ATLANTA S4 EP 10 Reaction | Unfiltered Bachelors x NineNerdYards

[@sarahsantora8592]

I think Don Glover was reminding us that as much as we love all the characters, it’s not real. A tv show is a dream out of his head. We live in their world for a while but it was never more than a dream. I’m a Twin Peaks groupie - one difference is that Glover dealt with more real issues in his fake world than Peaks ever did! Loved it and you guys too!

[@FilmAgeStudios]

What if those weren't police sirens but an ambulance arriving at the depravation tank to get Darius's body...

[@MrDHGFIU]

I love how the question asked at the end of inception "Is the top still spinning?" is equivalent to "Is Judge Judy thicc?" 😂😂

[@FilmAgeStudios]

But what Atlanta does better than inception was a confirmation that this wasn't real... Now to what extent that's entirely up to you... Because in this episode they made it apparent that you can flip over in a deprivation tank...So there's the possibility that Darius could be face down in a deprivation tank and the entire series is his imagination building up his fantasy to ease him into death.

[@blackjesus4525]

@@FilmAgeStudios wasn’t the flipping over in the tank not real though?

[@FilmAgeStudios]

@@blackjesus4525 yes but the way I see it is that they brought it to our attention to let us know that that is a possibility...He could just wake up and be fine in the tank or he could be dead we don't know cuz we never see him wake up from the tank.

[@AlexLopez-hn5ru]

@@FilmAgeStudios the idea about "the entire series" wouldn't work because 1. When did he get in the tank then? 2. How would you tie in the storylines of the rest of the cast?

[@FilmAgeStudios]

@@AlexLopez-hn5ru he's reliving his life as he's dying, that's why he says he has deja vu in the first episode...The only information that he has is from what is given to him by Van,Earn and Al and whatever is going on in his head...So he's reliving moments that he shared with the people that he cared about and all those peoples are interpretations of how Darius sees them...Simply put... The moments Darius is there are moments that really happened and when he's not there what we're seeing is what he thinks they would say... Plus let's not forget the rules of three he woke up face down once he says I thought you said I could never flip over, the guy says yeah that's never happened that's when Darius asks him how long was I asleep and he says 30 minoots... And then Darius wakes up again face down sits up and screams...

[@chericejohnson4846]

The lady in the pharmacy is the actress Cree Summer, who played a character named Freddie on the tv show A Different World back in the day…her character was pretty much the female version of Darius, same quirky personalities

[@nostalgic9330]

Exactly what I said as soon as I saw Cree on screen. I wondered if she was playing Freddie in this scene.

[@MsHelper2]

And she and Dwayne Wayne were a real life couple. Thanks for pointing her out, I didn't catch that at the time.

[@-1hpent778]

Darius died in the Tank.. it never shows when he got in the tank originally because he was dreaming at the pharmacy.. he never exited the tank by himself... The first time we see him let out of the tank was into the Tea room and he was still dreaming after being scared awake he tells the guy “ hey I thought you said you couldn’t roll over in these” and he is doesn’t even exit this time he just here’s the weird grammar errors and wakes up FACE DOWN again after which just like in the sixth sense you never see Darius exit the Chamber himself. I think Darius came to terms that given how many times he’s woken up if Judge Judy is still thick then Darius died in the chamber… if he died the facial expression he made seems bitter sweet like he’s definitely dead but at least the experience is familiar and I’m with my friends. And if Judge Judy wasn’t thick then he was finna go to Jail… the tone read death tho I was worried Darius was going to kill himself to prove he was dreaming. Even the first “beautiful spirit” that came to him in his dreams seemed like Darius’s Virgil trying to guide him she even introduced the idea of the chamber to the viewer.. we had no idea where Darius was going before she spoke and like I said before he was already in the chamber at this point. Darius either realized he was dead and what death was or that he was Wanted for stealing a pink Maserati… I’d love for Darius to be alibied and the show to come back but I think Donald was serious.. Darius embodied the surrealism of the show it was only right his death symbolize the end but not in a sad way with a character that they know we all love. Just like the show.

[@thejosemartiansexperience]

I wish the show was at least 6 seasons and a movie

[@africarib]

It felt like Darius died to me since nobody came and opened the door the last time he yelled. Plus the guy told him he was in there for 35 minutes..I assumed he was face down most of that time.

[@BrandonBLysticLee]

Darius also told the women in the Tea Room, “I come here once a week”..which is basically one episode per week

[@acevuilton]

Yall.. do ya think the whole series it was a dream? a Darius dream? I was just thinking about the ep8 of sea2. when Darius talks with Van's friend... and I think that explains everything. Thanks Donald Glover for giving us a series where all the theories that we can put in this show are so real as we want it. But more than this, for making us joinf together and love art again.

[@dontemakesbeats123]

Real Inception vibes at the end of the episode. Similar to the top spinning in that movie. Is it a dream or not? Great episode!

[@africarib]

Homeboys in Outer Space was one of the handful of black shows in the 90s. I think it came on close to Moesha and it was all we had so we watched it. Kids don't know how lucky they are to have options of good black TV.

