What We Do in the Shadows
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At one point, the sportsball of it all in this weeks episode might have felt like low-hanging fruit.
March Madness does this without making any cracks that are too obvious, which is a relief.
Instead, its part of a lampooning of masculine posturing that subtly pervades this weeks episode.
The theme is evident in the Sean story line, of course.
But my favorite manifestation is smaller: the bizarre exchange between office bros Jimmy and Raj (a.k.a.
(Im paraphrasing, of course.)
Colin could have a real career in HR if we wanted one.
evens it all out.
(Theres some kind of metaphor in there.)
The real winner this week may be The Guide, whos currently the most in-demand single (?)
vampire in the New York metropolitan area.
And the loser is poor Nandor, who gets swerved by both The GuideandCharmaine in this weeks episode.
Nowadays, it mostly means weird foot rubs andLove Islandepisodes while swathed in leopard-print fleece.
Honestly, it could be worse.
You could have your hand stuck in a sharps disposal container.
Craven Mirth
Blaming demons for the winter blahs is old-school medicine indeed.
Shes the Louise to my Thelma, if that movie was a banana comedy.
The other is vampire superstrength, which comes into play multiple times this week.
A visual contrast to the weakness of mortals, perhaps?
