In the new episode “Nandor’s Army,” of What We Do in the Shadows Nandor (Kayvan Novak), who was fired from Cannon Capital Strategies without warning, goes crazy and turns back into a warlord. Nandor wants to get back at his old boss so badly that he declares war on him and gets the whole crew to join his cause. This crazy adventure has mannequin soldiers, battle plans, and touching moments. It’s like a roller coaster of silly and deep emotions for the vampires.
MAIN KEY EVENTS OF WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS S06xE05
| • Laszlo, Nadja, and Colin Robinson search for the missing Nandor • Nandor puts together a “war council” of mannequins • The gang stages a roleplay to snap Nandor out • Nadja and Laszlo try to show Nandor a victory • Nandor figures out that he needs a new goal |
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS SEASON 6 EPISODE 5 RECAP
At the beginning of the episode, Laszlo (Matt Berry), one of the vampires, looks out over Staten Island from their rooftop, looking for Nandor, who doesn’t seem to be there. To find her, Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) search the house and even put up a poster that says “Missing.” The reward was three dollars, down from five because Nadja is cheap.
At the same time, Baron Afanas (Doug Jones), giving Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) a tip, tells him where Nandor is in New Jersey. When they all get back to Baron’s house, The Sire (Jean-Michel Richaud) serves them finger food. After that, the Baron plays a recording that shows Nandor’s angry speech against Wall Street. He’s been hiding out in New Hampshire, determined to bring down Cannon Capital Strategies.
The group hits the road and heads to New Hampshire, where they discover Nandor hiding in an empty warehouse. He put together a “war council” of mannequins and split them into three groups: soldiers, reserve soldiers, and “concubines.” Even though the mannequins aren’t moving at all, Nandor is focused on his job as their leader, planning a battle against the corporate elite. Laszlo suggests that they act like nothing is wrong in the hopes that Nandor will eventually wake up.
Laszlo, Nadja, and Colin Robinson join Nandor’s training camp because they believe in their “mission.” On the other hand, Guillermo is not allowed to be on the council because he is a “enemy.” After this, there is a training montage. Colin Robinson is happy to be a soldier, while Nadja is less excited and has trouble following orders. Each person on the team has a role. Laszlo plays Intelligence, Nadja plays Signal Corps, a role that neither she nor the audience understands, and Colin Robinson plays Logistics, a role that he wears with surprising pride.
No matter how hard they try, Nandor stays determined. The team talks about how to get him to stop being a “warrior.” Laszlo comes up with a plan: they’ll set off fireworks to make it look like they won the battle, hoping that Nandor will be satisfied with this fake victory. When they get to a fireworks store, Laszlo tries to break in in a brave way. As they break the window together, Nadja yells, “Open!” to try to get his attention.
Back at the warehouse, Nandor finally starts to show signs of weakness as he and Guillermo have a touching conversation. Guillermo talks to him and hints that Nandor’s sudden anger could be caused by jealousy. He admits that Nandor liked working at Cannon and misses the sense of purpose it gave him. Guillermo says he’s sorry he didn’t see this sooner, and the two make up just as their fireworks show goes off outside, announcing the “victory” Laszlo had planned.
Nandor runs outside quickly because he thinks the fireworks are an attack by the enemy and is sure that the battle has begun. Using silver chains, Nadja and Laszlo are able to restrain him and put him in the trunk of their car to take it back to Staten Island. A police officer stops them along the way, which makes things more tense as Nadja tries to get them out of trouble by seducing them. Nadja turns to vampiric glamour when that doesn’t work to avoid a full search.
When Nandor gets back on the road, he has a realization that he needs to go in a different direction. When his “army” shows up, it’s actually just mannequins on dollies, which makes for a funny scene as Nandor tries one last time to motivate his “soldiers.” Nandor tells his loyal mannequins goodbye and promises to find a new job outside of Wall Street. As the group heads home, they are reminded of the cute chaos that follows them everywhere.
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