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* NeverMyFault: When The Guild reveals that they have been trying to call the Roommates on their phone, Nadja chastises Guillermo for not answering it, only to yell at him for "always making excuses" when he rightfully points out that they have been keeping him locked in their basement for weeks.

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* NeverMyFault: When The Guild Guide reveals that they have been trying to call the Roommates on their phone, Nadja chastises Guillermo for not answering it, only to yell at him for "always making excuses" when he rightfully points out that they have been keeping him locked in their basement for weeks.
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* NeverMyFault: When The Guild reveals that they have been trying to call the Roommates on their phone, Nadja chastises Guillermo for not answering it, only to yell at him for "always making excuses" when he rightfully points out that they have been keeping him locked in their basement for weeks.

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* HaHaHaNo: The guide's rection to Nandor's question if there aren't thrones for all three of them, rather than just the one she stands next to.



* ImmuneToMindControl: Guillermo has built up a resistance to vampire hypnosis, which the others don't know, as he goes along with pretending to be hypnotized to make things easier.

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* ImmuneToMindControl: Guillermo has built up a resistance to vampire hypnosis, hypnosis [[AcquiredPoisonImmunity after years of being exposed to it]], which the others don't know, as he goes along with pretending to be hypnotized to make things easier.
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* ToiletHumor: Colin Robinson is weirdly fixated on being in charge of emptying Guillermo's waste bucket, just so he can root through it to find any secret messages.

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* ToiletHumor: Colin Robinson is weirdly fixated on being in charge of emptying Guillermo's waste bucket, just so he can root through it to find in search of any secret messages.
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The vampires debate what to do about Guillermo now that they know he's a vampire killer.

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The vampires debate what to do about Guillermo now that they know that he's a vampire killer.



* CallBack: There are several to the episode where they were on trial since they return to the same location.

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* CallBack: There are several to the episode where they were on trial trial, since they return to the same location.



** Colin brings up how he's already been part of a Vampiric Council.

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** Colin brings up how he's already been part of a Vampiric Council.Council, albeit at the low end of the totem pole.



* CreatorCameo: Creator/TaikaWaititi appears once again as Viago to inform the four they've been promoted.
* TheDilbertPrinciple: Due to the fact that Guillermo killed 70% of the elite vampires in the Tri-State Area, the Supreme Worldwide Vampiric Council decides to just look the other way and promote the four to being leaders of the Vampiric Council of the Eastern Seaboard of the New World for being "vampires that know how to get things done".

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* CreatorCameo: Creator/TaikaWaititi appears once again as Viago to inform the four that they've been promoted.
* TheDilbertPrinciple: Due to the fact that Since Guillermo killed 70% of the elite vampires in the Tri-State Area, the Supreme Worldwide Vampiric Council decides to just look the other way and promote the four to being leaders of the Vampiric Council of the Eastern Seaboard of the New World for being "vampires that know how to get things done".



** None of the vampires are particularly good with VCR as Viago spends half of his video distracted going off-topic with the cameraman and Nadja has no idea what to press on a remote. Meanwhile, Colin Robinson is very enthused about having a cattle prod but is very bad with actually ''using'' it and fails to notice that Guillermo swiped the batteries until he tries to use it.

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** None of the vampires are particularly good with VCR [=VCRs=], as Viago spends half of his video distracted going off-topic with the cameraman and Nadja has no idea what to press on a remote. Meanwhile, Colin Robinson is very enthused about having a cattle prod prod, but is very bad with actually ''using'' it it, and fails to notice that Guillermo swiped the batteries until he tries to use it.it again.



* ImmuneToMindControl: Guillermo has built up a resistance to vampire hypnosis which the others don't know but goes along with pretending to be hypnotized to make things easier.

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* ImmuneToMindControl: Guillermo has built up a resistance to vampire hypnosis hypnosis, which the others don't know but know, as he goes along with pretending to be hypnotized to make things easier.



* StockholmSyndrome: Guillermo knows he can flee, but chooses to continue to maintain the residence, acknowledging his codependency.

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* StockholmSyndrome: Guillermo knows that he can flee, but chooses to continue to maintain the residence, acknowledging his codependency.
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* StockholmSyndrome: Guillermo knows he can flee, but chooses to continue to maintain the residence, acknowledging his codependency.

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* StockholmSyndrome: Guillermo knows he can flee, but chooses to continue to maintain the residence, acknowledging his codependency.codependency.
* ToiletHumor: Colin Robinson is weirdly fixated on being in charge of emptying Guillermo's waste bucket, just so he can root through it to find any secret messages.
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* ActorAllusion: Nandor bungling "VCR" into "visar" is probably a callback to Kayvan Novak's previous role as Mr. Doovde on ''Fonejacker'', an ambiguously Middle Eastern man who prank called electronic stores, constantly mispronouncing the name of the product.

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Viago refers to Colin Robinson as Colin Rubenstein. Unlike the others where they all clearly acknowledge that they have been named, it's ambiguous as to whether "Rubenstein" is an actual last name of Colin or no

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Viago refers to Colin Robinson as Colin Rubenstein. Unlike the others where they all clearly acknowledge that they have been named, it's ambiguous as to whether "Rubenstein" is an actual last name of Colin or nonot.



** Nadja notes that they were in the Chamber of Judgement before, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall but it's a lot more fancy now]].
** when talking about hypnotizing Guillermo, they mention how a failed double-hypnosis can cause brain-scramblies.

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** Nadja notes that they were in the Chamber of Judgement before, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall but it's a lot more fancy now]].
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now]]. Nandor points out that Creator/WesleySnipes was on a laptop when they first came in there.
** When
talking about hypnotizing Guillermo, they mention how a failed double-hypnosis double hypnosis can cause brain-scramblies.brain scramblies and fear that a quadruple hypnosis could have even worse effects.



