Yessss!! It's what I've been waiting for, not too over the top undecipherable surrealism but just the right amount, while upholding the core/essence of Atlanta. This episode felt so damn nostalgic and relatable cause it seemed like an extension of season 1,2. The character seemed real and not some goofy ahh from parallel universe. The interactions were damn intriguing, fun! It's funny, mysterious, philosophical. Made me chuckle all the way through, mann i can watch this coupla times more and still enjoy it and have a great time fr. For me it's easily top 3 Atl episodes. I really hope they continue this and not veer away into pretentious incoherent absurdity like they did in last season.
5 Reviews
Straight fire Intense
oerenyeagero17 October 2022
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This episode was really good my guy , start to finish was really funny and intense, a good mix for sure . I love the scene where paper boi is making the dumbest excuses to get out of rapping with that trash rapper . The miracle shoe scene was awkward and funny like typical atlanta , paperboi in the mall stole the show. It was so entertaining my eyes were locked, watching out for paperboi like I was next to him shopping, the cinematography was so next level , It was so immersive . The colors look great and all the shooting scenes looked well done for this surreal show . My favorite episode of the season for sure.
Crank Dat Killer
lassegalsgaard31 October 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This show has always had two sides to it. On one side, which is also the show's biggest asset, it's hilarious. The incredible humor of the people involved with this show has made it one of those big laughfests that will never fail to get a smile and a laugh from everybody who watches it. It's not a show that will make you laugh out loud every single episode, but there are those few that will really make your belly hurt. Then, on the other side, it has a flare for the weird. Someone described the show back in the day as "Twin Peaks" with rappers, and while that's correct in some sense, it's much more than that. It's not as literal as "Twin Peaks" was with its storytelling when it first premiered. Its narrative is not basic in any sense of the word, and it's clear that the creatives involved wanted to make this show as unique as possible. They've done that brilliantly, and even the show's third season had moments that were reminiscent of the first two seasons. However, this fourth season has brought all of that back in its wonderful glory, and with this episode, they've once again provided a great mix of the show's two attributes. Not only was this episode hilarious (it's premise alone being so dumb that it's genius), but it's such a weird idea to begin with that it's impossible not to think that the writers were high during the conception and where they got their weed from.
This episode, more than any others, was a reminder of why this show made us all fall in love with it in the first place. It was that brilliant connection between the show's two sides that makes the story flow beautifully through all the images presented on screen. It's episodes like "B. A. N." that are memorable for doing it like that, and this episode fits into that pocket as well with a truly outrageous premise that makes room for a lot of fun scenes with Al, but also the great subplots spread throughout this whole episode made it work.
The episode's climatic mall shooting scene is one of the wackiest parts of this show yet. Not only is there actually a lot of fear involved, and they do a great job of making the audience fear for Paper Boi's safety with all of the bullets flying around him, but they also infuse with the hilarity of everything joining in the shootout and firing at each other. Again, there's a clear social commentary involved here like with most of the stuff that happens in "Atlanta," but this was almost uncharacteristically on-the-nose; but so on-the-nose that it totally worked on impact.
The episode also has multiple storylines that are cleverly intertwined with each other as it goes along. Earn and Darius are trying to get sneakers from the Shoe Man and get caught in an uncomfortable situation, while a young man hopes to rap for Paper Boi and get discovered. How these storylines are used in the main plot is actually quite clever, and the classic subversion of expectations that "Atlanta" is so good at plays a major role here and makes the ending of the mall shooting include some of the show's funniest and truly most outrageous moments so far.
Once again, Brian Tyree Henry shows why he's one of the best actors on this show. Not to take anything away from Donald Glover who is at least as brilliant, but Henry's constant lowkey portrayal of Paper Boi makes for his interactions with everyone outside to be some of the funniest stuff the show offers. He's so nonchalant about his fame and everything that the reactions he faces doesn't face him at all. It's so a brilliant portrayal of a man that doesn't care about anything other than getting his art out to all his fans and people who listen.
"Crank Dat Killer" is a classic example of the show's brilliant mix of genres, culminating in a scene that is one of the show's best. It's not easy to keep the momentum going with a premise like this for an entire episode, but the show's brilliant writers finds a way as usual and it works.
