Teddy Perkins

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Episode of the Atlanta series
title Teddy Perkins
Original title Teddy Perkins
Country of production United States
original language English
Production
company
length 41 minutes
classification Season 2, episode 6
16th episode overall ( list )
First broadcast April 5, 2018 on FX
German-language
first broadcast		 April 12, 2018 on FOX Channel
Rod
Director Hiro Murai
script Donald Glover
production Alex Orr
music Jen Malone (Music Supervisor)
camera Christian Sprenger
cut Kyle Reiter
occupation
Guest appearance (s)

Teddy Perkins is the sixth episode of the second season of the American dramedy - TV Series Atlanta and overall the 16th episode of the series. It first aired on FX in the United States on April 5, 2018 . Subsequently, Darius, one of the series' main characters, visits a mansion to pick up a free piano , where he meets a strange man named Teddy Perkins. Against the advice of his friend Alfred over the phone, Darius continues his attempt to take the piano with him and discovers that Perkins wants to turn the villa into a museum.

In a "major departure" from the typical comedic structure of Atlanta , the series creator Donald Glover wrote the episode and played the eponymous Teddy Perkins character rather dramatically / eerie. Hiro Murai directed the episode, which was also his eleventh directorial work for Atlanta . In the first broadcast, FX broadcast the 41-minute episode, which is longer than a typical Atlanta episode, without commercial breaks. The episode was highly acclaimed by critics and considered by some to be one of the most creative episodes in the series' history. When it was first broadcast, 0.776 million viewers were recorded.

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Darius replies to a classified ad for a valuable piano owned by the famous musician Benny Hope. The ad leads him to a villa owned by a pale, idiosyncratic man with a mask-like face named Theodore "Teddy" Perkins. Teddy, who exhibits strange and disturbing behavior in their conversations, also mentions that he watches over Benny, whom he claims to be his brother. However, Darius cannot meet Benny because he is bound to a wheelchair and extremely sensitive to light .

After exploring part of the villa, Darius phones Alfred, who urges him to be direct and leave as soon as possible. Darius assumes that the man he's dealing with is actually Benny, who uses Teddy's persona to cope with his dwindling career and physical condition. Darius returns to the house, where Teddy shows him the villa's gift shop and informs him that he wants to turn the villa into a museum and historical site. Teddy also claims that he and Benny were physically abused by their father to turn the two into musical geniuses.

Darius eventually receives the piano and tries to use the elevator. However, a malfunction accidentally leads him to the basement of the villa, where he meets Benny. Benny, who cannot speak because of the bandages covering his face, warns Darius through a plaque that "Teddy will kill us both" and that he should get a gun from the attic. Darius ignores this and immediately tries to escape with the piano. However, when he reaches the front door, he discovers that Teddy has blocked the loading ramp of Darius' rental car with his own car. Darius is forced to go back inside and ask Teddy to move the vehicle.

Teddy, who came up with the plan for his murder, threatens Darius with the double shotgun from the attic. Forcing Darius to be handcuffed to a chair, he reveals his plan to kill Darius and stage the scene like a violent break-in. When Teddy puts down his shotgun, Darius tries to dissuade Teddy with a frank speech that sympathizes with Teddy's past. Teddy remains unmoved.

At that very moment, the injured Benny leaves the elevator, much to Teddy's shock. Benny then shoots Teddy with the shotgun before shooting himself in the head right in front of Darius. The police come and collect the bodies, along with the piano, to gather evidence of the crime scene. A traumatized Darius drives away empty-handed.

production

Donald Glover (2015)

The eponymous Teddy Perkins was played by the lead actor Donald Glover, who played the role in Whiteface . Glover is not listed in the credits of the episode, but is listed as "Teddy Perkins as himself" ("Teddy Perkins as himself") . Teddy's brother Benny Hope was played by Derrick Haywood, who had previously played a minor role as a bartender in the first season of Atlanta . Haywood called playing the character "an amazing experience." Haywood received similar makeup and prosthetic treatment as Glover for the figure, as the two brothers were supposed to have the same skin symptoms.

