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               Recently NBC’s hit sit-com Community, a show about seven study-group  members going through wacky misadventures, said farewell to the character Troy Barnes, played by Donald Glover.

               

                Donald Glover, who also holds an alter- ego as Childish Gambino, an alternative hip-hop artist, said his goodbyes to the set of Community. The show, recently entering its 5^th season, only saw Glover’s character on 5 episodes. Many fans of the show speculated that Glover was leaving the show to work on his recently released Gambino album ‘Because the Internet’, yet after a series of Instagram posts by Glover, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

               

Glover posted on social media a series of pictures, in them many notes regarding why he left Community. Glover writes, “I didn’t leave Community for rap. I wanted to be on my own.” He also wrote that he was scared. He stated he was scared of different aspects of his life falling apart, including ties with his friends, family, and girlfriend. He seems ready to start a new stage of his life, by also stating in the series of pictures, “You’re always allowed to be better. You’re always allowed to grow up. If you want.” While these words are very inspiring, many fans are sad to see such an amusing character leave the show. 

Vikram Seth

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