#ALSO BABY COLIN ROBINSON

[shippy-from-apocalypse]

I know what we do in The shadows has a Very "back to the status quo" energy but by god please PLEASE bring back The marwa storyline i am begging i am on my knees that can Not be the end of her and nandor still has one or two wishes left correct?

[anerstellae]

Colin finally getting a kiss on his bald head and nobody’s talking about it? Come on guys…

[theshriekingsisterhood]

The way I SPRINTED to my computer to make this the second Risky showed me this textpost

[terriblegam2r]

Can we bring up the fact that Laszlo, up until this point, has never been interested in Guillermo (that wasn't out of boredom, necessity or putting him down - I'm talking genuine interest (and dare I say slight concern?) in him), or literally anything he had to say or what he did throughout the day. Not even once. But here Laszlo is, constantly bringing up the topic of Guillermo's seemingly odd behavior to the other vampires - also showcasing that he's paid enough attention to him to where he can recognize that Guillermo's not acting like his usual~ self. I also noticed that Laszlo praised Guillermo's familiar duties (has he ever complimented him before? Idts) and proclaimed to Nandor on his own that he agreed with Guillermo that Nandor was using hypnosis too much. He even said "Ah! There he is." to himself when Guillermo showed up after he and Nandor met up with Nadja after they got out of jail, meaning that he was still thinking of Guillermo even when he was hanging out with Sean and Nandor and after all the crazy excitement that happened that night. And in the end it turned out that he kind of was concerned about Guillermo because he told him he pretty much thought he had a bad stomach ache and wanted to tell him to be careful about what he eats. Aww.

I think Laszlo co-parenting with Guillermo towards baby Colin Robinson last season sparked an interest (and respect) in Guillermo, and I love finally seeing their relationship develop, and I look forward to seeing them bond more this season (even if it is baby steps lol But in a way it's the total opposite because Laszlo has never talked about/to Guillermo this much in one season before, much less the series as a whole, and I am loving every second of it).

[sharkbath]

People aren’t talking enough about Colin Robinson remembering bits and pieces about Laszlo raising him like…I’m still so heartbroken over him not remembering but this is a start cuz Laszlo loved him so much like GUYS

[sallyrhubarb]

"can you read me something from one of your real books about real stuff?"

[scullys-scalpel]

WWDITS 4.01

They were wild for this 😂

[honestlywhyamibackhere]

I think part of the reason Lazlo was so in tune with Guillermo and him acting off at the start of season 5 was because of how they both raised Colin Robinson in season 4. I know we always talk about the bond between Lazlo and baby Colin, but I hardly ever see people mention how Guillermo was also a parent to baby Colin and had almost as big of a part in raising him as Lazlo. When I was rewatching season 4, I noticed that Lazlo and Guillermo would often discuss what to do and work with each other to help Colin, especially episode 10 where they're struggling with him growing up. This was the season I noticed the start of a change in how he treats Guillermo (same with Nadja after their year in London, and Nandor with the power dynamics balancing out). The whole situation with baby Colin is probably what made Lazlo realise he also cares and values Guillermo

This is just something I realised and wanted to have a quick rant about before the chaos of the season 5 finale (I'm not ready)

[emptyspaaace]

My even hotter take is that the what we do in the shadows fandom treats the vampires and vampirism in much the same way that a certain brand of dudebro treats bojack horseman or rick Sanchez. Yes they are relatable but you are not supposed to idolise them or use them to justify your own behaviour you’re supposed to think they’re arrogant unselfaware and have arrested development brought on by the fact that the idiots cannot die no matter how stupid they are. Guillermo is the only competent one amongst them BECAUSE he is not a vampire, he is the only one who suffers consequences for his actions, ergo he is the only one who learns from his mistakes. Becoming a vampire would take that away from him. Nandor needs to improve to be with Guillermo, Guillermo does not need to stoop to Nandors level

[sickgraymeat]

They’re the same picture

[thepunkmuppet]

laszlo fucking lied.

remembering for a second that season 5 takes place straight after season 4, laszlo is clearly grieving baby colin and using guillermo as a distraction. it is NOT a coincidence that in this episode colin mentioned dreaming about his time as baby colin and just happened to make a joke about dads and sons (using buzzwords like “boy” and “act” as well).

I think not being able to fix guillermo and, to a lesser extent, (from his perspective) having to kill guillermo’s “babies” sent laszlo into a downward spiral and he was genuinely semi-catatonic. he’s said and shown that he struggles with emotional stuff many times, and actually feeling those emotions and thinking those thoughts and having to actually confront them would definitely do weird things to him.

another thing we know about laszlo is that he is a really good liar. when he snapped out of it, saying “THAT’S IT!” he 1000% made up the book thing on the fly. but it worked because he was genuinely happy again! his distraction is back in business!!

