I really liked Cottonmouth. Ali just had such gravitas, and the mood that the whole show established when he was the bad guy was great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADrWgBZeXqY is a good example - they burned 3 minutes of the show just to set the mood, and there's something about the look on Ali's face while he's watching this rehearsal when nobody's in the club yet that's great.
Shades is just the worst, and through 2 episodes, he's the main bad guy.