Earn Opens Up about Princeton in Therapy - Scene | Atlanta - Season 4 | FX

With the help of his therapist, Earn revisits a traumatic memory from his time at Princeton. Watch new episodes of #AtlantaFX Thursdays on FX. Stream on Hulu.
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Season 4 finds “Earn” (Donald Glover), “Alfred ‘Paper Boi’ Miles” (Brian Tyree Henry), “Darius” (LaKeith Stanfield) and “Van” (Zazie Beetz) back in their hometown. But the question is, has Atlanta changed or have they? Atlanta is executive produced by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Hiro Murai, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms and Dianne McGunigle. Atlanta is produced by FX Productions.
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Earn Opens Up about Princeton in Therapy - Scene | Atlanta - Season 4 | FX
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[@FXNetworks]

"How'd that make you feel?"

[@zomgwtfrank]

no unce lucius, i dont want to play in the laundry room. MY EMOTIONS! MY EMOTIONS!!!

[@empathicalcryde8803]

how did they find out that he was in her room, cctv would show him taking his suit nothing else

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

@@empathicalcryde8803 I think when she noticed the suit was gone she told the dean that earn used the master key

[@muhammadshehryar3344]

Made me cry, because it's real.

[@shemarthefreshest]

🤧🤧🤧🤧😭😭😭😭

[@ConcernedAlien]

The therapist is the guy that narrates FX's commercials, trailers, and content warnings for Atlanta.

[@JDMJACOB1]

It was great to see the face to the voice

[@dfoster4001]

I was too in the scene to notice when I watched it live. Only picked up on this watching this clip a third time here.

[@Jahranimo_]

🤯

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

No kidding…I can’t believe I didn’t catch that. Wow

[@amauriabreu146]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooow what a catch

[@predaconpredacon5961]

That "we're supposed to be friends" is heart shattering.

[@cadequillion5276]

Yeah. I felt that. You try to be open with someone and trust them, then they spit in your face.

[@demetreepryor2178]

@@cadequillion5276 I've been in that position so many times.

[@MichaelSunny]

that happened to me earlier this year, it sucks balls.

[@Death_true]

I really thought Lisa was gonna turn out to be the friend that accused him

[@ravipappu8257]

@@Death_true Whose Lisa?

[@romilrh]

This is one of the best depictions of therapy I've ever seen in a movie/show. Too often it's played out as a joke that it doesn't work, so it's great to see a therapist character that genuinely cares

[@tolkienblack]

The punchline of the whole episode is that it didn’t work😂

[@romilrh]

@@tolkienblack No, it was that he still needed therapy. Big difference.

[@tolkienblack]

@@romilrh fair enough

[@100Hasake]

@@tolkienblack did u watch the same episode as everyone else?

[@walmanthegreat]

Sopranos ??

[@TheThePerson]

I like how this episode starts without seeing the therapists face, but as Earn opens up to him the camera includes both of them in the same shot and are physically closer to each other.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Dude's voice is mad comforting... and the _Atlanta_ audience is already familiar with that voice, as he apparently does the promo/commercial break returns for the show. "This is _Atlanta,_ on FX..." Great casting, as always, for the show. They always get the perfect actor.

[@mintcarrier]

Wow…never would’ve known that…ppreciate the insight!

[@pickuptruck8802]

Brilliant

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

That long awaited Princeton story. The black and black connection. Anybody notice he actually started to be personal with Earn? This show is underrated and extremely powerful

[@williammccormick2802]

Uh no, its extremely popular. You're trying to hard.

[@myajanette]

Ikr I love this show.

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

@@williammccormick2802 a lot of things go over ppls heads. I’m assuming you to be one of those ppl

[@mrlofi333]

Of course there’s a black on black connection the way he understood and didn’t question the racist profiling and his pain that that caused

[@michaeldavis3468]

@@williammccormick2802 man reading is hard

[@afropick93]

Fact that they got "real close fast" makes me think Sasha had herself in the friend-zone and wanted unjustified revenge after Earn's crush invited him to the party.

[@h.r.a5480]

Yo, I never even thought of it like that.

[@genericalias5756]

maybe he was just her token black friend

[@LeonGotGrahams]

I feel this is an accurate take seeing as how this episode opens up with the white lady (Lisa) not getting the attention she wants from a particular black man and turns around and is racist to Earn & his family at the airport.