[@Miles_22Abstract]

I loved the Kanye sampled songs that were in this episode.

[@ray_maestro_]

I felt like Darius running in to punch the restaurant owner represented the pressure for a black show to be satisfying to the black audience by spreading black messaging of us supporting each other more and Atlanta is a show that does that but also punches that concept in the face by taking left turns to just make things interesting and fun. Yet asking the question in the end of whether or not this is all a dream. Maybe a metaphor for how serious should we be taking our imagination although it is true that we have trauma. Also it seemed to be a statement about using drugs and psych mind trips to hide from or explore your trauma.

[@kgt94]

I love the episodes that address systemic issues more then the surreal stuff

[@zakbeanzly]

I WAS BORN ON JULY 13TH TOO!!♋️🖤

[@iamdcarrington]

Thinking about the sirens at the end of the episode. What if the sirens weren’t audibly there but the captions were written to lead us to believe that they were there? 🤔 Wouldn’t that be a clear parallel to the show not confirming whether Judge Judy was thick or not at the end?

[@lowtech42]

there were two Kanye references with the Lift Yourself and Through The Wire samples. Black sushi guy kinda had a facial resemblance to Ye at least with the cheeks imo. Darius saying "Act white" is funny reference to Lakeith in Sorry to Bother You 😂 Also, I love Nine's mask 👺 I made a DOOM mask myself lol

[@baddonkeyworld7254]

The sushi guy felt kind of radical to me like Ye

[@derspenc]

Cree Summer herself was also a Kanye reference "Thats A Different World like Cree Summers" Kanye lyrics on Spaceships

[@lowtech42]

@@derspenc you are absolutely right and that's brilliant! That totally slipped my mind. and she was there while Through The Fire was playing!

[@lewisguapo]

There's a big hint, When Darius was dreaming he saw the glass portrait of his dead family while at the end Darius wasn't dreaming because he saw his friends alive behind the glass door... 😶

[@faithu.5028]

When are you going to review the rest of the season? I love your reviews

[@NineNerdYards]

Now

[@millerjerry9421]

R.I.P MF DOOM

[@e66iu]

I literally yelled "AYOOOOO!!!! "as soon as i saw the mask. HELLA DOPE, NINE!!!

[@TheVegeni]

Dream team def! Anyone notice that it is NOT the Big booty Judy shows, passing on TV when they all are at the room???

[@1artistik1]

Also, notice on there is someone wearing a blue shirt and their breathing is emphasized. It's when Earn is speaking while in front of the tv

[@Teenytinymia]

Fun Fact: Cree Summer and Ron Bell from homeboys in outerspace both played in A Different World.

[@ronj77]

That Hallowed out Blockbuster sign above DeMarcus's Sushi Restaurant is, Thin Judge Judy!! 🤔🤣 Our Reality is Still, Sometimes Greater Than Our Wildest Imaginations 💯😅🤣

[@willj6692]

Always enjoy the lives and the breakdown video analysis. I would see video following each characters arch through the series. Anyways keep up the great Nine and team!! ✌🏾

[@NoPovertyOfLove]

This episode was all about Darius' death/transition. If you've ever heard the saying that "each night we die as we sleep" then it would make sense to link the stages of dreaming to this episode (and perhaps the entire series) on death. Everything happening in the finale is taking place in the dep-chamber visions/dreaming, with the exception of the scene outside the closed chamber door with Darius screaming inside. We as viewers get to witness his death and realization that he has crossed over and is with his friends and family. The sirens are not about the car theft; it IS about a man died in the dep-chamber and the emergency vehicles are on the way to investigate. That gleam in Darius' eyes and slight smile in the final shot means he is happy about dying, he has been in emotional pain (grief) for years. R.I.P. Darius. R.I.P. Atlanta. 💕 I really enjoyed this series (made a lot more enjoyable by the NineNerdYards crew). I will watch the series again to see what will now make more sense based on my theory.

[@1artistik1]

Dang, Cheryl you're in my mind with this one. My wife and I think the same thing. There are a lot of death references as well in this show. Blowfish, Darius' Art Kills t-shirt, a book on the shelf in the tea area that says the word die, Earn mentioning death while eating, Darius family who is obviously dead, etc. But a new theory I've just heard is that he is the last to die and Earn, Van, and Al died in a plane crash on their way to Europe. Not sure how much there is to that idea but I definitely believe someone died in this episode or this season.

[@ME_B131]

I agree I think the whole episode was Darius lucid dying in the tank. Aware that it's in his mind but never leaving the tank. He's also the only character that doesn't grow or change or leave Atlanta. Everyone else has already left and he's dealing with that loss/loneliness.