In an episode that was a "big departure" from the typical Atlanta comedic structure , Glover stayed in white makeup throughout the shoot. The crew called Glover "Teddy" on set and Haywood knew nothing of Glover's true identity and said that "there was no Donald on set". Some media compared the eponymous Teddy Perkins with Michael Jackson . The Atlanta- screenwriter Stefani Robinson commented that although there "is undeniable that there is evidence of Michael Jackson and the idea is that someone in the entertainment industry is changing", but she saw the parallels as "perhaps more of a symbolic reference to the industry and what size you do, or what you will do to be perceived as great ”.

Director Hiro Murai said the look on Glover's face when he played the role was "like the look on a doll's face" and called it "scary and unsettling". He recalled a "general discomfort on set because the cast and crew didn't know how to behave around him". Murai and cameraman Christian Sprenger were influenced by Stanley Kubrick's work, especially Shining , in creating the episode.

When it was first broadcast on FX , the episode was broadcast without advertising. It ran as an "extended" episode for about 41 minutes. Collider's Allison Keene noted that the decision to have the episode ad-free supported the episode's message of "being trapped," a theme that was picked up in other Atlanta season two episodes . The episode description before the broadcast read: “Darius is trippin in this one. Y'all know I woulda been left. ”The episode was shot in a mansion in the suburbs of Atlanta . Evil by Stevie Wonder takes place during the credits of the episode, and Wonder's music is also used to open the episode, as well as referenced by characters in the episode.

reception

Teddy Perkins has received critical acclaim and is considered one of the most creative episodes in the series' history. Vulture's Dee Lockett wrote that Teddy Perkins "is probably one of the craziest episodes of Atlanta - and television in general - ever aired." Complexs Khris Davenport compared the episode's dark and grueling style to the thriller Get Out , as well like Vulture and IndieWire. Brian Richards of Pajiba wrote that his "stomach was knotted in every conceivable knot" while watching the episode. Uproxxs Alan Sepinwall called the episode a "terrible drug trip" that "brings the idea of ​​the destroyed heroes to a creepy ending" and also called it an "incredible episode of television". Gold Derby praised the performance of Lakeith Stanfield and especially praised the "freedom" with which Stanfield could show his range.

In particular, the character of Teddy Perkins and Glover's portrayal of him has received critical acclaim. The Huffpost called him a "tormented, broken man". Director Steven Soderbergh called the episode the "best half hour of television" he had ever seen. The AV Club wrote that Atlanta "has never felt more dangerous" than at Teddy Perkins . The New York Times praised the deconstruction of classic horror movie tropes . IndieWire's Hanh Nguyen wrote that "Teddy Perkins" "may have been the most terrifying episode of Atlanta to date ," and said that the "feeling of serenity and security" has been "torn away" from last week's more humorous barbershop episode. She also called the soft-boiled ostrich ice cream scene "perhaps one of the most disturbing sequences in the entire series."

Timo Nöthling of Quotenmeter.de has "the mix of Get Out and The crime scene cleaners " "nearly reached legendary status." Serienjunkies.de called the result a "masterpiece."

The episode was seen by 0.776 million viewers on its first US broadcast.

Awards

year Award category Nominees status source
2018 Primetime Emmys 2018 Direction for a comedy series Hiro Murai Nominated
Creative Arts Emmys 2018 Camera work for a single camera series (30 minutes) Christian Sprenger Won
Single camera cut for a comedy series Kyle Reiter Nominated
Production design for a story (30 minutes or less) Timothy O'Brien, Taylor Mosbey, Aimee Athnos Nominated
Sound editing for a comedy or drama series (30 minutes) and cartoons Trevor Gates, Jason Dotts, David Barbee, Jordan McClain, Tara Blume, Matt Salib Won

Individual evidence

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