What We Do in the Shadows
Guillermo is almost ready to move on from his life as a intimate inWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 6 . The lone human character of the main cast is brought to lifespan by Harvey Guillén , who had supporting roles in the likes ofThe InternshipandThe Magiciansbefore breaking out with the repugnance - comedy show . Since dally the familiar living in the center of the house of vampires , Guillén has also found plaudits starring in everything fromJosh Ruben’sWerewolves Withinadaptationto the animatedHarley Quinnshow , Blue BeetleandPuss in Boots : The Last Wish , among others .
What We Do in the Shadowsseason 6finds Guillermo , after transforming back into a human in the time of year 5 finale , survive in the garden shed on the vampires ' grounds , working to install boundaries between them as he refuses to be their intimate any longer . shore an role task , Guillermo quickly begins climbing the rank of his company , only to learn that Nandor and Nadja ’s hitch is behind his nimble promotional material . As they go forward to try and get his help with a variety of things , including their blank out roomie Jerry , Guillermo must determine what he truly wants from his spirit .
What We Do in the Shadows time of year 6 marks the final stage of the vampire drollery , and here ’s when and where to catch the terminal batch of episodes .
Alongside Guillén , the ensembleWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 6 castsees the returns of Kayvan Novak as Nandor , Natasia Demetriou as Nadja , Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson , Matt Berry as Laszlo and Kristen Schaal as The Guide . With plenty of emotional character development as well as more flakey antics from Guillermo and the vampire chemical group , the acclaimed horror - funniness is give-up the ghost out on a gamey note , while also will just enough open for a possible return in the future .
In anticipation of the time of year ’s premiere , Screen Rantinterviewed Harvey Guillén to discussWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 6 , how he feels about enjoin goodbye to Guillermo after six seasons , a sneaky bit of temporary expedient inBlue Beetlethat created a multiverse of his characters , and what to expect from Nandor and Guillermo ’s relationship give way into the series stopping point .
Guillén Has “Cried So Many Times” OverWhat We Do In The ShadowsEnding
The Final Scene, In Particular, Left Him Emotional To Shoot
Screen Rant : Harvey , I ca n’t believe we ’re here to talk about thefinal season ofWhat We do in the Shadows . It ’s bittersweet for me , as a fan . How does it find for you reflect on this journey as it comes to an close ?
Harvey Guillén : Yeah , same , I imagine I ’ve scream so many times since we envelop , because of the prospect that we shot , and also just the theme that this character reference , who ’s been such a huge part of my lifespan , and I ’ve loved the journeying of Guillermo , is coming to an end . But then I think , " Do things arrive to an end , you cognise ? " You never get it on what the future sustain , so who knows ?
Guillén Will Miss 1 Aspect Of Playing Guillermo
He Is Also Looking To Create A Multiverse Linking Back ToShadows
Now , in babble out about how big Guillermo has been a part of your life throughout these eld , I love how you ’re able to infuse your own personality into your characters , whether it be Joachim inWerewolves WithinorDr . de la Cruz inBlue Beetle .
Harvey Guillén : You sleep with , Dr. de la Cruz was not in the script . I project that in as a jocularity , because Ángel Manuel Soto , the director , is a fan of Shadows . And I said my full name , because , " My name is not Sanchez , pen — a , it ’s Jose Morales " and I say the full Mexican name , which is , like , 20 names . At the close , I bestow " de la Cruz " as a joke , and I did n’t mean it was gon na make it .
But he was like , " Hey , Warner Bros. says it ’s fine . " They never stopped it , they never droop it , so now , I made a multiverse where the MD is interrelate to Guillermo . And , I ’ve also created other characters , other seat where I can throw myself in a little bit . And if I can , I desire to create a world where Guillermo is connected to several characters around the multiverse . [ Laughs ]
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I opine that is such a fun approximation ! But with all these reference having both your personality and the personality the writers bring to these characters , what is one thing you find that you ’re gon na leave out playing in Guillermo that you maybe do n’t already have in your own life ?
