"The Railroad" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of the American mockumentary comedy horror television series What We Do in the Shadows, set in the franchise of the same name.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.131 million household viewers and gained a 0.03 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Laszlo and Colin Robinson create the "Staten Island and Southwestern Railroad" in a rented apartment, hiring actors to pretend to be workers, with the Monster acting as the boss.
In October 2024, FX confirmed that the fourth episode of the season would be titled "The Railroad", and that it would be written by Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil, and directed by executive producer Kyle Newacheck.
Even beyond Laszlo, who's never more charming and affable than when in Sean's orbit, the character's genial nature and hypnosis-resistant brain puts all the vamps on their awful versions of their best behaviors.
All of which is an admittedly long-winded way of saying that “The Railroad,” being basically a sequel to “Headhunting” (already the best episode of Shadows' season-opening three-parter) except with Sean in it, is an instant classic installment of this series.
"[4] Katie Rife of Vulture gave the episode a 3 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "When Jordan tells him to fire Nandor, his former master, from his janitor position, he's forced to choose a side.
"[5] Alejandra Bodden of Bleeding Cool gave the episode a 9 star rating out of 10 and wrote, "The fourth installment of FX's What We Do in the Shadows Season 6, "The Railroad," was much more of an emotional shocker than I was expecting.
"[6] Melody McCune of Telltale TV gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "While the outing isn't quite as strong as the solid three-episode premiere, it's still a ton of fun.