Realizing they are planning to kill the children and themselves, Loquareeous smuggles the other kids out when they pull over and leaps out of the car just before it drives into Lake Lanier.
[7] Earn rushes to the Copenhagen airport to make it to Amsterdam on time, where Al has been arrested because of a pair of groupies that trashed his hotel room while fighting.
While out thrift shopping, Van and Darius find an address in a coat that leads them on a scavenger hunt, ending when they arrive at a living funeral for a man that resembles Tupac Shakur.
Title card: Baggage scanner Opening song: "Maiysha" by Miles Davis The group goes to a house party in London hosted by eccentric billionaire Fernando, who is obsessed with ghosts and the large tree growing in the center of his property.
Title card: Wall of a house Opening song: "Tension" by Central Cee As black people begin suing white people whose ancestors owned theirs in the past, white Marshall Johnson is sued by black Sheniqua Johnson, losing him his house and ruining his chances of getting back with his estranged wife.
Al's phone goes missing in Budapest after a concert, the only suspects being a young, cancer-stricken fan, and the strange nephew of the venue owner, Wiley.
As he unnerves Earn by quickly deducing the unease he feels about his place amongst black people, Al asks to talk to him alone and explains that he has not written a new song in months, having been struck by inspiration before the show and recording a new one on the missing phone.
As he expresses fear that he may never get his passion for production back if he does not get the phone, Wiley performs one of his own songs for Al, who is quietly affected but outwardly unimpressed.
Title card: Wall behind a merchandise table Opening song: "Doja" by $NOT A London-based fashion company is embroiled in controversy after releasing a jersey with a cartoon raccoon on one side and "CENTRAL PARK 5" on the other, forcing them to bring in Al to join their "diversity advisory committee."
He realizes the group is full of black people who coast off tragedies and injustices, and his idea for an ad campaign promoting community that he stole from Earn is then stolen by the company.
Darius takes the company's white head of hospitality out for jollof rice, which she enjoys so much that she buys the restaurant out and reopens it with a more corporate identity.
Title card: Subway station platform Opening song: "Fake Jersey" by Teni In New York City, a wealthy white family's Trini nanny dies, but the parents are only concerned about finding a more convenient one.
Their toddler asks to go to her funeral, where they are treated with passive hostility and witness the strange goings-on, including meeting a white man who refers to himself as a Trini, having been practically raised by the nanny.
He meets Liam Neeson at the bar, and they have a discussion about his controversial comment until he asserts that he did not hate black people but now does, warning him that they are enemies as he leaves.
Lorraine pulls him out of the club before he can be forced to perform for them, and argues with him about her flippant behavior until he loses control of his limbs and collapses, being passed by himself and Darius.
Title card: Sticker Mixed race, white presenting high schooler Aaron struggles with financial woes regarding college, unsure if he will be able to go with his friends and girlfriend.
After his girlfriend leaves him for a blacker man, Aaron angrily builds a homemade flamethrower and goes to the school, intent on burning it down, only to be confronted by another student who was also rejected by Lee.
They argue and fight, with Aaron narrowly escaping death after the student is shot by the police, having his medical bills and tuition covered by Lee as he is now considered black.
She takes them to visit her sexual partner Alexander Skarsgård, who she incriminates by planting drugs in his hotel room, claiming to a confused Candice that it is all part of their relationship.
The group goes to pick up a package, which Van finds is empty, confronting the man who was supposed to deliver it and nearly killing him with a stale baguette for it.
We're grateful to the producers and our extraordinary cast and crew for achieving this level of excellence, and we share the excitement with our audience about the third season knowing they will continue to take us to unexpected and thrilling places.
[29] In February 2019, Chairman of FX, John Landgraf, confirmed that the season would be delayed and that it would miss eligibility for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards.
The site's critical consensus reads, "Atlanta takes Paper Boi and his entourage out of Georgia, but this inspired third season proves that the more things change, the more they stay weird.
"[38] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter gave it a highly positive review and wrote, "no other show on TV is doing the thing that Atlanta does, with its doses of humor, surrealism, horror, travelogue and hip-hop as genre-blending starting points for an uncomfortable exploration of racial identity in America.
"[40] Liz Shannon Miller of Consequence wrote that the series "remains as ethereal and shocking and fascinating as ever" and "in just the first two episodes of Season 3, the creative team delivers at least a half-dozen moments you'll never forget.