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MrShaytoon t1_iyaw5ms wrote

The entire final season is still on my mind. My girl and I talk about it often. Especially the Popeyes part bc her family used to own some.

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danhakimi t1_iyaxxmx wrote

what's your take, was she thick or nah

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gotcam189 t1_iybc5nn wrote

Nah. Darius saw how happy his friends were. Finally living the life they’d been working so hard for, after all the shit they’ve been through, and I think that’s why he smiles at the end. He’s relieved and happy that he isn’t in the tank. It’s real and it’s good. (Plus you can faintly hear sirens in the background).

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danhakimi t1_iybcuko wrote

Yeah. I think you're right. It isn't that big a mystery.

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ThrowingChicken t1_iybwi6d wrote

Remind me, what’s the significance of the sirens?

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Square_Saltine t1_iyclvea wrote

I think nah, but I always tend to lean to the pessimistic interpretations in these kind of situations

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danhakimi t1_iyditlr wrote

nah is pretty optimistic... except for the fact that Darius is going to end up in jail...

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Cheyenne_Bodi t1_iybrrrx wrote

It's all a dream that was a dream the whole series was, but he was in the same part of the dream that they had been in the whole series. So while he is going to jail he is also still in a dream. Judy was always thick.

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Drugs_and_Hugs t1_iybzxr0 wrote

Could this take make any less sense lmao. She wasn’t thic dawg

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IWasOnThe18thHole t1_iyc5k39 wrote

I legit had a "Minooooooooooots"-esque dream the other morning. I somehow knew I wasn't actually away and said to myself "this is a dreammmmmmmmmm" and the same thing happened haha

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D-luxxxx t1_iybl5c8 wrote

Great episode. I legit laughed the fuck out loud when that exec in the “documentary“ did his Goofy impression.

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pimp_juice2272 t1_iyddmut wrote

My biggest laugh came from when the camera slowly panned out and he was squatting on top of the exec table.

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amido-black t1_iyb3mrz wrote

🎤To stand outtt above the crowd even if i got to shout it out loud. Till mine is the only face you see I’m gonna stand out till you know it’s me🎤

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HooptyDooDooMeister OP t1_iyb3rm7 wrote

*notice me

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amido-black t1_iyb3zuj wrote

I was just about to correct it but I thought na he prob wouldn’t care lol good thing Spotify has lyrics right

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o976g t1_iychlfz wrote

Those lyrics are wrong a lot too I’ve seen

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MaeBelleLien t1_iydw9hh wrote

This song is on heavy rotation in the kitchen at work.

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NatureIndoors t1_iyb8tq7 wrote

I ain’t putting that white boy in my movie

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[deleted] t1_iybf0mf wrote

He’s a mouse…

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rubbertubing t1_iyc9pq9 wrote

i know mickey is white in the same way i know knuckles is black.

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CatProgrammer t1_iydg2qn wrote

Actually Knuckles is Aboriginal.

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solarmist t1_iydi4w7 wrote

Wat? I have no reference to judge this statement.

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CatProgrammer t1_iydi7h6 wrote

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Australians

It's a joke about echidnas being native to Australia.

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solarmist t1_iydk91w wrote

I understood what you said, but I’ve never heard anything about that in the design of Knuckles. Can you elaborate on that part?

Oh, I didn’t know he was an Echidna.

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CatProgrammer t1_iydkhyb wrote

His full name is Knuckles the Echidna. (Weirdly Tails is the only main Sonic character besides Eggman with an actual surname, his full name is Miles Prower.)

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ewok_360 t1_iyduuyd wrote

It. Took. Me. 28. Years. Tofigurethisout.

Not today, like 3 years ago, Miles PerHour blew the back of my dome clean off. I played the games, read the comics, drew fan art. Complete whiff.

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Feral0_o t1_iycs9m0 wrote

have we reached a popular consensus on Luigi yet?

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zackcondon t1_iycwv2g wrote

Hes italian

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MalHierba t1_iyczfyd wrote

But what about Waluigi?

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zackcondon t1_iyd0bn1 wrote

Waluigi is a Frankenstein esque creation birthed for the purpose of playing tennis.

