S06.E07: March Madness

[Galileo908]

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Laszlo and Nandor try to exorcise the demon who had possessed their neighbor Sean.

Airs 11/18/24

[Galileo908]

I figured Sean wasn't possessed by a demon, just the heartbreak of March Madness. Of course the the vamps 1) can't fathom playing basketball in college and 2) the demon they did summon DID know what March Madness was and knew how the tournament was going. poor Seannie, his brain is so scrambled, he didn't notice the demon sitting right next to him. I'm glad they didn't kill him off, but him wanting to savor what time he has left might make Laszlo rethink his decision to reanimate a corpse.

Of course Colin would know the ins and outs of having an Office Identity. And now he wormed his way into Gizmo's office, too. I was living for Nadja's Prince look and being the Office Funny Girl. Loved that the banana was getting more rotten every time we saw it. LOVED Colin beating the crap out of Guillermo. He's my favorite character, and this was a banner episode for him.

Loved the dumb plot of Nandor playing husband to Charmaine. Just tossing the trashcan the curb just killed me. So really doesn't know how to clean, does he? But come on, is NanDermo even a thing anymore? Now he's crushing on The Guide, and Charmaine had the hots for him.

"They play basketball in college? But what about their studies?"

Edited Tuesday at 03:39 AM by Galileo908

[Lantern7]

Decent episode. Not the best, not the worst. I don't think we really needed Nadja being the "funny guy" at Cannon Capital or Kristen Schaal (sp?) getting to spend about two hours in Wardrobe (I'm guessing) for one scene as The Guide.

I've softened my stance on Laszlo's friendship with "Sean-nay" being genuine. I did get some laughs at poor Gizmo getting his ass kicked by Colin Robinson, though the whole "vampires invade Cannon Capital to help their buddy" thing is a little played out.

I like the irony that Sean would be into college basketball even though he probably never finished high school. March Madness does that to a lot of people. I vaguely remember filling out a bracket this year, only to see one of the teams i picked to make the championship game lose in the first round.

Charmaine thinks Nandor is slow. Oh, if she only knew how slow. I didn't see a "thing" develop between them, but I wouldn't be surprised. Charmaine is married to Sean, and he's downright standing still most of the time.

Hi, Jerry! Bye, Jerry!

[thuganomics85]

Jon Glaser as a March Madness-loving (actual) demon was another inspired bit of casting from the show.  It really does know how to perfectly use whatever comedic performers they get for guest spots.  Loved that Laszlo and Nandor thought Sean himself was possessed at first, but of course, it was just him being obsessed with the games!  Glad Sean survived both of those heart attacks, even if he seems to have accepted he is destined to die young.  The friendship between him and Laszlo continues to be strangely touching and heartfelt.

Naturally, Colin would be an expect on Office Identity politics and try his best to have Guillermo be known for something.  Which ends with him just punching the crap out of poor Gizmo, and Gizmo getting a leg up due to his boss/Jordan being worried he might sue over it.  Instead, he's now "The Vault" and Jordan clearly wants him to get involved with something shady.  Normally, I'd worry, but on this show, it's going to be Jordan's head on a platter (maybe literally), if things go south.

Nandor being concerned about college students playing basketball instead of studying was an unexpected delight.

Nadja is certainly going all in on being the Office Funny Girl and getting laughs at first, but there seems to be signs that she is wearing out her welcome on that front.

Camera crew continues to be featured/referenced a lot.

Nandor admits to having a crush on The Guide.  But he might need to deal with Jerry before he can admit it to her! 

[ItCouldBeWorse]

5 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

Naturally, Colin would be an expect on Office Identity politics and try his best to have Guillermo be known for something.  Which ends with him just punching the crap out of poor Gizmo

So Colin Robinson is overly sensitive to allegations that he has mental health issues?

5 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

Glad Sean survived both of those heart attacks, even if he seems to have accepted he is destined to die young. 

I suppose the doctor was so confused by Lazlo, he didn't think to recommend that Sean see an internist for blood pressure medication?  That's usually a good place to start when you have sky-high BP.

[Starchild]

11 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

Colin beating the crap out of Guillermo

So does Guillermo no longer have the Van Helsing strength and reflexes?

