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Atlanta – Robbin' Season, Episode 11 Crabs in a Barrel

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Atlanta – Robbin' Season, Episode 11

Crabs in a Barrel

Aired May 10, 2018

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Sometimes you gotta go where the money goes. But it be feeling like something is holding me back. Like I can't leave.

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"Crabs in a Barrel" ends Atlanta's sophomore outing on a bittersweet high note that blends the surreal humor and thoughtful social commentary the series has become known for -- and concludes the Robbin' Season arc with big changes, questions resolved, and brilliantly subverted expectations.

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Hannah Giorgis

The Atlantic

12/18/2018

If "This Is America" suggests that joy is both possible and temporary even in this context, "Crabs in a Barrel" suggests the same of pain: Earn and Al have both suffered, but in the end they're all they got.

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Jen Chaney

New York Magazine/Vulture

12/18/2018

Atlanta is a show that seems like it's about nothing, but is actually about everything, particularly with regard to systemic racism, something far, far removed from the experience of Seinfeld and other classic network comedies like it.

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Patrick Smith

Daily Telegraph (UK)

05/16/2018

4/5

Offbeat and richly nuanced, it unfolds at a meditative pace while making sharp observations about pop culture, capitalism and crime.

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Andrew Gruttadaro

The Ringer

11/17/2022

The first two season finales of Atlanta were when the bills came due: After surreal departures, unspeakable horrors, and trivial endeavors, these final installments emphasized that the inexorable march of life...

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Stereo Williams

The Daily Beast

12/18/2018

Atlanta won't let you laugh for too long without forcing you to grapple with that ugliness. And that's the brilliance of this show: There's so much to laugh at but underneath it all so much pain.

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Ariana Romero

Refinery29

12/18/2018

Although we should all be happy the Atlanta family isn't fracturing thanks to Earn's quick thinking, this also means we'll likely be met with a much darker version of the character if the series comes back for season 3.

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Synopsis

Sometimes you gotta go where the money goes. But it be feeling like something is holding me back. Like I can't leave.

Director: Hiro Murai
Creator: Donald Glover
Executive Producer: Dianne McGunigle, Donald Glover, Paul Simms, Stephen Glover, Hiro Murai
Screenwriter: Stephen Glover
Network: FX
Rating: TV-MA (L)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2018