Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires

"Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires"
Information
Series	What We Do in the Shadows
Season	2
Number	20
Airdate	June 10, 2020
Director(s)	Kyle Newacheck
Writer(s)	Jemaine Clement Sam Johnson Stefani Robinson Paul Simms
Chronology
Preceded by	"Witches"
Followed by	"The Prisoner"

"Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires" (originally titled "Théâtre des Vampires") is the tenth and final episode of the second season of What We Do in the Shadows. It aired on June 10, 2020.

Synopsis

The vampires try to survive without Guillermo while they prepare to attend the most exclusive event on the vampiric social calendar.

Plot Summary

Guillermo suddenly disappears from the house, leaving only a note saying “sorry”. The vampires struggle to cope without him; the house becomes littered with corpses and the roommates run out of clean clothes with no-one to take them to the dry cleaner's. The vampires attempt to call Guillermo, but cannot locate him as they don’t even know his surname. Their dismay quickly turns to joy as they receive an invitation to Théâtre des Vampires, an exclusive theatre performance which only the most elite vampires are invited to.

Meanwhile, Guillermo has moved back to the home of his mother, Silvia, in the Bronx. He reveals that he left because his possible vampire hunter heritage was distracting him from his familiar duties. Silvia complains that her fridge has broken; Guillermo offers to bring her the mini-fridge he gained from Topher.

Guillermo sneaks back to the vampire residence, finding only Doll Nadja, who tells him about the theatre. Guillermo looks at the invite and sees a hidden logo for the Vampiric Council. Guillermo arms himself and heads to the theatre.

Nandor, Nadja, Laszlo and Colin Robinson are given central seats, while Guillermo sneaks into the theatre through the rooftop and hides above the stage. The masked presenter of the show reveals himself to be Vladislav and the roommates are tied to their chairs with silver rope. The actors re-enact the murders of Baron Afanas, Ludwig, the numerous Council assassins and the Hustle Dynasty at the supposed hands of the four vampires. Vladislav announces that their heads are to be cut off with a swinging blade onstage.

The roommates are bound to the stage chairs. Nandor exclaims that Guillermo killed all the vampires, and that Nandor killed and dismembered him when he found out. The actors and audience refuse to believe this as the roommates cannot recall what Guillermo’s surname is. When the actors perform a sketch where a child playing a familiar resembling Guillermo tries and fails to kill a vampire, Guillermo swings onto the stage. He kills the entire cast and audience apart from Vladislav, who turns into a bat and escapes, and the child actor. The vampire roommates watch the massacre, and when it ends, Guillermo angrily tells them his full name: Guillermo de la Cruz.

Cast

Starring

• Kayvan Novak as Nandor
• Matt Berry as Laszlo
• Natasia Demetriou as Nadja and Nadja Doll
• Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
• Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson

Guest Starring

• Jemaine Clement as Vladislav

Co-Starring

• Alastair Forbes as Vampire FedEx Man
• Myrna Cabello as Silvia
• Demetri Kellesis as Vampire Usher
• Emidio Lopes as Victim

Production

• The events of the episode were retold as a campfire story by Nandor in a promotional video on the FX Networks Twitter feed.
• Antonio Banderas (as himself) was originally intended to be the master of ceremonies at the Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires, a role that ultimately went to Vladislav.

Soundtrack

• You're Dead performed by Norma Tanega (opening credits)
• Les Sylphides: Finale - Grande Valse Brillante in E flat Major, Op. 18 by Frederic Chopin, performed by Sir Malcolm Sargent, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
• Something Wicked performed by Tim Benjamin, The KPM Orchestra
• Suite Gothique: Toccata performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Cello Interlude performed by Harry Edwards
• Angel performed by the What We Do in the Shadows Cast (on-camera band)
• I Don't Care (Yo No Sé) performed by Los Dug Dug's (end credits)