** None of the vampires are particularly good with VCR as Viago spends half of his video distracted going off-topic with the cameraman and Nadja has no idea what to press on a remote. Meanwhile, Colin Robinson is very enthused about having a cattle prod but is very bad with actually ''using'' it.

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** None of the vampires are particularly good with VCR as Viago spends half of his video distracted going off-topic with the cameraman and Nadja has no idea what to press on a remote. Meanwhile, Colin Robinson is very enthused about having a cattle prod but is very bad with actually ''using'' it and fails to notice that Guillermo swiped the batteries until he tries to use it.



* ImmuneToMindControl: Guillermo, who goes along with it as the Nightwalker's requests are so mundane.

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* ImmuneToMindControl: Guillermo, who Guillermo has built up a resistance to vampire hypnosis which the others don't know but goes along with it as the Nightwalker's requests are so mundane.pretending to be hypnotized to make things easier.

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* TheCameo: Creator/TaikaWaititi appears once again as Viago to inform the four they've been promoted.

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* TheCameo: Creator/TaikaWaititi appears once again as ApeShallNeverKillApe: Viago to inform acknowledges this rule's importance among vampires, but makes an exception since they (or rather their familiar) are responsible for the four they've been promoted.deaths of so many and creating an EvilPowerVacuum.



** when talking about hypnotizing Guillermo, they mention how a failed double-hypnosis can cause brain-scramblies.



* CreatorCameo: Creator/TaikaWaititi appears once again as Viago to inform the four they've been promoted.



* HopelessWithTech: None of the vampires are particularly good with VCR as Viago spends half of his video distracted going off-topic with the cameraman and Nadja has no idea what to press on a remote. Meanwhile, Colin Robinson is very enthused about having a cattle prod but is very bad with actually ''using'' it.
* {{Retraux}}: To show how outdated the vampires are at times with tech, the Council sends their messages via pre-recorded VCR.

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* HopelessWithTech: HopelessWithTech:
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None of the vampires are particularly good with VCR as Viago spends half of his video distracted going off-topic with the cameraman and Nadja has no idea what to press on a remote. Meanwhile, Colin Robinson is very enthused about having a cattle prod but is very bad with actually ''using'' it.
** The tape ends with Viago telling the cameraman how to switch it off.
* ImmuneToMindControl: Guillermo, who goes along with it as the Nightwalker's requests are so mundane.
* NonPromotion: Guillermo is deemed the vampire's bodyguard, rather than full-fledged vampire, with mostly the same duties as before.
* {{Retraux}}: To show how outdated the vampires are at times with tech, the Council sends their messages via pre-recorded VCR.VCR.
* StockholmSyndrome: Guillermo knows he can flee, but chooses to continue to maintain the residence, acknowledging his codependency.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Viago refers to Colin Robinson as Colin Rubenstein. Unlike the others where they all clearly acknowledge that they have been named, it's ambiguous as to whether "Rubenstein" is an actual last name of Colin or no

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* CallBack:

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* CallBack: There are several to the episode where they were on trial since they return to the same location.



* CardboardPrison: Guillermo can just casually leave the cage and the room whenever he wants via loose bars and a secret passage respectively.
* KickedUpstairs: Due to the fact that Guillermo killed 70% of the elite vampires in the Tri-State Area, the Supreme Worldwide Vampiric Council decides to just look the other way and promote the four to being leaders of the Vampiric Council of the Eastern Seaboard of the New World.

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** Nadja notes that they were in the Chamber of Judgement before, [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall but it's a lot more fancy now]].
* CardboardPrison: Guillermo can just casually leave the cage and the room whenever he wants via loose bars and a secret passage respectively.
respectively. He also gets wi-fi reception in the basement.
* KickedUpstairs: TheDilbertPrinciple: Due to the fact that Guillermo killed 70% of the elite vampires in the Tri-State Area, the Supreme Worldwide Vampiric Council decides to just look the other way and promote the four to being leaders of the Vampiric Council of the Eastern Seaboard of the New World.World for being "vampires that know how to get things done".
* HopelessWithTech: None of the vampires are particularly good with VCR as Viago spends half of his video distracted going off-topic with the cameraman and Nadja has no idea what to press on a remote. Meanwhile, Colin Robinson is very enthused about having a cattle prod but is very bad with actually ''using'' it.
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** The Vampiric Council tries to summon the main characters again, only for it to fail again. The council also tried phoning them, but failed, because they expect Guillermo to take all their calls for them.

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** The Vampiric Council tries to summon alert the main characters that they have Council business with ravens again, only for it to fail again. The council also tried phoning them, but failed, because they expect Guillermo to take all their calls for them.
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The vampires debate what to do about Guillermo now that they know he's a vampire killer.
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* TheCameo: Creator/TaikaWaititi appears once again as Viago to inform the four they've been promoted.
* CallBack:
** The Vampiric Council tries to summon the main characters again, only for it to fail again. The council also tried phoning them, but failed, because they expect Guillermo to take all their calls for them.
** Colin brings up how he's already been part of a Vampiric Council.
* CardboardPrison: Guillermo can just casually leave the cage and the room whenever he wants via loose bars and a secret passage respectively.
* KickedUpstairs: Due to the fact that Guillermo killed 70% of the elite vampires in the Tri-State Area, the Supreme Worldwide Vampiric Council decides to just look the other way and promote the four to being leaders of the Vampiric Council of the Eastern Seaboard of the New World.
* {{Retraux}}: To show how outdated the vampires are at times with tech, the Council sends their messages via pre-recorded VCR.

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