Atlanta Season 4 Episode Finale Reaction | It Was All A Dream

[@zakki9491]

Personally that smile that Darius had felt more like a mix of happiness and relief that it was not all a dream and light panic because he just realised that he stole some random car. Throughout this episode he keeps meeting people that are likely dead while in his dreams, the girl that "used to be too wild" (hints at her death, she probably also died after getting pulled over by the cops, i also felt sadness in how he said "it was good to see you") and his brother (and by extension his family, him asking his brother how his parents are and his brother not responding broke my heart). He uses dreams and things like his dep-sesh to talk to the people he can't connect with anymore, he uses this as his way of escapism so much that he has to check if what he sees is real. Having it end with him realising that the people that he cares about right now are alive and real would be my "romantic" ending for this. In the end we got some type of closure for everyone in the main cast and I love that it ended with them having a typical crazy experience in Atlanta. I love that Donald Glover used the typical "it was all a dream" trope in this way because otherwise it would be the worst way to end a story. He doesn't tell us if its a dream in the end because honestly (imo) it doesn't matter if it is. Its up to personal interpretation which is what I find great especially in a show like Atlanta where you can find a lot of hidden meanings if you try to look for them.

[@oranjmix]

yooo this makes the episode even deeper that Darius uses the tank to talk to the dead and is happy to know these friends are alive and with him in the present, hence the smile at the end

[@Syntell]

I like this concept.

[@cmprse]

his brother saying to him “i don’t want you in here. i want you out there. have fun…go see your people.” drives your point of him using the deprivation tank to talk to the people that’s no longer there with him and as a form of escapism home. it’s like his brother was telling him i’m good and i’m at peace. go live your life and appreciate the people that’s still here in flesh that loves you. i also wanna add after sitting with the episode i think darius is the living embodiment of us the viewers (the ones who stuck around to the very last season to be exact). we go into each episode not knowing what to expect but we’re ready for whatever happens and willing to see where it takes us and that’s how darius is all throughout the series and why it makes sense for him to be the focal point for the series finale.

[@oranjmix]

@@cmprse for sure! that was really telling. going on your point, i think they touching on audience members who have lost ppl these last few years. "the sickness" even. like Darius has been dealing in his own way throughout the years and now his brother or even his subconscious is telling him it's cool to face the world and enjoy the company of the living . i like how it was mentioned in this video that this series finale is a goodbye in many senses. even the ride of into the sunset bit. they even gave us a post sunset ride scene for bonus haha.

[@zakki9491]

@@cmprse this also fits the last 2 seasons themes of death, which would otherwise be missing. This episode we finally get to a point where a character is appreciating life after being at peace with death (while Darius does miss his old people, he does recognize that he needs to get back, its usually the other character in the scene that insist on him staying a bit longer).

[@jbrass03]

The Sushi restaurant was an allegory for the show. How it was weird and judged for being outside of the culture after it switched up with the Teddy Perkins episode and beyond

[@jamk2668]

Which is super lame. Commentating on your show within the show in order to make a point as opposed to simply creating a good scene.

[@dffgffffffdddddddddd]

@@jamk2668 I think this commenter literally just made that up and it's actually just about black businesses

[@demonictowtoe7983]

@@dffgffffffdddddddddd no it's a perfectly reasonable thing to think of when watching the scene

[@demonictowtoe7983]

​@@jamk2668it did make a good scene tho

[@kingtchala6832]

That scene with Darius in the house visiting his brother really got me. The dialogue was realistic and simple, the acting warm, comfortable and uncomfortable. Filmed beautifully, when it went from Darius asking his brother, to silence. Lakieth killed it, was a really beautiful scene.

[@oranjmix]

I found something deep in how Darius was upside down in the tank, a.k.a facing the "other-side", when communicating with his brother. And the dep tank attending saying he never seen anyone do that before.

[@Syntell]

Great point!!

[@nadalives555]

@@Syntell since Atlanta is done you should watch Reservation dogs. It has Atlanta vibes.

