Willy gives him a gold-plated gun that he will "need in the music business" and releases his pet alligator to distract the police while he runs.
Title card: Guardrail Opening song: "All There" by Jeezy Earn gets a substantial payout after Al's newest single goes gold, so he decides to take Van out for a night.
Al tells him that his problem is that he does not act tough enough, and so he tries to salvage his pride by racing Michael Vick in the parking lot for money, but loses.
[7] Title card: Side of a passing bus Opening song: "MF'N Right" by 2 Chainz Earn accompanies Afro-German Van to a Fastnacht celebration in Helen, although he spends most of it complaining about the bizarre rituals involved.
After getting her phone stolen by a man dressed up as the traditional Schnappviecher monster, she finds a text from Earn asking her to talk.
Musical score by: Flying Lotus and Thundercat[12] Darius answers a Craigslist ad offering up a free, rainbow-keyed piano, and goes to a mansion owned by a strange, pale man named Theodore "Teddy" Perkins.
Teddy corners him with the gun and explains that he plans to kill Darius and Benny, staging the former as a home intruder who murdered the latter.
This episode references the psychological pressures and traumas child stars sometimes face, especially ones with abusive and controlling stage parents such as Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Tiger Woods, and Serena Williams.
[14] Title card: Darius driving down the road Opening song: "Sweet Little Girl" by Stevie Wonder Van and her friends Candice, Tammi and Nadine go to a New Year's Eve party at Drake's mansion.
The women take edibles upon arrival and Van seeks out Drake for a photo for Instagram, only to get waylaid by Nadine reacting badly to her drug.
[18] Title card: Tablecloth Opening song: "Never Created, Never Destroyed" by Jlin Al wakes up from a dream about his mother and goes to a salon with a girlfriend, but leaves when he realizes she is just using him for social media clout.
He goes to a nearby gas station to get something cold to put on his battered face, and takes a selfie with a fan when asked, breaking his usual tradition.
Title card: Coaster Opening song: "Meditate" by EarthGang Tracy and the guys go to a college in Statesboro, where Al and County are scheduled to perform.
When she sees him talking to other women after the show, she throws her drink on him, and Tracy pushes her down the stairs and punches one of her friends in the face, forcing them to flee to a nearby all-white frat house.
They are sat in front of a large Confederate flag and watch a hazing ritual, while Al informs Earn that he is considering dropping him due to his failures in favor of County's competent white manager Lucas.
The next morning, the guys find their stuff torn apart and Earn realizes his laptop is locked inside the girl's room, pulling the fire alarm in desperation to try and get her out.
The silk pajamas Earn, Alfred and Darius wear throughout much of the episode bear a strong resemblance to those worn by TLC in the music video for "Creep".
At the airport, Earn realizes he left Willy's gun in his bag, and subtly drops it in County's before security can catch it.
[26] Opening song: "Walk in the Way" by Ray Barnette & Larry Hall The series was renewed for a second season in September 2016.
"[28] Donald Glover said that the season's structure was inspired by Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation, which was "broken up into eight or nine episodes but when watched together, they played like a movie.
The site's critical consensus reads, "Donald Glover continues to subvert expectations with a sophomore season of Atlanta that proves as excellent as it is eccentric.
"[47] Emily VanDerWerff of Vox named it the best series of the year, writing "It's exactly the sort of thing TV is great at but that the medium does too rarely.