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rikashiku t1_iyarmym wrote

Incredible is right. I was expecting a bummer episode, but it became one of the best of the whole series. Teddy Perkins still rates as one of my top episodes.

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steverin0724 t1_iybo103 wrote

Teddy Perkins was PHENOMENAL! I found a new kind of love for Darius and lakeith in that episode.

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BenVarone t1_iycwsk9 wrote

I sometimes think that a good percentage of Atlanta’s success is just that Lakeith is a truly phenomenal actor. I’ve loved him in every role he’s had.

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Zachariot88 t1_iyecsf5 wrote

Let's also shout out Brian Tyree Henry -- I think a big part of Atlanta's vibe is due to how Paper Boi manages to be both calm and incredulous about all the surreal things happening around them.

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hummingbird4289 t1_iydoz1d wrote

Yep - I started watching Atlanta because I'm a huge fan of Donald Glover, but now I'm also a huge fan of Lakeith Stanfield.

He's one of those actors where I talk about when he wins an Oscar, not if (the other one I believe this about is Adam Driver - called it in Season 1 of Girls).

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Holovoid t1_iydn8qw wrote

I'm not gonna lie, the show hooked me with Lakeith. His delivery of the "Can I measure your tree?" lines with Earn's dad was so fucking good I was immediately sold on the whole series.

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steverin0724 t1_iyd87he wrote

I won’t argue there! Since that episode I’ve sought out his other works. Sorry for Calling was a great one. I bet he’s dope in person.

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SuspendedInKarmaMama t1_iyappez wrote

Best episode of Atlanta. A rare 11/10.

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ROBtimusPrime1995 t1_iyavpef wrote

It's been an entire month and I still think about this episode like it was yesterday.

Honestly, an Emmy worthy episode.

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Janderson2494 t1_iyb3viq wrote

Who ordered the white rice?

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GizzleRizzle464 t1_iyc55oy wrote

Lmao. I spit my drink out laughing first time I saw that scene. Thanks for the reminder, friend.

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VictorZA t1_iyctmsf wrote

I don’t watch the show, but I love Goody zombie. Worth watching as a stand-alone ep?

*goofy movie dammit

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Parlorshark t1_iycrrlk wrote

I gave up on Atlanta halfway through the Amsterdam season. Can I just pick this episode up and watch it, or do I need to watch the entire season first?

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HeadsUpKrebenUp t1_iycu2lp wrote

You can definitely just watch this episode! It doesn't follow any of the show's main characters at all, and is a stand-alone story. Although I highly recommend watching the entire season at some point too.

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CaptCaCa t1_iyd4lgs wrote

The last season is nothing at all like the Amsterdam season, it has a lot of great moments, highlights are the Goofy ep and the finale

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visionaryredditor t1_iycudzc wrote

i feel like if you didn't like season 3, you wouldn't like the Goofy episode as well. it's a standalone like half of season 3 episodes.

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Parlorshark t1_iycvijc wrote

I liked bits and pieces, I just felt that the standalone pieces should have existed outside the series. The one about trini to da bone just doesn’t belong. It should have been a separate short. I watch for the characters, so it just felt like being bait-and-switched. “Now that we’ve got your attention, watch this other story; we’ll get back to Atlanta another time.”

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visionaryredditor t1_iycvzsm wrote

> The one about trini to da bone just doesn’t belong.

it fits perfectly into the topics and messages of season 3 tho.

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Parlorshark t1_iycw3px wrote

Explain it to me. Maybe I just don’t understand it yet.

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visionaryredditor t1_iycygh7 wrote

the consumerism of Black culture by white people. This is one of the overachieving themes of the season and the main theme of the episode. The boy was raised by a Black nanny and he seems interested in Black culture like we see him watching The Proud Family and he genuinely doesn't feel out of place on her funeral, his dad listens to hardcore rap, his mom watches a Black woman doing a make up tutorial and she comes to the funeral with hoop earrings and a Teflar bag. and still, there is some type of hesitation from the parents' side. we see his mom discussing if they should immerse the kid into the Chinese culture because it's "relevant" now. and that's why Chet Hanks is in the episode, he basically is an extreme example of what the kid would grow into.

relations between capitalism and Black people. Basically every episode of the season is about it one way or another. But in Trini 2 Da Bone we see that the nanny basically had to abandon her own kids so she could earn money by working for white family.

