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Abbott Elementary Recap: Fruit There It Is

I wish we could have heard Ava’s “the art of the scheme” and “intimidation as motivation” speeches.

At first, she turns it down after learning the speaking engagement isn’t paid, but her coworkers convince her to reconsider how great an opportunity it would be, particularly since it would get Abbott back in the district’s good graces after Janine rejected a full-time job offer last season (basically, they all hate her now). Manny — Josh Segarra returns to us in all of his glory with a gold chain, thick cardigan, and thicker beard — vetos all of Ava’s decisions as topics like “the art of the scheme” and “intimidation as motivation” aren’t exactly what he was imagining for the speech. With the construction of the new golf course comes businesses hungry for a spot on the block, meaning the deli owner might get priced out of his lease by a harbinger of gentrification: a hip smoothie shop with a pun in the name.

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