There is no “B.A.N.” in the first three episodes of “Atlanta” Season 2.
Anyone expecting the long-awaited follow-up to Donald Glover’s breakout FX comedy to be as earth-shatteringly on point as its Season 1 peak needs to know a) that’s not happening, and b) that’s not how it happened last time.
Meticulous but surprising, the initial 90 minutes of “Robbin’ Season” are laudable independent entries — truly strong solo episodes.
But grouped together, their best trait is a lurking sense of anticipation; anticipation that feels a lot like dread.“Atlanta” began its exquisite first season with a slew of smart set-ups: Characters were introduced.
Tone was established.
Disaster struck.
“Robbin’ Season” is following suit, although how it establishes when the new season takes place and what has happened in the time jump is perhaps less interesting than how it formally repurposes the pilot’s framing: The very first scene
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