Mild plot spoilers if you havent watched Come Out and Play yet!

Not coincidentally, season one episode Barons Night Out is also on that list.

I think people love vampires and they love vampire tropes and we are just making ruthless fun of them.

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And so here comes the Baron who would be sort of like the Nosferatu of this group.

Hes the kind of the daddy-o of them all, of this particular family of vampires.

None of us know our way around.

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And I have not helped them conquer anything outside of Staten Island anyway.

But hes so full of himself.

He thinks that hes all that, but hes a massive underachiever.

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So theres something funny about that.

And it seems to land well because people quote me all the time when I see them.

io9: What do you think of the Barons leadership skills?

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Jones:I dont know.

He sure thinks he does.

Have we been doing all that we set out to do?

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We did get comfortable.

We did get awfully comfortable for a minute there.

And maybe we need to conquer more.

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Whats it like getting to play the Baron a lot less of that as part of your performance?

Jones:Well, I am known for my rubber bits over the 38-year career Ive had so far.

But the Baron has had four different looks throughout the series.

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We had the wrinkly version with the pointy ears at the beginning.

And then he gets revived to me with a wig, basically.

That gets burned againbut this time just a slight crispy with no hair.

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And then, rejuvenated back to myself again because of my precious little froggy babies and what they secrete.

So its been such a journey with all the looks with him.

I do enjoy just me with the wig probably the most for comforts sake.

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So I think he does have a very classic sort of vampire look to him with my rejuvenated self.

And I do love the fabulousness of him.

io9: His costume in episode nine, right down to the shoes, was very nice.

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Jones:Did you love the gold shoes?

io9: I love the Baron and the Sires relationship.

We dont see too much of it, but we know a cozy situation going on there.

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And ones a complete monster with wings!

I get anOzzie and Harrietvibe, if youre going to go way back to classic television.

You know, our AirBnb, where we eat our guests.

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Aw, the Hellhound is such a sweet golden retriever.

How could you be afraid of that?

io9: The Alexander Skarsgard cameo in Come Out and Play is hilarious.

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What was filming that like?

Jones:Im a fan of the entire Skarsgard family.

And in fact, Bill Skarsgard is going to be playing Nosferatu in December with that movie.

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And I did a Nosferatu movie that just came out recently on Amazon and Apple TV.

So when he showed it up, everybody was like [imitates excited noises].

And there he was looking like his gorgeous self fromTrue Blood.

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You expect a tall, handsome leading man jot down to come in and be good.

It was a lovely surprise all around and a treat for anyone who knows vampires.

io9:Whats been your favorite thing about being a part ofWhat We Do in the Shadows?

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When you add comedy to it, it changes the game entirely.

Youre doing all this for the funny instead of for the scares.

Now the show does have its scares, but they end up being funny, you know?

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So its like it still comes out with a different vibe for me personally.

That makes all the difference for me.

io9: And Ive got oneStar Trekquestion for the end here.

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Jones:Both of those things.

Im very satisfied with where we left Saru.

His career and his love life are happily ever after now.

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Its a great place to end for him.

But the number one question I get now is, Will we see Saru again?

The one show that he could guest star on would beStarfleet Academybecause it takes place in the same timeline.

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But that calls not come yet.

If it did, I would be akin to hearing them out.

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