Atlanta
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After a four-year hiatus, season three ofAtlantareturns with a question:What cant water wash away?
Hey, man, I think its bout time we haul it up out of here, he says.
This place always gave me the heebie-jeebies, man, he says.
Unsurprised, the white man suggests that he was, in fact, being pulled.
Its a whole town underneath us, the white man tells him.
This whole lake used to be a town.
Houses, farms, roads, theres a whole raceway down there.
State government built a dam, flooded the place.
Anyone who didnt leave drowned, he explains.
Town was Black, dude … a self-governing Black town.
The Black man pauses as the information washes over him.
So, there are Black people under us right now?
he says to the white man, more like a statement than a question.
A lot of souls down there.
Thats what pulled you under, the other man responds.
The story of aflooded Black town(anyone else gettingLake Laniervibes?)
The teacher announces that the programs first field trip will be to see a movie,Black Panther 2.
Excited about these plans, Loquareeous takes to dancing on his desk as his majority-white classmates cheer him on.
As one might expect, Loquareeouss vibrance is short-lived.
Soon, his mama and grandaddy are called into the school to address his disruption.
Loquareeouss mother bristles at the suggestion and rejects the idea outright in favor of her earlier suggestion.
The counselor looks on, horrified.
What follows next is a series of unfortunate events (shout-out to my fellow Lemony Snicket fans!).
In the house, which stinks of homemade kombucha (strike two!
), Loquareeous meets his new siblings, three Black kids named Lanre, Yves, and Fatima.
We didnt eat lunch, Loquareeous cries out, complaining of his hunger while bending down in the soil.
Youre supposed to be hungry.
If youre full, that means you ate too much, Amber responds.
Innocently, Loquareeous begins to croon NBA YoungBoy lyrics.
I feel like Im Gucci Mane in 2006, he sings.
Amber quickly cuts him off, laughing as she suggests he sing something reminiscent of a Negro spiritual.
I think hes just tired, the officer tells the women.
Though he was presumed dead along with his foster siblings, Devontes body was never recovered.
Amber is frantic and uneasy but maintains her allegiance to her evil wife.
Where are we going, really?
The answer is unspoken.
The other children, having been in the home longer than him, lack his alarm.
We know, one of his brothers says with a knowing glance.
Sweet release, submits another.
My hair hurts, Fatima whimpers without opening her mouth.
Without us to protect them, whats gonna happen to these kids?
I dont think I can do this, Amber whines from the drivers seat.
Dont look back, Gail tells her.
Life is but a nightmare?
As soon as he gets in, he starts washing dishes and she comes over to him.
There spaghetti in there?
he inquires, gesturing toward the fridge.
Yeah, theres spaghetti in there, his mom responds with a soft smile.
That baby deserves it!