[libgirl2]

6 minutes ago, Starchild said:

So does Guillermo no longer have the Van Helsing strength and reflexes?

Interesting as I didn't consider that. 

I thought Nandor had some of the best lines of the night. 

[ItCouldBeWorse]

1 hour ago, Starchild said:

So does Guillermo no longer have the Van Helsing strength and reflexes?

Is it possible that only is triggered by attacks from conventional, blood-sucking-type vampire ?  I don't think we've ever seen him attacked by an energy vampire before.

Would Guillermo have any advantage if he were fighting a human with a knife?  

Colin must really have wanted to help Guillermo, since he didn't seem to have taken the opportunity to drain the other office workers while he was there.

Edited Tuesday at 04:07 PM by ItCouldBeWorse

[iMonrey]

13 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

Now he's crushing on The Guide, and Charmaine had the hots for him.

Charmaine didn't have the hots for him. She told the documentary guys she felt sorry for him because he's "slow." 

This whole thing was hilarious. Colin beating the crap out of poor Guillermo had me rolling. The giant red demon with the horns sitting next to Sean, Sean just ignoring him and thinking it was Charmaine yelling about something. Nadja running that joke into the ground. Everyone was on their A game this week.

[peeayebee]

12 hours ago, Lantern7 said:

Decent episode. Not the best, not the worst.

I agree. Of course there are very funny parts, but yeah, not the best.

 

11 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

Jon Glaser as a March Madness-loving (actual) demon was another inspired bit of casting from the show.

I was struggling to figure out who that was, had to read the credits at the end. He was excellent. Love how normal he was talking about March Madness. 

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Nadja is certainly going all in on being the Office Funny Girl and getting laughs at first, but there seems to be signs that she is wearing out her welcome on that front.

SEEMS to be? I love how the woman, Lisa, really found the jokes funny at first. But of course Nadja takes it too far. My brother is like that. He thinks if you laugh once at a joke, you'll always laugh at that same joke. Anyway, poor Lisa couldn't even escape into the bathroom. I wonder if Nadja will eventually realize that no one thinks she's funny, then she'll take her revenge.

 

3 hours ago, iMonrey said:

Charmaine didn't have the hots for him. She told the documentary guys she felt sorry for him because he's "slow." 

It cracked me up that she assumed the documentary was about a slow guy. Fits. I certainly hope we will see Charmaine in later eps treating Nandor like he's mentally challenged.

I used to watch Wipeout. I loved that show.

Poor Sean. He's been thru so much and doesn't even know it! But it was sweet when he told Laszlo that since he knows he's not going to live long, he is living life to the fullest. 

I think my favorite part of the ep was when Laszlo told the doctor about Sean being possessed, etc., and the doctor merely said, "We all have WebMD don't we." I feel bad for doctors who have to listen to patients telling them what they've diagnosed via Google. Heck, I've done that. I know the doctor knows more than I do, but I can't help sharing the invaluable information I unearthed.

I noticed that after Colin Robinson beat up Guillermo, he had blood on his glasses.

And there it it: Jordan is setting Guillermo up to be the fall guy. 

[libgirl2]

15 minutes ago, peeayebee said:

I was struggling to figure out who that was, had to read the credits at the end. He was excellent. Love how normal he was talking about March Madness. 

And there it it: Jordan is setting Guillermo up to be the fall guy. 

That was the part that cracked me up the most! 

I think he is going to entrust Guillermo with some big secret(s). Now what Guillermo will do with it or how far he is willing to protect it, we will see. I'm thinking Jordan will threaten  him and Nandor and this rest will "take care of him". 

[Starchild]

6 hours ago, ItCouldBeWorse said:

Is it possible that only is triggered by attacks from conventional, blood-sucking-type vampire ?  I don't think we've ever seen him attacked by an energy vampire before.

Would Guillermo have any advantage if he were fighting a human with a knife?  

I don't see why it should only be available if a vamp were nearby.

I don't think we've seen evidence of his vampire-fighter abilities since he became a vampire himself. I wonder if it was eliminated when he died.

[Ohiopirate02]

I loved the throwaway bit in the opener where Laszlo is trying to figure out why The Monster cannot digest corn.

[Galileo908]

9 hours ago, Starchild said:

So does Guillermo no longer have the Van Helsing strength and reflexes?

