Warning: SPOILERS ahead for What We Do in the Shadows series finale!What We Do in the Shadowsstar Harvey Guillén has addressed Guillermo’s emotional ending and his potential future after the series finale.What We Do in the Shadowsseason 6marked the end of the vampire comedy, the final episode seeing Guillermo (Guillén) highly emotional over the documentary on him and his friends' lives coming to a close. The familiar goes as far as to fabricate an ending where he plans to leave, tucking Nandor (Kayvan Novak) into his coffin. However, this turns out to be a rouse for the cameras, despite how emotional he is about the finale.
Speaking withScreenRant, Guillén explained howWhat We Do in the Shadows' final scene was filmed on the very last day of shooting, heightening the emotions for the Guillermo actor. He said the day was just as difficult in real life for him as it was for his character, but that it was also “a happy moment” for closing the book on the series. He also posits a spinoff with Nandor fighting crime, saying how the adventure continues even after the cameras stop rolling. Check out what Guillén had to say below:
It was [an emotional catharsis], because it was the last day of shooting the series that I’ve been working on for seven years, from pilot to the end. It was the last scene of the show, so it was kind of perfectly timed. That was all Paul Sims, who later, I asked if that was on purpose, and he said, “Yes, that was on purpose.” I think it was known that, I don’t know, maybe I’m just the most emotional person on set [laughs], or that he’s a human, it would make sense that Guillermo would be going through an emotional rollercoaster, because, remember, he’s the only human. These vampires have been alive for so long that these things don’t faze them. They’re like, “Yeah, it’s just another chapter.” It’s a blink of an eye for them, but for a human who, you know, the clock is ticking, we’re not immortal, and every you know day that’s wasted not doing what you love, or wasted not achieving your goals and dreams just means that you have less time on this Earth to achieve it. That all hit Guillermo at once, so it’s kind of a really sad moment. What is he if he’s not this vampire familiar, vampire bodyguard, vampire nightclub embezzler, Van Helsing. [Chuckles] Like, who is he if he’s not all these things to someone else. I think it was a good lesson that we can all learn, that you have to be happy with yourself and not attempt to be an accessory or an accommodation to someone else, or a bigger picture. You have to be happy with who you are, and I think Guillermo had to learn that this season by going out into the workforce, and seeing what he’s made out of, and I think he’s going to be okay. But it was really sad to shoot that scene. We started the series with Guillermo opening the door to the documentary crew, and welcomed them into the house. And we ended with them literally walking away from him in the same corridor, and I was a wreck. And then, we wrapped right after that, and I was just kind of emotional wreck. I was hugging Sarah Naftalis, who’s one of our show runners, and one of our amazing writers, as well. And it was just like, “Wow, it’s over. It’s done.” And it was just a sad moment, but a happy moment, because we share these memories forever, and now, it’s out there. It’ll live forever.
While shooting this, we were like, “This feels like this is a great thing, because it leaves it open-ended for everyone to kind of come back, but it feels like this could be a jumping point, a spinoff for Nandor and Guillermo to fight crime together.” Like, imagine a world where someone’s immortal, they can fly, they have superhuman strength, and then you have someone with Van Helsing blood running through them, who’s really smart and quick and great at combat. It makes for a really good duo that could potentially be a show in its own. So, I think that they go off and they solve crimes together, and they’re partners. It’s not Tuxedo Man [and Kid Cowboy]. [Laughs] But they do go off together. And I feel like they have an adventure and and they have each other. At the end of the day, they ended up with each other, which is what everybody wanted from the fan base, they ended up with each other. So I like that, they belong together, it’s nice.
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His Story Isn’t Over, Even If The Series Is
After tucking Nandor in for the cameras, Guillermo is shown going back to him, where he’s invited into his coffin. It turns out the vampire has somehow created an elevator shaft to a secret underground lair,recruiting his familiar to fight crime with him as The Cowboy Kid(the vampire has chosen the moniker “The Phantom Menace”). The goofy final moment may not be as heartfelt as the fake goodbye, but it still offers some sweetness amid the laughs, knowingWhat We Do in the Shadows' characters’lives will continue as usual even after the cameras stop rolling.
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By having a mixture of emotion and comedy during its final episode, the series reflects everything it’s been capturing onscreen since it began in 2019.It also plays it smart by having Guillermo, the only human in the main group, be the one going through the most emotions, given a significant chunk of his life was dedicated to the documentary. WhileWhat We Do in the Shadowsreviewsshow the series made a good call by ending before it could diminish in quality, the presentation still leaves the door open, showing how life goes on for its engaging characters.
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It Seems He’ll Be Fighting Crime Alongside Nandor
While Guillermo is clearly emotional about the documentary finally coming to a close, his life with the vampires is far from over, especially now that Nandor wants to fight crime. The hilarious new path for the pair seems like the next stage of their journey together, for however long the idea lasts. While it’s not clear ifWhat We Do in the Shadowswould actually pursue a spinoff of the duo fighting crime, it leaves the door open to show how the end of the audience’s time with them doesn’t mean the story is over for good.
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What We Do in the Shadows, released in 2019, is a mockumentary series exploring the nightly lives of a group of centuries-old vampires residing in Staten Island. The comedic show delves into their interactions with each other and the modern world, providing a humorous take on the vampire genre.
