What We Do in the Shadows - Série 2

We can still say it’s terrific and original entertainment that you can easily shake-off in the morning (as it’s my case), but there’s less of the humour that can be called genious. At first sight you won’t notice any difference in the formal conception of the first and second seasons, and the creators keep on thinking new ways to develop the motifs surrounding the now fully profiled vampires at a very high tempo – after the werewolves, we get to meet for instance the spirits of human ancestors, witches, and trolls –, without that world ever feeling overstuffed, while the events retain their proven controversy and comedic timing. But this time the episodicism is considerably more noticeable and the closed plots are missing some lightness and punch. Thus, the second season is not as effective, but, given the great feature film and one ten-episode season of a high-octane series on the same theme, it’s not that dramatic. The characters are still great and the creators have tried new stuff – the season finale and the evolution of Guillermo prove that many new interesting things can still happen. 75% (09/19/2020)