City Council

"City Council" is the second 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 executive producer Paul Simms, and directed by series creator Jemaine Clement. It was released on FX on April 3, 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, the vampires visit the city council to let know their plans to take over Staten Island. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.658 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, making it the most watched episode of the series. The episode received positive reviews from critics, who praised the scenes at the city council and humor, although Clement's directing received a mixed respone. Plot Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) leads the vampires to a group of virgins: a club of LARPers, which includes Jenna (Beanie Feldstein) and Jonathan (Hayden Szeto). The vampires leave, but Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) takes an interest in Jenna upon seeing her mistreatment by her fellow colleagues.