List of head-cannons/predictions what-ifs
I see WWDITS really succeeding when they subvert sitcom tropes, like introducing a baby to the married couple how they handled Colin Robinson
What I expect for Season 6 of WWDITS: parental drama, echoed in Laszlo-Colin. To mirror, for Guillermo:
- Guillermo’s dad being involved in the supernatural, would really like if we keep with the new queer stories thing and it’s a new plot line but not the focus of the arc, hate when development gets fucked up by introduction of absent parent and queerness becomes a part of the reaction, seems old and trite though it do be like that sometimes
- Silvia is a serial killer, master criminal. Guillermo grew up luring victims for her. Possibly mercy-killed Guillermo’s dad in front of him.
- Silvia is sick and Guillermo has to take care of her, lots of end of life decisions, questions of a good life and a good death to bring us back to the vampires. Nandor ‘helps’ is an excellent co-familiar caring for Silvia and Guillermo, their growing relationship is framed around questions of mortality, family, what we do for those we love.
My one true desire, Djinn-cursed wish, sorry-not-sorry in advance:
There’s so much room for dark humor and found family caring for people, god would it be soul healing to see a bunch of vampires flail handling the medical system and Guillermo, newly human, in total FML glory but after a freak out adapts. Great reverse to care for him, but also would love to see some stereotype-busting of how pop culture uses cancer as a cheap doom button, bam they’re dead/dying bedridden. More of the disabled experience of good days and bad days and fuck this shittery. Would be such a good contrast to the immortals who also live like they’re in various stages of dementia. Collin Robinson would have the time of his life. Guillermo does some treatment, recovers, explains it’s not a magic remission button, goes on to live and do. We saw some of this possible dynamic between Lazlo and Colin, this time with Guillermo aware and Lazlo not doing the experiments angle as in season 5.
This isn’t to cheapen the experiences of cancer survivors and their caregivers, more a reflection how terminal care and the queer community still holds so much joy when they intersect and it’s never represented on a sit com.