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THIS. THIS THIS THIS. (I love the righteous gemstones sm, but FR)

If I had to guess which one of my shows — the intensely queer positive show about gay vampires or the one about intense religious evangelicals who own a mega church — would make the gay ship canon, I WOULD HAVE GUESSED WRONG, BECAUSE DANNY MCBRIDE DID IT AND THE VAMPIRES DID NOT (!?!?)

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’this is still about you’ FERALLLLLL FERAL FERAL THATS INSANE HOW BADLY DO YOU HAVE TO FUMBLE A MAN FOR HIM TO DEDICATE THE TEN YEAR REMASTER OF THE MOST INSANE DISS ON EARTH TO YOU

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fuck it, all the what we do in the shadows alternative endings together thanks to discord

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i've been rewatching wwdits in order (i can't let go yet, okay!) and am currently in season three, and it got me thinking about how i think the end of s6 is such a rewarding happy ending for nandor that really resonates with the rest of the series. i know that in the finale, the characters are making the argument that nothing ever changes and the ending's not significant, but i think what we actually see with nandor, especially in his relationship to guillermo, is really the opposite.

disclaimer: i would have loved overt canon nandermo, so i definitely understand the pain of us not getting that. however, this post just focuses on what actually happened in the last few eps rather than what wwdits could have done instead!

some thoughts on why i love this ending for mr. de laurentis so much--

so, from the start of the show, we sort of have the two "couples" in the house with laszlo/nadja and nandor/guillermo. we can see that nandor has an unusual attachment to guillermo as a familiar even from the start, because laszlo and nadja go through familiars like kleenex, whereas nandor and guillermo have their funny little bickering marrieds thing going. however, nandor can't admit how much he cares about guillermo or how much his companionship means, because guillermo is his familiar and that's humiliating!

we also see nandor struggle a lot with a sense of purposelessness (especially after colin breaks his world view in 3.04!) and we see him missing his warlord life constantly even though it's been centuries since that was his reality.

and he usually decides he's going to fix his guillermo crises and his existential crises by going all in on some new love interest!!!!!!

then the guide gives him the talk where she points out his pattern, and even though he ostensibly wasn't listening, maybe it managed to permeate his single brain cell on some level, because his commitment to guillermo at the end of 6.10 isn't about the chase, it's about a long-term commitment. "an unbreakable alliance." (and then they seal it with a hand clasp that really just smacks of ~victory~ to me as a gesture!)

charmaine's advice (telling nandor to tell his crush who he has new feelings for how he feels) doesn't work out with the guide ... but it does work out when he ✨proposes✨ his plan to guillermo and tells guillermo he's the thing that nandor holds in the highest esteem possible: a warrior. (and this after guillermo told nandor that nandor made him never feel good enough. nandor does not like to listen when his patterns are pointed out to him -- see aforementioned scene with the guide -- but he did this time, and tried to make up for it quickly!)

nandor also manages to find a middle ground where he and guillermo can meet: fighting bad guys together. and we see from "nandor's army" that he still has epic warlord skills, just like guillermo has epic slaying skills, and this gives them the space to both be thriving in a shared purpose, after having purpose-related existential crises all season!

guillermo is skeptical that nandor's really going to commit and change, as expressed in the shared talking head in 6.11, and he figures he'll be saddled with all the work, but we find out at the end that nandor has committed so hard that -- in addition to all his drawings and diagrams and his silly costume shopping -- he somehow managed to make that two-person coffin elevator into a secret underground lair a reality?!?!?! (i like to think maybe guillermo will be more into the idea of their partnership in a post-"omg the coffin elevator actually exists" world.)

"you can call me nandor." that is all. <3

nandor's also, ultimately, willing to let guillermo go after a season that was full of pain over letting guillermo go, and he does it calmly and simply and without flinging any guilt-tripping guillermo's way. it is a peak "if you love something, let it go, and it will come back to you" moment. and then, of course, guillermo comes back like immediately. :) and is welcomed into the coffin, and the future adventures that the camera won't be there to catch!

anyway! this is all just a bunch of nonsense rambling, but my point is, i think the recurring loneliness and dissatisfaction that we see nandor grapple with throughout the series is something that is finally over once he commits proudly to a life with guillermo fighting the good fight (whatever shape that might take in the future, since who knows how long the superheroes thing will be the vibe). he needed to overtly acknowledge what guillermo meant to him, to himself and to guillermo and to everyone else, because pushing it down was part of what was keeping him consistently miserable, and once he's done that, he doesn't have to go looking for purpose in a cliche romantic happily ever after (and indeed, he seems totally checked out when the gang talk to him about being in love with the guide toward the start of 6.11). he has it in his unbreakable alliance, wherever that may go! 💘

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This absolutely sums them up

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS 6.09

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These are the actual Polaroids taken in the foyer of the vampire house during the opening scene of last night’s episode 9 of WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS’ on FX (and today on the Hulu). ‘Nandor’ shot these of me as the fabulous ‘Baron Afanas’ before another big night for me!

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Me when watching season 4 nandermo content and being sure they’d end up together:

Me when watching season 6 and watching my nandermo dreams crumble:

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How did we get THIS in season 4 and not get nandermo tf ???????

Normal things you can do on the day of your own wedding…

(S4 appreciation post :3)

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The Baron calling The Sire just a roommate was thoroughly devastating to me as someone who completely believes they are ancient husbands but it got saved by this line at the end.

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WWDITS scored four nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards!

This marks Harvey’s fourth nomination, Kayvan’s third nomination, Natasia’s second nomination, and Shadows’ fourth nomination in their respective categories.

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STOP GETTING MY HOPES UP AUGHHGGEJDJKKSMXJDDND

so the second to last wwdits episode comes out on monday and it has been revealed to be a holiday work party episode.

HERES HOW NANDERMO CAN STILL WIN:

When Nandor shows up to the party, they think he’s trying to sneak back in to get his job back so asshole boss (can’t remember his name and im not looking it up) tries to kick him out and Guillermo has to swoop in a save him by saying that he’s his date. He then has to act like Nandor is his bf for the rest of the night. (Bonus points if Nandor does not realize that Guillermo is lying. Even more bonus points if he’s visibly ecstatic and overly affectionate)

In a similar vein, when Nandor and Guillermo show up at the party together all of Guillermo’s colleagues misunderstand and think they are dating (because like… look at them). Guillermo tries to correct them but then when they ask Nandor about it he’s just like “Yes! We are in fact in love! :)” and all his colleagues just think they’re trying to keep it on the dl. This would be ten times funnier if they coworkers ask Nadja and/Lazlo for clarification and they tell cc employees that Gizmo and Nandor have been dating for years (they are being 100% serious).

Asshole boss is being flirty with Guillermo and then the camera shifts and zooms in on Nandor SEETHING with rage.

Asshole boss is being creepy with Guillermo and Nandor fucking kills him. One hit no-scope. RIP bozo.

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That makes sense actually

And that’s how the Baron lost his genitals

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The list of the queer shows we lost in 2024 includes:

Our Flag Means Death (95% Rotten Tomatoes)

My Lady Jane (95%)

Chucky (93%)

Dead Boy Detectives (92%)

Outer Range (85%)

Among many others! All together, canceled queer shows averaged 89% freshness by critics on Rotten Tomatoes. (That's better than Wednesday and Bridgerton.)

savequeerstories.carrd.co

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The most adorable married couple in TV history!

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I don’t want it to be over yet 😭

miss them already