[@TheCrusher72]

No, that’s not how I perceived it - some women just like having a clique of beholden dudes and they get angry when that is threatened ..

[@daneyalanes3465]

Dude, thats a great other take on it, you might be right I thought leaving implicit the reason of her behaviour is worst for Earn cause doesnt give him a closure, like first time I watched I was thinking she s a white girl dumb enough to not be aware of the damage to Earn s life, but if she did it on purpose thats just evil

[@MrShabindigo]

Remember in Season 2 when Earn started trying to kick in the door when Violet had his laptop? This is why. It triggered him

[@tbuckley2031]

His white friend from Princeton in the first episode tried to guilt trip him about getting into the building even though he was fine with it when he was getting the money I just noticed that last night

[@inversional_loop]

The Princeton story ended up being more revealing about Earn's character than we all thought. It makes sense why earn flipped out the way he did in North of the border too. Something rightfully his trapped behind a dorm door making him feel subconsciously powerless due to a past trauma. and the brief mention of earns implied SA never being brought up again has so much lasting impact after spending 3 seasons with them can't wait to see what else gets put into clearer context.

[@belackjeffrey]

SA?

[@gorrthegobbler1800]

@@belackjeffrey the therapist mentions how earn was abused by a family member, which cause earn to break down, this isn't shown in this clip, watch the episode again

[@hellofrominside8524]

I didn’t even think of that but you’re right. I’ve gotta watch North of the Boarder again.

[@DavionSeenit]

WOOOOOOOOOW!!!!! That’s a great analyzation

[@yoambria3747]

Riiiighhhhttt!!! I was shooketh! Like no not Ern! I’m glad they’re touching on black therapy and SA. It’s not discussed enough in our community!

[@MrRobertGillan]

Fantastic scene and phenomenal acting by Donald here. So good to get more backstory from him too.

[@MJM8715]

He did an excellent job!!👌🏾🥰

[@kingrahmil4531]

I honestly feel like he was being himself. I can hear him saying this in real life 1000 percent

[@AcidRant1]

"Because we were supposed to be friends" so real

[@MrDHGFIU]

Donald Glover deserves an Emmy for this scene alone.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Absolutely! Hit me like a ton of bricks...

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

I really felt like he had some of himself in this scene. I’m convinced. This show is a masterpiece

[@iKnowAllo]

chill lol

[@user-en701]

RIGHT

[@psychedelicpegasus7587]

I watched this for the first time on silent with subs, and my heart was still beating out of my chest.

[@ThatOneDooode]

The writing in all of Atlanta is so elite.. with this episode giving Earn more depth and putting things in more perspective, but ending the episode with absurdist comedy is what makes Atlanta soooo good lol

[@sv32099]

The ending of the episode is still absurd with the final reveal and also leaves you with something to chew on

[@bobstacks8405]

Man, when Earn started tearing up i felt that. Nothing about it seemed fake. Bro was holding that in for a long time.

[@asherujudo7383]

That story though was so messed up. I think that RA chick was intentionally keeping the suit from him, trying to mess him up somehow, like to make sure he didn't get the job and she got mad when Earn got around her and so she tried to have him suspended. Sneaky racists be like that.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Definitely. I think this RA "friend" wanted Earn for herself, and was mad he was going to a party his crush invited him to... connecting directly to the racist TSA lady blatantly hitting on (even spying on) the man living next to her, while doing people wrong at the airport. There's this strange mix of admiration and envy, which quickly turns to hatred with people like that. It's the same with guys. I went to a Catholic h.s. to play basketball that unfortunately had a _bunch_ of racist boys attending. But whenever my brother-in-law - a black, yoked, well-known local athlete - would show up at my school, I noticed the more racist a kid was, the more they'd try and suck up to him, get on his good side, try to be his friend. It was really disturbing... They'd go from telling racist jokes, using racist slurs, to being the black man's best buddy at the drop of a hat. They both wanted to be like him, but resented him for the fact they couldn't be... _really_ creepy.

[@GeebleTron]

SPOILER prolly why he goes to such great lengths to get revenge on that chick in the episode too

[@_abracadabra]

@@Jimmy1982Playlists "There's this strange mix of admiration and envy, which quickly turns to hatred with people like that." You just described the history of the USA in a nutshell.

