It Turns Out The Show Atlanta Is Actually Pretty Damn Good

Donald Glover’s Atlanta, with about 6 Billion Trailers and Tons of hype finally arrived on FX last week, but BNP was lightweight sleeping. Well, three episodes have aired and the squad isn’t sleeping anymore. Two of the site’s most learned TV folks (or the people that just watch too much damn TV), Nicole: and William: got together to discuss the surprise show thus far. William: I have to admit, Donald Glover has worn me down a bit over the last few years. It’s not any one thing and it’s not like any of the small things were so egregious on their own, but I just kind of got fatigued on him. But I never swayed from thinking dude wasn’t talented or visionary in some aspects. So, Atlanta has been a pretty pleasant surprise for me. I’m taken aback at how much I dig it three episodes in. Nicole: I had more of a growing indifference towards him. He didn’t piss me off or anything, but I kept hoping for more. He’s the kid the teacher pulls aside at lunch to have a Very Special Talk (TM) about how he has such potential if he’d only try. But this, this, is so far what I wanted from him. William: Yeah, isn’t that weird? After all the Glover that we’ve experienced or Childish Gambino if you get down with the hippity hop, this is strange to think that THIS is where he seems to fit the best. Nicole: I haven’t gone full Google stalk yet so I’m not sure if that’s because the Earn character is close enough to him in terms of background and experience that he can be vulnerable and authentic pl…