Earn, Vanessa, and Alfred get reservations at a Black-owned sushi fusion restaurant in
the "It Was All a Dream" season 4 finale of Atlanta.
Darius promises to someday join them.
He first has a scheduled visit to a sensory deprivation tank.
His dreams in the tank do get very vivid, as he recounts to a woman he encounters on
the way there.
He only needs to turn to Judge Judy if he ever feels overburdened.
Her programme is continuously shown on one or more screens.
He must remember to wake himself up if he notices that she appears thicker than she
normally does, with, for instance, a more prominent behind.
But as the programme goes on, Darius finds it more difficult to tell what's genuine and
what isn't.
Over the course of its run, Darius Atlanta has covered a wide range of topics: it is
absurd, certainly, with sporadic references to Chris Evans and risky appearances by Liam
Neeson.
In this parallel reality, Justin Bieber is a Black guy who identifies as bisexual, and
the Walt Disney Company formerly had a Black CEO.
It's unexpectedly profound and also quite genuine.
Earn, Alfred, and Vanessa don't exactly fit into those three opposing theories.
Darius can use them.
He views life very much like it's a dream, despite all of his mystery and everything
that is unknown about him.
He treads a fine line between what is genuine and what is not.
It's only fair that he serves as the main point of view for such an airy farewell.
Meaning of the last shot?
The Atlanta finale may be thought of as a dream.
Think about what occurs in it: A police officer stops Darius and a former lover called London
(Naté Jones), but they manage to escape unscathed.
The worst thing that occurs to Darius when he creates a disturbance at another point
is that he is asked to leave.
Darius saves his pals from possibly harmful fish as the show comes to a conclusion.
The party then has some Popeyes after he comes in a pink Maserati that has been stolen.
Darius tells his buddies that they are all just characters in his dream after this most
recent misadventure.
Earn, Vanessa, and Alfred deny his allegations and go briefly so he may smoke, setting up
Atlanta's final opportunity.
The series creates a universe in which Black people may endure several instances of imminent
danger and come out unscathed.
Earn, Vanessa, and Alfred have accomplished more than was thought possible in Atlanta
season 1 in this world, unhindered by the history of racism and its restrictions on
excellence.
This is not to imply that the FX series took place in a utopia in which racism doesn't
exist in the United States or anywhere else.
In Atlanta, such problems were addressed and exposed for what they were.
But those problems didn't define Atlanta.
The main themes in Atlanta were fun, absurdity, and mischief.
The reason for Darius' smile may be that he has come to the easy conclusion that nothing
is real.
With the people he loves, he may be enjoying what Donald Glover called a "Black fairytale,"
as seen by his grin.
Why Is the End of Season 4 Cut to Black?
Donald Glover (also known as Childish Gambino), a writer for Community, and Hiro Murai directed
the finale, which mostly focused on Darius but also included Earn, Vanessa, and Alfred.
At the sushi restaurant, they are having the worst time.
But Darius is the main focus of the show.
The protagonist always manages to wake up in the deprivation tank whenever things become
too hazardous or too emotional, such as when Darius meets up with his deceased brother.
He occasionally runs with Judge Judy, who serves as a reminder of his dream-reality.
In other cases, he just screams in terror when he wakes up.
Up until the very final Atlanta scene, that is.
Darius is left alone with the TV airing a celebrity judging show.
He keeps staring, hoping she will seem different so he can be sure it was all a dream.
However, viewers never receive a response.
On Darius' face, Atlanta gradually turns black as he grudgingly smiles.
Is he grinning now that he knows it's a dream?
Is he grinning for the incorrect motive?
The conclusion is ambiguous.
The programme has resisted giving specific answers throughout its history, but particularly
in Atlanta season 4.
Who among Earn's family members attacked him as a child?
Vanessa criticises Tyler Perry, is she a snobby snob?
Will she marry Earn and have a happy life together, or is she choosing love above her
own ego?
Although the performance gives hints of the reality, the spectator is largely left to
fill in the blanks.
Atlanta's last episode only reiterates the type of show it has always been.
The conclusion of Alfred is ideal for him (& Paper Boi)
Alfred visits a "secure farm" in the show's penultimate episode.
Alfred has frequently feared for his life from the start of the series, but much more
so during season 4.
He follows the recommendation of a fellow rapper, none other than Soulja Boy, who made
an appearance as himself in yet another amusing Atlanta cameo, to purchase a farm for his
own protection.
Alfred experiences another run of ill luck when a feral hog attacks him on the property.
Despite surviving the perilous confrontation, Alfred is clearly hurt in the conclusion.
He's still in high spirits, and he and Earn are getting along fine.
The cousins are shown in Atlanta smiling and interacting more than they have in the past.
It appears like Alfred will keep on recording songs, but he has also come to terms with
the idea that his Paper Boi rapping identity will eventually become less popular.
The farm finale, which has one final terrifying close call, is the ideal resolution for a
character who has never appeared particularly at ease among huge crowds of people.
He will be able to spend his final years in peace, free from the rap industry's bustle
and obnoxious admirers.