"North of the Border," the ninth episode of Atlanta season two directed by Hiro Murai, serves as a critical turning point as poor management decisions from Earn lead to a volatile trip to a college show. The installment highlights a, emotional, and physical low point for Earn, culminated by a fight with Tracy that marks his shift to a sidelined, "background" character. Read the full, detailed review of the episode on Den of Geek .