What We Do in the Shadows
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Youll also be safe from energy vampires, according to this weeks episode ofWhat We Do in the Shadows.
(More on that later.)
The first part makes sense.
Its not an encounter with a charismatic person that repels them but their own charismatic qualities.
So in a way, theyre doing it to themselves, which kills the garlic metaphor.
But theyre not, because something interesting happenedtothem, rather than their having interesting personalities?
And couldnt hetellthese stories in a boring way?
I bet Colins vacation photos from that bike trip to Vietnam were tedious as hell.
That mockery and resentment should give Colin sweet succor, not make him weaker, right?
Perhaps it just happens this way in the early stages of viral fame?
The nourishing negativity comes later when Colin gets milkshake ducked.
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Beyond the lingering questions, Colins story line was the most chaotic of the three this week.
(Im counting Laszlos budding mad-scientist career as its own story line.)
Its been a while sinceWWDITStook us out of the human world and into the vampire underground.
But Im glad that she knows, if only to keep this seasons overarching story line moving.
She doesnt really care if he dies; she cares if she gets found out.
Laszlos paternal side was more pronounced last season when he had baby Colin to care for.
With Colin all re-grown up, hes extending those same caregiving instincts to Guillermo.
And, as with his 19th-century counterparts, the sanctity of life comes second to hisfascinatingexperiments.
Why have two vampires swap energy fields when a bit of concealer would do?
Because you’re able to!
The Guide feeding a stray familiar chunks of raw chicken.
But these familiar details were used in service of new options, situations, and plots.
Even when this weeks episode was messy, it was still trying new things.
And in the fifth season of a sitcom, thats essential if a series is going to survive.
I honestly did not peg Laszlo as a support the troops pop in!
The only hairy frog Im interested in is between your legs, my darling.
Its not just the frog.
Its the whole swamp.
New phobia unlocked: Five-pound blocks of frozen shits and pisses (a.k.a.
I really like the smell of burning hair.
Colin is the biggest freak out of all of them, Im telling you.
