History YMMV / Atlanta

* AcceptableTargets: Music/JustinBieber is portrayed as a complete and total douche.

* AcceptableTargets: Creator/JustinBieber is portrayed as a complete and total douche.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Van gets her own focus episodes in season 2, but in terms of the overall season, she’s absent for more than half of it. Granted, under using the character was probably a better option than shoehorning her into plots just for the sake of giving her more screen time. And despite being OutOfFocus that year, Creator/ZazieBeetz still manages to get nominated for supporting actress at the Emmys.

* TheWoobie: We know very little about Benny. Based on theories, he could be completely innocent or [[JerkasWoobie he could have a darker history than we know.]] What we do know is that he’s been greatly abused by [[spoiler: Teddy]] to the point that he’s driven to pull a [[spoiler: murder-suicide]].

* TheWoobie: We know very little about Benny. Based on theories, he could be completely innocent or [[JerkasWoobie he could have a darker history than we know.]] What we do know is that he’s been greatly abused by [[spoiler: Teddy]] to the point that he’s driven to pull a [[spoiler: murder-suicide]].

* JerkassWoobie: Paper Boi isn’t the most likable guy around, but it’s really hard to not feel bad for him during “Woods”. Not only is he mourning his deceased mother, but he ends up going through a truly nightmarish and deadly experience.

* VanillaProtagonist: Earn comes across as less interesting compared to the scene stealing Paper Boi and Darius. Even the show seemed to catch onto this, as Earn winds up becoming noticeably OutOfFocus as season 2 goes on. Interestingly enough, Donald Glover’s most critically acclaimed performance on the show wasn’t even as earn, but as [[spoiler: Teddy Perkins]] in his one time appearance.

* VanillaProtagonist: Earn comes across as less interesting compared to the scene stealing Paper Boi and Darius. Even the show seemed to catch onto this, as Earn winds up becoming noticeably OutOfFocus as season 2 goes on.

* VanillaProtagonist: Earn comes across as less interesting compared to the scene stealing Paper Boi and Darius. Even the show seems to catch onto this, as Earn winds up becoming noticeably OutOfFocus as season 2 goes on.

* UncannyValley: Again, Teddy Perkins, thanks to being played by [[spoiler: Glover himself]] under about twenty pounds of prosthetic whiteface makeup. According to director Hiro Murai, the production team deliberately went for a very smooth, unnatural look with Teddy's face in order to make him seem even creepier.

** It's a pretty off-beat show to begin with, but "B.A.N" is strange even by the show's standards. It lacks any sort of plot and is essentially just a series of satirical sketches, with [[ParodyCommercial Parody Commercials]] and segments of a ShowWithinAShow entitled Montague that satirize issues relating to gender and race identity.

* EpilepticTrees: Everything regarding Teddy in "Teddy Perkins". There are a few main questions: Which celebrities are Teddy and his brother Benny supposed to be? Are Teddy and Benny really two halves of a whole? Are they just a representation of Donald Glover and his feelings about celebrity? [[spoiler: Especially since Teddy is played by Glover in white-face.]]

* NightmareFuel: The aforementioned 'Teddy Perkins,' is darker than any episode that's come before it. From the titular character's UncannyValley face and expressions, his bizarre behavior, and the story behind it all that is gradually told throughout the episode, there's few moments of levity to be found, and a lot of unease. [[spoiler: It culminates in Darius about to be killed by Teddy, only for Teddy to be killed by his brother in a murder/suicide that puts a violent end to the story of the effects of abuse and trauma that the episode tells.]]
* TearJerker: The climax and denouement of 'Teddy Perkins.' [[spoiler: Darius, held at gunpoint by the eponymous character, quietly pleads with him to see reason, and offers sympathy for the circumstances of his abusive childhood. Then he has to watch Benny kill Teddy and then himself, horrified and helpless.]] The episode ends with him driving away, visibly disturbed by what's happened.

* UncannyValley: Again, Teddy Perkins, thanks to being played by [[spoiler: Glover himself]] under about twenty pounds of prosthetic whiteface makeup.

* NightmareFuel: The aforementioned 'Teddy Perkins,' is darker than any episode that's come before it. From the titular character's UncannyValley face and expressions, his bizarre behavior, and the story behind it all that is gradually told throughout the episode, there's few moments of levity to be found, and a lot of unease. [[spoiler: It culminates in Darius about to be killed by Teddy, only for Teddy to be killed by his brother in a murder/suicide that puts a violent end to the story of the effects of abuse and trauma that the episode tells.]]

** "Teddy Perkins" is a spectacle of weirdness from beginning to end, as Darius spends all episode with a psychotic Music/MichaelJackson {{Expy}} (played by [[ActingForTwo [[spoiler: [[Glover himself]]]], unrecognizable under a shitload of prosthetic white-guy makeup).

** "Teddy Perkins" is a spectacle of weirdness from beginning to end, as Darius spends all episode with a psychotic Music/MichaelJackson {{Expy}} (played by [[ActingForTwo [[spoiler:[[Glover himself]]]], unrecognizable under a shitload of prosthetic white-guy makeup).

** "Teddy Perkins" is a spectacle of weirdness from beginning to end, as Darius spends all episode with a psychotic Music/MichaelJackson {{Expy}} (played by [[ActingForTwo Glover himself]], unrecognizable under a shitload of prosthetic white-guy makeup).

** "Teddy Perkins" is a spectacle of weirdness from beginning to end, as Darius spends all episode with a psychotic Music/MichaelJackson {{Expy}}.

* MinorityShowGhetto: It's successfully dodged this. Despite having a black cast and writing team (in addition to being pretty weird) it's gathered excellent ratings, critical acclaim, and a large amount of awards.

** "Teddy Perkins" is a spectacle of weirdness from beginning to end. As Darius spends all episode with a psychotic Music/MichaelJackson {{Expy}}.

* BizarroEpisode: It's a pretty off-beat show to begin with, but "B.A.N" is strange even by the show's standards. It lacks any sort of plot and is essentially just a series of satirical sketches, with [[ParodyCommercial Parody Commercials]] and segments of a ShowWithinAShow entitled Montague that satirize issues relating to gender and race identity.

* BlackShowGhetto: It's successfully dodged this. Despite having a black cast and writing team (in addition to being pretty weird) it's gathered excellent ratings, critical acclaim, and a large amount of awards.

* BizarroEpisode: It's a pretty off-beat show to begin with, but "B.A.N" is strange even by the show's standards. It lacks any sort of plot and is essentially just a series of satirical sketches, with [[ParodyCommercial Parody Commercials]] and segments of a ShowWithinAShow entitled Montague that satirize issues relating to gender and race identity.

* BizzaroEpisode: It's a pretty off-beat show to begin with, but "B.A.N" is strange even by the show's standards. It lacks any sort of plot and is essentially just a series of satirical sketches, with Parody Commercials and segments of a Show Within a Show entitled Montague that satirize issues relating to gender and race identity.