So that's what they do in the shadows. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the craziest, most chaotic scenarios and character moments on the TV show, “What We Do in the Shadows.”
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00:00I'm a vampire. I'm a vampire! I'm a vampire!
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the craziest,
00:10most chaotic scenarios and character moments on the TV show What We Do in the Shadows.
00:15Since some entries detail plot points for seasons 1 through 5, prepare to be spoiled.
00:20Let's just take things down a notch and then fight to the death.
00:25Number 10. Nandor joins a cult-like organization
00:28Being centuries old, the vampires are prone to bouts of depression and eternal life crises.
00:34In season 3, Nandor's ennui leads him to join the Post-Chiropteran Wellness Center,
00:39a community of vampires who take extreme measures to be human again.
00:43Welcome!
00:44Sorry, I am just here for…
00:46Jam! Please join us! Bring your cameras! No secrets here!
00:52Leader Jam keeps the formerly fanged busy with jam-packed schedules that include aerobics,
00:57cornhole, and learning how to fit in among humans.
01:00I love my life here. I feel invigorated.
01:05I forgot how exciting it was to live like a human.
01:09From listening to One Week by the Bare Naked Ladies on a constant loop to the nightly fang
01:13removal, Nandor's new life away from his friends is unsettling. Guillermo refuses to let his master
01:19be in this cult of brainwashed vamps, so he infiltrates the center and kidnaps a reluctant
01:24Nandor, fighting several vampires along the way.
01:28What did you do, Guillermo?
01:30Cover your face.
01:31What?
01:31Cover your face!
01:32Number 9. Superb Owl Party Shenanigans
01:35Shawnee Boy invites his nocturnal neighbors over to a Super Bowl party,
01:39which Nandor, Nadia, and Laszlo mistake as a celebration for a superb owl.
01:43Yeah, I know it's a Super Bowl party, but I tried to correct them and they wouldn't listen.
01:49It's the owl's egg. Also, I didn't try all that hard.
01:54Thinking he's discovered their secret immortality, Laszlo and Nandor double-hypnotize Shawn,
01:59leaving him with the brain scramblies. Meanwhile, Nadia reconnects with an old friend,
02:04but becomes irate when she realizes the woman has her mother's necklace,
02:08partially destroying their home in a rage-fueled search for it.
02:12Thomas, scream for me if you're here.
02:14That is worse than a Bible. That burns my eyes.
02:17Nadia takes a break from punching holes in the wall to join Laszlo and Nandor in showing
02:21Shawn an amazing time before putting him out of his misery. He goes from speaking nonsense to
02:26shrieking in terror at their vampire abilities, and he won't remember any of it.
02:32His mind has been wiped to a blank slate, and now he can start a new one,
02:36just focus on the amazingness of his wife and his marriage,
02:39and he doesn't remember we're vampires at all.
02:428. Headmaster Hypnosis
02:44Baby Colin is one of the wildest plots the show has ever done. After Laszlo decides it's time to
02:50enroll him in school, Shawn brings up his alma mater Helen Country Day School.
02:54Well, there you go. That's where the boy shall go.
02:56Yeah, I can help you with that. I happen to be very tight with the headmaster.
02:59Don't you think that's a rather hasty decision?
03:01Shawn went there, and look how he's turned out.
03:03Nandor, Nadia, and Laszlo dress up in their human outfits,
03:06coach baby Colin on what to say, and try to make a good impression in an interview
03:11with Headmaster Warren. The problem is, they can't keep their story straight on
03:15who Colin's parents are.
03:16Of course this is a disaster. He knows we're married, my darling.
03:19Let's just say that I am the mother and Laszlo is the father.
03:22Who am I going to be?
03:23You're the groundskeeper now. Keep up!
03:25With every slip-up, Nadia puts Shawn and Headmaster Warren through one hypnosis after another,
03:31which we later find out adds up to more than 400 times. As always, Guillermo is the only
03:37voice of reason, asking what we were all thinking, and receiving a hilariously frustrating answer.
03:43If you can hypnotize them for them to freeze and forget everything,
03:46wouldn't it be easier to just hypnotize Headmaster Warren into allowing Colin into
03:50the school without all this play acting?
03:52Did this bitch just say what I think he said?
03:56Number 7. Scheming in Atlantic City
03:59What begins as a fun trip to Atlantic City for Shawn and Charmaine's vow renewal
04:03quickly descends into pandemonium.
04:05It's just like Ocean's Eleven.
04:07What, did you guys get a group raid or something?
04:09Yes! I love this woman!
04:13Colin Robinson lets a housekeeper clean their hotel room,
04:16leaving Nandor, Nadia, and Laszlo unable to rest without their ancestral soil.
04:20The more sleep-deprived they become, the loopier they get and the more their powers wane.
04:25The vamps send Guillermo to London, Antipaxos, and Southern Iran to collect more soil.
04:31I got them. One, two, three. I got them all. No, thank you.
04:40I'm back!
04:41When he returns, he plans, with the vampires, to rig a boxing match to rapace Shawn,
04:46unintentionally resulting in one boxer punching his opponent's head clean off.
04:50Between Nadia terrorizing the Rat Pack and Nandor's obsession with a Big Bang Theory-themed
04:56slot machine, this entire episode is a series of over-the-top moments.
05:05Bazinga is the war cry of Sheldon.
05:09Nadia's spirit runs away.