[@andreivy5549]

There is a detail about this show, that when understood, makes the writing of this show even more elevated and complex. They have hinted at it staring with the Pilot, with many more Blue blood-like crumbs laid along the way. There is only one character in Atlanta, and his name is PaperBoy. I don’t mean only one ‘main’ character, but instead there is only one real person in the entourage in the Atlanta that we know. In addition to his deep weed habit, Paperboy struggles with psychosis, possibly schizophrenia. (S1e1). The other main characters (and a host of other side character are either facets of his own personality, or figments of his imagination providing social commentary. Characters that directly interact with his ‘personalities’ are indeed only imagined or in his dreams, which he does a lot. Characters often stand near or on the side with Al when he is thinking with their personality (ie, Lemon-Pepper-wet scene). PaperBoy is often sleeping or high as transitions happen. Test: If anyone directly interacts with a known PP, then they too are imaginative or the interaction is only with paperboy and that PP’s component is only in ‘his’ head.

[@MsHelper2]

To eat or not to eat that is the question to RUN SAVE YOURSELVES!!!

[@NoPovertyOfLove]

Questions: Is Darius the only main character whose last name isn't revealed? Does London's (from the Southside) license plate have any meaning - "California DY26702"? What do you think? Thanks!

[@1artistik1]

Cheryl, London calls Darius (Darius X) which probably means the Muslim like brother who owns the restaurant, who also seems to be part of the Nation of Islam may have some connection to Darius. Or if you think Al is going through this with multiple personalities is probably him as well. I don't know.

[@aronistak8156]

Personally I feel like it wasn’t a dream. Just the way his brother told him to get outside, I feel like Darius really did make it outside. Maybe he isn’t in that tank anymore, truly free from the past turmoil.

[@ATARI_HANZO]

I always thought the episodes were reality sprinkled with the characters dreams. The series starts with Earn waking up from a dream (told about hands grabbing at ppls feet in a lake)... also He doesn't even know Darius until he meets him at Al's trying to be his manager. But they become friends when he gives Earn his phone b/c he had Earn invest in Cane Corso breeding. I'm re-watching the whole series. I'm finna crack dis shit!

[@ptitcka]

This was great fun! Your Videos are really good nine. Don't fall for the perfectionist trap. I respect the drive to improve consistently, though. Maybe y'all can review Reservation Dogs next. It's got parallels to Atlanta in a lot of ways.

[@NoPovertyOfLove]

I agree. Don't drive yourself crazy striving for perfection or trying to top your previous review. Return to writing about it for the joy of it and for the connection/community. 💕

[@soysos.tuffsound]

Loved the final episode, thanks for your insights. Don't know if anyone else pointed out, it's probably Jeff's overhead fan making that squeaking sound.

[@FilmAgeStudios]

Big Booty Judy or No Booty Judy? Needs to be a shirt

[@thestonedcastnetwork6280]

had to watch Homeboys in Outer Space

[@ATARI_HANZO]

VAN bailed Earn out. (She told him in an episode not long after "you think you tha first ni99a I bailed out of jail?)

[@mcr2124]

We need the rest of your reviews asap!

[@tonydashes]

I think they added Glorilla song way later.

[@AlexLopez-hn5ru]

That comment about the restaurant being a symbol for the entirety of the show is off, I feel. 'cause they made sure to show how awful the restaurant was haha. I'd like to believe all of the events across the seasons were real and not part of Darius' imagination. To believe otherwise I feel is like a cop out or a cheap interpretation. Like, maybe this episode simply deals with the theme of beginnings and ends (using Darius as the vessel for such themes) while having the usual themes of Atlanta? And that last scene, man...what a way to end it. 😭😭😭😭

[@-1hpent778]

And it’s all your fault is mentioned to Darius multiple times in the episode

[@kumbayah8346]

The blowfish is a Simpsons episode reference, season 2 or 3 when Homer eats a poisonous blowfish from a sushi bar.

[@-1hpent778]

No it’s not blowfish is actually really poisonous

[@blackjesus4525]

Nobody noticed the scene with his brother ALL the lights were on in the house during the day? And when he was talking to his brother saying he missed him, his brother kinda walked into a white light and you didn’t see him anymore till judge judy walked down

[@yama5182]

????

[@Dmtraylor]

Big booty Judy 🤣……LOL….. I also thought Darius parents and brother have passed away, that is why he never talked about them. When it ended I definitely said “ I hate this show (for ending with so many questions) but damn it I’m going to miss it”. 🥲. The finale had me questioning was the characters ever real or were they just friends in Darius head. Because he was always so randomly there since day one.

[@baddonkeyworld7254]

I like how earn says “who is this dude” at s1 ep 1💀

[@Dmtraylor]

@@baddonkeyworld7254 Yes I’m liking the dream theory because it gives me closure, but it doesn’t explain the episodes with Al by himself, or the episode when Earn and his family went camping 🏕️…….So I’m still confused 🫤 🤣

[@Latavious]

@@Dmtraylor exactly!

[@blackjesus4525]

@@Dmtraylor I think all the crazy shit was just a dream. The invisible car, Teddy Perkins etc. I think the rest was real

[@Dmtraylor]

@@blackjesus4525 Yeah, I thought of that too, but at the end when Earn said “Your really here and we are really your friends” and Darius said “Maybe it’s just a dream and you’re just in it. Always have been” that conversation at the end throws me off. 🧐