Donald Glover wasn't on set for this week's Atlanta episode because he was in character for the entire time

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"There was no Donald on set whatsoever," Derrick Haywood says in describing Glover's method acting for last night's episode. "I kid you not. Our engagement on season one compared to our engagement on this episode was drastically different." ALSO: "Teddy Perkins" episode showed the horror of black childhood trauma.