Colin's Promotion
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Episode 5
| "Colin's Promotion" | |
|---|---|
| What We Do in the Shadows episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Jemaine Clement |
| Written by | Shana Gohd |
| Cinematography by | DJ Stipsen |
| Editing by |
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| Production code | XWS02005 |
| Original air date | May 6, 2020 |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
"Colin's Promotion" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American mockumentary comedy horror television series What We Do in the Shadows, set in the franchise of the same name. It is the fifteenth overall episode of the series and was written by Shana Gohd, and directed by executive producer Jemaine Clement. It was released on FX on May 6, 2020.
The series is set in Staten Island, New York City. Like the 2014 film, the series follows the lives of vampires in the city. These consist of three vampires, Nandor, Laszlo, and Nadja. They live alongside Colin Robinson, an energy vampire; and Guillermo, Nandor's familiar. The series explores the absurdity and misfortunes experienced by the vampires. In the episode, Colin Robinson gets promoted and uses his position to drain energy from the employees.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.378 million household viewers and gained a 0.15 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the focus on Colin Robinson's character and humor, although the subplot with the vampires received a mixed response.
Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) is called by his superiors, fearing that they might fire him as he still does not know what his company does. Instead, he is actually promoted. He shares the news with the vampires, but they are not interested. He later shares with the documentary crew that he often feels ignored as they feel he wants to drain their energy, even when he is sincere.
During a conference, the presentation malfunctions, and the employees laugh at one of Colin Robinson's jokes. Discovering that they now have to listen to him in his new position, Colin Robinson starts to use this to drain their energy, becoming even more powerful and ignoring the vampires at home. The vampires discover some of their old paintings at the house. Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) finds a painting, realizing that it is a portrait of her old village, which had been ravaged and destroyed. She then discovers that Nandor (Kayvan Novak) was one of the ravagers, causing her to try to kill him.
Colin Robinson becomes even more powerful, to the point where he can easily drain people and plants, and even fly. The vampires also fall victim to his drain, even getting to physically age while Colin Robinson's head grows bigger. Feeling he does not need the vampires, Colin Robinson creates two copies of himself. However, the Colins engage in argument, eventually draining each other to death. The vampires, now back to their normal state, bury the three copies on their yard. As they deliver a eulogy, Colin Robinson rises from the bunch, having just wanted to hear their words, although the other copies died. With the company now financially ruined, Colin Robinson moves to another company, although he has not been officially hired. Back at the house, Laszlo (Matt Berry) makes a new version of the painting, which now includes him as a warrior about to have sex with Nadja, while Nandor burns in a cabin.
Production
Development
In April 2020, FX confirmed that the fifth episode of the season would be titled "Colin's Promotion", and that it would be written by Shana Gohd, and directed by series creator Jemaine Clement. This was Gohd's first writing credit, and Clement's fourth directing credit.[1]