Gord pointed out the non-graphic nature of violence in the show and likened Immortals to vampire mythology, saying, "The vampire sucks some blood and you stick him through the heart with a stake and nobody takes that seriously.
ɡˈoːɹd pˈɔɪntᵻd ˈaʊt ðə nˈɑːŋɡɹˈæfɪk nˈeɪtʃɚɹ ʌv vˈaɪələns ɪnðə ʃˈoʊ ænd lˈaɪkənd ɪmˈɔːɹɾəlz tə vˈæmpaɪɚ mɪθˈɑːlədʒi, sˈeɪɪŋ, "ðə vˈæmpaɪɚ sˈʌks sˌʌm blˈʌd ænd juː stˈɪk hˌɪm θɹuː ðə hˈɑːɹt wɪð ɐ stˈeɪk ænd nˈoʊbɑːdi tˈeɪks ðæt sˈɪɹiəsli.