The Worst Episodes of Atlanta

Yeah girl, we gonna party tonight! But if you don't post about it, did it really happen?

Director: Amy Seimetz

Writer: Ibra Ake

Yo Tarrare was a real person. Wild. They gotta stop biting these better shows tho.

Director: Donald Glover

Writer: Stefani Robinson

Black and White episode? Yawn. Emmy Bait. Why do they hate black women so much?

Director: Donald Glover

Writer: Donald Glover

Van meets her WAG friend Jayde for dinner and they clash over their respective lifestyles. Later, they smoke weed and reconcile, but Van forgets she is scheduled for a drug test the next day. She tries to use her daughter's urine, but spills it and finally admits to her boss that she's smoked, who understands but has to fire her.

Director: Donald Glover

Writer: Donald Glover, Stefani Robinson

When you go outside the city white people be acting different. That's why I can't even go to Marietta. Too weird.

Director: Amy Seimetz

Writer: Taofik Kolade

I'm tired of all these old heads hating, just let me listen to my Italian drill music and blue eyed trap in peace. Y'all can listen to D'Angelo or whatever.

Director: Adamma Ebo

Writer: Jamal Olori

Justin Bieber, who is depicted as an African-American, makes an appearance in Atlanta at a celebrity basketball game, rubbing Paper Boi the wrong way. Meanwhile, Earn sneaks his way into a high-powered agents meeting after being mistaken for someone else, and Darius gets involved in an incident at a shooting range where he is criticized for a questionable choice for target paper.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Stephen Glover

I was legit scared watching this.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Francesca Sloane

I've definitely seen this before on a better show. They're always stealing ideas. But the fashion industry gotta be exposed #streetwear.

Director: Ibra Ake

Writer: Ibra Ake

My family is so crazy we need our own reality TV show. How you still got beef from the 70's? Whew. And y'all need to stop flirting with people's daddy.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Stefani Robinson

The series opens with a confrontation between local rapper Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles and a man who breaks off the side view mirror of Alfred's parked car. Alfred's cousin Earn tries to mediate the situation while stoned sidekick Darius has a sensation of déjà vu.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Donald Glover

Earn goes on a date with Van even though he's broke; Paper Boi proves he might have what it takes to hustle.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Stephen Glover

Paper Boi deals with a social media troll, internet criticism, and exploitation; While Earn tries to trade his phone for quick cash, Darius sets up an investment for the future.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Donald Glover

Trappin ain't easy, ya dig? Shout out to all my credit card scammers in the club tonight.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Stephen Glover

White people watching this be like... Pain.

Director: Donald Glover

Writer: Jordan Temple

Libra men are the WORST. How you a air sign and ain't got a passport? Ain't nobody trynna go on vacation in the woods with bugs.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Francesca Sloane

Earn is out here making that money. Too bad he still look broke as hell. This whole city runs on stunting, you feel me?

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Stephen Glover

Al and Darius walk around Amsterdam. Psssh, I could make a way better tv show than this.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Donald Glover

One time I was gonna be an extra on this TV show but then they started asking me about Social Security numbers and taxes and being up there at 5am. I know y'all ain't doing that with Taraji.

Director: Donald Glover

Writer: Janine Nabers

Issues like police brutality, mental illness, and transphobia are addressed as Earn awaits bail after the boys get arrested for their shooting incident.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Stephen Glover

Earn wakes up in another woman's bed and Van comes by to pick him up for a Juneteenth-themed party which she believes will help her establish good networking. The luxury home's owner is a rich White man who is shown to know quite a lot about Black culture in an anthropological way and his bourgeois Black wife. To impress the party's attendees, Vanessa and Earnest have to pretend they are a married couple who love fine art. Earn ends up going off on the homeowners when the wife insults Paper Boi and his hip hop management career after he is outed by some valets. On the drive back home, Earn and Van have sex in their car.

Director: Janicza Bravo

Writer: Stefani Robinson

Earn loses his jacket, which has imporant items to him, after a night of partying. The Uber driver, who is a drug and weapons dealer, has it but ends up getting shot by police while wearing it. Later, Paper Boi gives Earn a generous 5% pay which he gives to Van. Earn's coworker Justin comes by and returns the important item he desperately needed—a key which unlocks the storage facility space he is living in.

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Stephen Glover

Sometimes shows just be over my head acting fake deep. Where's the poop jokes?

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Jamal Olori

An in depth look at the making of the American Classic A Goofy Movie.

Director: Donald Glover

Writer: Francesca Sloane, Karen Joseph Adcock

An NBA star named Marcus Miles is in the same club as Paper Boi, hogging the drinks, women and limelight, which aggravates Paper Boi. Additionally, their promoter is avoiding paying Earn, who attempts to chase him down throughout the night. Eventually, Paper Boi strong-arms him and takes his money. Later, another shooting happens (outside of the club), which the police link to Paper Boi on the news due to his "armed robbery".

Director: Hiro Murai

Writer: Jamal Olori