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What We Do in the Shadows Series-Finale Recap: Casket Closed
As a wise mug once said, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”
Undercover: New York,” I compared the episode’s vibe to a wrap party; that element was present in “The Finale” as well, with shoutouts to Frank the grip, who looks like Nandor (he really does) and a very specific actorly complaint from Kayvan Novak about how he always thinks his hair is on fire from the smell when the lights get too hot. There were some very good classic setups and punchlines in this episode, batshit (no pun intended) metaphors, silly visual gags, lots of bullying of Guillermo, and sharp meta-humor — all things at which Shadows has excelled at various points in its run. “The Finale” has a joke that relies on our ability to recognize snippets of Shakespeare (as delivered by oratory king Mr. Matt Berry, who doesn’t give a speech but does play us out with one last song) and a reference to Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens filmmakers the Maysles Brothers.
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