Vampire Veek
We dont live to drain, we drain to live.
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Spoilers ahead for the season-three finale ofWhat We Do in the Shadows.
Colin was originally a single joke.
But there werent any big plans for the character initially.
They can eat human food (probably).
They might not need human food, but they dont repel it from their body.
Being into poop isnt necessarily a characteristic of the species.
Proksch suggested this is something inherent to Colins actual personality, not necessarily part of a drain.
Its also part of a desire to give him new and inventive ways of bothering people.
As a comedy character actor, Im terrified of being pigeonholed into having a trademark, like Dynamite!
I want to be a three-dimensional, fleshed-out character for each of the roles I have.
So, can we conclude that one of Colins three dimensions is a love of buckets filled with BMs?
I dont even know if I know the answer, Simms said.
And we were like, ah, I dont know.
They seem pretty good.
They look weird in mirrors.
Colins sickly reflection was also a foreshadowing of his demise:That was definitely an end-stage energy vampire.
Even the shows writers dont know the canonical origin of the energy vampire.
It also saved the writers from having to give the whole energy-vampire game away.
Its almost like revealing the mystery, its anticlimactic.
About that 100-year cycle …
Using slang from the 20s, I mean, how much more annoying can a person in 2021 be?
They are capable of loving their friends, even as they drain them.
He just cant be around them all that often without killing them.
(Perhaps not literally; see next point.
)This also explains Colins newfound penchant for angry outbursts in response to his roommates insults.
I think hes starting to feel a little more comfortable showing all of his sides, Proksch offered.
And when its his roommates, I think hes genuinely hurt when they say certain things.
Its still unclear whether energy vampires are literally murderous.
I think youre right, Simms said, much to my delight.
And it might be impossible to permanently kill them.
It begs the question: Whatcankill an energy vampire?
I dont know if they can be killed, Simms admitted.
I dont know if silver has any effect on them or if stakes have any effect on them.
He was crushed by a car.
He was set on fire and it didnt seem to phase him at all.
Hes been dropped from a great height.
No one knows how to kill him.
Im sure its frowned upon in the energy-vampire circle.
Theres one way to slow them down.
But feigned interest is not an effective defense against an energy vampire it has to be genuine.
Baby energy vampires are meant to be unsettling.
Creating a Mark Proksch baby posed an unexpected challenge for theShadowscreative team.
Its something were still figuring out how to do perfectly, Simms said.
They ultimately used a combination of practical effects and VFX to get the right shots for the finale.
That was an early experiment, Proksch said.
Very, very lifelike and with my bald head on it.
It was incredibly creepy to see.
Is this jumping the shark?
Will everyone hate Colin after this?
Is it Baby Yoda?
the hilarious scripts convinced him otherwise.
But just to be safe, lets give Baby Colina little cup of soup to holdnext season.
