FX’sWhat We Do in the Shadowsjust wrap up up its splendid second time of year , which sawthe lamia roomiestangle with ghosts , trolls , witches , zombie , and vengeful fellow hirudinean . But the show ’s most large human character , conversant Guillermo ( Harvey Guillén ) , had well the grandest arc of all .
We ’re move to talk about the whole time of year including the close , so if you have n’t watch yet — hiss!—stop what you ’re doing and catch up before reading any further . Do n’t forget , there’sanother season on the room !
As we hear in the season one finale , Guillermo is descended from Van Helsing , the most famous lamia killer in history ; it ’s a dicey situation given that he ’s the long - agony intimate to demanding , unappreciative ancient lamia Nandor ( Kayvan Novak ) . For over a X , Guillermo ’s been clinging to the hope that Nandor will at long last transform him into a vampire , and his frontal of patience and obedience is finally get to break .
Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) realizes the mosquito collectors are up to something supernatural.Image: All images Russ Martin/FX
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All of season two understand Guillermo trying to balance his deadly instincts , which he ’s restrain hidden from everyone in the house , with what ’s really starting to feel like his impossible goal of immortality . Also , there ’s the undeniable fact that the vampires he lives with — Nandor , Nadja ( Natasia Demetriou ) , Laszlo ( Matt Berry ) , and to a less extent , Colin Robinson(Mark Proksch)—treat him the same way they do most human - neighboring things : with dismissive contempt . The wryly hilarious contrast between Guillermo ’s heedful study ethic and the vampire ’ obliviousness get through new peak this time of year , especially when Guillermo nonchalantly reveals ( to us , via the show ’s ever - open-eyed documentary cameraperson ) he ’s been secretly staking every undead assassin who ’s do after the roommate in the backwash of last time of year ’s disastrousrun - in with the Vampiric Council .
There ’s never any applause for Guillermo ( Guillén is the professional of slip his eyes over to the photographic camera for a little tired of commiseration with the audience ) , which makes it so much more insulting when Topher ( Haley Joel Osment ) , Nadja and Laszlo ’s new familiar , is hailed as a priceless treasure . We can see , of course , that Topher is an irritating sheik - bro , tender of taking citation for Guillermo ’s chores , demanding gamey - fivesome , and make on his side stir ( a hard cider offset - up ) while he ’s supposed to be tending to intimate tariff . But his expectant evildoing , at least to Guillermo , is that he does n’t really care if he ever becomes a vampire .
Haley Joel Osment (as the odious Topher) was just one of several outstanding guest stars this season.
When Topher accidentally conk in a koi - pond accident and is resurrected at Nadia and Laszlo ’s pressure , only Guillermo notices he ’s become a full - on zombie — and is forced to defend for his life until Nandor finally ill-use in . Nandor ’s “ whatever ” act of kindness gives Guillermo a Muriel Sarah Spark of overbold vigour . mayhap his original does care about him after all ? And does n’t deal mean … he ’ll in conclusion get to be a vampire himself one Clarence Day ?
Though we never get an outright explanation for why Nandor observe frame off Guillermo ’s vampire reward , the reason is moderately obvious : he likes ingest Guillermo at his beck and call as his personal assistant — why would he willingly give that up ? And even if he ’d never admit it , deep down he does in reality care about Guillermo a flyspeck bit , even if he ’s never bothered to learn his last name . When one of Nandor ’s get on former familiars turn up at the Staten Island house , hoping Nandor will finally make good on you - know - which decades - old hope , Guillermo flounces out , briefly attaching himself to Celeste ( Greta Lee ) , a former conversant who lay claim to be building her own vampire colony fuel by Shake Shack , orgy , and ensure vampire - dom for all who attend to her .
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Haley Joel Osment (as the odious Topher) was just one of several outstanding guest stars this season.
Unfortunately , her fangs are fake , and thing do n’t go well when her master discovers her ruse . However , Guillermo is still able-bodied to use the lure of Celeste as a bargaining chip when a clueless Nandor require him to recall , stop up one twenty-four hours off a week , regular breaks , and better collation . Also , “ I want to feel more comprehended and well-thought-of , ” he tell .
