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Recap / What We Do In The Shadows S 4 E 3 The Grand Opening

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Nadja is finally ready to open up her vampiric nightclub, Nadja's, for business and dozens of vampires have streamed in for her opening act, famous vampire rapper Richie Suck.

Tropes featured in this episode:

  • Asshole Victim: Dr. Tom is blatantly manipulating Richie Suck for his own monetary benefit and ego, so no one really mourns him when he's thrown into the crowd to be eaten by vampires.
  • Big Damn Heroes: Child Colin saves the club opening night with his musical theater skills.
  • Bigger Is Better in Bed: According to the Djinn, 90% of his work involves penis enlargement.
  • Chekhov's Skill: Colin's passion for old musical theater helps save the day when he puts on a passable enough act to entertain disgruntled patrons at Nadja's.
  • Does This Remind You of Anything?: Laszlo's fear that Colin will turn out to be boring, complete with disdain for the boy's interest in musical theatre and forcing him into dangerous activities to develop his sense of culture, are reminiscent of a father worrying that his son will grow up to be gay.
  • Exact Words: While Guillermo and Nandor mostly subvert this for Nandor's penis enhancement, when Nandor throws in a sarcastic statement about always thinking of Guillermo when he uses his new massive penis, the djinn just blandly asks again for them to confirm that this is what he should grant. They don't catch on until later in the episode.
  • Genre Savvy: Guillermo talks Nandor into wording his wish for a bigger penis very precisely to avoid it backfiring. Unfortunately for them, an offhand snark at Guillermo by Nandor allows the Djinn to capitalize on it and sneak in a completely unanticipated caveat.
  • Gone Horribly Right: Thanks to the Djinn Nandor now has the perfect wife, except she's so perfect Nandor fears he is no longer good enough for her and needs to work on himself. Mainly by getting a bigger penis.
  • Jackass Genie: Given a justification by the Djinn. When asked, he explains that twisting wishes is part of his job to teach his masters a lesson about their greed and desires.
  • Laser Hallway: Child Colin and Laszlo have to navigate one when breaking into a museum. Laszlo easily dodges the lasers due to his vampiric powers, but Colin ends up triggering an alarm.
  • Remember the New Guy?: Apparently Richie Suck is a huge vampire celebrity.
  • Rules Lawyer: Guillermo acts as one to make sure the djinn doesn't twist Nandor's request for a bigger penis.

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