What We Do In | The Shadows - Season 2

In an era of prestige television dominated by ten-hour movie arcs and grimdark antiheroes, the mockumentary sitcom What We Do in the Shadows offers a refreshingly juvenile antidote. Season 1 introduced audiences to the vampire roommates of Staten Island: Nandor, Laszlo, Nadja, and the energy vampire Colin Robinson. However, it is Season 2 (2020) where the series truly sharpens its fangs, transforming from a clever expansion of the 2014 film into a masterclass in comedic pacing, character development, and the absurdity of immortal existence. While Season 1 established the premise, Season 2 succeeds because it embraces the core comedic tension of the show: what happens when terrifying creatures of the night are reduced to petty, incompetent, and deeply bored housemates?

Character dynamics are the blood-pumping heart of Season 2. The show wisely pivots away from the "will they/won't they" tension between Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) and his master, Nandor, instead focusing on Guillermo’s secret identity as a vampire killer. Guillermo’s arc is the season’s emotional and comedic spine. As his body count of vampires rises (hidden in the backyard septic tank), the audience watches a sweet, long-suffering familiar transform into a reluctant badass. The irony is Shakespearean: Guillermo dreams of becoming a vampire, but he is biologically destined to be the greatest vampire slayer in history. Harvey Guillén’s performance is a symphony of anxiety and exhaustion, perfectly counterbalancing the vampires’ oblivious narcissism. What We Do in the Shadows - Season 2

Season 2 also introduces the most chaotic element of the vampire household: the energy vampire Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch). While a funny side note in Season 1, Season 2 elevates Colin to a force of nature. The episode "Colin’s Promotion" is a masterpiece of workplace satire, showing him ascending the corporate ladder of a mundane office not through competence, but through the sheer psychic draining of his coworkers’ will to live. Furthermore, the introduction of his "energy vampire" cousin, Evie Russell (a phenomenal Vanessa Bayer), who feeds on emotional validation, expands the show’s mythology without burdening it with lore. These episodes prove that the show’s villains aren't ancient sorcerers—they are the guy who talks too slowly in meetings and the friend who guilt-trips you for not calling enough. In an era of prestige television dominated by

The Undead, the Unhinged, and the Unemployed: How What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 Perfects the Sitcom of Immortal Boredom While Season 1 established the premise, Season 2