What We Do in the Shadows
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In season four,What We Do in the Shadowscame out twice.
A lot happens this week in fits and starts.
In other words, the endless passage of sand through the hourglass feels especially heavy in this weeks episode.
And everyone is handling it a little differently, blinking and confused in the face of infinity.
(A lesson for parents who attempt to suppress their kids queerness, perhaps?)
And having that go unacknowledged is painful.
(Oh, and buy some insurance first.)
But she wasrewardedfor that jot down of behavior as head of the local vampiric council in season three.
Why lay her low now?
Knowing the three of them, theyll just turn it into a thruple arrangement.
And there might be some truth to that: Nandor has been alive since 1262 C.E.
and has presumably watched many human (or humanish) companions grow old and die over his extended lifetime.
Were like pets to him.
And I imagine that youhaveto get used to that after a while or eternal life would become unbearable.
Theres those pesky deserts of eternity again, creating an immense chasm between how vampires and humans see life.
And how long is a little while?
One can never discount Nandors ability to not say what hes really thinking, of course.
Maybe heisheartbroken over this most recent loss but refuses to show it for fear of looking weak.
But at this point, time is the biggest obstacle between Nandor, Guillermo, and contentment.
But Im not convinced that becoming a vampire will be the thing to pull Guillermo out of his slump.
You see, all of his vampire housemates are currently fading into lethargy.
Even Laszlos music has taken a turn for the indifferent.
So if you live forever, eventuallyeverythingmust become inconsequential, right?
So why is Guillermo giving himselfmoretime to kill?
Is thatreallybetter than being an overworked and underappreciated sidekick?
And if that happens, well be right back where we started.
Thats good news for a sitcom and less good for existential ennui.
You know what I mean.
Theres a lot of resentment and frustration to feed on in an escape room.
Now that Colins back to his original form, the vampires finances are settled for the time being.
