Atlanta Season 3 Episode 10 Review

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The following article contains spoilers for Atlanta.

Atlanta took several odd turns in its third season, which is why this week's finale is the perfect mix of bizarre, hilarious and clever comedy writing fans of the show have come to expect, all capped off with a concentrated dose of character depth for its protagonist. Overall, “Tarrare” is exactly how one would expect the show’s European tour to finish and great piece of entertainment as well.

The episode sees Donald Glover express his full directing mastery to create scenes that love to pay off the many European films it draws inspiration from, whereas Stefani Robinson’s script gives Van all the spotlight she previously lacked this season with plenty of shock, awe and motive. That it does so with a certain air of mystery and constantly teasing viewers that something might go wrong at any time is precisely what propels it as one of Atlanta’s best episodes this season.

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This time Atlanta is off to Paris, where an old familiar face is the one who reintroduces the audience to Van, in this case, it’s Candice who appeared in season 2’s “Champagne Papi” as Van’s more carefree friend, but boy have the tides of fortune turned for these two. Candice is in Paris with her friends Shanice and Xosha when she suddenly runs into Van, who’s pretty much now an Amélie lookalike pretending she doesn't know her friend from back home in a scene that basically invites those watching to accept the entire premise for the next 30 minutes.

It doesn’t take long to get the pétanque ball rolling as Candice and company soon discover Van has setup an entirely new Parisian life for herself here, in which the feigned French accent is the least unusual thing one