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Behind the Billions

'Atlanta': S2E1 'Alligator Man'

Behind the Billions

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3641 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer's Amanda Dobbins, K. Austin Collins, and Micah Peters discuss the Season 2 premiere of 'Atlanta' and hand out awards for the scenes they can't stop thinking about (4:22), the best guest star (10:40), and, of course, that alligator moment (15:40). More from The Ringer: The Surprising, Very Public Evolution of Donald Glover ‘Atlanta’ Season 2 Is Off to a Weird, Perfect Start 2018 Oscars coverage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, everyone. We're extremely excited to talk about season two of Atlanta, but I really

0:07.4

quickly want to tell you about some other exciting stuff that's going on across the ringer.

0:12.4

Atlanta-wise, we have a really great piece by Rob Harvilla. I'm talking about Donald Glover and

0:16.5

specifically his music over the last years and kind of how that's evolved.

0:25.5

Micah Peters also wrote about the first episode of season two, which you were about to listen to a podcast about. So if you want to do some reading as well, check that out.

0:29.8

Podcast-wise, you may have heard that the Oscars are this weekend. If not, the Oscars are this

0:34.8

weekend. We have a ton of coverage.

0:41.1

I recommend that you check out the Big Picture, which is our movies podcast.

0:46.7

It's hosted by the Ringers Editor-in-Chief, Sean Fentasy, our very own Reynolds Woodcock.

0:55.5

Sean has talked to many of the directors who are nominated on Sunday, and it's worth your time if you want to get that Oscar pool right. Check out the big picture. And now, season two of Atlanta.

1:02.7

Hello, and welcome to The Recapables, a podcast on the Ringer podcast network. I'm Amanda

1:08.3

Dobbins, the culture editor at the Ringer. I am joined today by Micah Peters and Cameron Collins.

1:14.2

I cannot top that.

1:15.6

Staff writers for the Ringer.

1:19.5

And today we're talking about season two of Atlanta, which is back on television for the first time since November 1st, 2016, which is wild to think about.

1:29.5

It's robin season.

1:32.4

Christmas approaches and everybody got to eat.

1:36.9

We'll be eating.

1:42.9

We should talk about the first episode, Alligator Man, which just aired.

1:49.1

It was written by Donald Glover, directed by Hero Marai.

1:52.8

And it's definitely an Atlanta episode, but there's a little bit more, I guess, plot than we're used to.

1:59.6

So Earn wakes up in the same storage unit where we last

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