This episode, more than any others, was a reminder of why this show made us all fall in love with it in the first place. It was that brilliant connection between the show's two sides that makes the story flow beautifully through all the images presented on screen. It's episodes like "B. A. N." that are memorable for doing it like that, and this episode fits into that pocket as well with a truly outrageous premise that makes room for a lot of fun scenes with Al, but also the great subplots spread throughout this whole episode made it work.
The episode's climatic mall shooting scene is one of the wackiest parts of this show yet. Not only is there actually a lot of fear involved, and they do a great job of making the audience fear for Paper Boi's safety with all of the bullets flying around him, but they also infuse with the hilarity of everything joining in the shootout and firing at each other. Again, there's a clear social commentary involved here like with most of the stuff that happens in "Atlanta," but this was almost uncharacteristically on-the-nose; but so on-the-nose that it totally worked on impact.
The episode also has multiple storylines that are cleverly intertwined with each other as it goes along. Earn and Darius are trying to get sneakers from the Shoe Man and get caught in an uncomfortable situation, while a young man hopes to rap for Paper Boi and get discovered. How these storylines are used in the main plot is actually quite clever, and the classic subversion of expectations that "Atlanta" is so good at plays a major role here and makes the ending of the mall shooting include some of the show's funniest and truly most outrageous moments so far.
Once again, Brian Tyree Henry shows why he's one of the best actors on this show. Not to take anything away from Donald Glover who is at least as brilliant, but Henry's constant lowkey portrayal of Paper Boi makes for his interactions with everyone outside to be some of the funniest stuff the show offers. He's so nonchalant about his fame and everything that the reactions he faces doesn't face him at all. It's so a brilliant portrayal of a man that doesn't care about anything other than getting his art out to all his fans and people who listen.
"Crank Dat Killer" is a classic example of the show's brilliant mix of genres, culminating in a scene that is one of the show's best. It's not easy to keep the momentum going with a premise like this for an entire episode, but the show's brilliant writers finds a way as usual and it works.
Paper Boi is the real star of the show
nerrdrage24 August 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Whenever an episode focuses on Paper Boi, it just can't miss. Woods, the one about the college campus gig, the one about his "safe farm." His long-suffering but level-headed demeanor contrasts perfectly with the surreal absurdity surrounding him.
I was convinced he was just super-paranoid about the serial killer until the bullets started flying. Of course then the twist hits: that guy was never the serial killer to begin with.
I'm glad this show got back to its home base of Atlanta after last season, which just felt totally off. The balance between absurdity and reality needs to be maintained.
I was convinced he was just super-paranoid about the serial killer until the bullets started flying. Of course then the twist hits: that guy was never the serial killer to begin with.
I'm glad this show got back to its home base of Atlanta after last season, which just felt totally off. The balance between absurdity and reality needs to be maintained.
Drank Cat
dannylee-7808218 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
1. Al goes to the mall
2. Al calls Soulja Boy
3. Darius and Earn kisses
I don't know how to describe this episode. Just pure fun and hilarious. I love how everything falls into place together. It's excellent writing and it made me just burst out laughing many times. It also touches on the life of rappers, both the ones in the industry and ones trying to break in. I loved the brief appearance of Roberto because it was a heartfelt moment between him and his girlfriend but his presence is ignored in a second because Al was running from the shootout. Cameo from Soulja Boy was funny and did not feel forced. The whole concept of "Crank Dat Killer" is just hilarious and the kiss scene between Darius and Earn to get the Nike Miracles... I didn't expect them to actually kiss. Hilarious!!
I don't know how to describe this episode. Just pure fun and hilarious. I love how everything falls into place together. It's excellent writing and it made me just burst out laughing many times. It also touches on the life of rappers, both the ones in the industry and ones trying to break in. I loved the brief appearance of Roberto because it was a heartfelt moment between him and his girlfriend but his presence is ignored in a second because Al was running from the shootout. Cameo from Soulja Boy was funny and did not feel forced. The whole concept of "Crank Dat Killer" is just hilarious and the kiss scene between Darius and Earn to get the Nike Miracles... I didn't expect them to actually kiss. Hilarious!!
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