Brain Scramblies

"**Brain Scramblies**" is the third episode of the second season of *What We Do in the Shadows*. It aired on April 22, 2020.

## Synopsis

The vampires attend their first human Super Bowl party, while Guillermo's search for virgins uncovers a deadly threat.

## Plot Summary

Laszlo, Nandor, Nadja and Colin accept an invite to their first ever “Superb Owl” (Superbowl) party from their neighbour Sean Rinaldi. The men of the group start to watch the match in the lounge while Nadja spends time with the wives of the guests, including Sean’s wife Charmaine, who does not get along with him. Sean makes a comment that Nandor and Laszlo are probably vampires because he never sees them during the day, and the two fail to realise he was joking. They lure Sean away from the group by requesting a tour of the house. While looking at Sean’s collection of *Ocean’s 12* memorabilia, they threaten him and reveal themselves to be vampires, which Sean insists he was only joking about. In order to keep him unsuspecting, Laszlo and Nandor both hypnotize him into forgetting they are vampires. This excess amount of hypnosis leads to Sean having “brain scramblies”, a condition that leaves him extremely confused.

Meanwhile, Nadja socialises with the women and meets Sean’s mother elderly mother Joan, who recognizes Nadja as her babysitter from when she was a child. Nadja meets Joan in her room and they catch up, but this turns violent when Nadja accuses Joan of stealing the jade necklace Nadja inherited from her mother after seeing it in a photograph. Nadja proceeds to ransack the house to look for the necklace.

She reconvenes with Laszlo and Nandor and the three decide that Sean can no longer function normally and should be killed to put him out of his misery. As Laszlo considers Sean to be a good friend, they decide to make his last night exciting. The vampires fly him away from the house and demonstrate their superpowers to him, but this only makes him more terrified and confused. The group return to his home and Sean sees Charmaine, not recognising her but declaring her to be “the most beautiful creature” he had ever seen. He gifts Charmaine with Nadja’s necklace he had found, and the two make up. Nadja decides to wait until the couple die to get the necklace back, and the vampires let Sean live so he can be devoted to his wife. They leave the party with Colin, who has bored the male guests into a deep sleep.

In the subplot, Guillermo, searching for virgins, joins a meeting for the small Mosquito Collectors of the Tri-State Area club. The group turn out to be vampire hunters who are delighted to finally have a new member in their group. One member, Shanice, claims to be the only one who has actually seen a vampire and sadly explains how she witnessed her college roommate turn into a vampire and disappear from her life. Guillermo realises she is talking about Jenna and is reduced to tears when admitting to the camera crew that he never stopped to think about the loved ones of the vampire victims. The group then encourage Guillermo to join them for crossbow practice, which he turns out to be amazing at. A flustered Guillermo makes his excuses and leaves the meeting early.

In a scene during the end credits, Nadja explains to Joan that she has managed to stay young due to her vampirism, and Joan states that "[she'll] pass" on any potential offer of the same for her once Nadja explains if she were to be turned, she would retain her elderly appearance.

## Cast

### Starring

* Kayvan Novak as Nandor
* Matt Berry as Laszlo
* Natasia Demetriou as Nadja
* Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
* Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson

### Guest Starring

* Craig Robinson as Claude
* Marissa Jaret Winokur as Charmaine
* Anthony Atamanuik as Sean Rinaldi
* Sondra James as Joan

### Co-Starring

* Chris Sandiford as Derek
* Veronika Slowikowska as Shanice
* Abigail Savage as Tonya
* Gavin Fox as Frank
* Andy Hull as Mikey
* Karen Parker as Liza
* Olympia Lukis as Wendy

## Soundtrack

* ***You're Dead*** performed by Norma Tanega (opening credits)
* ***In Charge*** performed by Charles Russell and Ben Weaver
* ***Tender Touch*** performed by Cecil Chadwick
* ***Tsars in their Eyes*** performed by Nick Kingsley
* ***Valse de l'Empereur*** performed by Paul Bonneau
* ***Nite Owl*** performed by Tony Allen And The Champs (end credits)

## References

1. ↑ "Listings - Listings - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS on FX" - The Futon Critic
2. ↑ "S2 · E3 · Brain Scramblies" - Tunefind