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04-12-2022, 09:05 PM
https://www.looper.com/830239/in-atlanta-one-episode-stands-above-the-rest/
Teddy Perkins is highly rated by viewers and critics alike
The Season 2 episode "Teddy Perkins" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Perkins) is not just the highest-rated of the show, per IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?series=tt4288182&sort=user_rating,desc&count=250&view=simple) users who gave it 9.7 out of 10. It is also arguably the installment that truly breaks any idea of what to expect from "Atlanta." (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Atlanta) The episode primarily features Darius as he answers an ad for a piano owned by a famous musician named Benny Hope. Darius ends up coming to a secluded mansion, where he meets the pale, unsettling Teddy Perkins (Donald Glover) (https://www.looper.com/134195/the-untold-truth-of-teddy-perkins/). Perkins claims he's Benny's brother and adds that the musician is injured and unable to meet visitors. It becomes clear even to Darius, though, that nothing is what it seems with these broken artists.
The disconcerting episode, directed by Hiro Murai, was lauded by critics for the creepy visuals and Glover's transformative performance as Teddy Perkins, who has mannerisms similar to fellow reclusive musician Michael Jackson. Junkee (https://junkee.com/teddy-perkins-atlanta/158771) noted how "themes of child abuse and toxic masculinity add even more weight" to an already powerful story, while Indiewire (https://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/atlanta-teddy-perkins-review-season-2-episode-6-recap-spoilers-theories-1201949701/) noted the show's heavy atmosphere, calling the episode "one of the most disquieting episodes of horror to ever grace a comedy series."
As indicated by other heavyweight episodes like "B.A.N." and "Woods," the series has a lot of tricks up its sleeve, but "Teddy Perkins" is perhaps the best demonstration yet of how versatile and intelligent "Atlanta" can be.
Teddy Perkins is highly rated by viewers and critics alike
The Season 2 episode "Teddy Perkins" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Perkins) is not just the highest-rated of the show, per IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?series=tt4288182&sort=user_rating,desc&count=250&view=simple) users who gave it 9.7 out of 10. It is also arguably the installment that truly breaks any idea of what to expect from "Atlanta." (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Atlanta) The episode primarily features Darius as he answers an ad for a piano owned by a famous musician named Benny Hope. Darius ends up coming to a secluded mansion, where he meets the pale, unsettling Teddy Perkins (Donald Glover) (https://www.looper.com/134195/the-untold-truth-of-teddy-perkins/). Perkins claims he's Benny's brother and adds that the musician is injured and unable to meet visitors. It becomes clear even to Darius, though, that nothing is what it seems with these broken artists.
The disconcerting episode, directed by Hiro Murai, was lauded by critics for the creepy visuals and Glover's transformative performance as Teddy Perkins, who has mannerisms similar to fellow reclusive musician Michael Jackson. Junkee (https://junkee.com/teddy-perkins-atlanta/158771) noted how "themes of child abuse and toxic masculinity add even more weight" to an already powerful story, while Indiewire (https://www.indiewire.com/2018/04/atlanta-teddy-perkins-review-season-2-episode-6-recap-spoilers-theories-1201949701/) noted the show's heavy atmosphere, calling the episode "one of the most disquieting episodes of horror to ever grace a comedy series."
As indicated by other heavyweight episodes like "B.A.N." and "Woods," the series has a lot of tricks up its sleeve, but "Teddy Perkins" is perhaps the best demonstration yet of how versatile and intelligent "Atlanta" can be.