[@ivankawnartist]

@@nadalives555 NO!

[@whosmans4788]

@@ivankawnartist damn, is the show that bad? 😭

[@darshin95]

Darius lost his brother, so he turned to drugs and psychedelics to cope and now doesn't know what is real anymore. FUCK :(

[@vance1190]

idc that scene with them in the car finding the Popeyes is the best scene I’ve seen in the show the perfect ending and it made me get chills with the song and start tearing up

[@CallMeAlph]

I'm gonna go with D was awake and smiled at the end because he knew he had his closest friends around him. Plus his brother saying he doesn't want him there and that he should be with his people. Loved your guys' reaction though!

[@DDT61586]

This entire episode instantly reminded me of the movie, 'American Psycho' where you couldn't really determine if things were real or not. Even the ending being left open as it was I think was paying homage to that movie & book. Genius all the way around.

[@Syntell]

I didn't connect the dots with American Psycho, but now that you've said it. . .

[@merrytunes8697]

@@Syntell it reminds me of the animated series Undone by Amazon.

[@jamk2668]

Ending seemed like a direct lift of the Inception ending.

[@3cho_dimension285]

Darius and Ern's Deju Vu Episode 1 Season 1 led me to believe Darius can see our reality of Atalanta and " his " reality of Atlanta. Always seeming he sees things and knows that others around him can't, but he is "Us" can't ever trust himself to understand or see what is real with his own eyes 👀

[@merrytunes8697]

Reminds me of the Prime TV show Undone (although it's a cartoon). Please give it a try.

[@moosedawgatlantaproductions]

This episode had layers upon layers of comedy that transcended into absolute brilliance at the end. Season 4 of Atlanta is a gold mine of creativity.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

Stories like this always get to me. I sometimes have dreams where I keep waking up still in the dream, over and over, like a hundred times. You can't remember what real life was like, and you can't escape the dream. Your mind is shattered by the time you actually wake up. The day is totally ruined.

[@Syntell]

I've had my fair share of those types of dreams as well. The worst is when i dream an entire day, then wake up in the real world a day behind. Absolutely destroys the rest of my real world day. Thanks for commenting.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

@@Syntell Glad to know this happens to other people. When I was a kid, I had some of those dreams seem to last for several years. I kind of grew up to adulthood in a dream a few times, then woke up still a kid. Narnia type shit. But those were cool dreams. Life enriching. The "wake up over and over" stuff is nightmares.

[@jcnot9712]

3:48 watched the episode a few times and “not like Eazy-E” always gets me 😂

[@playboytilt]

I kinda thought that may be the way his Brother died… AIDS (Atlanta) ???

[@annwarhol]

I'm gonna miss atlanta, but this episode and the whole season was one of my favorites it was deep but sweet and chill. I'll miss the bad trips and the funny bits of that universe.

[@Syntell]

It's only going to be more revered in due time. Classic!!!! Period

[@BadStreet-p1r]

The Blackest thing I had ever seen on TV was in this episode of Luke Cage. When he opened the medicine cabinet in his bathroom and there was a tin of Majic shave in there. Until this show. It was like they transferred a hidden Black language to the screen that we all know. A certain shorthand that I had never seen before on TV in the modern era. I'm really going to miss this show.

[@drethewriter4761]

I Actually loved the finale, really gone miss this show but I’ll def stay more tuned to your channel I like your contect❤️

[@mikeydon1010]

The cop asked her “ho many seasons of homeboys in outer space were there?

[@jimmybones231]

I loved this whole season. Every single episode was fantastic but i guess its best to go out at the top of your game and on your own terms. I will miss this show.

