What We Do in the Shadows

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Colin made a friend for the first time in his long, boring life.

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And Nadja … well, Nadja didnt learn a goddamned thing.

But she has blossomed into a successful businesswoman and an influential player in vampire politics.

But its Guillermo who underwent the most dramatic transformation, from servile familiar to self-assured bodyguard.

(That was his excuse, anyway.)

But it took Nandor literally trying to kill Guillermo to get there.

Let that be a lesson to you, dear readers: Theres power in numbers.

(I bet those four had some wild nights back in the Belle Epoque.)

But its also light on quotable, laugh-out-loud lines, concentrating more on narrative.

Which is not to say that fairies arentreal,of course theyre just not like in the stories.

But Pinocchio simply suffers from a medical condition and was never a puppet, as far as Laszlo knows.

A dick joke specifically designed to appeal to people whove readThe Bloody Chamber?

Craven Mirth

I want to see the blood sprinklers, goddamn it!

Stop referencing them and spray the crowd with throat juice already!!

Last week, The Guide was ready for prom in a puffy 80s party dress and jacket.

This week, Nadjas a regular Betsey Johnson in crimped hair, corsets, and leopard print.

I expect to see them both in gigantic shoulder pads next week.

Weve got a regular Darth Maul Jr. over here.

I call him Darth Small.

I initially thought that Water Lily of the Nile was just a Lotus Eaters punch in of thing.

As I mentioned, this weeks episode was more about mythology and characters than writing or performance.