Sounds right.” “Teddy Perkins” is an episode not just built to scare, but built for deconstruction as the episode seems to tackle everything from toxic masculinity to celebrity culture. So by the time Teddy’s real intentions are revealed-and a person is found held captive in the basement-you’re like “Yep.
Everything about how Teddy moves, talks, or consumes giant ostrich eggs is built to hype the weirdness and fear. And though the haunted house element of Darius going into a strange world is compelling, the episode works because of Glover’s performance. “Atlanta” has always been a series that’s embraced bottle episodes, but none has lingered quite in the head like “Teddy Perkins.” With a set-up akin to “Get Out,” the episode follows Lakeith Stanfield’s Darius’ attempt to buy a piano from the titular character, played by Donald Glover in whiteface. “Atlanta” Season 2, Episode 6: “Teddy Perkins” “Atlanta” FX
#Non scary black mirror episodes plus
If comedy really is tragedy plus time, that “footage” of people frantically racing to the nearest stall is the more unsettling part of that equation. Through well-placed cameras and somber retellings, “American Vandal” covers itself in poop jokes and really gets to how scary it is to lose control and not know what’s going on. Cafeteria sabotage leads to a school-wide case of students and staff members running for the restrooms, with disastrous results. Season 2 switched from parsing spray-painted dicks to figuring out the culprit behind a prank gone horribly wrong. (Both also apply to “Players,” the creative team’s follow-up and one of the most underrated TV series of 2022.) The first season of the show built out a true-crime template that used the style of a documentary series to dig into a high school mystery. The fact that “American Vandal” didn’t have a neat and tidy genre tag made it part of the appeal and the reason why that appeal was so hard to summarize.
“American Vandal” Season 2, Episode 1: “The Brownout” “American Vandal” Netflix
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