What We Do in the ShadowsSees Major Twist andUsual SuspectsParody in Series Finale: How It Ended After 6 Seasons

Mar. 15, 2025

The cast of ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ season 6.Photo:Russ Martin/FX

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This post contains spoilers from theWhat We Do in the Shadowsseries finale.

After six seasons, FX’s vampire mockumentary came to a fitting conclusion with a reflection on how nothing’s really changed for any of the main characters — Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Colin (Mark Proksch) and Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) — during that time, commentary on the perfect series finale with a nod to theUsual Suspectsand a not-so-surprise twist that allowed for a poignant moment to bubble through the goofball mix of physical gags, recurring jokes and one-liners.

After kicking off with confessionals seeing Colin and Laszlo detail plans to build a female companion for the newly-“horny” Cravensworth’s Monster (Andy Assaf) while Guillermo and Nandor discuss the logistics for the latter’s underground secret crime-fighting lair — both serving as setups for jokes to pay off later — the finale doesn’t waste too much time before getting into the plot twist.

Harvey Guillén in ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ season 6.Russ Martin/FX

The only one to pick up on Guillermo’s emotional distress is Nadja, whose rise and fall as a Wall Street employee has taught her more about the human condition, prompting her to take action. Knowing how much Nandor means to Guillermo — sadly, the will they/won’t they of the series never gets fully addressed here — Nadja convinces him to comfort his familiar.

Kayvan Novak in ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ season 6.Russ Martin/FX

It is Nadja who jumps in to suggest that Guillermo is worried that he hasn’t grown or changed in any way over the past six years — despite even becoming a vampire (and then not again) in season 5.

However, before they can unpack this information too much, the roommates reveal to Guillermo that this isn’t even the first time they’ve filmed a documentary. In fact, the first was captured in 1958 and sees them doing much of the same things that we’re doing now.

Mark Proksch in ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ season 6.Russ Martin/FX

This all eventually leads the group to discuss lessons they’ve learned — for Laszlo it’s lots of sex and laughs, for the Guide it’s a diatribe about immigration, etc. — before Nadja offers to hypnotize the entire audience into seeing their own perfect ending. That’s when the series briefly switches formats to show Colin at the center of anUsual Suspectsparody, with the show recreating the final sequence as the police piece all the clues together.

With the episode quickly coming to an end, the show hits harder on the poignant notes as Laszlo leads a singalong of Guy Lombardo’s “We’ll Meet Again” while Guillermo tells Nandor that this is his final night in the house, revealing it’s time for him to move on.

From Left: Kayvan Novak and Mark Proksch in ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ season 6.Russ Martin/FX

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But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar’s delight and surprise.

source: people.com