I think it was how unexpected the sucker punch came from Colin that threw him off. 

We've never seen an energy vampire actually fight before. You guys might be right, maybe the Van Helsing strength isn't effective on them?

8 hours ago, ItCouldBeWorse said:

Colin must really have wanted to help Guillermo, since he didn't seem to have taken the opportunity to drain the other office workers while he was there.

Oh, he was definitely going to drain everyone as the HR guy telling inappropriate jokes.

15 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:

Jon Glaser as a March Madness-loving (actual) demon was another inspired bit of casting from the show.

Had no idea it was Jon Glaser until I saw the credits. His voice was really familiar, but I thought it was Kyle Kinane at first.

7 hours ago, iMonrey said:

Charmaine didn't have the hots for him. She told the documentary guys she felt sorry for him because he's "slow." 

Whoops. Forgot about that. Guess I'm a little slow, too...

[ItCouldBeWorse]

1 hour ago, Galileo908 said:

10 hours ago, ItCouldBeWorse said:

Colin must really have wanted to help Guillermo, since he didn't seem to have taken the opportunity to drain the other office workers while he was there.

Oh, he was definitely going to drain everyone as the HR guy telling inappropriate jokes.

Doesn't he have to bore them to drain them?  Not enrage them or annoy them?

1 hour ago, Galileo908 said:

I think it was how unexpected the sucker punch came from Colin that threw him off. 

But then Colin basically beat him up, with a break in between.  With conventional vampires, Guillermo was able to anticipate their every mood, as if he had foreknowledge or a spidey sense.

1 hour ago, Galileo908 said:

We've never seen an energy vampire actually fight before. You guys might be right, maybe the Van Helsing strength isn't effective on them?

This is my inclination. The writers have a good understanding of their own lore, so I doubt they screwed up.

1 hour ago, Galileo908 said:

Had no idea it was Jon Glaser until I saw the credits.

Nor did I.

[Starchild]

Am I recalling correctly that his abilities were in evidence even when there were only his other vampire fighter friends around? So he could do it without vampires around. The only way it would make sense to not work on an energy vampire is if the energy vampire actively counteracted Van Helsing DNA.

ETA: or if he no longer has the ability since he was turned vampire himself.

Edited Wednesday at 03:58 AM by Starchild

[iMonrey]

7 hours ago, peeayebee said:

And there it it: Jordan is setting Guillermo up to be the fall guy. 

Ooh, I hadn't thought of that. There is definitely something shady about this company.

5 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I loved the throwaway bit in the opener where Laszlo is trying to figure out why The Monster cannot digest corn.

"No more cutting!"

2 hours ago, ItCouldBeWorse said:

Doesn't he have to bore them to drain them?  Not enrage them or annoy them?

4 hours ago, Galileo908 said:

No, he can drain them by annoying them. Remember the episode where he became too powerful? He was annoying people by coughing, and sharpening pencils too long.

[peeayebee]

9 hours ago, iMonrey said:

"No more cutting!"

I felt so bad for The Monster. Poor guy. No more cutting, Laszlo!

[iMonrey]

I forgot to point this out but appears that some of the writers are playing office workers at the finance company. The guy playing Raj wrote this episode. The guy playing Jimmy (the one asking Guillermo if he could see the outline of his penis through his pants) is also a writer on the show. 

[libgirl2]

1 hour ago, iMonrey said:

I forgot to point this out but appears that some of the writers are playing office workers at the finance company. The guy playing Raj wrote this episode. The guy playing Jimmy (the one asking Guillermo if he could see the outline of his penis through his pants) is also a writer on the show. 

Oh that is neat!! 

[diebartdie]

22 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I loved the throwaway bit in the opener where Laszlo is trying to figure out why The Monster cannot digest corn.

And if Im remembering correctly, what Laszlo said was very wrong! It goes small intestine to large intestine, I think Laszlo said it the other way around.

[Blakeston]

On 11/19/2024 at 8:49 PM, ItCouldBeWorse said:

Doesn't he have to bore them to drain them?  Not enrage them or annoy them?

Colin Robinson said in the pilot that energy vampires can feed on people by annoying them or enraging them. 

