Why Colin Robinson's Campaign Plotline Is His Best

Last season saw Colin go through... quite a remarkable journey, to say the least. After he dies at the age of 100, as all energy vampires apparently do, Laszlo (Matt Berry) discovers a bizarre baby version of Colin, who then grows into a creepy little boy. (All childlike iterations of Colin Robinson have Proksch's adult face on them, making them even more unsettling than you'd imagine could be possible.) His transformation comes at the right time, though; he's able to provide entertainment for Nadja's (Natasia Demetriou) ailing vampire night club, because there's nothing vampires love more than a freaky child singing showtunes.

Colin eventually reaches adulthood again — with a difficult teenage phase in there that causes plenty of trouble for Laszlo — and in Season 5, he's back to sapping energy from unsuspecting, irritated humans. With his ex-lover and emotional vampire Evie (Vanessa Bayer, returning after her guest spot in Season 1) by his side, Colin's campaign is floundering against his opponent, until Evie and Colin are brought before a council of energy vampires to discuss how bureaucracy is what feeds all energy vampires. Evie takes Colin's place as the candidate because Colin is just exhausted... and his political career ends right then and there.

"What We Do in the Shadows" airs on Thursday nights on FX.