[@Priinsu]

@@Jimmy1982Playlists The way I sum it all up is "most hated, yet most imitated." They love us and what we create from a distance but, at the end of the day we're just popcultural objects to them, not real people with real feelings. I've had an experience where a white friend went mask off on me before because they were upset and inconvenienced enough. It always feels like we're one bad argument from being called the n-word (Hard R) or being shown that we're less than by our white counterparts. It really makes it difficult for me to be open and emotionally available to white people in general. Because, you never know if its a mask or not? Are they being genuine? I thought my white friend was being genuine. I spent alot of time with him, gone fishing with him, gamed online with him alot, he's met my friends from HS, we worked together, sat right next to eachother at work for over a year. But, when the going got tough none of that mattered to him. It was all about him, his situation, and his bitterness and it turned out he held some racist views and he directed them towards me in his anger and frustration.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

@@_abracadabra 🎯🎯🎯💯 Absolutely!

[@SkiSavesLives]

This type of scenes is why im in love with this show

[@Thatguy-bz7dl]

I wanna see more people talking about the therapist in this episode, I thought the actor was great and really seemed to connect with earn better than anyone else in the show in my opinion (I do understand that's his job in my opinion)

[@yoambria3747]

He fine af lol

[@dmfd_rosieperez9847]

Hope his character returns

[@user-gd7ed1pc7h]

he seemed so good at it I was wondering if it was like an "I cast my actual therapist" type thing

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

@@user-gd7ed1pc7h Naw, he's just a really good actor... get this: he's actually the guy who does the voice-over for the Atlanta promos/returns from commercial break. Casting an actor, especially as a therapist, with a guy whose voice we already know is genius...

[@louisrios5546]

The actor's name is Sullivan Jones. He also has a small recurring role in "The Gilded Age" on HBO Max as a newspaper publisher.

[@user-gd7ed1pc7h]

im not gonna act like this scene changed my entire idea of therapy but it made me willing to at least try it. I've probably wasted money on dumber stuff even if it turns out I hate it.

[@peepininmywindow5170]

Do it man. Have zero expectations and go into it with an open mind. You’d be surprised how much just TALKING about it, will help you. Holding it in, allows for you to become a victim and carry that trauma in your own mind. We seek not to share it, for fear that we will either be judged, or that someone will not be able to relate. A therapists job is to remain neutral, mediator of our thoughts and emotions. I felt the same way you did, until I just up and did it one day. I’ve never looked back and it’s helped me emotionally get to that next level in life, without carrying that uncertainty and trauma. Go for it brother

[@stevegwizzle3560]

Nothing wrong with going to therapy and talking about it, but after a few sessions there comes a point where you've pin pointed the issue or issues. If your therapist wants u to continue talking and talking and talking without taking some sort of action to improve or get over your past trauma, then they are simply using you for ur money my friend. My point? If they are not subscribing you some sort of actionable help, then ur wasting ur time. And if theyre quick to throw pills at you, well then, u have a drug dealer, not a therapist. Edit: This will rub a few the wrong way, but I said what I said.

[@BridgetteWynn]

It's great to try, just know finding the right therapist is like finding a pair of jeans. Not every style or fit might be to your taste but when you find the right fit, you know.

[@plus_sign]

i dont have an opinion on ur mental health but u should watch the whole episode too :)

[@wkatc007]

You have my support and encouragement!

[@DoeKnowz]

This gave me chills because I was an RA at a HBCU and had a Similar Experience that resulted in everything he said and felt almost the exact same scenario smh

[@CorporationSKY]

thats cause its a people thing, not a race thing. People are strange and most of them are deliberately UNWELL.

[@yseson_]

I love how he’s the promo voice of Atlanta

[@QueLindoFilms]

Caught that too. Glad they gave him a real Role.

[@Yeahhgary]

This episode hurt me, too relatable

[@nana8135]

Sending feelings of healing

[@NanaLia_18]

❤❤

[@turoymoi47]

This scene has been haunting me. I had similar experiences of betrayal and injustice, in similar environments. And the way I was perceived (me being black) felt so off compared to who I am. And I dropped out. It’s been several years and it cultivated the same feelings of spite and it built barriers for me and others. It feels so bad carrying this. Please if you relate share your experiences. I don’t know anyone I can share this with

[@DevonteDunkley]

Same here bro same here 😪

[@shereencollington7954]

