When I saw the Madeleine I didn't understood his meaning but after watching the whole chapter I thought it could be a representation of marshall's family past and present. He steals de Madeleine allegedly without knowing but then in the car he has the choice to go back inside the coffee shop but he chooses to eat them and get a benefit. I think it's the same with his family history they made something wrong in the past and his taking benefit of it in the present but he wont recognize it and do the right thing. He'll just play fool and not care
That's interesting. I always felt felt the irony but you put it into words. Everything in this show is so perfectly placed that you can find something new every time you watch it. This is my favorite season and I'm watching it again.
Did you notice that the I owned slave shirt is backwards so he can read it in the mirror. The shirt is not for other people to see its for him to always be reminded of his ancestors past
That little thing with the Wife switching up to now claim herself as Peruvian and not wanting to be associated with a White man, just did so much in so little time with the history of Hispanics in America Its a short moment but i believe very profound or atleast spoke to me alot as a hispanic man
@@dogecoin3431 yeah so to me it just speaks of the history of in my case Mexican people in this country. If you go back the times of segregation hispanic people would be allowed to use the white bathrooms if you were lucky to be a more fair skinned hispanic person. This preferential treatment to some hispanics would lead these people to continue to want to be more white(idk if its the right way to say it) so they could continue to get a higher level of treatment. We did face our own levels of discrimination but because hispanic people can be a mixture of so many ethnicities we can vary widely in our skin tones, leaving some with the opportunity to pass as white. Over times in my own experience I have seen many "Mexican-American" people become "White" as in the refuse to speak Spanish, they adopt American customs and forget any culture or heritage passed down to them by their family, which is something that hispanic people carry proudly, our heritage our culture, the pride to be from whatever Latin American country we are from. They do this to fit into White society to in essence "move on up" ya know? to be accepted by the white people. Also I have met Mexican parents who refuse to speak spanish to their kids or pass along any culture of value because they want their kids to fit in. And not all are but there is a sector of hispanic people that are fairer skin and could pass as White. There is alot more to this obviously but this was a bit more of an elaboration of what literally 10 seconds of screen time spoke to me and brought back into my mind. This could maybe be organized better but I hope i explained my train of thought and where I was going and i swear i didnt think one freaking line about her being peruvian would prevoke so many thoughts in my mind.
@@PrinceSimba93 I did not know that, thank you for sharing your thoughts. This show has lines that just stick with you and make you think. A line this season that stuck with me was" white isnt real,if you have enough money you're white and thats the way its always been".
I guess what maybe makes me like S3 more than some others is that one thing I absolutely LUV about Atlanta (among many others) is the way Glover & Co continually play with FORMAT and expectations. They play with the “Container” as much as they do the “Content”… whereas most shows, including great shows, usually focus more on Content solely.
??? I feel like I'm missing a joke. Most american jews came over in the 20 century right, so she would be a lot less likely to be descended from someone who owned black slaves in america.
You have to ask yourself why the best representation of reparations for you is a comedic sketch that makes black people look exactly like the stereotype rather than a more down to earth take equating reparation payments to college debt.
so you cant have a black woman who is angry also at the end you sympathise with her as you see she was a struggling mother she appeared annoying as you are at the perspective of the other guy. she was introduced to be obnoxious with shoving her camera and doing all her shenanigans but if we had the opportunity to get a ridiculous amount of money especially when your a struggling mother she is what i think would realistically happen in my opinion. I'm open to hear if anyone thinks I'm wrong and why
1 quick note about his waiter job at the end: That 15% he's pledging doesn't include his tips, based on what Marshall says... and the hourly wage for wait staff is generally low, they're expected to make most of their money in tips He's "paying her reparations" while keeping as much money as possible for himself... he can even feel better about himself for giving a higher percentage than his co-workers
Ya I worked in the restaurant industry before the pandemic, it’s totally true. I just love how at the end they are implying that other minority groups would be next to receive reparations.
Yeah, I was wondering if that's why he became a waiter, because there's really no other justification in the show as to why he'd go from an office job to that. When I was a server, there were a lot of deadbeat dads working at the restaurant because it was tip-based and their wages were getting garnished for child support.
Something to note: in the first episode, Earnest Made a comment about how being white can blind you. The two black men talking in the break room were talking about purchasing material things instead focusing on other ways to utilize their newly acquired funds. Earnest also mentioned that white people are cursed and will see blood but will not notice they're the ones bleeding. Marshall heard and saw people around him being impacted by the reparations but didn't think it would happen to him until it was literally at his door. Might not be the best episode ever but wouldn't call it a weak episode either. Gives ya something to think about.
The whole scene in the coffee shop with what seems to be a black guy fighting to get a simple order while the white guy absent mindedly takes the snack is wild. I’m sure it’s a metaphor how generally white people have benefited from a privilege of being able to take what they want without consequences while black folk have to fight to exist. The taking of the snack being an accident was a nice touch because it represents how white people today feel so separated from the crime of slavery that they feel like it’s none of their business whilst still reaping the benefits.
This narrative will come back around for sure! I’m willing to bet that Fernando will return seeing as he’s a billionaire and has photographic proof that all his wealth is built off of slavery. Imagine Fernando working the cashier at a Nando’s chicken lol
I don’t think so. Recurring characters aren’t really a focus in Atlanta. Darius never mentions Teddy. Clark County might not come back. You’ve seen Earns parents once.
@@Antwannnn yea but he hasn’t interacted with anyone in the main cast. He seems to represent something this season. But he could show up again. I’m talking about characters in the main cast lives. Like I’m sure everyone thought this season would be about Clark County.
