Tuesday night, the world finally watched Donald Glover's newest TV show, Atlanta. Although the show was highly anticipated ever since Glover's announcement of the show in 2015, the only thing people saw about the show were mainly 30 second - 3 minute teasers showing some of the characters and a couple clips from several scenes. However, that was a bit of a good thing for us, because we would've not been impressed by this comedic drama. There's only two episodes already out, but I'm very proud to say that Atlanta might be the show that might steal more viewers as its story progresses, and here's why:
Good start to a dope story:: Following an intense prologue to the episode, Atlanta starts with Earnest Marks (Glover) a homeless young adult down on his luck and living behind a shadow of what's seemed to be a glorious past before he had hit rock bottom. After finding out his cousin Paperboy, aka Alfred (Brian Tyree Henry), is getting a little notoriety around town as a prospective, Earn tries to convince him that he's the right person to be his manager while also quickly seeing the consequences that come from it. The show's story progresses through a number situations told in a deadpan style, but each one has an underlying message. From a beatdown in jail from the police to Paperboy getting his first "fan", Atlanta finds ways of bringing to light the dark images of reality through a unique perspective without trying to be too serious. The first two episodes also introduce some of the cast, including Earn's baby-mother Van (Zazie Beetz), his parents, and Alfred's weird ass friend Darrius. While much is not known about each cast member's backstory, their chemistry with the show's main characters kept moments both funny and authentic.
Atlanta's Soundtrack Boomin': If you've been a fan of Glover's musical past, especially with his album Because The Internet, it's evident that he knows how to add the right music to soundtrack Atlanta. The first episode kicks off with OJ Da Juiceman's "No Hook", and from there, the show provides the dopest sounds to narrate the story. Atlanta's music supervisor, Jen Malone, has so far put together a solid range of tracks to set the tone for each scene. This is definitely the type of show you'd want to hear with some good speakers.
Cast: We're only two episodes in and Atlanta's cast has already got our attention. There's so much sass and sarcasm in the writing, your TV's gonna wreak of shea butter from the black ass dialogue in this script. The actors really bring out the vibe of the show, making even some of the dark scenes in this show to really standout in a humorous way. It's only the start of the series, but the characters already show a personality that we want to know more about, even the DJ who thinks is cool to say the N word around Earn (Ooops....spoiler).
If you haven't seen the show yet, you should do so, and ASAP. Thanks to Atlanta's interesting cast, dope music, and mysterious story, Donald Glover's new series is already coming out swinging. The first episode is available on YouTube.............for now.
The third episode is set to release today at 10 on FX.
Watch the first episode below.