That stupid Sasha was so jealous of his HAPPINESS and I can't stand that about friendships with white people. I had a white friend and she literally snatched a hat out of my hands when we were shopping and said "you don't need that" like she owned me and could dictate my wants and needs. It was DEHUMANIZING. They aren't happy with themselves unless they are DEHUMANIZING someone else even their own people. I can't trust white people with my true feelings, wellbeing or to genuinely be happy for me. They act like control freaks. And I am tired of feeling like I have to bow to them or that my life and times have to be lived in REACTION to their bullshit controlling behaviors. And the sad thing is that someone would read this and try to correct ME for how I feel or school me on how to cope with the bullshit instead of correcting a white person for antagonizing. Honestly, the only thing white people can doonfor anyone else.... genuinely.....is to ask them for forgiveness and to change.

[@biscuit119]

I respect your struggle, but think about all the black folks that didn't quit.

[@marcelocoronado7805]

Giving a notice before you enter someones place is always a good idea. But it's also pretty understandable why he didn't. He thought they were friends. He was comfortable and didn't think he needed to be cautious. He was entering for a specific purpose that she knew about and he thought she would understand. He thought they shared a level of trust that she clearly didn't have for him. Instead of resolving the issue with Earn personally, Sasha decided to be a coward, getting the dean involved Instead, as well as framing the incident in the worst possible light.

[@alexanderthegreat1270]

Yeah it’s definitely another sad case that Atlanta presents where white and black people live by a different set of rules. Because Sasha was white and Earn was black, he was instantly treated with 1000% more suspicion and language like “Intruder” or “Personal space violation”

[@rtoriq]

I’m catching up on this season, and all I could think about was Kendrick’s last album, the track Father Time, Mother I Sober, the whole album (which was released the same year as this). This is why I said the album to me was a weed out for those who actually want to evolve versus those who don’t. Kendrick was normalizing therapy through music, Donald was normalizing it by visual depiction. Very powerful. Really hope my loved ones and all men who are at their wits end can explore therapy with a therapist that’s a good fit.

[@lukeashton5676]

Donald’s acting and storytelling in this episode was insane, I couldn’t look away

[@alexanderthegreat1270]

Another great detail in this scene, it’s tapped into earlier in the episode with Wiley where he asks Earn if he was ever accused of ‘talking white’ by other black people. He didn’t just feel betrayed by Sasha, he felt ashamed that he had made it harder for the other 11 black kids in his dorm for the rest of Princeton. Earn also mentions in the episode with the shitty spray paint artist how him scamming the rich guy is going to make it even harder for talented black people to get further, and his idea of what to do with the fashion sponsorship money was to start a movement based around reinvesting into black neighbourhoods. At his core, Earn feels like he’s not just responsible for himself, but for uplifting black people as a whole (Even on an unconscious basis, as being Black in White America means he is inherently going to be judged not as an individual, but as a representative for his community) whether he likes it or not

[@plus_sign]

these therapy sessions plus the side story in this episode were phenomenal... gonna miss this show

[@notmytswap1488]

Man this scene resonates so much with me, had something similar happen to me at my first corporate job. I told myself I’ll never work for another corporate job

[@amariksolo]

what happened?

[@africarib]

I think this resonates with a lot of us for trusting 'others' way too easily and them flipping on you out of nowhere

[@appropriate-channelname3049]

I think this resonates with men in general. Because women just have this power to just become the victim in any situation. it's not even women's fault all the time alot of the time it isn't malicious but there's those guys who are crazy and do victimize them. Like in this example I can see how some girl with some trauma who isn't all there in the head could interpret his repeated texts and entrance of her room as creepy stalker behavior. because even though it isn't due to the context for her she's had something similar happen or is afraid of it happening. There's also some people who are affected by their prejudices.

[@AcidRant1]

This showed me that really only another black man can be a black man’s therapist because no one else would get us at that level

[@abangwu]

bro, listen, this therapist as a character was phenomenal. Phenomenal I tell you.

[@AcidRant1]

@@abangwu On God, their relationship felt so natural, the dialogue flowed, the actor was dope

[@MaskedHeart]

he was like “& she was white?” Earn was like do I even have to say.

[@MaskedHeart]

stop shitting on my height 😄😄😄😄

[@a.mp.m7340]

Don't really know about that. I know only a couple of black older men who have white women as a therapist. They don't seem to care and they really much need it. I know for them, it's all about getting the help.

[@kingrahmil4531]

One of my favorite scenes of the entire series. The co-sign of therapy and the rare black male therapist and the rare black male therapy patient. Real!!