No y’all missed it Fernando was the devil. In Spanish Fernándo has been used as a nick name for the devil because short for Fernando is Fer or also short for Lucifer
this show a solid legend!!!!!!!!! everytime i finished watched oach episode I immediately came here to look for the explanation , thanks for all your work!!
I think I felt like there's another layer missing from this episode. Like the stories of when poor people win the lottery go back to their old situation quickly, you don't just hand people a bunch of money, and they become all set. Money doesn't just erase generational trauma or stop racism either. It would have also been interesting to see further how this reparation money is used. Would black people spend it all on themselves or invest back into the community?
That's interesting. This argument is ONLY applied to repairing, monetarily, the offenses done to African Americans. Because the cost would be "too much" to the privileged that have benefited for generations, Black people getting reparations is often only responded to with "wait... It's been too long... It's too messy..." [Read: for the privileged race]
I think something a lot of non black ppl might not know is that when slavery ended black ppl were promised 40 acres and a mule which would essentially have been enough to start over on their on their own but instead plantation owners were given $700 in reoperations for every slave they had. The point of reoperations are to repair and make amends to the people who were did wrong. But in the episode, Atlanta shows how reparations are supposed to be a journey for white ppl whos family owned slaves to recongize their privlage and break the curse that not only haunts their past but the curse that haunts the future black generation. This entire country was built on the backs of our ancesters the least they could have did was apologize and do what they promised.
That would never ever happen on the show your obviously not really paying attention for as many topics that this show has brought to light how man times has it ever provided a single answer to any solution? Not one.
yeah i wish this episode was like a surprise bonus episode at the end so we start and end with these anthology type episodes because we miss the gang. we've only seen them half the time so far
Cant we say or suggest that the fact that Earnest appears here knowing that he was part of a dream mean that this is their way of telling us that this is also a dream maybe.
If you want an example of how reparations would/can work, look up what they are doing with profits from cannabis in Evanston Illinois and how they are using the cannabis industry to help right the wrongs. For example, no white company can open a dispensary or anything in a black community unless an owner/someone in power is black and from that community. Profits are put into a fund that people can tap into for housing down payments, etc. If your family was directly affected by the racist “war on drugs”, you’re moved to the front of the line if trying to submit papers to open a cannabis business and so forth
@@chirsmatthew5633 really? It seemed to have worked for the Jewish, Asians in America, native Americans and every other group except black people throughout history. Or did we forget how Israel came to be?
@@biglex42 Make sense you think this way. The Japanese and native Americans received reparations. Not all Asians. The Chinese that worked on the railroads and were killed off alongside the Irish and Mexicans haven't received any. The Irish in New York who where made slaves also and forced to fight in the Civil War didn't get any neither. So are we going to waste tax dollars righting every wrong?
The part in the diner is important because if you think of the working class in America black people have always been the forefront of the service field (serving white people). And here he made the white man contempt as we have had to be I think it was a powerful moment and great depiction.
D. GLOVE IS DEFINITELY GETTING HIS JORDAN PEELE ON THIS SEASON... quite bizarre. I found myself double checking if I was actually watching ATLANTA OR NAH! He hit the nail on the head with the Jennifer Hart EP...that kid was running to the cop for help! That shyt blew MY WIG BACK!
The black people all eating at the restaurant was basically saying "imagine if black people reaped the monetary benefits of their past instead of white people" It was basically showing where we'd be if we were able to live and thrive off our old money's opportunities. The same way you see rich people with a history of owning slaves dining and eating exquisite cuisines currently. The code would switch, to being benefitted for being a slave, rather than being benefitted from being the owner.
As a dessert lover, the marker of a well made French madeleine, is if they have a prominent tétonner, "nipple". Their seashell ridges, acquires a thin crispness around the edges of the gold cakes, so that their crunchy texture lasts no more than a day. Madeleines are symbolic of fleeting dreams.
You bring good perspective to these episodes. Just do whatever interests you and people will watch even if it’s a show they never seen cuz maybe you’re perspective will convince them to watch it.
Shining callout is on point: That movie also being an allegory for the white man’s curse, and this guy talking about the curse being lifted. The Shining’s message: The game white men ran on the Native Americans is the same thing they’ll do to their own women and children. On some Saturn Devouring His Son, patriarchal hoarding of power shit. Real Earn being the white sympathizing Black dude while the ghost Earn being the Black sympathizing white dude - he’s gonna realize they’re the same like how Jack in The Shining realized he was the groundskeeper all along. So the only way to have the curse lifted is to have it done to you, which dudes like the Fernando guy refuses to do by not paying up when losing at his own money game. Fornicating with Black history (the pale Black ghost he fucks) won’t fix that, although the liberal elite types at that party will delude themselves into thinking so. Earn’s baby mama is the only one who saw through that party, pushing everyone into the pool and stealing shit, cause unlike them, she’s not involved in the money game they’re in. That ending was slick, too, they all stole chicken (slang for money) thinking they got away with a lick and it’s still a white dude driving that getaway car (curse of capitalism)
@@camillej4593 I could be wrong! But either way they’re very intentional about what they do in this show. So weird convos about the Black ghost and believing in the devil definitely means something else.
Bruh... I seriously need to be friends with you for real like on Facebook just to. Have these deep dive conversations about TV film and satire or real world theories and the symbolism and truth hidden in plain sight of thought provoking entertainment and modern day dramas. Freaking excellent analysis!! Especially the concepts parallels many people of color be it a brown Latino man like me or a black man like Earn looking to be authentic to his own. People while also wanting to fit in mainstream society as a need to get ahead. And get money deemed too important in Capitalistic society. . Good stuff bro. 👍💯✌️. I'm rewatching season 3 and 4 for first time since airing and I'm spotting so many more layers to the episodes than I did before.
