The character of Guillermo has grown in one of the most pronounced arcs of the series. The title of season 3’s first episode is “The Prisoner,” but it is only the first stop in what could be a much longer, or much-much shorter journey. Nadja, her Doll, Laszlo, and Colin Robinson all vote to put Guillermo down. But in a show of bad faith, and possibly worse judgement. It appears they put him on the payroll, at least in a figurative, and more importantly, mostly-unpaid sense.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen with Guillermo,” Harvey Guillén admitted during the TCA virtual press tour. “I don’t know until the last minute.” But the actor did mention a promotion, of sorts. “He’s joined the rest of the gang as his or their bodyguard, for lack of a better word, and it will lead to some interesting decisions to be made.”
Guillermo is one of the most easily known characters on the series, in spite of his secretive nature, and probably the most recognizable stand-in for the fans. It could be that he’s alive, breathing, and eating more than raw chicken thighs. But that’s just one flavor in the meal.
“Guillermo has been such a positive character in the Latinx community,” Guillén said. “Even the smallest scene, where he’s talking to his mom. We got so much feedback from people who said, ‘I feel like I was watching my mom and myself have a conversation,’ down to the buñuelos in the background, like little details like that that really make a difference.”
We do know Guillermo makes it to season 4, because in episode 4, “You’re going to meet all of Guillermo’s family in a way that makes Guillermo very anxious,” Simms told the TCA. “And we’re going to learn that if he has Van Helsing DNA, then so does the rest of his family, even though they might not realize it themselves. But that one we haven’t even shot yet.”
If it hasn’t been shot, it may never happen. So, that can still be considered speculative, though it’s nothing the audience doesn’t already know. Guillermo may be the last character standing by then. He may have given in to his vampire slaying nature.
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