[@SuperDavis22]

It is a hard lesson to learn, finding out that the people you care so much about don’t care nothing about you or your problems.

[@OfficialkeyyYT]

I had my first therapy session yesterday. This episode inspired me to do so. I encourage all of my young black men to take care of your mental health

[@iamhexoronii]

It crazy cause the more he tells the story , the more his gestures and tone sounds like a kid talking

[@Quartercheeseburger]

So sad. And there’s so many stories like this in real life.

[@maxrpurdy]

The acting, directing, and writing here are groundbreaking but THE CINEMATOGRAPHY ON THIS SHOW IS CONSISTENTLY EFFORTLESSLY GORGEOUS. Anybody know how they get that film look for the show/ how to replicate it on a DSLR?

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

My question exactly!

[@luiscedeno7856]

this show is easily one of the best shot shows ive seen

[@salvadorvega9834]

pretty sure they printed alexa footage onto film and digitized it in the first season.

[@NecoLumi]

Lovely to see a man being emotionally open. Glover is making great strides in the depiction of men in media, I love it👑

[@terraneaux]

Eh. The character was done wrong. You should be angry at this other character who did him wrong, not weak in the knees for a guy being performatively vulnerable.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

@@terraneaux There was nothing "performative" in that. And it's not just about what that woman did to him, but what it revealed about his past trauma.

[@NecoLumi]

@@terraneaux Dude, the whole point of the episode is how Earn internalising that hatred for so long without telling anybody affected his entire life. The point is to stop letting hate take away time from the big picture. He even says it at the end, spending two months gaslighting a stranger he barely knew for petty vengeance,for no gain. He still felt empty.

[@terraneaux]

@@NecoLumi sounds like you'd give Sarah a pass if you knew her. And join in on demonizing Arn for getting his suit back.

[@terraneaux]

@@Jimmy1982Playlists it's performative because the poster I replied to values male emotionality because it makes her feel good, not because she thinks men deserve the full range of human expression.

[@emilliocarranza6030]

I wish I could like this clip more than once. I’m glad Donald G is bringing these kinds of problems to light. He’s Speaking for the people who can’t.

[@Jaleel_HS]

Spite is a powerful motivator.

[@thedon0516]

Tracy better watch out for Earn after what he did to him in Season 2 😂

[@fracturecomics4117]

Right! 😂

[@tinker2054]

"Is you the campus police?" 😂😂

[@DWhite205]

lmaoo “gahdayumnm, is you da landlawwd?” 😂😂😂

[@yoambria3747]

What is Tracy into?!! I mean don’t get me wrong I’m glad he finally found a stable LEGAL job but what is doing there? Lol A secretary for a book publisher??! 😂😂😂 it’s so random

[@SammiLaRo11]

@@yoambria3747 earn hired him remember they were all actors to get back at that author

[@ruchika5502]

I just discovered this series! This scene is epic

[@JackMiner360]

And that's when Earn woke up, to all the bs around him, to all the fakery. That's why he dropped out. Bravo, Mr. Glover, Bravo! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@rajshah7984]

he got expelled?

[@sitofiles]

@@rajshah7984 “that’s why he dropped out”

[@SolaceMusic]

@@rajshah7984 I'm sure he could've gone to college somewhere else. Maybe just not somewhere as prestigious as Princeton.

[@MaskedHeart]

I have a woke up moment

[@bigtony1434]

Bravo Vince

[@deviousj5868]

I watch who I trust and how much of that trust I put in a person. When you think you're close you might not even be that close. Its a reason I don't get close to people.

[@freddiebrock6740]

I love how Earn got comfortable in his own way. On the floor with his feet up instead of the on the couch.

[@rtoriq]

I legit thought he was about to have a heart attack after that scene lol. Thought it was a different lesson about denial of black pain

[@Smokecorleone415]

Earn is hands down the king of pettiness 😂😂.if you seen the episode you know what I’m taking about

[@wjbushjr]

It's worth it tho.

[@animeclipz8049]

They cut it off RIGHT before one of the most heartbreaking reveals in the show, honestly it was one of Donald Glover best acting moments

[@sparksfly6149]

You gotta tell me - I don’t mind spoilers. Please!

