Season 2 of Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’ (subtitled ‘Robbin’ Season') premieres Mar.
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Local philosopher Darius (LaKeith Stanfield) has some advice.
Watch out, he says, for Florida Man.
Credit: Guy D’Alema/FX
Its a popular internet meme brought to funny-grotesque lifewith a brutal punchline.
And so were back inAtlanta, creator-starDonald Glovers folkloric rap odyssey.
The first seasons finale aired on Nov. 1, 2016.
Some stuff has happened since then.
And the new episodes (subtitledRobbin Season, premiering Mar.
The atmosphere simmers with bad waves of paranoia, madness, fear, loathing.
The premiere opens with a drive-thru gunfight that flips from hilarity to horror.
Theres an omnipresent sound of police sirens.
Impending yuletide brings no good cheer.
Christmas approaches, Darius says, watching the cops cuff some attempted robbers.
Everybody gotta eat.
And ifAtlantawerejusta comedy about modern hip-hop celebrity, it would be a hilarious wonder.
Henry is such a delight, tired eyes radiating weary confusion.
And the new season tracks how Als rise to fame is really a series of strange tangents.
Hes too famous to trust drug dealers anymore.
His song shoots up the charts when a white woman posts an Instagram story complaining about his lyrics.
(He raps Kaepernick with something I wish we could print.)
ButRobbin Seasoncontinues to spread playfully outwards, tracking the characters through daily microaggressions and mythic eccentricities.
Minor success brings major problems.
Glover and Murai have a sharp comedy rhythm, soAtlantais laugh-out-loud funny even (or especially?)
when its uncompromisingly bizarre.
But after a long, awardsy break, the opening episodesRobbin Seasonleft me thrilled, amused, and scared.
Will success keep spoiling things for Earn?
And whos going to fire that golden gun?A