I like to think some of these episodes that don’t have much to do with the plot line are actually here to create the absurd, surreal world Atlanta exists in.
Which I totally love about Atlanta, I just wish the absurdity was still from the POV of the main cast. Teddy Perkins is a prime example of what I want from a one off episode
That podcast about Dolphin and communication is Radiolab -episode "Home is where your dolphin is" Talks about experiments they did in the 1960 where a lady was trying to communicate with a dolphin using acid.
I watched this episode with my boyfriend and man did it f my head up. If this were to actually happen, my head would maybe split. (coming from a black TRINI 2 DE BONE American) but watching how quickly Marshalls life fell apart had me so anxious the whole time. Its crazy how quickly others will abandon you for their own gain.
The aspects of how this episodes sides with the previous episode of this. This realm E is in is inside of Earn's dreams. The main reason to that is at the party when he seen the black slave in the picture. It gives him a thought of what could be and they run with it. White Earn from looking at his dialog, he's a form of Black Earns logic or theories. You can also say he's the understanding version when it comes to ideals. He speaks similar to Earn(vocabulary and expressions). I think in a way he can be considered as the form of reason or calm in his dreams.
Love your takes on the show, but I was surprised that you see this is a weaker episode. Given the subtlety clues, the "curse" speech, the bleak but not bleak ending, I think it's the single best episode of the show.
When I saw the Jason part I instantly thought of the shift in the paradigm opposed to the Friday The 13th ‘Jason Vorhees’ lol black Jason gone hawk you down 😂
When I heard the song Les Fleurs at the end of the episode I started to cry....I don't know why though. Could be because I heard it in the show Them on Prime, the movie Us or it's just that beautiful of a song🤷🏾♂️
I forgot to record the portion of the video when I talk about that song. But I think it was supposed to make you think of the ending of Us because the theme of class transition. Great song.
I loved that touch, both as a shoutout to Us as being about some of the same themes. But also, isn't it kind of sweet and uplifting? You see the dude losing every material thing seemed to care so much about, but doesn't he seem so much happier? Or in a better place because of what he went through? The song brought that out a lot I think.
Also I think Van is in the same place she was in S02, not knowing what she wants, but is exhibiting being in that place the same way Al did in S02 before that dizzying walk in the woods
I thought it was a solid episode. I think their intent was to make u sympathise with a white guy for having his life effected by something he directly didn't have a hand in and by the end turn around and the viewer a question: If u can sympathise with this white man, why can't u show the same sympathy for a black person who might not be enslaved today in the literal sense, yet face racism now? Their life is still effected by something that they directly didn't participate in. As much as I wanna see the whole gang back, I like episodes such as these. That's the great thing about the show, u don't know what u are gonna get.
If I hadn't seen this video I'd be in the 99.9% of people that would've missed that...same with the Hemingway reference last episode. DG is a scholar lmao
New sub I really enjoy your breakdowns you seem like a really insightful guy to kick it with and bounce ideas off of. I’m not the brightest at picking up at subtle hints in TV shows even though I watch a lot of them so your breakdowns of this particular one was exactly what I was looking for!
e was dropping gems at the end because he came to acceptance of everything that was going on. like someone who knows they’re about to die, they have a better outlook on life and what it means.
Ultimately, he wasn't right though. It could've been showing where that idealogy got him - with his brains blown out. He was shouldering the weight of something he had no part in whatsoever and couldn't do anything about. Neither him nor the main dude deserved to pay shaniquia jack shit
I've seen interviews with Beetz about this season and she talks a lot about how Van is going on a voyage of discovery about who she is. Is she cut out to be a good mom? Is she a good partner in a relationship? I think with that, I have a hard time imagining that she would be dead. I don't think Beetz would say that if her character was dead. She might be fine and maybe it's not her that's acting strange but Earn. Maybe we're seeing his warped perspective of the things around him and his strange dreams because there's something going on with him that isn't being revealed to us. Maybe she's not dead but just not there and he's imagining her. She didn't get on the plane with them, right? I mean, it's pretty odd that a mom just leaves for Europe and leaves her baby at home. I don't know many moms that would do that.
But she interacts with everyone not just earn She had a whole episode of just her and Darius I am concerned that someone’s not gonna make it to the end of the season
@@deathhzrd That's true. Could be Earn is imagining more than just Van. He's been having strange dreams, even dreaming about people who have dreams about men in boats, one of which shows up again in this episode calling himself Earnest. Something very strange is going on.
To the creator, you'd also be owed reparations. Zimbabwe was colonized which resulted in major economic repercussions especially for black Zimbabweans. If it were to come into fruition, simply trace your Zim lineage. Every Black person who's ever been affected by white colonialism deserves compensation.
the click click clack was so predictable. just by the actors demeanor and normally when people get prophetic with a glass in their hand, new life or death is coming. so much to unpack in this episode.
A few notes on my end: -When Marshall was explaining how he got his home taken away, family taken away, etc, that was a reference to how Africans felt while being abducted from their homeland. -(Reach Alert) I think lighting has some form of connotation too. I’m not sure, but at the beginning, Marshall asked for a lamp (him metaphorically being in the dark) as the episode goes on, it goes through different light settings (I.e when he was in the hotel by himself and kept flickering the light near the bed). In the end, when he’s serving others dinner instead of his daughter, the “enlightenment” was complete. -Water seems to be a theme as well (As NNY mentioned previously). Earnest killing himself poolside meant something symbolic, who knows lol (I was thinking washing away his sins). All in all, at first I thought the episode was too cheeky or preachy with the vision. But now I like the episode just as much as the first episode this season. There are pieces to connect towards the end of the season. Great Video NNY!
