Atlanta Season 3 Episode 8 Review
The following article contains spoilers for Atlanta.
It seemed odd that a show like Atlanta had spent its first trip to Amsterdam chasing down urban legends about Tupac and dealing with the modern awkwardness represented by the Sinterklaas’ “Black Pete”, so perhaps that is why episode 8 brings the gang back to the city of canals in a more light-hearted comedy journey seen through Al’s eyes.
That is because for foreigners, the established perception of Amsterdam is often that of a wild place rife with both legal and illegal drugs, window shopping for sex workers, and both an established network of museums and a thriving art scene. Of course, Atlanta is too smart to indulge in the city’s most obvious talking points, instead, it lets Paper Boi decide what he wants Amsterdam to be all while finding time for its usual takes on modern society.
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It all starts off like many stories should, with a cup of coffee as Al, Darius and Earn (Van remains MIA) pass the time in the city and it first becomes obvious that money has become an elephant in the room for the crew. Paper Boi’s European tour has been an absolute success, and Darius now constantly expects Al to pay for stuff, it’s really almost always been that way, but it seems like Al is finally getting annoyed by this or at least now wonders what it really means.
Al’s viewpoint is all that matters in this episode, whether it’s his musings on European sauna culture or his desperate need to get away from being recognized, this is a 100% Paper Boi adventure. Nevertheless, it’s Darius’ idea of eating some Nepalese Space Cakes, a legendary marijuana desert said to trigger the senses unlike anything else that gets things going; Al is as
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