Atlanta Robbin’ Season Recap: Silk Pajamas and Getting Fired On Your Day Off

***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 about the great, the innovative, and the utterly bizarre of the latest episode. All the spoilers ahead.*** William: I feel like a whole ass story arc happens in an episode of Atlanta these days, then I look up and it’s only been 40 minutes. Which is to say, so many damn things happened this episode. Unlike, say, the break-up episode — which was somewhat humorous but you knew things would only get worse — the situational awkwardness and comedy here leads to the emotional impact of this episode just kicking us in the stomach. Nicole: Not that much time as passed since the Woods episode. Al still has bandages on his face and Earn says at one point that Al hasn’t smiled in a while, so this is on the heels of that. To be honest, I’ve been emotionally exhausted by this show since the Teddy Perkins episode. All I wanted when this went off was a nap. William: It’s also fair to say that Al is quicker to agitation and seems to be more desperate in moments of crisis than before. Think about the Barbershop episode plus the anxiety from his ordeal in the woods, coupled with the fact he’s been dreading having the talk with Earn for a while now. Bryan Tyree Hill deserves all the awards. He’s done everything this season.

Nicole: Al pulled a gun on Tracy in the kitchen so, yes, he is quick-tempered these days. Desper…