Yeah. Behold. My classmate is (supposedly) relegated to ghengis khan. Should he be punished for the sins of his ancestor? It just annoys me. That lady is not owed crap.
Interesting episode of Atlanta because it spoke on Reparation that FBA'S are fighting for and the character reminded me of Ben Affleck because it was discovered that his white ancestors were slave owners.
*Really shows how ridiculous reparations are* if 400 years of oppression can be solved with some money - it wasn’t that deep to begin with for that person.
Who said reparations had to be money? Also now people are downplaying the power of capital and generational wealth 😂 So we can pay reparations for Jews (to help the French) Native Americans, Asians etc but just not black people? 😒
i love the reparations episode because its literally a white persons nightmare. black people are not gonna show up in their doorstep and make them pay for stuff, but thats what people think of when you mention reparations. its a hyperbole. white people go in these insane catastrophic fantasies where they are the ones being oppressed by black people. its such a good episode.
The illusion fake she actually is walking in front of the pole, it seems like she is walking through it because of her hair. Her hair matched the color of the scene.
I can't agree with you on not liking the episode. I believe the 1-offs are brilliant... but I do really appreciate your breakdowns of my favorite show. Keep it up fam!
Y'all are reaching Nine Yards That' not a production error or even an illustion. Its frizzy natural hair being obstructed by the shadow of the Lightpole.
I personally loved the ending scene in the kitchen showing entry level jobs still being held by Hispanics, because during slavery they was allies but money changes everyone so they moved up alone.
There is actual reparations movements happening right now. In California AB3121. Also good for providing some information on current reparations. It’s like only 4 generations ago and NOT hard to trace, so the question of “how will we know who qualifies” is not difficult to answer.
If the simplest answer to the all those years of slavery is just to give people money is ridiculous.. my ancestors were slaves and I’m not chasing some money and thinking that’ll make it all okay.
Race is definitely one of the main themes of the season. Every episode has touched on some racial topic. Gentrification, Blackface, White Guilt, the reparations episode is as cut and dry as it gets
Race is in everything but this season is focused on the curses of anti-Black racism on both Black people AND white people. It's intertwined in capitalism, American nationalism and affects every family
Darius was with Paper Boii at the end of episode 2 tho. He left with him when they left the concert because the whole crowd was doing the blackface sinterklaus thing.
I agree, these one off episodes have gotten me a little mixed. I wish the main cast had more of a part. Maybe the season will wrap up with something very profound to justify one off episodes.
I disagree. This 'One-off' was extremely deep. what earnest said in the hotel lobby resonated deeply with me. That was the 'gem' of the episode. I also sense the talks on reparations are coming closer and closer to the fore than we all think. And i for one am in favor of America righting any of its wrongs done to its people. This should be mandatory 'step' for any and all FIRST WORLD CAPITALIST COUNTRIES.
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When I saw the Madeleine I didn't understood his meaning but after watching the whole chapter I thought it could be a representation of marshall's family past and present. He steals de Madeleine allegedly without knowing but then in the car he has the choice to go back inside the coffee shop but he chooses to eat them and get a benefit. I think it's the same with his family history they made something wrong in the past and his taking benefit of it in the present but he wont recognize it and do the right thing. He'll just play fool and not care
That’s a great way of looking at it!
@@NineNerdYards thanks. And sorry for my English I'm from Argentina! Greetings from this part of the world. I love your content
Good interpretation. And I think it's also worth noting that the white cashier literally watched him put it in his pocket and didn't say anything.
That's interesting. I always felt felt the irony but you put it into words. Everything in this show is so perfectly placed that you can find something new every time you watch it. This is my favorite season and I'm watching it again.
"YOU WERE WHITE YESTERDAY!!!" Is definitely the funniest line of the episode!
I legit laughed out loud 🤣🤣🤣
For a minute I thought they brought in a different actress
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Did you notice that the I owned slave shirt is backwards so he can read it in the mirror. The shirt is not for other people to see its for him to always be reminded of his ancestors past
That little thing with the Wife switching up to now claim herself as Peruvian and not wanting to be associated with a White man, just did so much in so little time with the history of Hispanics in America
Its a short moment but i believe very profound or atleast spoke to me alot as a hispanic man
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Can you elaborate?
@@dogecoin3431 yeah so to me it just speaks of the history of in my case Mexican people in this country. If you go back the times of segregation hispanic people would be allowed to use the white bathrooms if you were lucky to be a more fair skinned hispanic person. This preferential treatment to some hispanics would lead these people to continue to want to be more white(idk if its the right way to say it) so they could continue to get a higher level of treatment. We did face our own levels of discrimination but because hispanic people can be a mixture of so many ethnicities we can vary widely in our skin tones, leaving some with the opportunity to pass as white. Over times in my own experience I have seen many "Mexican-American" people become "White" as in the refuse to speak Spanish, they adopt American customs and forget any culture or heritage passed down to them by their family, which is something that hispanic people carry proudly, our heritage our culture, the pride to be from whatever Latin American country we are from. They do this to fit into White society to in essence "move on up" ya know? to be accepted by the white people. Also I have met Mexican parents who refuse to speak spanish to their kids or pass along any culture of value because they want their kids to fit in. And not all are but there is a sector of hispanic people that are fairer skin and could pass as White. There is alot more to this obviously but this was a bit more of an elaboration of what literally 10 seconds of screen time spoke to me and brought back into my mind. This could maybe be organized better but I hope i explained my train of thought and where I was going and i swear i didnt think one freaking line about her being peruvian would prevoke so many thoughts in my mind.