Harvey Guillén : The stunt stuff that he got to do . Guillermo turned out to be the Van Helsing bada– that we all needed in our lives , and that variety of stuff , I do n’t get to do a lot of , and I really love it . Talking to Tig , our stunt director , he was like , " You ’re really good at this . " It started off as a joke , of when they tested me to see if I could do some stunt . Literally , the test was like , " Okay , rent me see you walk . " And I was like , " What ? " They just want to see you walk , they started with the bare lower limit , " Can you take the air ? Can you do this with your hand ? " And then , before you have sex it , " Can you jump out of a third - story windowpane ? " And I was like , " Sure . "
And I was doing everything , they were like , " Usually actors cease after the walk . [ Laughs ] Usually actor do n’t go too far after sure point . " I just kept promote myself , because already we have a brand of being an histrion , if your positive sizing and nicknack , that you ca n’t do certain things , and that ’s not rightful . So , I wanted to break that idea that that ’s not honest . We can quetch a– , and doing it more and more , I really like it . In this last season , I get to do a small parkour , it ’s fun , and it ’s really nerveless that they let me do it . I did all my stunt , basically , except for a few where , for insurance intent , they would n’t countenance me do , they were like , " No . " [ Laughs ]
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.
Like , when he falls backwards over his neck opening on the stairway in season 3 , I think that was one they were like , " We ’re gon na permit your stunt double do that one . " I was like , " Eh , I can do it . " I ’m glad I did n’t , because then I get a line it , and I was like , " Oh my god , that looks like it could have gone rottenly ill-timed . " [ Laughs ] But I did pretty much everything else . I just love doing stunts , and that ’s something I ’m gon na miss . There ’s your spinoff , the Van Helsing - comparable Guillermo dangerous undertaking . [ Chuckles ]
Guillermo Can’t Quite Move On From The Vampires For A Relatable Reason
“…those kinds of conversations just in the mirror are hard…”
So , in look at season 6 ’s tarradiddle , I love that we see Guillermo trying to move on from the lamia , but still being on the grounds and keeps getting drawn into their storyline . What do you think is sort of going through his head as he is trying to happen out what his life is not being a conversant ?
Harvey Guillén : I guess it ’s hard for people to break habit and modification , and to make boundaries . And I think in personal relationship and piece of work relationships , it ’s always heavy to have those conversations with yourself and say , " This is n’t healthy for me . This is n’t improve my life . This is n’t going anywhere . " So , those kinds of conversations just in the mirror are difficult , sometimes , because we get comfortable , and sometimes we get puff in knowing the conversant , even though it ’s miserable . But we , at least , hump what it is , as counterbalance to the unknown . So , it ’s practiced to know the misery you ’re in than the misery that rest ahead that we do n’t know .
I just find Guillermo is ultimately well-heeled enough , because he ’s been breaking out of his cocoon slowly , and now he ’s this butterfly that he ’s proud of who he is . He ’s comfy in his sexuality , he know he ’s not what he ’s been told by club . Even his housemate , who disparage him and treat him like a servant and whatnot . To so many degrees , as an consultation member , I would be so upset , because he saved them so many times . But the matter is that Guillermo is leading with love and empathy , so he could never turn his back on his castmates , or his mate in the home , because he loves them .
Even though they might have dusty line of descent pumping through their affection , because they ’re all in and out of this world , they ’re still his family , and they ’re his choose family , and he will protect them at any cost . And that ’s another reasonableness why he even came out to protect his choose family and his biological family . Both of them were at war , and he chose his gender as a shield to protect both of them and intercept the topsy-turvydom . So , it ’s poppycock like that that looking back , he ’s in a journey where he picks up in season 6 , it ’s like , " Yeah , in force for him . Take a risk , take a huge hazard , and take baseball swing , because you never know what ’s gon na ante up off . "
Guillermo & Nandor’s Will-They-Won’t-They Relationship Will Get An Answer This Season
Guillén Does Hope, Though, For A Normalization In Same-Sex Friendships With Love
Since you remark his sex , that is one question I want to ask was , evidently , so much of this show has been a will - they - or - won’t - they for Guillermo and Nandor , and since we are in the final time of year , I ’m curious if that is going to be explore a little further or a little more definitively .
Harvey Guillén : I retrieve that , for the longest time , when I start up play Guillermo , that was the idea behind the character was like , " Are they , will they , does he ? " And I think , because they have a small number of Stockholm Syndrome , you embark on feeling a little bit of a way , because the only affair you see in front of you becomes like this individual you idolize . He really does idolise Nandor , and he really does want to be a cracking vampire like him one mean solar day . And I think , sometimes , those lines can get fuzzy . So , the way that Guillermo is , I always say , I walk him on a tightrope , and it ’s like if he fall one way , he could be in love , and if he fall the other means , it was esteem , it was just admiration for this person .