I'm not sure how I feel about Nandor being in love with the Guide. It seems pretty out-of-nowhere.

[Orbert]

I think Nandor is lonely.  He's had a few (failed) relationships over the course of the series, and his quest for companionship has been something of a recurring theme.  He doesn't really have a lot of options, due to his being a vampire and a not particularly suave one at that.  The Guide has been around a bit more in recent seasons, and she's kinda cute in a weird, undead way.  I think he mostly just has a crush on her.  I hope Jerry enjoyed the flowers.

[libgirl2]

15 minutes ago, Orbert said:

I think Nandor is lonely.  He's had a few (failed) relationships over the course of the series, and his quest for companionship has been something of a recurring theme.  He doesn't really have a lot of options, due to his being a vampire and a not particularly suave one at that.  The Guide has been around a bit more in recent seasons, and she's kinda cute in a weird, undead way.  I think he mostly just has a crush on her.  I hope Jerry enjoyed the flowers.

While I agree that his crush on her seems out of left field, what you said makes sense. He doesn't have Guillermo around like he used to either, so yes, he is lonely. 

[tennisgurl]

Colin Robinson is absolutely the guy you go to when you need help navigating office politics, that's literally his bread and butter. Looks like Guillermo has finally gotten an office identity, unfortunately its a secret identity so that he can get dragged into something sketchy....

He's going to be their fall guy, right?

Its really not fair that one guy gets to be the office Mexican Guy, Gay Guy, AND Office Slut. Come on, spread the wealth out! 

Charmaine thinking that the documentary is about "slow guys" actually raises a good question, what do other people think that this documentary is about?

I knew right away that Sean was just sucked into March Madness, something far worse than possession. I loved the March Madness obsessed demon, poor Sean has been brain drained so many times (and has lived on giant sandwiches for so long) he didn't even notice the actual demon next to him. 

Love that Nadja's banana was nastier and more rotten every time we saw her, she really ran that joke into the ground. 

Edited Thursday at 05:55 PM by tennisgurl

[Ilovepie]

On 11/19/2024 at 6:57 AM, libgirl2 said:

I thought Nandor had some of the best lines of the night. 

My favorite was "Do you know why they call it Peak TV? Because one peek and you are hooked!" I love that he thinks Wipeout is "peak tv" 😂

On 11/19/2024 at 2:36 PM, Ohiopirate02 said:

I loved the throwaway bit in the opener where Laszlo is trying to figure out why The Monster cannot digest corn.

I died over that! One of the SM accounts I like to watch is this guy called "Chef Reactions" and I was watching him react to someone making something horrible with corn and he said "ah corn - the vegetable you lease". This episode made me think of that 😂

Was I the only one that thought Laszlo was going to turn Sean into a vampire to save him?

3 hours ago, tennisgurl said:

Colin Robinson is absolutely the guy you go to when you need help navigating office politics, that's literally his bread and butter. Looks like Guillermo has finally gotten an office identity, unfortunately its a secret identity so that he can get dragged into something sketchy....

I am loving that Guillermo is pretty much in the exact same position he was in with the vampires, it's just corporate america instead.....

Edited Thursday at 09:33 PM by Ilovepie

[libgirl2]

11 minutes ago, Ilovepie said:

My favorite was "Do you know why they call it Peak TV? Because one peek and you are hooked!" I love that he thinks Wipeout is "peak tv" 😂

Was I the only one that thought Laszlo was going to turn Sean into a vampire to save him?

I am loving that Guillermo is pretty much in the exact same position he was in with the vampires, it's just corporate america instead.....

Peak TV--- the way he delivers his lines. I just love him. 

I did too! 

Yes, Guillermo is back to where he was but this time, he has a "boss" that doesn't care about him and never will. Nandor at least came around to realizing he cares about the guy. 

[Lantern7]

On 11/19/2024 at 7:00 PM, Galileo908 said:

Had no idea it was Jon Glaser until I saw the credits. His voice was really familiar, but I thought it was Kyle Kinane at first.

I wouldn't have known unless he was wearing a ski mask and his voice was distorted.

About Gizmo and his abilities . . . maybe he just wasn't expecting to get punched by Colin Robinson? The irony being that most everyone that knows him probably wants to take a swing at him.