@@PrinceSimba93 I did not know that, thank you for sharing your thoughts. This show has lines that just stick with you and make you think. A line this season that stuck with me was" white isnt real,if you have enough money you're white and thats the way its always been".
@@dogecoin3431np :) and i 100% agree with what ure saying
I luv these one-offs. Glover is hunting bigger game than simply "having the gang be back together", so best to simply lean in and go with it.
Exactly. I am loving it too.
Yawn yawn yawn 🥱
@@PlatinumHustle Yawn… really? I get it tho - art is subjective. I luv ALL three seasons and different vibes, etc. Very much including S3.
I guess what maybe makes me like S3 more than some others is that one thing I absolutely LUV about Atlanta (among many others) is the way Glover & Co continually play with FORMAT and expectations. They play with the “Container” as much as they do the “Content”… whereas most shows, including great shows, usually focus more on Content solely.
@@matthewlong3710 this session been boring as hell
The fact that being Jewish would get you out of reparations is the most Fantastical part of the episode
??? I feel like I'm missing a joke.
Most american jews came over in the 20 century right, so she would be a lot less likely to be descended from someone who owned black slaves in america.
PREACH! Also, something to deeply ponder upon.
Germany still pays Holocaust survivors reparations
@@roejogan9322 even the Jews that own slaves in America
@@ChrisMorganComedy all five of them? Most Jews came to America in the beginning of the 20th century, Like my family , after the European massacres
You have to ask yourself why the best representation of reparations for you is a comedic sketch that makes black people look exactly like the stereotype rather than a more down to earth take equating reparation payments to college debt.
THIS 💯
Why should it matter what type of Black person is suing for reparations!?
@@greigcampbell1447 u missed the entire point if the comment bro
@@greigcampbell1447 You haven't even done the surface level of due diligence in reading what you're responding to.
so you cant have a black woman who is angry also at the end you sympathise with her as you see she was a struggling mother she appeared annoying as you are at the perspective of the other guy. she was introduced to be obnoxious with shoving her camera and doing all her shenanigans but if we had the opportunity to get a ridiculous amount of money especially when your a struggling mother she is what i think would realistically happen in my opinion. I'm open to hear if anyone thinks I'm wrong and why
1 quick note about his waiter job at the end:
That 15% he's pledging doesn't include his tips, based on what Marshall says... and the hourly wage for wait staff is generally low, they're expected to make most of their money in tips
He's "paying her reparations" while keeping as much money as possible for himself... he can even feel better about himself for giving a higher percentage than his co-workers
Yo u spot on I didn't even think bout that 😂
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Ya I worked in the restaurant industry before the pandemic, it’s totally true. I just love how at the end they are implying that other minority groups would be next to receive reparations.
Yeah, I was wondering if that's why he became a waiter, because there's really no other justification in the show as to why he'd go from an office job to that. When I was a server, there were a lot of deadbeat dads working at the restaurant because it was tip-based and their wages were getting garnished for child support.
Something to note: in the first episode, Earnest Made a comment about how being white can blind you. The two black men talking in the break room were talking about purchasing material things instead focusing on other ways to utilize their newly acquired funds. Earnest also mentioned that white people are cursed and will see blood but will not notice they're the ones bleeding. Marshall heard and saw people around him being impacted by the reparations but didn't think it would happen to him until it was literally at his door. Might not be the best episode ever but wouldn't call it a weak episode either. Gives ya something to think about.
"No it don't Ashley" 😂😂😂
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"Crying in the parking lot cause know they're about to get demonitized"😭😭😭
The whole scene in the coffee shop with what seems to be a black guy fighting to get a simple order while the white guy absent mindedly takes the snack is wild. I’m sure it’s a metaphor how generally white people have benefited from a privilege of being able to take what they want without consequences while black folk have to fight to exist. The taking of the snack being an accident was a nice touch because it represents how white people today feel so separated from the crime of slavery that they feel like it’s none of their business whilst still reaping the benefits.
Didn’t even notice that his wife changed her emoji! Such a great little detail.
This narrative will come back around for sure! I’m willing to bet that Fernando will return seeing as he’s a billionaire and has photographic proof that all his wealth is built off of slavery. Imagine Fernando working the cashier at a Nando’s chicken lol
I don’t think so. Recurring characters aren’t really a focus in Atlanta. Darius never mentions Teddy. Clark County might not come back. You’ve seen Earns parents once.
@@mizuko6132 I find it weird that Darious or anyone else never mentioned Teddy Perkins either
@@mizuko6132 you say that but "E" was in episode 1 of this season and killed himself in episode 4
@@Antwannnn yea but he hasn’t interacted with anyone in the main cast. He seems to represent something this season. But he could show up again. I’m talking about characters in the main cast lives. Like I’m sure everyone thought this season would be about Clark County.
No y’all missed it Fernando was the devil. In Spanish Fernándo has been used as a nick name for the devil because short for Fernando is Fer or also short for Lucifer
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Please.... this was by FAR one of the best episodes I’ve seen in my 45 years of watching tv
Unbelievable
I think I felt like there's another layer missing from this episode. Like the stories of when poor people win the lottery go back to their old situation quickly, you don't just hand people a bunch of money, and they become all set. Money doesn't just erase generational trauma or stop racism either. It would have also been interesting to see further how this reparation money is used. Would black people spend it all on themselves or invest back into the community?
