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“I’m sure there are people who are angry also, but I don’t blame them,” Murai said. “I think people expect us to be surprising at this point, so I hope people enjoy the things they didn’t expect from that first episode.”
He also explained why they didn’t immediately pick up with the core four’s European adventure. “In our heart of hearts, we’re all contrarians and a little bit of a troll,” Murai offered with a chuckle. “We just knew that that’s what people wanted, and in some ways, that’s what we wanted to see too. But there’s something nice about having to wait just 35 minutes longer before you got to see it.”
Of taking the quartet overseas, Glover added: “Honestly, we just wanted to show how ‘Atlanta’ is a point of view. It’s a city, but it’s also just what made me and my brother [Stephen Glover]; the point of view is very specific. Also, that the world is kind of predictable, like, you’re gonna see the same things.”
While society at large might be “predictable,” fans of the five-time Emmy-winning series know that “Atlanta” is anything but.
“It keeps you on your toes, because it’s really in the moment,” Stanfield commented about the opening half-hour. “It mirrors real life in that way.”