[@pitchking5496]

There were so many call backs to previous characters and themes from previous seasons. The restaurant owner had a bow tie and was offering blowfish like Ahmad White with the bow tie from season one offering Earn the Nutella sandwich. Darius going in and out of the deprivation tank was a call back to previous episodes this season like Earn crawling through the boxed shape tunnel to fake D’Angelo or Earn and Vanessa in the dark wet carpeted space to leave Lenox Square and ending up at the Dead rapper’s wake. I think that dead rapper was meant to represent Paperboi. Also the hat that Darius is wearing is similar to the Goofy hats from episode 8 of season 3 and this season from “The goof who sat by the door” episode. I Think Darius has been dying all along and these episodes from the show are memories of his friends lives in the time that he knew them. I even think back to episode two of season 3 when Vanessa and Darius attend “Fake Tupac’s?” Death ceremony, the similarities between Darius and the man that was covered in wraps were eerie. Also I’ve long concluded that Earn was dead all along as well. The ending of season 3 with Earn finally finding his luggage but it turning out to be the white Earn who was the literal ghost of season 3. White Earn oddly enough shares the same family dynamic and tragic ending as Thomas Washington. As I also believe, Mr Washington is a representation of Earn and Lottie was supposed to be like Mr Washington’s son retelling his father’s mental collapse. Dealing with death and moving on has been a recurring theme since season 3 and partly season 2 as well. I think this last episode of this brilliant series is our way of dealing with the death of these characters we love dearly and being ok with moving on.

[@jcnot9712]

Ain’t no way I’m eating fubu if the guy who served it to me says “idatakimatsu” instead of “itadakimatsu” 😂

[@nobodyexceptme7794]

Sinbad was also in a different world and had a cameo this season

[@tolliSTFU]

No judge Judy is actually thick 😂

[@jmswstct6888]

late comment but I love your discussions of this show. Both of you bring some pretty good insight so I'm glad these reactions exist

[@Syntell]

Thank you for checking them out and hanging out with us.

[@hbq3000]

Cree Summers also voiced the girl in the cereal commercial in the BAN episode back in season 1

[@hellosurge4622]

Great reflection on a great finale. What a wonderful show. Maybe in 5 years they’ll come back. And I’ll be there for it. Cheers guys.

[@duoshinX]

"30 minoooooooooooo"

[@vance1190]

one of the best shows of all time

[@ghostmkc4045]

A great episode and says alot about the context of what happened. Like Mr Robot, theres going to be alot to breakdown and will require mulitple viewings. Darius is most likely dying as he deals with his regrets and acceptance or hes in control of a simulation. Well never know if Judge Judy was thick, its up to interpretation. My favorite endings are like that, it requires deconstruction. Im gonna miss this.

[@Syntell]

This series is going to be talked about for YEARS!!!

[@ShadowMoon96]

It was real in the end because if you listen to cops sirens outside

[@doublecheese21]

Did y’all noticed what Ern said around the table? He said about The food taste better when you’re almost died. Something like that? Idk maybe I’m overthinking but idk that struck me and made me think is Darius dying? Or already dead? Idk all I know is that I’m going to miss this show so much! 🥹😭😭😭😭🥲

[@chomwachomwa4964]

Cree Summer 😎

[@hadassah179]

I wasn't even thinking of the movie references you thought of in regards to the dream theory. The movie references I was thinking of based on what I had seen that have that dream duality are Altered States and the ending of the movie Brazil. Asians have been eating blowfish sushi for centuries with the value of it being done professionally. I would try it knowing that the timing of eating it is key. Here in America it's banned with the only exception of the owner having a bonafide license. The part with the car really gave it that joyous feeling of the show ending with all of them racing into the sunset. The Darius smile at the end felt like it was meant for us as the viewers to think we're on the door mat of dream and reality free to walk back in this Atlanta dimension any time.

[@ghostmkc4045]

Anyone else see Darius wearing a hat that resembles the goofy hat? Sushi anyone?

[@Syntell]

Definitely looked like the ears.

[@eastbluedrew1664]

OH MAN THAT LONDON SCENE GAVE ME BAD FLASHBACK CAPRICORNS ARE DANGEROUS LOL

[@diegovera1353]

Something I love about the finale is that it felt like it was sorta already over, I was expecting some grand finale but at the end It felt like the show had already ended a couple episodes ago, this was just the goodbye

[@jcnot9712]

I like your explanation about the restaurant representing Donald Glover’s creation. This might be a bit of a reach, but Hiro Murai is Japanese so maybe that has to do with the choice of restaurant.