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pimp_juice2272 t1_iydf17z wrote

That's honestly one of my favorite episodes of season 3. I have a goddaughter that has a nanny and it just kinda hit with me a little.

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wjkovacs420 t1_iydhq0z wrote

I think it’s crazy to say those episodes aren’t Atlanta. The fun of the show is the surreal world they’ve built. I don’t think the appeal was ever about the journey the main characters go through, rather them just interacting with the Springfield-esque world they’re in. And those episodes delivered on the weirdness everyone watches for.

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OathOfFeanor t1_iydczpn wrote

Honestly then they are right you might not like the final season

I totally feel what you mean, but Atlanta just isn't like other shows

Those episodes that don't fit, some of them are genius. The Goofy Movie episode is one of those.

But your characters aren't even in it.

This is Donald Glover truly getting the freedom to do his thing, and he does it well. But he doesn't conform to the expected mold of a sitcom story arc.

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raelianautopsy t1_iyd7nja wrote

Please at least just watch this episode, even if none of the others. It completely stands alone

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lasagna_for_life t1_iyazcrj wrote

As someone who loved A Goofy Movie as a kid, and Atlanta as an adult; this episode hit on so many levels. An unexpected gem.

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Starkiller32 t1_iybdwsa wrote

I feel gaslit by Atlanta because I find myself asking if that was real or not all the time.

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HooptyDooDooMeister OP t1_iybjpxs wrote

As someone who can tell you about all the deep fascinating political battles of the studio at the time between Katzenberg and Eisner and all that, the first 1/3 of the episode still had me questioning if some things were real! Lol.

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american_dimes t1_iybnhu5 wrote

When it said B.A.N. at the beginning, I was pretty sure it wasn't real, but I still googled to make sure.

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dexter30 t1_iycc0ha wrote

If you want a imo satisfying explanation why the goofy movie is a "black" movie I recommend this actual short documentary video about the goofy movie

Tl;dw one of the main character artists for the goofy movie was a black woman who infused a style to some of the characters that resonated with a lot of black youth.

edit: carrole holliday

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Rsb88 t1_iybxbye wrote

I feel incredibly stupid… I thought this Atlanta episode was real and the story was true until Now……. Wow lol I’m embarrassed

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Lamontyy t1_iyck9x9 wrote

What... Even with the ending of the episode.. you thought it was real?

Invest in bitcoin

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Rsb88 t1_iydvg5k wrote

Pretty sure by the end I was on my phone/listening instead of paying attention as I can’t even recall the ending. Is probably why I believe it lol. Also invest in ADA

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Lamontyy t1_iydwpua wrote

Haha yooo you have to rewatch it, the ending is the best part.

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Ozarkii t1_iycauck wrote

Fuck. Same. :( bino is actually a cheeky mofucka

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raelianautopsy t1_iyd7rwu wrote

Ha! Somehow I love that people think that story was real

But honestly there are real facts in there about peppered in so I can understand...

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OneMoistMan t1_iycjlgg wrote

I sat there during the episode fact checking because I was curious 🤣

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davidrabbich t1_iyc1ayn wrote

Atlanta will be talked about in the same regard as the wire in future.

A 10/10 show with one slightly weird (albeit still great) season that didn’t have the ratings while it was airing.

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Ozarkii t1_iycb7sm wrote

Exactly. It will only get appreciated in the future when specific moments of specific episodes will give the series some traction and well-deserved exposure.

There's some truly absurd humor in some episodes but that's what makes it so great.

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MonsterBluth t1_iybs1rf wrote

Atlanta was such a great show, everything from the writing to the acting was top tier.

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davidsa6 t1_iybjsi5 wrote

As an avid, long-time A Goofy movie fan, this episode really broke me down. Totally believed it was real at first, then after finding out that it was fictional, still broke me down because I can see something like this absolutely happening. I drive by the lake in Castaic, mentioned at the end, on a daily basis for work. After watching the episode, until I knew the truth, I would feel so awful driving by it. Great episode!

