TV Show Review: Atlanta
April 5, 2018
On March 1st, 2018, Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino, released the second season of his show, Atlanta. Only two episodes into the new season, it is already evident that this season just as good, or even better than the last one. Christion Rice ‘18 said “I’ve been waiting for this show to come back for the longest time now. It’s a show that brings not only a good story, but also good humor.” The main character ‘Earn’, played by Donald Glover himself, is a young man living in a low-class part of Atlanta. He is homeless but has become the manager for cousin, Al, or Paper Boi, who is an up-and-coming rapper. Earn begins to stay with him after he is kicked out of the storage locker he previously stayed at. But now back to season two, known as Robbin’ Season. The popularity of Paper Boi has led to many changes in Al’s life. His plug for drugs, such as marijuana, discount him generously due to his fame. But he also loses trust in a lot of people. He is betrayed by one of his drug dealers, and loses a lot of money with it. Gabriel Regalado ‘19 says, “This season seems like it’s really heating up with the urgency. Crazy things seem like they are going to happen in every episode.” Paper Boi needs money fast, so Earn tries to get him on a record label. It does not work out because of the vibe of whiteness and hostility he receives at the studio. He really needs the money though, so he sticks with it. Earn needs money, too, and he gets blessed when a phone that his friend Darius sells for him turns into four thousand dollars. Esme McCarthy ‘20 says, “I remembered that show from season one where Darius ended up trading up from the phone for Earn to get more money, but I thought Earn would never see any of it. Funny that they brought that back from season one.” Earn never thought he would get the money back from Darius, but after he eventually does, he gambles it away in a game of cards. There seems to be a big common theme in this season of Atlanta- money problems!
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