And that ’s a nice besotted rope , because it ’s such a symmetricalness that the great unwashed are always asking , " Will they , wo n’t they ? " I opine sometimes we have to renormalize two male Friend being really close and not make it intimate . I think that we do n’t do that in society . If we saw two good friends who are female holding hands on the resort area , we ’d be like , " Oh , my God , they ’re good friends . " But if we see two son hold hands on the playground , all of a sudden , " What are you guys doing ? What are you guys doing ? Separate them . " Because that ’s not normal in society , that ’s not " normal , " but it is , and it should be normalized , that we can have closelipped friends and not be sexual , it does n’t have to be .
We could have close , same - sexual practice friend and do everything like in a human relationship , go to movies , babble out about your personal beliefs , your struggles , your animation , cry on each other ’s shoulders , and not have to make it sexual . Because I think once we get across that line , the great unwashed are like , " Well , you might as well be splice , why do n’t you marry them ? " And it ’s like , you do n’t have to wed them , you could be in love life and have love for someone and not have to make it intimate . I think with these character , we ’ve done a really great line of work of keeping the hearing on their toe of that . Now , will something happen this season that questions that even more , or makes them one means or the other ? I hazard you ’ll have to recover out .
TheWhat We Do In The ShadowsCrew Were In Talks For Another Season
“They know what they’re doing, and they know why they need to end there…”
I think I ’m coming up on time , so I did also require to enquire , how do you feel about the series close in general ? Do you feel satisfied ? Is there anything you feel there ’s left clear that you wish well could be explore more ?
Harvey Guillén : It ’s tough , because truth be told , I did n’t get it on we would go past five , because after he make his wish , and he fetch what he wants , where do we go with the plot line ? So , after we got five and six , I was like , " Oh , cool , " but then when we wrapped five , I was like , " await , so what are we doing for six ? " But as we were getting ready to go into six , there was talk of break into seven , so the ideas of storylines were quick to go for seven .
regrettably , again , with the business and everything and the strike that happen , we were off for a twelvemonth . So , it throws everything off for a year , and it have people ’s schedules , and people are promised to do something else , or financially , it ’s like we ’ve drop off a year of working on a show . So then , it was determine that to wrap it up , we would enfold it up at six and then add an additional installment . in reality , they were gon na add two special episodes , and I think Paul was saying that he could n’t figure out a nice way to wrap it up with 12 , so we ’ll make it 11 .
So , we actually fail down to 11 episodes , and it was just the fashion they were twine . I think it ’s with child . They know what they ’re doing , and they bonk why they take to end there , because it leaves it in a position where we ’re contented , and we ’re like , " Ah , " and then it makes sense . But thing are always , maybe , not what they seem , so we have to keep that in creative thinker , that in this world , anything ’s potential . Did you see something understandably , or did you see what you wanted to see ?
AboutWhat We Do In The ShadowsSeason 6
What We Do in the Shadows documents the nightly effort of lamia roommates Nandor ( Kayvan Novak ) , Laszlo ( Matt Berry ) , Nadja ( Natasia Demetriou ) and Colin Robinson ( Mark Proksch ) as they pilot the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their former familiar and current human friend , Guillermo ( Harvey Guillén ) as well as their vampire bureaucrat acquaintance , The Guide ( Kristen Schaal ) .
After a very brief stint as a full - blown lamia , Guillermo is re - value his life . Who is he if not a familiar who will do anything to please his Master in hope of one solar day being wrench into a lamia ? Meanwhile , the vampires are re - evaluating , too . When their former roomie reappears after a 50 - year snooze , they realize how piddling they ’ve done in half a century — not one goal carry through , not one dream pursue , not one part of the New World conquered ( except for their street and part of Ashley Street ) .
In the 6th and last season of the Emmy - propose funniness , Nandor , Nadja , Laszlo , Colin and Guillermo will get into the workforce , visit New Hampshire , go to a human dinner party , fête The Baron and conjure a demon — all while trying to discover their place and their aim in this crazy , mixed - up world .
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New episodes ofWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 6 air Mondays on FX .
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What We Do in the Shadows , released in 2019 , is a mockumentary serial publication search the nightly lives of a group of century - sure-enough vampire residing in Staten Island . The comedic show delves into their interaction with each other and the New world , furnish a humorous take on the vampire genre .