[@oranjmix]

my fav Atlanta reactors haha 🎉 sad Atlanta's over but great ending imo 🥁

[@Syntell]

Thank you so much for checking us out. It's been a hell of a ride.

[@joshiahayash]

Who are some other reactors? I have such a hard time finding actual reactions to Atlanta on here. Most people just do "reviews" which are mostly just summary. I want to watch people watch the show in real time! Any recommendations (now that the GOATs on this channel have finished the show)?

[@oranjmix]

@@joshiahayash to be honest i got into Atlanta reactions from Nine Nerd Yards because the youtube algorithm placed him in my feed. he goes in with his own ideas too which i appreciate, especially the prev season. as for "real time reactions", i don't know yet. i know there are ppl they've collabed with on this channel who also get into Atlanta. i'm also lucky i got ppl irl i sometimes watch with, so I hear a lot of perspectives.

[@madacire8324]

You both have been a nice asset to me while watching this show. I would wait for your review just to see if I picked up on the same things you guys did. I love your channel.

[@VorheesMusic]

Wondering (if it wasn't mentioned in a previous comment) if the young lady in the car represents a past season/a past season of Darious' life? Her name was "London". Does this harken back to last season in Europe? Makes me wonder if each sensory deprivation/dream sequence relates to episodes we've seen before?

[@noeticwolf73]

I believe a finally isn't liked or loved because it's over it's so good you want more. Thank you for the life lessons. Maybe they will make a movie.

[@reel912films9]

What the sushi restaurant represents “Atlanta (the show)” and Popeyes represents a show like “Dave(the lil Dicky show)” ?

[@teasy2518]

Loved the episode - love that we were given a chance to explore one of my favorite characters!! My only criticism is that the show used Popeyes instead of Chick Fil A - I feel that would have sparked more conversation based on that company's past missteps but also CFA is from Atlanta, hell they are on every other corner in the A, alternating with Waffle House LOL

[@darshin95]

Bob Newhart slash Inception UMMMMM THE SOPRANOS!? lol

[@obamabinbaben7772]

Gonna miss seeing your reactions to Atlanta :)

[@3cho_dimension285]

Whose hungry for a Chicken skin Salad 🥗 and Hot White Henessey this Thanksgiving is gonna be lit with that meal and watching that TikTok those kids do when they get outta Popeyes...I love how Atlanta shows us how utterly ridiculous us humans are and how Capitalism feeds on that either thru fomo or pressure

[@jamaican8767]

I love watching this show while high because it make me realize a lot of stuff

[@ladycwin07]

When he talked about being from Alabama the other line was I guess my master was never a n- from Florida. Think he was just talking about black southerners

[@pkakira88]

Goddamn Susie Carmichael cameo.

[@MarkRubbsJr]

yeah i thought about inception too but i was a good finale imo

[@abangwu]

You went to NYFA too!

[@Cart23787]

awwwwwwww shit why did i watch this. i didnt need to hear the sopranos part lol :( maybe im still good🥲🥲

[@dashfriday974]

How would he have died though and at what point in the show could he have been killed? I get the deja vu in the pilot but we have no reason to believe that any of our group were killed in that encounter. I’m just very curious about the “dead” theory

[@robaer8d]

Thicc is not fat

[@djbartholomew4420]

"Deja Vu"

[@stanleysmith2221]

This whole episode was definitely a detail dream Not the whole series

[@SaiyanQuad92]

I'd like to think Judge Judy wasn't thick and he's out of the tank. Then, when the police come, Darius only gets a year or something lol

[@devanvarma1056]

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[@jakenoble842]

30 minOOOOOOOO

[@oranjmix]

3rd view ✨✨✨

[@JTidiotboy]

minooooooooots

[@hipiticlivi7400]

I think they whole "it is a dream" thing is overused in general and in this show in particular.

[@aznthy]

This is the best advertisement for Popeye's, ever.