The more I think about it, the more I think Nandor only ever wanted to be human the same way he wanted The Guide the same way he wanted an army the same way he wanted Gail the same way he wanted to get married the same way he wanted super slumber. He keeps looking for something, some Big Change, and if he could only find that big change and conquer it, it would give him meaning and a sense of purpose. It would make him happy
Which is why I think it’s so telling that the one time a big change did happen to him, it was Guillermo becoming a vampire. And once he saw that it wasn’t making Guillermo happy, he took it upon himself to fix it
Because while Nandor keeps insisting he wants something different, he wants a change — to be human, to get married, to sleep forever — but what he actually wants is connection, and Guillermo is his primary source of that.
And by the end of season six it feels like Nandor has finally realized that to some level. Even his quest for the Guide doesn’t feel as demanding of instant gratification as his past pursuits do, because some part of him has settled. Some part of him is happy now, to the point where he’s now shifted to focusing also on the things that make Guillermo happy (albeit in a very self-centered, Nandor way that involves threatening Guillermo’s boss, proposed dynamic duo shenanigans involving capes that Guillermo mentioned one time, and building a secret clubhouse for the two of them).
I don’t have anything insightful to add to that. I just think it’s sweet. We’ve gone from Nandor being too ashamed/uncomfortable to admit that Guillermo is his friend (s1e4) to him openly saying it and admitting he wants Guillermo to be included in their family, regardless of the fact that he’s not even a vampire and will possibly never again choose to become a vampire.
One of the things that was arguably holding Nandor back from allowing himself to admit he cares, and the one thing that Guillermo believed would bring him acceptance into the family. And in the end Nandor still allows himself to admit he cares, and Guillermo is still accepted into the family.
Neither of them got what they said they wanted, but in the end they both got what they needed
It’s just sweet, that’s all
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