Animal Control

"Animal Control" is the fifth episode of the first season of the American mockumentary comedy horror television series What We Do in the Shadows, set in the franchise of the same name. The episode was written by Duncan Sarkies, and directed by Jackie van Beek. It was released on FX on April 24, 2019. 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, Laszlo is accidentally caught as a bat by animal control and taken to a shelter, forcing Nandor, Colin Robinson and Guillermo to release him. Meanwhile, Nadja goes on a date with Jeff. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.320 million household viewers and gained a 0.13 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor, performances and character development. Plot After feasting, Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) walk home. Seeing his neighbor Phil (Eric Andrews) across their house, Laszlo decides to turn into a bat to enter his house and hypnotize him, but Nadja is not interested and leaves. As Laszlo mocks Phil, his girlfriend hears his voice. Laszlo quickly turns back into a bat, but is beaten by the girlfriend.