That's interesting. This argument is ONLY applied to repairing, monetarily, the offenses done to African Americans. Because the cost would be "too much" to the privileged that have benefited for generations, Black people getting reparations is often only responded to with "wait... It's been too long... It's too messy..." [Read: for the privileged race]
I think something a lot of non black ppl might not know is that when slavery ended black ppl were promised 40 acres and a mule which would essentially have been enough to start over on their on their own but instead plantation owners were given $700 in reoperations for every slave they had. The point of reoperations are to repair and make amends to the people who were did wrong. But in the episode, Atlanta shows how reparations are supposed to be a journey for white ppl whos family owned slaves to recongize their privlage and break the curse that not only haunts their past but the curse that haunts the future black generation. This entire country was built on the backs of our ancesters the least they could have did was apologize and do what they promised.
I think they kind of hit on that too tho, the super car at the gas station and people talking about what they’ll use the money for. Great point!
That would never ever happen on the show your obviously not really paying attention for as many topics that this show has brought to light how man times has it ever provided a single answer to any solution? Not one.
@@Johnny-yw3sr you mean any answer to any problem?
yeah i wish this episode was like a surprise bonus episode at the end so we start and end with these anthology type episodes because we miss the gang. we've only seen them half the time so far
Cant we say or suggest that the fact that Earnest appears here knowing that he was part of a dream mean that this is their way of telling us that this is also a dream maybe.
If you want an example of how reparations would/can work, look up what they are doing with profits from cannabis in Evanston Illinois and how they are using the cannabis industry to help right the wrongs. For example, no white company can open a dispensary or anything in a black community unless an owner/someone in power is black and from that community. Profits are put into a fund that people can tap into for housing down payments, etc. If your family was directly affected by the racist “war on drugs”, you’re moved to the front of the line if trying to submit papers to open a cannabis business and so forth
Reparations realistically would never happen and it's a utterly delusion.
@@chirsmatthew5633 really? It seemed to have worked for the Jewish, Asians in America, native Americans and every other group except black people throughout history. Or did we forget how Israel came to be?
@@biglex42 Make sense you think this way. The Japanese and native Americans received reparations. Not all Asians. The Chinese that worked on the railroads and were killed off alongside the Irish and Mexicans haven't received any. The Irish in New York who where made slaves also and forced to fight in the Civil War didn't get any neither. So are we going to waste tax dollars righting every wrong?
Good to know that Evanston, IL is a racist town. Wont be going there.
@@biglex42 reparations ain gonna work bro. stop pushing this pathetic idea that only divides us further.
The part in the diner is important because if you think of the working class in America black people have always been the forefront of the service field (serving white people). And here he made the white man contempt as we have had to be I think it was a powerful moment and great depiction.
Year late but another comment said he had to make 15 percent pledges and tips weren’t included in the already low paying waiter job
D. GLOVE IS DEFINITELY GETTING HIS JORDAN PEELE ON THIS SEASON... quite bizarre.
I found myself double checking if I was actually watching ATLANTA OR NAH! He hit the nail on the head with the Jennifer Hart EP...that kid was running to the cop for help! That shyt blew MY WIG BACK!
The black people all eating at the restaurant was basically saying "imagine if black people reaped the monetary benefits of their past instead of white people"
It was basically showing where we'd be if we were able to live and thrive off our old money's opportunities. The same way you see rich people with a history of owning slaves dining and eating exquisite cuisines currently. The code would switch, to being benefitted for being a slave, rather than being benefitted from being the owner.
This feels like the "Get Out" Season of Atlanta.
Damn this was such a well done video. I clicked off and was surprised at the sub count. We need to run this mans numbers up!
Loving these breakdowns. I didn't even catch that Earnest was the same guy from the boat in the first episode. New subscriber
This has to be the best Atlanta review channel I’ve seen. Keep up the good work.
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You bring good perspective to these episodes. Just do whatever interests you and people will watch even if it’s a show they never seen cuz maybe you’re perspective will convince them to watch it.
Shining callout is on point: That movie also being an allegory for the white man’s curse, and this guy talking about the curse being lifted.
The Shining’s message: The game white men ran on the Native Americans is the same thing they’ll do to their own women and children. On some Saturn Devouring His Son, patriarchal hoarding of power shit.
Real Earn being the white sympathizing Black dude while the ghost Earn being the Black sympathizing white dude - he’s gonna realize they’re the same like how Jack in The Shining realized he was the groundskeeper all along.
So the only way to have the curse lifted is to have it done to you, which dudes like the Fernando guy refuses to do by not paying up when losing at his own money game. Fornicating with Black history (the pale Black ghost he fucks) won’t fix that, although the liberal elite types at that party will delude themselves into thinking so.
Earn’s baby mama is the only one who saw through that party, pushing everyone into the pool and stealing shit, cause unlike them, she’s not involved in the money game they’re in.
That ending was slick, too, they all stole chicken (slang for money) thinking they got away with a lick and it’s still a white dude driving that getaway car (curse of capitalism)
You… just blew my mind.
@@camillej4593 I could be wrong! But either way they’re very intentional about what they do in this show. So weird convos about the Black ghost and believing in the devil definitely means something else.
@@Rai3 absolutely! I will be looking for your comments!!
Bruh... I seriously need to be friends with you for real like on Facebook just to. Have these deep dive conversations about TV film and satire or real world theories and the symbolism and truth hidden in plain sight of thought provoking entertainment and modern day dramas. Freaking excellent analysis!! Especially the concepts parallels many people of color be it a brown Latino man like me or a black man like Earn looking to be authentic to his own. People while also wanting to fit in mainstream society as a need to get ahead. And get money deemed too important in Capitalistic society. . Good stuff bro. 👍💯✌️. I'm rewatching season 3 and 4 for first time since airing and I'm spotting so many more layers to the episodes than I did before.
He's not just listening to any podcast. That's RadioLab my friend. 😎
Stumbled upon this video after watching the episode. Gem!
