Tarrare
- Episode aired May 19, 2022
- TV-MA
- 36m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
2.3K
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Van takes an old friend on a strange journey through Paris.Van takes an old friend on a strange journey through Paris.Van takes an old friend on a strange journey through Paris.
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Brian Tyree Henry
- Alfred 'Paper Boi' Miles
- (credit only)
LaKeith Stanfield
- Darius
- (credit only)
Odysseas Ioannou Konstantinou
- Carlos
- (as Odysseas Konstantinou)
Maël Besnard
- Marcel
- (as Mael Besnard)
Tony Zarouel
- Businessman
- (as Lotfi Zarouel)
Aaron Goodson
- Man
- (uncredited)
Stéphane Ly-Cuong
- Groom
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe moment when the letters "Atlanta" appear on pieces of meat in a butcher window at the beginning of the episode might be a reference to the credits of the movie Delicatessen by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro. Amélie, another movie by Jean Pierre Jeunet, is mentioned by Van later in the episode.
- ConnectionsReferences Candyman (1992)
- SoundtracksRock Wit U (Awww Baby)
Written by Ashanti, Irv Gotti (as Irving Lorenzo), Chink Santana
Performed by Ashanti
Featured review
Tarrare
So, this whole season of one of the best TV shows on the air has been a big mixed bag. For all the greatness that it brought back with these incredible characters and the writing, it also tried to deal with a lot of social issues in the form of standalone episodes that either worked or felt like they preached a little too much. At this point, I'm still trying to find out what the idea behind that structure was and what they hoped to achieve with it. There's a strange sense of uneasy behavior in this season with the writers seemingly wanting to touch on important issues, but not finding it possible to do with the characters that we had. Yet, whenever they've focused on the characters that we know and love, they've managed to deliver the excellence that they usually gave us. It still offers some of the most exciting writing on television, but it has been unfocused this season. I was afraid for the finale when I heard that it was going to focus primarily on Van and the reason why she came to Europe in the second episode. I've liked the other Van-centric episodes, but this episode has the potential to be my new favorite of the series. It blew all the expectations away I had and delivered 30 minutes of rich character work that delved into the character of Van and provided the audience with an emotionally resonant focus that ended with me sitting on my couch in absolute tears.
What this episode is about is to show the signs of grief and the ways we cope with it as human beings. We don't all go to Paris and try to change our lifestyles to fit into a better existence, but we do get existential in our thoughts and wonder what the world would be like if we were someone else. The storyline of this season may not be all that clear, but the thoughtful nature has persisted, ending in an episode that utilizes the characters that we've come to love and explores them in a meaningful and emotional way.
The episode is very much a commentary on the happy face we put on to hide the darker underside of what's going on in ourselves. That's both done through the characters, but also the setting. A fine dinner party can turn out to be something way darker, while these nice-looking girls have dark secrets of their own. It's all a big attempt at showing the audience that there's almost an underlying message beneath the happiness we put out front. We're flawed beings and that won't always show, but it's almost always there if you really take the time to look.
What this show is not afraid of is giving talented people the opportunity to do what they want. Stefani Robinson has been a regular part of this show, and this script is wonderfully strange and takes some time to get into. It's weird to see this character put on this façade at first, but as the episode goes on, you realize that there's a lot under this and that we're going to get answers. And she provides them in a beautifully written final scene that puts a great capper on the episode and on the entire season as a whole.
It's also not possible to talk about the excellence of this episode without mentioning Zazie Beetz brilliant portrayal of Van at this stage in her life. She's wonderfully quirky and slightly over-the-top in this episode, but it all shows the range that Beetz has a comedic actress. And that range goes to the other side completely when it reaches the end, and she goes into a very emotional state of mind and delivers a heartbreaking reasoning for her decisions throughout the entire season. Everything about that scene felt real and the tearful reaction it got from me was also real.
"Tarrare" caps off this season with a brilliant final note and leaves a lot of questions open for the next season to hopefully disclose further. It continues the standalone structure, but it actually provides the audience with a satisfying storyline that takes one of the show's best characters on a life-changing journey through the mind.
What this episode is about is to show the signs of grief and the ways we cope with it as human beings. We don't all go to Paris and try to change our lifestyles to fit into a better existence, but we do get existential in our thoughts and wonder what the world would be like if we were someone else. The storyline of this season may not be all that clear, but the thoughtful nature has persisted, ending in an episode that utilizes the characters that we've come to love and explores them in a meaningful and emotional way.
The episode is very much a commentary on the happy face we put on to hide the darker underside of what's going on in ourselves. That's both done through the characters, but also the setting. A fine dinner party can turn out to be something way darker, while these nice-looking girls have dark secrets of their own. It's all a big attempt at showing the audience that there's almost an underlying message beneath the happiness we put out front. We're flawed beings and that won't always show, but it's almost always there if you really take the time to look.
What this show is not afraid of is giving talented people the opportunity to do what they want. Stefani Robinson has been a regular part of this show, and this script is wonderfully strange and takes some time to get into. It's weird to see this character put on this façade at first, but as the episode goes on, you realize that there's a lot under this and that we're going to get answers. And she provides them in a beautifully written final scene that puts a great capper on the episode and on the entire season as a whole.
It's also not possible to talk about the excellence of this episode without mentioning Zazie Beetz brilliant portrayal of Van at this stage in her life. She's wonderfully quirky and slightly over-the-top in this episode, but it all shows the range that Beetz has a comedic actress. And that range goes to the other side completely when it reaches the end, and she goes into a very emotional state of mind and delivers a heartbreaking reasoning for her decisions throughout the entire season. Everything about that scene felt real and the tearful reaction it got from me was also real.
"Tarrare" caps off this season with a brilliant final note and leaves a lot of questions open for the next season to hopefully disclose further. It continues the standalone structure, but it actually provides the audience with a satisfying storyline that takes one of the show's best characters on a life-changing journey through the mind.
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- lassegalsgaard
- May 22, 2022
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- Runtime36 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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