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raelianautopsy t1_iyd8ap9 wrote

There were some real facts peppered in

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davidsa6 t1_iydl5xt wrote

I mean, I know for a fact that A Goofy Movie is the blackest movie of all time for sure! I’m curious as to what was true though. I think the director should chime in.

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pingpong_playa t1_iycm0f2 wrote

Can this episode be watched coherently if you’ve never watched Atlanta before?

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bitzer_maloney t1_iycn22v wrote

Yes. Has nothing to do with the Atlanta character and story arc.

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AurelianoTampa t1_iycu6tp wrote

Yes. Never seen anything else in the series and this one was a stand-alone that didn't require any extra information. Apparently there are some references to other episodes (B.A.N. is apparently a running gag of a fake network), but the episode itself doesn't require any other knowledge.

FWIW, my search algorithm has been all kinds of odd since watching it. I guess I'm not the typical Atlanta viewer, so now the algorithm doesn't know what to throw at me.

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IniMiney t1_iycypon wrote

There was an Atlanta episode about A Goofy Movie? Holy fuck I gotta watch lol

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tonydemedici t1_iycggfc wrote

By the time I got to “and that’s why a goofy movie is the blackest movie” I was fuccin sobbing lol such a good piece of television

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blotterandthemoonman t1_iycb3ui wrote

Ok well Im glad I’m not the only losing my mind over this episode…I’m like why isn’t this talked about more… is no one paying attention haha…what a gem

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imthecaptainnao t1_iyewxdz wrote

It’s so fucking good. I was hooting and hollering and clapping so hard.

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Memphisrexjr t1_iybxwvb wrote

It’s a shame there isn’t a 3rd movie about some kind of reunion or Christmas.

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raelianautopsy t1_iyd7drm wrote

Even with the latest Documentary Now season, which is always good, that Atlanta episode was one of the greatest mockumentaries I have seen in a long time!

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Nzy t1_iyda0yl wrote

I remember seeing this being aired on TV in Bahrain while it was still in the cinema in the UK. Some countries really didn't care about piracy.

Also, what's the big deal with this Atlanta episode? Should I watch it even if I've never seen the rest of the show?

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HooptyDooDooMeister OP t1_iye8pry wrote

It's a stand-alone episode and requires zero knowledge of the show to follow.

If you liked A Goofy Movie, I highly recommend it.

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Ruthrfurd-the-stoned t1_iyefrm0 wrote

Is this how I find out the new/ last season of Atlanta is running

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blotterandthemoonman t1_iyc9hqq wrote

I watched it last night and I thought it was another faux thing for half the episode and then I was like omg this is amazing and sad as fuck holy shit.

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Killbro_Fraggins t1_iyd8r7o wrote

I have always loved that movie. My favorite Disney movie hands down. I’m glad it’s getting more spotlight. Wish it got a better showing for its 25th anniversary than a blu ray and some tiny back packs.

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mvs2527 t1_iyei9io wrote

That episode was stressful

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LalitoSalamanca t1_iyfaggs wrote

Favorite Disney movie honestly, the soundtrack slaps (even in dubbed form as I grew up watching it).

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WickedSlice_ t1_iycf3wd wrote

Was this movie the inspiration behind the dog they added to Itchy and Scratchy with the sunglasses that was voiced by Homer in the Simpsons?

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StinkyShoe t1_iyd8278 wrote

No, the suits at Fox recommended the Simpsons add a new character to join the family to spice things up so they wrote the Poochie episode instead.

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FattDeez7126 t1_iyc616i wrote

I thot it was a real thing until my sister said it was fake like wtf why did they do it ?

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blotterandthemoonman t1_iycbcrt wrote

WAIT THAT SHIT WAS FAKE/…I had convinced myself it was for 40 min and then was like no they definitely switched it up and wanted to tell a story and then was like I won’t even look it up il suspend my belief but omg

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manormortal t1_iyccsji wrote

American Vandal on Netflix is also very real and very much worth watching 😉

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Johnny_Fuckface t1_iydki0e wrote

I’m glad Atlanta is over. It never knew what it wanted to do with any of the characters and was mostly distracted by conceptual episodes that had nothing to do with anything.

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