I’m probably late to the party on this one but Atlanta is brilliant. Smartly written, well acted and directed, and genuinely funny.
From my (white, male, British) point of view, it feels like the perfect sweet spot between the original (UK) The Office and The Boondocks, which are two of my favourite shows ever.
I realise that’s a weird sweet spot to hit, by the way…
When she hid the canvas away I was all, “This is the sentimental mistake that will doom you”, but then she burned it and I was all, “That’s my old Elizabeth”, but then she declined to kill two different people in the same episode and I was all, “I don’t even know you anymore”.
Make sure to catch the after credits sequence. Not much point in watching the white-on-black scroll though - no post-post credits scene.
This film has moments that will make you ask “What the actual fuck”? (dude behind me). Cameos, homages, and tributes a-plenty. The James Bond riff was pretty hilarious. Fight choreography was passable; the real spectacle is watching disaster unfold around our unfortunate heroes as the film hurtled towards a conclusion.
Following this thread, I’m all like, why is everything spoilered out?, but then I’m like I’m never going to watch any of these shows anyway, but unspoilering everything is more trouble than it’s worth. Then you’re like spoiler spoiler spoiler and I’m like I see your spoilers and I raise you some more spoilers.
I blur things because I know many people don’t like spoilers. There are few shows where I care much, but The Americans is one. As it nears its end, I have no idea what is going to happen to any of the major characters, and I don’t want to know, because the show is so good at surprising me.
I usually skim over comments on shows I have no interest in, but I can never resist a blur.
Not what I expected. I fear I have wronged you in my mind.
Incidentally, in the past a blurred link used to open automatically when clicked, but in your post the link just clears, then blurs again when clicked on, never going anywhere. Is this a change to Discourse?
Am I glad that that link doesn’t go anywhere for me?
It just reblurs the spoiler.
ETA: Discourse says I shouldn’t talk to you anymore:
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And 2) I’m wondering how many dirty looks I’m gonna get for letting my quite mentally mature 13 year old go see DP2 with me. (I own the first movie, and it’s one of her favs.)