Atlanta: The Goof Who Sat by the Door (2022)
Season 4, Episode 8
8/10
The Blackest Movie of All Time
19 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
1. Thomas gets hired to Disney 2. Thomas becomes the CEO by mistake 3. Thomas disappears

This was a documentary-style report on a man named Thomas Washington, who created "The Goofy Movie", which I personally haven't watched. I gotta say the showrunners really tripped me on this one. I couldn't tell if it was real or not until they talked about how the CEO vote. But even then, I thought it was a true story at the end and they just changed some bits. It's a satire on mass media companies such as Disney and how they can influence culture so much. I guess I could have appreciated this more if I ever cared about the character Goofy or watched the movie. That would have made way more sense. But the footages of Thomas felt so real and the footage of Rodney King protests added a layer of reality to the whole episode, which got me confused.

Nonetheless, I'm certain only Atlanta can create episodes like this. Extremely clever and hilarious episode that again captures the versatility of the producers.
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