[@animeclipz8049]

@@sparksfly6149 the protagonist breaks down as the therapist revealed he'd been molested

[@grumpysphinx4911]

It's implied Earn was SA'd by a family member :(

[@sparksfly6149]

@@animeclipz8049 Wait, the therapist said that? Isn't that a bit unprofessional for a therapist..

[@animeclipz8049]

@@sparksfly6149 you'd have to watch the full scene yourself he wasn't trying to be disrespectful

[@shareniahunter5434]

Riveting scene….Earn got raw and emotional release. Donald Glover clearing up questions and closing out this final season. Atlanta is a good show! 💯🙌🏽🌟

[@sitofiles]

this scene was when it really hits you the show is ending

[@ronaldeatman6603]

The ending to this episode was IMMACULATE.

[@iangilmartin-dzitko8344]

just the way he was talking and the inflections reminded me so much of "That Power"

[@alextl2514]

Is there a hint of Sasha being jealous and having a crush on Earn?, I mean they became friends really fast, perhaps after hearing Earn was going to a party with his crush she decides to act vindictively, wich makes things more crazy

[@KalKoon]

Beautiful scene, period!

[@dariansymphorien7970]

The best acting glover has done in the entire series imo...and I say that as someone who loves his performances

[@waldenwonders]

Aye Earn could have texted her and been like “Hey, would you mind if I used my master key to just quickly grab my suit, i’m in a hurry!” And if she didn’t reply after that, I would have used it anyways.

[@kimberly8695]

And, he would have evidence against her invasion claim.

[@alexander1902]

@@kimberly8695 correct. He likely made the mistake of talking to the Dean and self incriminated.

[@farrellcityking1]

And why would you have to do any of that with a “friend”? Or are we looking at this in hindsight?

[@maleborathokolo1679]

My question is then why did she give him a master key ? I don't understand HOW & WHY he was treated like this. If you have access to a place and you need something from said place, why would he be treated like a criminal

[@sneakerkev4191]

definitely glad to know what happened to earn prior to season 1 of Atlanta, seems like this season will be patching a lot of the unanswered questions we had

[@twoodbeats]

what I took from it is the friend liked him more than he realized when she saw him interacting with his crush, and she did all of that out of spite

[@pumpkineater195]

The therapist is the guy that says "FX presents...Atlanta", right?

[@alexanderwilliams7675]

It is. I recognized his voice as the announcer.

[@patchworkgirl27]

Sasha basically tried to sabotage him. She knew he needed his suit... Like why would u do that to someone

[@minimadey]

beware of certain friendships is the lesson here.

[@nolinpowe]

Does this explain why Earn had those crazy dreams in the last season?

[@TheJoec2005]

My first therapy session in 18 years is Wednesday seeing this scene helps me

[@cshawnte2000]

That scene is so deep, I felt it.

[@burhanuddinsakarwala5033]

I have been in this situation before. Scarily accurate.

[@rwccjr]

That's so deep I need therapy 😩

[@thenewthought86]

This is why I love this show

[@youngapollo7703]

honestly this scene is the scene of the year

[@daquanmcfarland5794]

Why would she do that though? People be having reasons for doing what they do to people, but in a way, they want to feel like the victim. I still don’t understand that.

[@orianbarthly3629]

People shockingly have very little reason why they do what they do and that says something. And when they respond in such a way that also says something. You even hear it Earn too he didn't know why, but he knows how they reacted, and it happend to be a Karen. Heck I was confused as to why but sad part it didn't mattern to Earn. What mattered was he had a friend who broke his trust.

[@helsinki]

Probably she didnt want him to get the job. She was jealous he got the job interview and wanted to screw him over.

[@daquanmcfarland5794]

He also mentioned he had a crush that invited him to a party away from campus and maybe being that Earn and Sasha had a close friendship, he had interest in another female. Sasha probably thought he liked her in a way that Earn didn’t and she was jealous.

[@MsNotzi]

I'm thinking Karen---I mean, Sasha---had a crush on Earn, and felt a way when he agreed to go to a party with another girl. She decided to hold his suit hostage out of spite, and became even more incensed when Earn had the gall to go in her room to retrieve his property.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

@@daquanmcfarland5794 🎯🎯🎯💯🙏🏼 Exactly!

[@xSlackalot]

Very real and well written story.

[@luv4ever101]

donald did an amazing jobn, i wished they wud have shown what he said right after that and the tears.. this was emmy award acting.