I like to think some of these episodes that don’t have much to do with the plot line are actually here to create the absurd, surreal world Atlanta exists in.
Which I totally love about Atlanta, I just wish the absurdity was still from the POV of the main cast.
Teddy Perkins is a prime example of what I want from a one off episode
This was a dope episode. It shows the alternate of what black and white ppl live everyday.
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Talks about experiments they did in the 1960 where a lady was trying to communicate with a dolphin using acid.
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You deserve ALL the subscribers! I love all of your videos and won't go anywhere else for Atlanta episode breakdowns. THANK YOU!
I watched this episode with my boyfriend and man did it f my head up. If this were to actually happen, my head would maybe split. (coming from a black TRINI 2 DE BONE American) but watching how quickly Marshalls life fell apart had me so anxious the whole time. Its crazy how quickly others will abandon you for their own gain.
nah the zim caught me wayyy off guard, i just subscribed two days ago!
I was waiting on your input on this one since I found your video last week had to subscribe
The aspects of how this episodes sides with the previous episode of this. This realm E is in is inside of Earn's dreams. The main reason to that is at the party when he seen the black slave in the picture. It gives him a thought of what could be and they run with it. White Earn from looking at his dialog, he's a form of Black Earns logic or theories. You can also say he's the understanding version when it comes to ideals. He speaks similar to Earn(vocabulary and expressions). I think in a way he can be considered as the form of reason or calm in his dreams.
Im surprised you didnt talk about the cookie
Love your takes on the show, but I was surprised that you see this is a weaker episode. Given the subtlety clues, the "curse" speech, the bleak but not bleak ending, I think it's the single best episode of the show.
Did you guys notice the parallel between the "are we racist" conversation and I'm black conversation a kid has to have as they get older
You tripping this was one of the best episodes this season
When I saw the Jason part I instantly thought of the shift in the paradigm opposed to the Friday The 13th ‘Jason Vorhees’ lol black Jason gone hawk you down 😂
When I heard the song Les Fleurs at the end of the episode I started to cry....I don't know why though. Could be because I heard it in the show Them on Prime, the movie Us or it's just that beautiful of a song🤷🏾♂️
I forgot to record the portion of the video when I talk about that song. But I think it was supposed to make you think of the ending of Us because the theme of class transition. Great song.
I loved that touch, both as a shoutout to Us as being about some of the same themes. But also, isn't it kind of sweet and uplifting? You see the dude losing every material thing seemed to care so much about, but doesn't he seem so much happier? Or in a better place because of what he went through? The song brought that out a lot I think.
Also I think Van is in the same place she was in S02, not knowing what she wants, but is exhibiting being in that place the same way Al did in S02 before that dizzying walk in the woods
I thought it was a solid episode. I think their intent was to make u sympathise with a white guy for having his life effected by something he directly didn't have a hand in and by the end turn around and the viewer a question: If u can sympathise with this white man, why can't u show the same sympathy for a black person who might not be enslaved today in the literal sense, yet face racism now? Their life is still effected by something that they directly didn't participate in. As much as I wanna see the whole gang back, I like episodes such as these. That's the great thing about the show, u don't know what u are gonna get.
The Proust reference... Nice!
If I hadn't seen this video I'd be in the 99.9% of people that would've missed that...same with the Hemingway reference last episode. DG is a scholar lmao
I love the Atlanta content, but I also watched your Herman Cain video and man I need that part 2 video man
New sub I really enjoy your breakdowns you seem like a really insightful guy to kick it with and bounce ideas off of. I’m not the brightest at picking up at subtle hints in TV shows even though I watch a lot of them so your breakdowns of this particular one was exactly what I was looking for!
I see the FX Atlanta IG page is watching your page 🧐 that Terminator reference was spot on!
e was dropping gems at the end because he came to acceptance of everything that was going on. like someone who knows they’re about to die, they have a better outlook on life and what it means.
If your outlook leads you to suicide, is it better?
@@YodasPapa depends on who you’re asking.
Ultimately, he wasn't right though. It could've been showing where that idealogy got him - with his brains blown out. He was shouldering the weight of something he had no part in whatsoever and couldn't do anything about. Neither him nor the main dude deserved to pay shaniquia jack shit
I’m sorry but Darius is wild enough that if Van was dead, he could probably still smash her ghost.
I've seen interviews with Beetz about this season and she talks a lot about how Van is going on a voyage of discovery about who she is. Is she cut out to be a good mom? Is she a good partner in a relationship? I think with that, I have a hard time imagining that she would be dead. I don't think Beetz would say that if her character was dead. She might be fine and maybe it's not her that's acting strange but Earn. Maybe we're seeing his warped perspective of the things around him and his strange dreams because there's something going on with him that isn't being revealed to us. Maybe she's not dead but just not there and he's imagining her. She didn't get on the plane with them, right? I mean, it's pretty odd that a mom just leaves for Europe and leaves her baby at home. I don't know many moms that would do that.
But she interacts with everyone not just earn
She had a whole episode of just her and Darius
I am concerned that someone’s not gonna make it to the end of the season
@@deathhzrd That's true. Could be Earn is imagining more than just Van. He's been having strange dreams, even dreaming about people who have dreams about men in boats, one of which shows up again in this episode calling himself Earnest. Something very strange is going on.
To the creator, you'd also be owed reparations. Zimbabwe was colonized which resulted in major economic repercussions especially for black Zimbabweans. If it were to come into fruition, simply trace your Zim lineage. Every Black person who's ever been affected by white colonialism deserves compensation.
