The Portrait
- Episode aired Oct 28, 2021
- TV-MA
- 28m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
1.9K
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The housemates grieve the loss of one of their own.The housemates grieve the loss of one of their own.The housemates grieve the loss of one of their own.
Jean-Michel Richaud
- The Sire
- (voice)
Lauren Collins
- Meg
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Cree Summer
- Jan
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Aida Turturro
- Gail
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe song Laszlo is playing on the piano when Guillermo goes to talk to him is "Take My Hand", written by Matt Berry for his show Toast of London (2012)
- Quotes
Nandor: But I'm excited for this trip now. It's going to be a real "Eat, Pray, Love" kind of journey for me.
Guillermo de la Cruz: What do you mean? You're going to pray?
Nandor: Well how am I gonna eat if I don't prey on people, dummy?
- Crazy creditsThe photo of Colin in the opening credits has its faced crossed out.
- ConnectionsReferences ER (1994)
- SoundtracksOur Love Is Young
Performed by Andrea Fodor Litkei and Ervin Litkei
Featured review
Season Three Review
After some early shaky episodes, I think "What We Do In The Shadows" has been a sitcom that has really delivered. This third season, which on a couple of occasions looks like it might shake up the formula, is probably the best on so far.
The events of the second season leave a power vacuum at the top of the local Vampiric Council. For some reason, the powers that be choose Nadia (Natasha Demetriou) and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) to fill that void. Assisted by The Guide (Kristen Schaal) the pair struggle to coexist and make any progress. Laszlo (Matt Berry) has made closer friends with Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they explore the library looking for information about the origin of energy vampires.
Though generally the series maintains its level of consistently amusing, rather than laugh our loud funny, this season does include what, for me was the best moment the show has managed so far. In storyline, the other characters appear as Nandor, to try and clinch a date for him. This allows Kayvan Novak, a skilled mimic as anyone who's seen his wider work can testify, to give us his impressions of Proksch and Harvey Guillen, but most hilariously of all, his take of Matt Berry.
The season actually runs a few more season long stories than they previously have. Pairing Laszlo and Colin Robinson is interesting, they play off each other well even though it feels like a bit of a character change for Laszlo, which then feeds back into the story. Nandor's frustrations are hit several times, his love life falling apart three times, leading to the dramatic decisions he makes at the end. Donal Logue is a welcome cameo, as is a small one from Scott Bakula insisting, despite his last name, that he's not a vampire.
I assuming that season four will likely reset much of what happened in the last couple of episodes but, either way, I'll certainly be here to see it.
The events of the second season leave a power vacuum at the top of the local Vampiric Council. For some reason, the powers that be choose Nadia (Natasha Demetriou) and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) to fill that void. Assisted by The Guide (Kristen Schaal) the pair struggle to coexist and make any progress. Laszlo (Matt Berry) has made closer friends with Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they explore the library looking for information about the origin of energy vampires.
Though generally the series maintains its level of consistently amusing, rather than laugh our loud funny, this season does include what, for me was the best moment the show has managed so far. In storyline, the other characters appear as Nandor, to try and clinch a date for him. This allows Kayvan Novak, a skilled mimic as anyone who's seen his wider work can testify, to give us his impressions of Proksch and Harvey Guillen, but most hilariously of all, his take of Matt Berry.
The season actually runs a few more season long stories than they previously have. Pairing Laszlo and Colin Robinson is interesting, they play off each other well even though it feels like a bit of a character change for Laszlo, which then feeds back into the story. Nandor's frustrations are hit several times, his love life falling apart three times, leading to the dramatic decisions he makes at the end. Donal Logue is a welcome cameo, as is a small one from Scott Bakula insisting, despite his last name, that he's not a vampire.
I assuming that season four will likely reset much of what happened in the last couple of episodes but, either way, I'll certainly be here to see it.
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- southdavid
- Dec 24, 2021
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- Runtime28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD
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