What We Do in the Shadowsstars Kayvan Novak and Harvey Guillén address how season 6 will approach Nandor’s “will-they-won’t-they” relationship with the vampire’s familiar, Guillermo, who originally came to Nandor on the request to be turned into a vampire. Over the past five seasons, the show has teased the two of them having feelings for each other, but nothing has ever come of it. Nandor shows a soft side to Guillermo, despite dismissing him in front of others.What We Do in the Shadowsseason 6, its final season, will finally bring closure to their relationship.
Novak and Guillén spoke withScreen Rantand explained that “the last season’s not going to disappoint"after the show has “kept that ball in the air for so long” with their “unrequited love affair.” Novak said thatWhat We Do in the Shadowshas been keeping “it kind of fresh.” Teasing about the upcoming season, the actor said thatthere will be both surprises about their relationship, good and bad, “depending on how much homoerotic fan art you enjoy looking at.” Check out what they said below:
Novak: I mean, it’s always interesting for me, and exciting to see what the writers have cooked up for the season. They’ve kept that ball in the air for so long, and I think the last season’s not going to disappoint. I felt excited and enthusiastic about all the scenes that I was playing with Harvey, continuing their kind of will-they-won’t-they storyline. The unrequited love affair, whatever you want to call it.
So, yeah, they’ve just kept it kind of fresh. I think it’s good for an audience, you know, you don’t want to be watching something and going, “Oh, they’ve done that already. They’ve done that already.” It’s still gonna surprise you, and delight you, and upset you, depending on how much homoerotic fan art you enjoy looking at.
Guillén: I think that, for the longest time, when I started playing Guillermo, that was the idea behind the character was like, “Are they, will they, does he?” And I think, because a little bit of Stockholm Syndrome, you start feeling a little bit of a way, because the only thing you see in front of you becomes like this person you idolize.
He really does idolize Nandor, and he really does want to be a great vampire like him one day. And I think, sometimes, those lines can get blurry. So, the way that Guillermo is, I always say, I walk him on a tightrope, and it’s like if he falls one way, he could be in love, and if he falls the other way, it was admiration, it was just admiration for this person. And that’s a nice tight rope, because it’s such a balance that people are always asking, “Will they, won’t they?”
I think sometimes we have to normalize two male friends being really close and not making it sexual. I think that we don’t do that in society. If we saw two best friends who are female holding hands on the playground, we’d be like, “Oh, my God, they’re best friends.” But if we see two boys holding hands on the playground, all of a sudden, “What are you guys doing? What are you guys doing? Separate them.” Because that’s not normal in society, that’s not “normal,” but it is, and it should be normalized, that we can have close friends and not be sexual, it doesn’t have to be.
We could have close, same-sex friends and do everything like in a relationship, go to movies, talk about your personal beliefs, your struggles, your life, crying on each other’s shoulders, and not have to make it sexual. Because I think once we cross that line, people are like, “Well, you might as well be married, why don’t you marry them?” And it’s like, you don’t have to marry them, you could be in love and have love for someone and not have to make it sexual.
I think with these characters, we’ve done a really great job of keeping the audience on their toes of that. Now, will something happen this season that questions that even more, or makes them one way or the other? I guess you’ll have to find out.
What This Means For What We Do in the Shadow Season 6
Nandor & Guillermo Will Continue Their Dance
Showrunner Paul Simms has revealed that while season 6 will be the final season, he doesn’t intend to end the show with sad storylines. Instead,What We Do in the Shadowswill keep things light by continuing to havea mix of comedy and standalone episodes. Novak and Guillén’s comment resonate with Simms' overall approach to season 6, suggesting thatNandor and Guillermo’s core dynamics will remain faithfulto previous seasons' approach while finding ways to keep it fresh.
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Most of season 6 will still revolve aroundNandor and Guillermo’s on-and-off dynamics, keeping viewers on their toes. However, Novak also suggests that there will besome twists and turns in their relationshipthat will bring both joy and sadness. While audiences won’t know for sure what will happen to them before the premiere, Novak promises that how Nandor and Guillermo’s journey will end in the last season won’t disappoint.
Our Take on Nandor & Guillermo’s Relationship
It Won’t Be Sad
What We Do in the Shadowsseason 5 finaleends with Nandor helping Guillermo return to being human again. The two also seem to move in different directions in life, trying to find a life without each other. Guillermo moves into the garden house while taking a job at a corporate office, leaving Nandor to deal without relying on Guillermo for everything.While season 5 ends with them apart, it’s not the end of their journey.
Nandor can’t live without Guillermo, and in order for the “will-they-won’t-they” relationship to work, there will always be a push and pull from each side. They deserve to be together, but at the same time, there is always something standing in their way. One thing that seems unlikely is forWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 6 to bring closure to their relationship on a tragic note. On the other hand,their relationship might not resolve in a traditional sense.There will still be ups and downs, but we’ll have to wait till season 6 to see where their journey will lead.
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What We Do in the Shadows, released in 2019, is a mockumentary series exploring the nightly lives of a group of centuries-old vampires residing in Staten Island. The comedic show delves into their interactions with each other and the modern world, providing a humorous take on the vampire genre.
