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***Atlanta is back for season two, ROBBIN SEASON and we couldn’t be more excited. While not a traditional recap for us, Nicole and William get together each week to talk out the great, the innovative and the utterly bizarre of the latest episode. All the spoilers ahead.*** Nicole: [stares at screen] [rewinds] [stares] I’m not sure what I just saw but this week’s episode of Atlanta felt like a stress test. I kept looking around to see if my doctor was monitoring my heart rate and blood pressure. It wasn’t even awkward, but it was just too much. William: So…I want you to know something up front Nicole. I haven’t gone to a barbershop in probably five years. With that being said: Shad, Malik, Ronald and Curtis aka C-Rock. Those are the top four barbers of my personal lifetime. I still know where to find them (if they are still cutting hair) if I need to. That’s how serious this shit is Nicole. When I tell you that I felt triggered like I was recalling a hostage situation watching this episode, I’m so serious. Nicole: I kept wondering how analogous this was to the hair shop and there were def times that if I had half a French roll going, I’d have followed Robin anywhere she was going. So we have Al at the barbershop with his barber and then things go all the way left. But. But Bibby didn’t change up I don’t think so Al knew this was gonna be an adventure.
William: Which, I hate to jump to the end, but here’s the thing…a great barber is worth it. Almost always. Now, if Bibby h…
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