1. Alfred's on an interview
2. Dodge commercial
3. Harrison gets a bang
I love this episode. It's super meta, being a tv show in a tv show and it's so full of satire and irony. Every single ad of the Black American Network in itself is funny and offers a social commentary. It only features Black Americans in its ads and it almost looks unnatural to seem them act in a way that you would see in a normal TV ad. I also found the whole interview hilarious. The age-old debate of the rap community being homophobic or transphobic was featured and Alfred's take on it is probably the most common opinion. The reaction of people being easily offended or misinterpreting the person online is so real and it was captured hilariously.
In a comedic tone, this episode also questions you about your own biases before trying to preaching diversity to others. Harrison, a black man who thinks he's white, asks other to embrace his own trans-racial identity but he's transphobic and homophobic himself. I don't think Donald Glover necessarily interjects his own opinion or make a value judgement. He just tries to captures the conversation that happen in real life in a TV format. I think comedy is great in that sense because it expands the spectrum of the dialogue by allowing it more room.
While this episode steered from Atlanta's usual format, it's high class satire with a unique lens. Loved it so much!
I love this episode. It's super meta, being a tv show in a tv show and it's so full of satire and irony. Every single ad of the Black American Network in itself is funny and offers a social commentary. It only features Black Americans in its ads and it almost looks unnatural to seem them act in a way that you would see in a normal TV ad. I also found the whole interview hilarious. The age-old debate of the rap community being homophobic or transphobic was featured and Alfred's take on it is probably the most common opinion. The reaction of people being easily offended or misinterpreting the person online is so real and it was captured hilariously.
In a comedic tone, this episode also questions you about your own biases before trying to preaching diversity to others. Harrison, a black man who thinks he's white, asks other to embrace his own trans-racial identity but he's transphobic and homophobic himself. I don't think Donald Glover necessarily interjects his own opinion or make a value judgement. He just tries to captures the conversation that happen in real life in a TV format. I think comedy is great in that sense because it expands the spectrum of the dialogue by allowing it more room.
While this episode steered from Atlanta's usual format, it's high class satire with a unique lens. Loved it so much!