesn’t seem to miss his junk, yet his sex drive is obviously intact, so there has to be some kind of gratification, there. Nah, I’m not really buying it, either. Then again, what about a dhampir like Quinlan? Might one have the best of both worlds? Might not a guy retain his lingam and still grow a stinger?