Keep up the good work, i can t believe i didn't think about
Marcel Proust when i saw the madeleine
Bruh if she popped up as domino and made a reference to Donald's canceled Deadpool show I'd be on the floor
Good on you to make the connection to Proust’s symbolic Madeleines! 👏👏👏
the click click clack was so predictable. just by the actors demeanor and normally when people get prophetic with a glass in their hand, new life or death is coming. so much to unpack in this episode.
Been waiting on this
A few notes on my end:
-When Marshall was explaining how he got his home taken away, family taken away, etc, that was a reference to how Africans felt while being abducted from their homeland.
-(Reach Alert) I think lighting has some form of connotation too. I’m not sure, but at the beginning, Marshall asked for a lamp (him metaphorically being in the dark) as the episode goes on, it goes through different light settings (I.e when he was in the hotel by himself and kept flickering the light near the bed). In the end, when he’s serving others dinner instead of his daughter, the “enlightenment” was complete.
-Water seems to be a theme as well (As NNY mentioned previously). Earnest killing himself poolside meant something symbolic, who knows lol (I was thinking washing away his sins).
All in all, at first I thought the episode was too cheeky or preachy with the vision. But now I like the episode just as much as the first episode this season. There are pieces to connect towards the end of the season.
Great Video NNY!
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I freaking loved this episode this season thus far with all the commentary has been straight 🔥
And then he goes to the pool and hit himself with that click clack bang 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Yeah that was his subconscious
Reparations are such a dumb concept punishing innocent people for something they didn’t do
Yeah. Behold. My classmate is (supposedly) relegated to ghengis khan. Should he be punished for the sins of his ancestor?
It just annoys me. That lady is not owed crap.
Interesting episode of Atlanta because it spoke on Reparation that FBA'S are fighting for and the character reminded me of Ben Affleck because it was discovered that his white ancestors were slave owners.
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*Really shows how ridiculous reparations are* if 400 years of oppression can be solved with some money - it wasn’t that deep to begin with for that person.
Who said reparations had to be money? Also now people are downplaying the power of capital and generational wealth 😂 So we can pay reparations for Jews (to help the French) Native Americans, Asians etc but just not black people? 😒
Jews have been receiving money for nearly a century. Go take your argument to them.
@@marsmith1907 facts
i love the reparations episode because its literally a white persons nightmare. black people are not gonna show up in their doorstep and make them pay for stuff, but thats what people think of when you mention reparations. its a hyperbole. white people go in these insane catastrophic fantasies where they are the ones being oppressed by black people. its such a good episode.
We should tho we should go to all white people demand they give us everything
"Like And subscribe as reparations"
That was so funny I had to punch that subscribe button
Would the mixed race people receive or pay reparations? Or both?
The illusion fake she actually is walking in front of the pole, it seems like she is walking through it because of her hair. Her hair matched the color of the scene.
Turning the melanin up 😂😂😂😂
In the first episode the white lady in the couple was also getting unknown calls that she was rejecting.
“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.”
I can't agree with you on not liking the episode. I believe the 1-offs are brilliant... but I do really appreciate your breakdowns of my favorite show. Keep it up fam!
Y'all are reaching Nine Yards
That' not a production error or even an illustion. Its frizzy natural hair being obstructed by the shadow of the Lightpole.
Looking back at this video after watching the last edisode with ‘Fvan in France’ lol Fvan was ‘dead’…she was definitely a new person…you get me?
Discovered you a few weeks ago and had to subscribe. You do great breakdowns and you help me think deeper about the show, keep it up
I now look forward to your analysis, keep going !
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I personally loved the ending scene in the kitchen showing entry level jobs still being held by Hispanics, because during slavery they was allies but money changes everyone so they moved up alone.
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Radio lab, the first podcast I ever listened to lol.
That’s the podcast he was listening to? You know what episode it was?
@@NineNerdYards it’s called dolphin talk. Wild ass story lol.
There is actual reparations movements happening right now. In California AB3121. Also good for providing some information on current reparations. It’s like only 4 generations ago and NOT hard to trace, so the question of “how will we know who qualifies” is not difficult to answer.
If the simplest answer to the all those years of slavery is just to give people money is ridiculous.. my ancestors were slaves and I’m not chasing some money and thinking that’ll make it all okay.
@@firstlast9846 it will because you can invest it and soar higher
What happens to biracial people? Their ancestors were enslaved but also their ancestors enslaved others.
@@IT-qb7dw You're not owed money for things that didn't happen to you personally.
Race is definitely one of the main themes of the season. Every episode has touched on some racial topic. Gentrification, Blackface, White Guilt, the reparations episode is as cut and dry as it gets
Race is in everything but this season is focused on the curses of anti-Black racism on both Black people AND white people. It's intertwined in capitalism, American nationalism and affects every family
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I freaking love this episode
11:13 him becoming a server was just to funny for me 😭😂
Willie and Lester was a ventriloquist and doll act from the 70's.
Darius was with Paper Boii at the end of episode 2 tho. He left with him when they left the concert because the whole crowd was doing the blackface sinterklaus thing.
I hate the fact that this will most likely never happen in our current world. We are just too divided as a country at this point.
I'd like to see an episode on an ancestor of Black slave owners and traders as well. That would be interesting
I agree, these one off episodes have gotten me a little mixed. I wish the main cast had more of a part. Maybe the season will wrap up with something very profound to justify one off episodes.
I disagree. This 'One-off' was extremely deep. what earnest said in the hotel lobby resonated deeply with me. That was the 'gem' of the episode. I also sense the talks on reparations are coming closer and closer to the fore than we all think. And i for one am in favor of America righting any of its wrongs done to its people. This should be mandatory 'step' for any and all FIRST WORLD CAPITALIST COUNTRIES.
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