But things took a sinister turn when Darius met Teddy's brother Benny, who was wheelchair-bound. He ended up being handcuffed to a chair.
Derrick Haywood, who played Benny, revealed to Vulture that Glover went full method for his role as Teddy, staying in character when the cameras stopped rolling.
Haywood admitted he didn't realised Perkins was actually Glover under all that make-up.
"They were calling him Teddy, he acted as Teddy. There was no Donald on set whatsoever. I kid you not ... There was not an inkling of Donald Glover on that set. It was inspiring."
Many said the episode, which referenced Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, had affected them, and some said it could be considered a sequel to recent horror movie Get Out.
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