Atlanta Recap: And Season One Comes To A Close In Glorious Melancholy Fashion

***While not a conventional recap for BNP as we discuss the impact of each episode, please note there are full spoilers for episode ten, “The Jacket” *** Nicole: Can I just start by saying that this episode is not the most I’ve been entertained by Earn, but it is probably the most I’ve liked him? William: What was interesting about this episode is that, frankly I found it pretty dull for the first 3/5ths of it and I assumed it was because we Earn was the focal point with small variations and jokes scattered throughout. But it was mopey Earn, which we’ve been subject to before, but rarely as the focal point. Progressing through the episode, it seems that was deliberate for the show to carry on in such a low energy state to be shocked into alertness with Fidel being shot in the back and killed right in front of them. I’ll definitely want to talk about the shooting more but I agree, this was Earn at his most likable. He was very much himself this episode, motivated, but sheepishly so. Enough energy and wit to rebut certain claims (the dancer’s categorization of “titty size” in the club, Darius’ assessment of Black people’s biggest problems), but not enough ambition to throw a stake in the ground about anything. Of course, the last 5-8 minutes of the show probably had the most heart of the whole season for a show that hasn’t lacked that specifically. It was a pretty naturalistic and yet heart warming display to see Earn’s unfiltered and default state without the pressures of othe…