The What We Do In The Shadows Scene That Went Too Far

Unlike the other traditional vampires on the show, Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) is an energy vampire. Instead of sucking blood, he drains his victims' life force by boring or agitating them. Perhaps he wanted to upset the camera crew and audience watching during a Season 3 bit where he suddenly becomes transfixed with fecal matter. In Season 3, Episode 1, Colin happily volunteers to collect and sift through Guillermo's (Harvey Guillén) waste. It's not the last time he makes jokes at the expense of poop, and for some fans, it was a step too far for the energy vampire. 

Many fans took to Reddit to voice their displeasure at the jokes, including u/iiRoyales, who wrote, "I feel like [Colin's] taken a very weird turn this season, and is constantly making poop and fart jokes and it's just not clicking with us." Others commented underneath to express how even though they enjoy the show for the most part, that joke came across as weird. One user chimed in, "I enjoyed the first episode except for the poop part. I kept thinking what is going on." Elsewhere on the site, u/atowerofcats stated, "The whole sifting through Guillermo's poop stuff was majorly unfunny."

"What We Do in the Shadows" offers jokes at a mile a minute. Some are bound to miss the mark every now and then, but overall, it's clear the series has plenty of life left in it.