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“City Council”

The second episode of the vampire show What We Do in the Shadows continues to be very funny, although I have to admit that it was not quite as funny as the pilot episode.

This was directed by Jemaine Clement instead of Taika Waititi, and you could see the subtle differences. Still very funny, but the plot had a bunch of things happen that could have been expanded upon more.

I did find the ridiculousness of the four vampires heading to a City Council meeting in an attempt of taking over Staten Island because the Baron wanted them to was out of this world. When Nandor approached the microphone and, talking way to close to it, proclaimed himself as the ruler of the land, it was remarkably funny. The fact that the council members did not even blink when he came up was a commentary about the weirdos that they must see on a regular basis.

Nadja turned the LARPing Jenna into a vampire after seeing her being mistreated by the others in her LARPing group. Charmed by her youth and attitude, Nadja bites her and shares her own blood with Jenna. Jenna reacts poorly in the last scene of the show. I have never been a big fan of vomit jokes, but this worked well for me.

Breaking the three main vampires off into their own storylines may have been too much for the shorter time of this series, because all of the tales felt a touch rushed. I would rather see more crossover from the crew. Still, this was funny and funny makes up for a lot of issues.