Thinking about Nandor and his word choice how much of an open book in a foreign language he is, how he wears his heart on his sleeve while not even comprehending his own decisions and motives and him being dumb not stupid.
The sound effect in 3x08 when he says āI relinquish you of your serviceā itās genuine all of season 3 is him slowly changing his behavior with Guillermo and the whole āvampirism is a curseā feels real and genuine because heās being disingenuous, he has to tell 1 truth and 3 lies āI care about youā drowned by āMy cold dead heartā a lie āyour just okay personalityā another lie ājust a little bitā the biggest lie after the heaviest truth, from then on familiar is used as an insult he doesnāt really think of Guillermo that way, 3x09 and 3x10 are all about Nandor playing a part (and all of season 4), 3x09 is pure survival and self-preservation heās hurting so it means itās everyone elseās fault, theyāre all beneath him and still underneath all the coping thereās tenderness that spills out with Guillermo (that he was so scared was gonna grow apart and instead Nandor is the one that constantly tries to get away).
3x10 is the most strategic Nandor and the most serious we see him, heās carrying out a plan and thatās why I donāt think Nandor is as stupid or oblivious (as the show might make you think) he knows Guillermo enough to play him, he starts talking about leaving when he hears the door opening, he knows he hasnāt told anything to Guillermo (he would have been the first to know), he mocks him about not being a vampire and giving him one last duty, but at the same time has already a goal in mind he finds someone to plan the journey to rid Guillermo of having to work, he gets a little too excited when he sees Guillermo because heās getting really happy about it to then before the fight recompose himself and go back into character telling things that would make Guillermo mad, the āYou shooed away some assassins who gives a shitā is such a dead giveaway after him fighting a whole month to save Guillermoās life and how grateful he was about having his life saved also Iām 75% convinced that he knew about the hypnosisā¦tiny problem he underestimated Guillermoās reaction but I also think thatās why Nandor is so interested in him, heās unpredictable.
But Nandor canāt predict othersā actions (Laszloās) and canāt see through anyone elseās lenses so the only way he can explain to himself why Guillermo didnāt come is outright rejection, itās setting yourself up for failure āthe worst outcomeā accepting it without listening because you have to come to peace with it, knowing that if you heard it from that person it would tear you apart so you forgive because you donāt want to hear it. But how does he get Guillermo to stay now? He relinquished him of his service in 3x08 so heās not his employee anymore and in 3x10 he gave him his last dutyā¦mmm heās been really lonely latelyā¦withoutā¦himā¦check mate, heās gonna propose in the same exact way as last time but this time to be his best man hoping that he will be jealousā¦he isnātā¦Guillermoās gonna stop him because itās too hasty and ridiculousā¦he doesnātā¦heās gonna ask him impossible stuff for the weddingā¦he gets everything and also gets Nadja and The Guide to help himā¦heās gonna object to the weddingā¦heās the only person that doesnāt, well at least Nandor got what he wanted but his wife stops him from spending time with Guillermo and he has a boyfriend, if Guillermo likes his boyfriend what if he likes Guillermoās boyfriend too but he canāt steal him away that would be cruel and heās not a cheater, if thereās 2 of the same thing are there 2 or just 1? Everything is resolved him and Guillermo like the same thing but theyāre not the same thing but they are, Guillermo is being confusing first he says they are the same thing but when Nandor tries to give him his Freddie he says itās different, this isnāt fun anymoreā¦well everything is back to normal and itās wonderful isnāt it? Guillermo isnāt his familiar, nor bodyguard, nor best man but here he is and single tooā¦should he question why heās still there or why he wants him thereā¦nah