05:11Out of the core cast, one could argue that Nadia is the most unhinged of them all.
05:16We're used to seeing her fly off the handle when she's angry,
05:18but when her dolly runs away, she goes nuclear.
05:29Luckily, Nadia and her human ghost inhabiting the doll are a lot alike,
05:33because, you know, they're the same person, so tracking her down isn't too difficult.
05:38However, both of them are stubborn and insanely dramatic,
05:42which makes their fights as entertaining as they are tumultuous.
05:49Ghost Nadia hops into different vessels as Vampire Nadia chases her around,
05:53screaming proclamations of love, threats, and obscenities. In the end, the two hotheads make up.
06:00We see more of the duo's wild antics when they swap bodies in Season 5.
06:08Number 5. Little Gizmos.
06:14In the Season 4 finale, Guillermo takes matters into his own hands and goes after his vampire
06:19dreams. However, everything goes wrong, starting with Derek's messy attempt to turn him.
06:33Being a man of science, Lazlo is determined to figure out why Guillermo hasn't fully
06:37transformed. Most of his experiments are questionable, but nothing is quite as
06:41shocking as the human-animal hybrids he created using Guillermo's DNA.
06:52For some fans, the talking creatures were a fever dream, and they agreed with Lazlo's
06:57idea to dispatch them. Others couldn't help but find the coiffed hair hybrids oddly adorable,
07:03and love that Daddy Guimerno takes his experimental offspring to a retirement
07:06home to be emotional support animals. But everyone can agree that Binky is pure nightmare fuel.
07:17Number 4. Nandor's TV Blunder.
07:19Any of the vampires appearing on live television guarantees a disaster,
07:24but with Nandor's penchant for saying too much, he's definitely the one to keep away from cameras.
07:33When their street has a water main break, Nandor is interviewed by Joanna Roscoe,
07:42and casually reveals his centuries-long lifespan. Although the reporter laughs it off,
07:47Nandor runs home in a panic, causing his roommates to join him in overreacting to a non-issue.
07:53Everyone has a different plan. Nadia gives herself a makeover, and Lazlo wants to kidnap Joanna.
08:03Colin Robinson sets up a gauntlet of traps, which an unwitting Guillermo manages to survive.
08:08The rest of the Bonkers episode sees them levitating in the street,
08:12as well as taking over the newsroom and doing a mass hypnosis.
08:23Number 3. Bloody Mary is no joke.
08:32While checking his electronic letters, Nandor opens a chain email that contains a curse,
08:37or so it says.
08:54Panicking, he tells Nadia and Lazlo, and they become just as distraught.
08:58The email details the cautionary tale of a girl named Ariana,
09:02who didn't listen to the warning and ended up disemboweled by Bloody Mary.
09:06Of course, the vampire trio absolutely lose their minds thinking they've actually been cursed.
09:23Lazlo really homes in on Ariana's alleged fate, while Nadia continues to berate Nandor.
09:28Guillermo's absence means this spiral goes on far longer than it should,
09:32but he has a legitimate crisis.
09:35The vampire hunting club's terrible idea to sneak into the Hustle Dynasty household.
09:40Unsurprisingly, it turns into a chaotic fight for their lives.
09:44Number 2. Jackie Daytona, regular human bartender.
09:53No What We Do in the Shadows list would be complete without season 2's On the Run.
10:03While the fan-favorite episode isn't unhinged in the chaotic sense,
10:07Lazlo's super dramatic response to paying an outstanding debt to Jim the Vampire
10:11goes beyond what anyone expected.
10:13First, he chooses a duel over simple repayment,
10:16then goes several steps further by moving to Pennsylvania.
10:35Lazlo dons his foolproof human disguise of denim and a toothpick,
10:39adopting his go-to alias, Jackie Daytona.
10:42He becomes incredibly invested in the girls' volleyball team,
10:46quickly establishing himself as a beloved member of the community.
10:49Ultimately, he flees just as abruptly as he arrived.
10:53It seems that the winding path of life has led me back to myself, back to Lazlo."
11:00The whole ruse is one of Lazlo's most ridiculously amazing schemes.
11:04Before we unveil our top pick, here are some honorable mentions.
11:08Saving Guillermo
11:09Nadja goes full Mama Bear mode for Gizmo.
11:20Simon the devious home renovator
11:22As always, Lazlo's nemesis does the absolute most.
11:38Night Market Deathmatch
11:39Guillermo and Nandor go head-to-head in a familiar fight.
11:48Like a boss.
11:49At full power, this energy vampire can do some damage.
11:58Zombie Topher
11:59Alive or undead, this familiar is a lot.
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12:28Partying with the Baron
12:30In the pilot episode of What We Do in the Shadows, we're introduced to Baron Afanas,
12:34an ancient vampire whose surprise visit has the household on edge.
12:39When he awakens, he's not talking about his old-fashioned idea to conquer the world.
12:53No, the Baron wants Nandor, Nadja, and Lazlo to take him for a fun night on the town.
12:57Between bar hopping and awkward confessions,
12:59the vampires struggle to keep the Baron under control.
13:10After he convinces everyone to take shots, he eats human food, triggering a violent bodily reaction.
13:17But the real party starts when they all go clubbing and consume blood with trippy
13:21substances. By the time the four of them stumble home, they are a giddy mess.
13:40What's your favorite unhinged moment? Did it make the list?
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