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I dont think there is any episode ofAtlantaI have said what the hell?!
to, with a mix fear and curiosity, more than Teddy Perkins.
Scant details were available about the episode before it aired.
Viewers benefit from coming in cold to Teddy Perkins.
Teddys oddly inhuman face is only part of what makes him feel off.
As the episode continues, it blooms into full-blown horror that closes on a violent finish.
Dariuss dedication to getting this rainbow-keyed piano proves to be potentially fatal when Teddy turns a rifle on him.
Youre my sacrifice, Teddy says, his glassy eyes wide with fevered hope.
Teddy trains his gun on Darius, leading him down the stairs, forcing him to handcuff himself.
What I keep coming back to about this ending is how the emotional terrain continues to shift.
Darius is obviously terrified.
Not all great things come from great pain.
Sometimes its love, Darius says.
But your dad should have said sorry.
I went through daddy shit myself.
Ultimately, Teddy doesnt agree.
Benny grabs the gun, killing Teddy and then himself.
The episode is riddled with Stevie Wonder references, with his music used to open and shut the show.
