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| Broadcast Date | 20 January 1996 |
| Season | 3 |
| Broadcast Order | 13th |
| Episode Number | 62 |
| Production Number | 313 |
| Writer | Gillian Horvath |
| Director | Alan Simmonds |
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| “ | Look, I can't take this one to the hospital and the emergency room. What am I gonna tell them? He's allergic to penicillin, garlic, sunlight, crosses, and food? He's about 450 and he can fly? | ” |
— Vachon, Fever
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Summary[]
After draining the blood of an escaped lab rat, Screed falls mortally ill. As the sickness spreads to other vampires, Natalie realizes that, if she can find no cure, the entire race of vampires may be doomed.
Guest Cast[]
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- Greg Kramer......Screed
- Bruce Hunter......Dr. Calvin Tucker
- Christopher Kennedy......Dan Garrett
- Sarah Orenstein......Dr. Linda Wyatt
- Chris Britton......Gerald Archer
- John Blackwood......the preacher
- Catherine McGregor......the woman in the flashback
Detailed Story Recap[]
the white rat
Nick brings the cure to Vachon
Vampire Lore[]
Vampires are extremely hungry when they're first brought across ("the first hunger"), and will kill anyone or anything to feed. If they feed on humans, they will crave human blood from then on; if they feed on rats, they will crave rat blood, and so forth.
Fan Fiction[]
- "Fever Dreams"[1] by Sperrywink
- "Moments of Truth"[2] by Dlyt
Quotes[]
Nick--"Stay out of the sun, keep away from sharp sticks, you'll live forever. That is supposed to be the deal."
Vachon--"In five hundred years I've buried a lot of mortal friends."
Tracy--"So when does it get any easier?"
Vachon--"I'll let you know."
Nightcrawler Monologue[]
What then of those taken out of sequence? How to prepare them for the bitter end?
A man who knows he will not die is a young man. He is kept young by the knowledge that death shall have no dominion. There's nothing so hard as watching that die.
A dozen in a single night. My children and my people. Who should have lived forever, living their last. Who would ever believe that they would die?
My people...
My children. One short sleep past. We awake eternally and death shall be no more. Death thou shalt die!
We will survive.
Notes[]
Behind the Scenes[]
The German title for this episode is "Die Infektion " ("The Infection").
Continuity[]
Canadian Content[]
Goofs[]
When Nick goes to see LaCroix at the Raven, LaCroix drinks from a wine glass with a thistle painted on it. The position of the thistle changes from shot-to-shot even though the position of the glass itself is not meant to have changed.