"What We Do In The Shadows" is the fifth episode of Reboot.
A dogsitting subplot on the show causes Zack to miss the dog, Butternut, that his ex-girlfriend has taken from him. Reed is frustrated that Gordon isn't taking his notes. Contrary to Gordon's advice to not get too involved with the actors, Hannah volunteers to help Zack get Butternut back and sets up Gordon and Reed for dinner.
Clay derides a wellness retreat Bree has signed up for. She calls him later that night, having gotten high on mushrooms and lost in the woods. After Clay picks her up, she crashes an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting he attends.
Gordon and Reed genuinely connect over dinner and praise each other's talents. Meanwhile, Hannah helps Zack reconcile with his ex-girlfriend Marcy (Esther Povitsky), even if she has to let Butternut stay in her office. The next day, everyone shows up to work more or less pleased.
Tropes:
- Double-Meaning Title: "What We Do in the Shadows" is both named for a sitcom like the other episodes' titles, and follows the characters after filming one night.
- Mister Muffykins: Zack's beloved Butternut turns out to be a horrible little dog. They have to wear industrial gloves just to touch him since he's prone to biting, and he excretes on Hannah, who's already regretting letting him stay in her office.
- Mushroom Samba: Bree on shrooms:Clay: Bree, tell me exactly what you see.
Bree: When my eyes are open or closed? When they're open, I see a fence. When they're closed, dragons. - Take That!: The episode throws a few jabs at Chuck Lorre when Gordon and Reed come across his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and proceed to mock him, with Gordon complaining how he always struggled to get pilots off the ground because the network "put three new Chuck Lorre shows to go along with his eleven other shows". It culminates in Reed drunkenly pissing on his star.