[@padrescott2047]

I want to hug Earn and Donald. Give him all the keys and tools he needs to be the next Quincy.

[@zomgwtfrank]

Earn: "no uncle lucius, i dont want to play in the laundry room! MY EMOTIONS!!! MY EMOTIONS!"

[@lamarrlewis9658]

Did they sit in on my sessions!?! Lol shout-out to ALL the black male therapists!!! #salute for showing healthy therapeutic rapport

[@phenomenonnarutokun]

I need to rewatch this show

[@GGTaino]

I’m a male. Something happened with a friend a trusted (sister of my best friend) it didn’t leave the people that was involved but I ended up looking like the bad person and I lost my bed friend of 10 years and a couple of friends just because I’m a male. This friend convinced me to get drunk because one of her friends wanted to get in bed with me and she knew I wouldn’t in the right mind. This happened like 7 years ago and this scene brought that back. It’s ok to trust people just make sure you take care of yourself

[@Death_true]

Bro I literally could not comprehend the fact Earn hired all these actors to humiliate this one woman because she tried to keep him and his family from boarding a plane out of racism like dude she lied about bein the manager several times did you not know she could get fired for that

[@Skipahhhh]

Therapy scene...... I'd say it's risky business to have, better off to avoid in a show. But Atlanta nails it again. Really well done. 10/10 episode, this season is all 10s so far. (Though I mean, personally I miss Darius and Van, If there is a Darius and Van epi on deck, it's most likely going to get an 11/10 from me.)

[@1Kinesis]

I need to call my therapist

[@JackFlySN]

did you deadass cut out the best part of the entire show

[@lordkayx]

they ended this clip a little too early. as a fan of the show this was a big moment not only because we the audience find out what put the wheels in motion for the beginning of the show but for urn who we've come to care and empathize with as a character. This scene hurt a little bit because it hurt somebody we the audience care about

[@cesarortega7870]

a wise man once said dont thrust anyone but thrust people to be themselves

[@freddiebrock6740]

We got to see a episode about Princeton and I want to see that chapter close. That Princeton ish was PTSD type ish. Now that He has money There's no limits to his fuckery.

[@kingfrostLa]

Best show ever

[@alexlennox]

Unbelievable episode

[@nickgulitti8480]

Excellent. Just excellent

[@lee420129]

Great show, cult following and community. 10/10 It has helped me tremendously with interacting with Blacks in my city. Born and bred in Central Texas. I cannot claim to be born and bred in California just because I have cousins living there and have visited a few times. That conversation can lead to arguments in some neighborhoods. Wrong neighborhoods can lead to violence or witnessing violence.

[@josephshy3488]

crazy acting

[@Bigbromoji]

So this is what the dude before every Atlanta episode looks like

[@bigdawgkuntry8122]

“We’re supposed to be friends”….. had that thought many times

[@Swoosh_015]

This is another way for Donald to tell the story from “That Shine” at the end of camp

[@garvwadhwaney306]

Earn was cold-hearted for doing that to Lisa, but I do like watching racists cry

[@Zaxoncrack]

The cutoff before the best/most real part off the show hurts

[@Shlotov]

Just a brilliant acting

[@chancemitchell4147]

God. This feels like one of my sessions.

[@Nesha_love]

Wow this exact same thing happened to me and my best friend.

[@mikewallace3046]

I'm so confused I watch this episode 2x's I don't see the part where the lady was giving him a hard time at the airport, but when this episode 1st came out I remember seeing the lady giving him a hard time in the airport, but that seen is nowhere to be found

[@youngdrizzle224]

This is the Story of OJ if y'all didn't recognize it

[@Thorvald9666]

This is probably what made Earn so jaded on his interactions with anyone white and you can't blame him because with each of these interactions he couldn't help but see elements of the friend and college who betrayed him in each one.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

What a horrific story

[@MultiJET24]

What's the song that plays in the end of this video?

[@suennonaingie2441]

This scene y'all......I'm telling yall😞.......

[@terrenceliburd8655]

In other words you were stylin😂

[@crimsonECH1DNA]

Been binging Atlanta this weekend and I think one the most poignant subtle things is how they showed Earn doing this petty ellaborate revenge scheme and then two episodes later they show how his dad was demeaned by these assholes in the mall only to take out his anger on waiter at the end of the episode who accidentally slighted him. Earn clearly took it to larger extreme, but its clearly behavior he subconciously picked up from his dad.