Atlanta Recap: We Have Made The Leap To One Of TV’s Finest Shows

***While not a conventional recap for BNP as we discuss the impact of each episode, please note there are full spoilers for episode seven, “B.A.N.” *** William: Nicole, it’s been almost a week and I think I’m ready to talk about it. I think, provided it keeps up the quality, that in just a few episodes that Atlanta might have made the leap and should be considered great by any standard. I think about how The Sopranos (“The Test Dream”) or Breaking Bad (“The Fly”) did this with a very singular setting in reality, but expanded upon that reality in non-linear or rooted in abstract. Atlanta shocked me in that we got this episode so early in its run because if the show was shaky at all, this would’ve been a huge risk. Needless to say, I loved it. I had a few issues here and there, but on the whole, I thought it was a brilliant showing. Nicole: Will, I’ve just been sitting in front of my TV blinking since last Tuesday night. Atlanta has proven again that it’s willing to take an unflinching look at media and the construction of “reality.” And they took on race and gender identity? They are not playin’ with us. Before we even get into the structure of the show, I need to just say that what I thought was going to be a Donald Glover vehicle is really generous with the screen time that the rest of the ensemble gets. We’ve barely seen Earn in the last two episodes and I didn’t miss him. The stories were compelling enough (and surreal enough) that the show doesn’t have to lean on him or …