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Abbott Elementary Recap: Three Tipsy Teachers
Not having Josh Segura as Janine’s love interest feels like a missed opportunity.
Gregory continues to interrogate the foursome, asking why Manny leaned into Janine (he was showing her a text thread of the superintendent using Nelson Mandela gifs) and why he popped in a mint (he had garlic breath). Rosalyn jumpstarts the conversation by asking the room what skills they would bring to an apocalyptic situation, leading to a passionate back and forth about what makes a good leader in times of crisis and culminating with the club mirroring the events of the novel — or at least, that’s what I picked up on as I refuse to do a deep dive on the plot because I haven’t read the book yet. Soon, their differing perspectives on the novel’s main point reveal themselves: Barbara is hell-bent on interpreting it as a religious testimony; Melissa believes it’s an allegory for not trusting others; Mr. Johnson says it’s a warning not to visit California.
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