‘Reginald the Vampire’ Recap: ‘Blood, Sweat, and Glitter’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

REGINALD THE VAMPIRE -- "Blood, Sweat, and Glitter" Episode 206 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jacob Batalon as Reginald Andres, Em Haine as Sarah Kinney -- (Photo by: James Dittiger/SYFY)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 206 of ‘Reginald the Vampire’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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It is definitely safe to say that season two of the hit SYFY series, Reginald the Vampire, is quite eager to combine the vampire mythos with the realities of our world and well… why not? Because for far too long the vampire has languished amid stories that focus on obsession, love, and… sparkles… over juicier topics, the kind this show has explored in detail. Such as whether or not immortality is worthwhile and what it might do to a person’s psyche and how the undead would respond to life problems that no longer apply to them, and well… the show is showing no signs of abandoning this anytime soon. As evidenced by this week’s fascinating tale. 

For ‘Blood, Sweat, and Glitter’ pondered deeply upon how the human condition might not leave us in the world of vampirism and even in the afterlife, a feat that it explored through three key storylines. One of which involved Angela. Who was trying to use the magic book to figure out how to beat Bolestro and was failing left and right. Since all she did was summon more trouble with a friend. A friend that prompted her to just get away from this madness for a bit to breathe and think. Not to mention, there was a sorrowful loss in this story, since a broken and shattered Uriel thought that Todd was about to become a vampire and decided to fulfill his role as protector of the afterlife by killing Mike to prevent that… when in fact, Mike let Todd know… there would be no turning.

All of which spoke to how sometimes our best efforts in life to improve a situation never work and we need to step away and clear our heads before trying again and how… fear can make us do awful things and well… that really spoke to how very real human elements are present in this world regardless of life or death. But of course, the centerpiece of this exploration of how humanity remains was handled by Reginald, Sarah, and Maurice. Who made it to the Pacific Northwest to find Abraham and instead… found quizzes and questions regarding some of their lives. Since Sarah and Maurice saw scenarios in the magical place that Abraham built, that tasked them with whether or not they made the right choices and asked them what path they wanted to walk. Scenarios we often play in our own heads. 

Meanwhile, Reginald found his way into Abraham’s lair and was treated to one hell of a rager. An end of times one no less, hosted by a fallen angel named Santos that was eager to just make everyone in attendance have a great time and forget about the end. A reality that reminded us how far we will go to forget bad times, and thus, Reginald worried that he wouldn’t speak to Abraham at all and leave empty handed. A worry that was further compounded by the fact that Santos spoke to and showed Reginald the supposed place of his death, which really seemed to be another distraction to keep them from talking to Abraham. But he finally appeared and opted to not help in the fight. Mainly because everyone came to learn that he was the son of Bolestro and wanted to stay out of this fight. Making it seem as though our heroes lost here, but Abraham did offer up one particular solid.

In that, Claire was the real key here to perhaps saving all of vampirekind, and that will be a lot of weight for grieving Claire to bear. But while we wait to see how Claire handles her potential fate and how Reginald will reconcile what he learned about his own future here, we can celebrate another amazing tale from this series. One that once more, injected so much humanity into its story, giving new life to the vampire genre (pun intended) courtesy of a journey that really did postulate that little changes in the afterlife once we’ve crossed over. But what matters more is that this sets the stage for some powerful moments for this series as we barrel toward the season’s end and a grand showdown with Bolestro. Until next time.

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