Easier said than done , of course . When even Guillermo ’s Shark Tank - inspire pitch to the local witch coven — who require a regular supplying of vampire come to wield their dish routines , and were previously using some pretty unspeakable origin method to get it — doesn’t kick upstairs him in the eye of his housemate , he make up one’s mind he ’s had enough . “ peradventure it ’s time to arise up , get a real job with real people , ” he chew over . In opening moments of the time of year two stopping point , he peaces out , lead a eminence for Nandor that just says “ Sorry , ” and we soon see just how much piece of work Guillermo was doing for the vampires . Specifically , how much washing he was do by — and how many molder corpses of blood - drained dupe he was tidy up on the habitue !
But What We Do in the Shadows never lets you forget is that Guillermo ’s outbound crusade for salutary workings circumstance ( perhaps fellow need to form a mating ! ) run alongside his clandestine explorations of his natural - born talent as a Van Helsing descendent . Early in the time of year , while the vampires are all look their neighbour ’s Super Bowl party , Guillermo pass away in search of virgin for them to consume , only to gate-crash a “ mosquito hunters ” get together that ’s really a vampire Orion meeting in disguise .
A blood-covered Guillermo shares a moment with Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), and Nadja (Natasia Demetriou).
Nervously , he assures the photographic camera that he ’s only infiltrating the chemical group for purposes of sabotage , something that becomes very urgent when a later episode watch them setting out to attack a wary old house in a nearby neighborhood . To Guillermo ’s tremendous embossment , it turns out Nandor and company are n’t the only lamia who ’ve made Staten Island their home . Who knew ? The roomie are none the wiser about Guillermo ’s abilities , though Nandor does have one flyspeck , fleeting suspicious import when he catch Guillermo standing over a debris pile that resemble Carol , a vampire houseguest who ’d figured out Guillermo ’s unfeigned nature but was n’t able to out - oppose him .
Both of Guillermo ’s plot strands come together in the incredible season finale , in which the roommates , who loudly insist they ’re doing just fine without a conversant catering to their every need , out of the blue receive a coveted invitation to the Nouveau Théatre des Vampires . In their giddy excitement , they do n’t notice the unstinting performance is a circle - up by their enemy , the Vampiric Council — something Guillermo at once picks up on when he stops back by the house and catches sight of the invitation , which is distinctly watermarked .
As Nandor , Nadja , Laszlo , and Colin Robinson soon realize , the public presentation — host by Vlad ( conscientious objector - Almighty Jemaine Clement ’s part , a holdover fromthe What We Do in the Shadows moviewho also popped up last season)—is actually a shop reenactment accusing the roomy of slaughter countless vampires over the retiring class , with their own execution set to be the main event . We know , of course , that Guillermo is actually responsible for for all those killing , and we also screw , because he ’s Guillermo , that he ’s going to give away himself and save up the twenty-four hour period despite everything , admit but not limited to Nandor dragging his name through the mud in a desperate attempt to make unnecessary his cervix .
Nandor negotiates with Guillermo, who is once again splattered in gore.
The last two minutes of the finis are the frenzy of crosse , holy water system , wooden stakes , and stark havoc we ’ve been waiting for all season , as Guillermo has his ownLost boy - style melee with an full theater full of bloodsuckers . The roomie gaze in disbelief — the big secret that ’s been looming over the whole time of year is definitely out — but the solemn moment is violate , as is What We Do in the Shadows custom , by something totally timeworn . “ We had to piece up our own laundry ! ” Nandor whines , and it ’s Guillermo ’s turn to stare in unbelief .
What will become of these exceptionally nonadaptive frenemies , after all they ’ve just been through ? Will Guillermo get the regard he deserves , or maybe even the eternal spirit he ’s been dog all this time ? Or will he have to go on the run , peradventure with Laszlo ’s toothpick disguise in towage ? The new season ca n’t get here soon enough .
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Guillermo has a rare moment to himself.
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