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ava and jacob’s plan ending up being getting barbara and mr johnson to talk to janine/gregory, having them realise the root of their issues and why they were reacting the way they did

janine/gregory communicating with each other, making up and getting back together, going to miami as a happy couple for pecsa weekend, then going on vacation together afterwards

AND gregory is planning on proposing to janine

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#this show has never once been subtle about these two ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (2021- ) 5x22 | 1x01

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I found Janine and Gregory's fight so fascinating - and completely in character for them both.

Janine has always had issues with her relationship to money; her mom was almost certainly financially irresponsible and neglectful throughout her entire childhood, and now that Janine is an adult, her mom routinely uses money as a form of emotional manipulation. Then there's Tariq, her first (only?) relationship before Gregory, where Janine bore the entire financial burden of supporting him even as a grown man.

Gregory grew up in a very strict household where money was probably regarded as something not to be "wasted" on frivolous things.

It makes perfect sense that their first big fight, the one they can't easily reconcile, is over money.

They probably never even talked finances before they moved in. Because why would they? Everything else between them has been so easy, they've been in agreement about nearly everything, and the few things they haven't have been small things they've been able to talk about.

But this is so much bigger, and it's something they clearly can't talk about without both sides getting emotional. It's clear neither of them can see the other's side right now, and when they try to compromise, they fail.

Janine's version of compromise is "let me take on the burden without asking you" and Gregory's is "here are two options that I want, and if you don't want to do either, than we just won't do anything" - echoing both their childhoods, maybe?

It's obvious they're going to find their way back from this - they're the main couple of the show, how could they not? - and I'm excited to watch them grow as people.

nessa007

hi nessa 🥰 long time follower, first time sending an ask but i wanted to know what you thought about the latest episode of abbott? you’re one of the only blogs i follow that keeps up with the show regularly! i also love that janine and gregory are a mess without each other but i’m starting to get nervous bc they didn’t really interact at all in that episode and it’s making me sad. do you think they’ll be back together by the finale? 🥺

hi lena!!! 💕

okay, so first of all, i was naturally really upset in the beginning over them breaking up in 5x19 and it felt really out of the blue but the more i thought about it and saw other posts on it, it made sense that this was their first huge fight and they both reacted the way they did.

this post explains it really well!

i also think janine reacted so harshly and said maybe we should break up because she was with tariq for so long, someone who never changed or compromised for janine on anything and it scares her to be with someone else who will do the same. however, we know that this is gregory and he is always growing and evolving and he will eventually see that it is okay to spend money on certain things and that he doesn’t have to mirror his father.

second of all, 5x20 showed that janine and gregory both still want to be together (they love each other!!!!) but feel they can’t for different (silly) reasons. janine was the one who ended it and she said gregory didn’t fight for her, so she thinks the breakup is what he wants. then gregory is going by his upbringing and saying he was taught to not fight for a woman. that if she wants to end things, that’s what should happen. it’s a lot of miscommunication right now. it’s frustrating but done on purpose by the writers.

third, 5x20 really showed how sad they both are. this break up has made them a mess and ava/jacob both saw this. the ending of the ep made me really excited because the writers are setting up the storyline of ava/jacob getting them back together. i do have high hopes for them being back together by the finale 👀🙏 this whole thing has to just make janine/gregory even stronger in the end!!!

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waiting for janine/gregory to get back together like

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ABBOTT ELEMENTARY (2021- ) 4x04 | 2x10

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Abbott Elementary (4x03) | She's All That (1999)

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I like you too, like a lot. I kind of knew that. Whatever. So for how long did you like me? Like, how long? Pretty much since the first day I got to Abbott. Really? Mhm. Me too. But I couldn’t really admit it because- Tariq. Yeah.

Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams as Janine Teagues and Gregory Eddie in Franklin Institute (S02E22) Abbott Elementary (2021-present)