WWDITS’ Doug Jones shares favorite memories from 6 seasons as the Baron

Baron Afans has always been a fan favorite what are we doing in the shade – and an actor Doug Jones Just as much fun reviving it over the years.

“I love the Baron so much. I’ve played so many characters in my career so far, and the Baron stands out for me because I can be so goofy and get as far as I want,” Jones, 64, said exclusively. Us Weekly In preparation for Monday’s episode, December 2nd. “And that’s a rare gift for a player. They usually pull us back, as opposed to encouraging us to grow.”

In the latest episode of the FX comedy, all the vampires in the New York area come together to honor the Baron as he receives a perpetual lifetime achievement award. However, when Laszlo’s monster accidentally kills someone, the gang has to fight different teams of vampires from the five boroughs.

The Baron gets to sit out most of the drama, but Jones still describes the “Get Out and Play” – inspired 1979 A cult classic the warriors – as one of his favorites WWDITS Chapters.

“We get to see all these vampires from all the bourgeois around New York. You realize, ‘Oh, the world is bigger than we thought,'” Jones explained. “It opened a door to like, ‘Oh, there’s more. There’s so much more.’

This newly expanded world features a cameo by Alexander Skarsgårdwho played a vampire Eric Northman on real blood from 2008 to 2014. The actor, 48, stars as one of the vampires present at the Baron’s meeting to discuss the eventual conquest of the New World.

“I’m afraid I have no recollection of filming this episode, when Dr. Laszlo Cravensworth must have hypnotized me at the graduation party,” Skarsgård joked in a statement. His are completely disarmed. I have since started a fan page for him called ‘Because You Cravens are worth it’. Please like, follow and subscribe.

Jones, for his part, is happy that his character seems to be going out on a high note – or at least ending the series with his face. When the Baron first appeared in Season 1, he was an emaciated, gray creature buried under layers of prosthetics. He also spent some time as a burnt husk, but now he is becoming his somewhat younger self. It was a welcome break for Jones, whose resume is full of horror monster roles where his entire body was hidden.

“It’s a gift the writers gave me that I didn’t see coming,” he said us of the baron’s transition to relative normalcy. “It’s so funny because it parallels who I am as an actor. I’m 64. As I get older, the process gets older with the prosthetics and special effects makeup. … (The Regular Baron) is really where my career has gone. I’ve been acting a lot More people and using my face a lot more now than with the pieces of rubber. So what a lovely transition this show has been to let the public know and let other productions know, ‘Doug is using his face more now.'”

His thick vamp accent is, of course, far less natural—in real life Jones is from Indianapolis—but he’ll continue to live among WWDITS Fans, who love to try their Baron impressions when they meet the actor.

“Being on the convention circuit, meeting people one at a time, the baron has become one of the most talked about figures people have seen in my now 38 years,” Jones said. “And everyone’s quoting me. They’re saying, ‘Oh, hello, Vampire.’

what are we doing in the shade Airs Mondays on FX at 10pm ET. New episodes stream the next day on Hulu.