I think he either figured out why guillermo is the way he is, how to turn him fully into a vampire, or how to turn him human again. and the colin robinson thing will build over the next two episodes, with the two still avoiding each other until the finale is an emotional confrontation between laszlo and colin about their time together, and nandor and guillermo about… well, you know.

anyway yeah matt berry is a fucking good actor and I know this is a comedy but that was not “figuring out how to alphabetise my books” that was “grappling with raising and losing a son who now doesn’t remember me but I have to live with him every day and also the not-coping mechanism I’ve found to distract myself from my pain has stopped working and also I am a centuries old vampire who cannot deal with crushing human emotions”. or you know something like that

[ahogettena]

assigning wwdits characters furbies based on their personality/vibes because i love being cringe.

nandor- 2005 "fiesta" emoto-tronic furby

i genuinely have no explanation for this one. vibes i guess. it's more so about how i view the emoto-tronic furby as an era of furby than their actual personality really.

laszlo- 1998 gen. 7 "red wolf" furby

he'd absolutely be an original 1998 furby so i just picked one that had like. vibes to it

nadja- 2012 "punky pink" furby

could be controversial but she's definitely one of the more "modern" furbies. probably not a furby boom though. the 2012 furbies just have a vibe about them that i think would fit her. also she's a girlboss (or at least attempts to be) and come on if this isn't the girl-bossiest looking furby there is.

the guide- unproduced 1998 gen. 10 "snowy owl" furby

yeah. yeahhhhhhhhh

colin robinson- 1998 "human" furby prototype

they just have the same uncanny energy. also the outfit. there's also a chance he'd be one of those delightfully freaky 2005 baby furbies.

guillermo- 2002 "toad" shelby

do i even have to explain why he'd be a shelby. also the colours i mean just look at these two images side-by-side.

[salan-d-er]

No you don't understand, Laszlo had such a bad father figure but, he still managed to raise baby Colin Robinson and he still is so very protective of him. That he told the adult Colin Robinson words he also needed to hear that his father cared for him. AND THE FACT that he still does care about Colin Robinson NO YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND

[nandorisms]

I know we are going to be moving onto season 6 for WWDITS, but mentally, I'm still in season 4. We just ate so much that season.

Like...

1. Nandor felt so lost and lonely that he returned to the last place he felt at home (which was not Staten Island, but makes total sense considering how he must've felt after Guillermo abandoned him at the train station)

2. Nandor brings up how he misses Guillermo (though it was in a context about cleaning, I think we've all learned to read between the lines whenever Nandor says something like this)

3. Nandor is genuinely surprised to see Guillermo when he is freed from the crate (meaning that Nandor had likely thought he had left like all the other times)

4. When Guillermo points his finger and says, "you're dead to me," and Nandor responds with "what the fuck did I do?" (This further solidifies the idea of Nandor having the mindset of being a scorned bride left at the altar, with him being the one that had suffered, and that Guillermo was the one who left)

5. Nandor defends Guillermo when Laszlo and Nadja tease him

6. Nandor, with absolutely zero hesitation, jumps straight into the open floor to grab and save Guillermo as soon as he falls into the hole

7. Nandor gives Guillermo a robe (likely stolen from the hotel he stayed at while traveling) and proceeds to dry his hair with a towel (also likely stolen)

8. Nandor gets Guillermo a glass of water (it's sewage water, but he's a 750 yr old vampire, I don't think he understands what clean water is anymore)

9. Nandor admits to feeling disrespected about being left at the train station alone (again with the scorned bride left at the altar schtick) before subtly manipulating him to stay/very sneakily trying to find if Guillermo is still in love with him, he brings up this whole scheme about needing Guillermo to be his bestman and help him find a bride

10. Then, Nandor is surprised and overly-nonchalant when he realizes that Guillermo isn't jealous and is actually happy for him (it's that little confused head tilt and dejected, "oh, okay" that really sells it for me, also that overly chipper "great," and tight smile when Guillermo says he will "accept this great honour" like bitch...I see you 👀)

11. Nandor trying to find a partner right away because he's lonely (👀 insert, I know what you are meme, here)

12. Nandor acting as Guillermo's voice while Guillermo is pissed at Laszlo and Nadja

13. Nandor immediately stopping his laughter after he sees that it has upset Guillermo (wouldn't want to risk pissing him off after just getting reunited and missing him the entire time you were apart, would you, Nandor?)

14. Nandor immediately going along with Guillermo's idea and grabbing a pen and paper to write down baby Colin Robinson's answer.

15. Nandor looking to Guillermo for help to rob Fort Knox and then Henry Ford (it's very telling of who he trusts, although one could say it's because Guillermo is familiar, I believe personally that Nandor trusts him after all of his help capturing the sire)

16. Guillermo being the only one to ask and genuinely be interested in Nandor'a travels back home and even going further by asking why it hadn't been a happy trip for him (unlike Laszlo and Nadja)

And this is just episode 1 of season 4.

The rest of the season has so, so, so much more.

[assiraphales]

sean rinaldi is one of my favorite wwdits characters fr like the dude went from being the annoying neighbor to being invited to a vampire wedding as a guest. he was just an average joe who loves football beer ocean 11 and took one look at laszlo (an eccentric slut who lives in a murder mansion and only comes out at night) and said “that’s my bro”. getting the brain scramblies lowkey reset his brain / essentially unlearned his toxic masculinity (to a point), when nadja guillermo & nandor were abroad he supported laszlo and helped him raise baby colin robinson, he doesn’t even knock anymore before coming into the house, laszlo said that it was the greatest friendship of his life and sean said he would die for laz, he doesn’t get upset about the vampires antics... he’s just such a neat lil guy I luv him (also laz should try giving him a lil kiss again bc I think internalized homophobia got in the way the first time) 

[sallyrhubarb]

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