so i'm taking part in the abbott rewatch and honestly??? abbott is such a gift
some of these things i'm noticing in the rewatch??? beautiful
like:
Janine being a Buzz fan for the ambition (i mean predictable but also i love her for it)
Andrew's sassy pencil throw is a mood ngl
her student Erica calling her Janine like they're friends outside class??? maybe my brain is overthinking by calling this foreshadowing lmao
Janine thinking twice on her Xanax rug thing and realising that it's actually a good one to use forever
"Back That Azz Up" for kids BARBARA PLS
Janine calling Barbara "mom" and basically babbling excitedly to her at how great a teacher she is and how she wants to be like her 😭
the staff room being upstairs???? i hadn't noticed it before but now it's 100% an important factor to me because that means all the ground floor teachers have to go upstairs instead of the upstairs teachers coming down
also is it the upstairs hallway that's white because a lot of the later interviews are in a warmer brown corridor (downstairs) i think
they're sitting at different tables in the pilot - they're sitting further from the kitchen counters here
as much as i disliked Ava in the pilot originally, her calming down that other teacher (Tina. her name is Tina.) showed a hint of professionalism that we see more of later (she wrecked that literally 5 seconds later in true Ava fashion though)
Barbara smiling every time she fires a shot
five year old bra. that's so HARSH Barbara. also the fact that she noticed (and the bra is probably older than that)
Jacob talking about Africa 😭 he truly does need to stop
...i feel like Janine's ENTIRE CLASS calls her "Janine" and not "Miss Teagues" and that's great tbh. absolutely hilarious. but it also shows the differences in power and respect between classes because Melissa's kids would never call her "Melissa", and she and Janine teach the same grade
Barbara's expressions are genuinely wonderful
why is Jacob trying so hard. i love him but also why is he like this
Janine absolutely keeps her shawls as emergency cover ups for kids with bathroom emergencies
"that was disgusting... but she seems nice" the beginning of the fall ladies and gentlemen
Janine walking straight into Barbara's classroom like she's always a welcome guest lmao. where was the knock on the door, Janine.
that smirk on Barbara's face when Janine starts gloating like she knows something's about to go wrong
Gregory, Janine and Jacob walking together down the corridor. the after school squad begins. except we all know Gregory is just walking there because he wanted someone to follow and Janine was his first choice
"am i even a Sagittarius?" Janine your exaggeration is simply glorious
Ava's nicknames for Gregory are incredibly imaginative and i may need a full list of them
the way Jacob was about to start making comments on Janine's hair 💀
Sheena refusing the food 💀 how bad was that pizza???
Gregory definitely followed last minute to see what was going on with Janine because at that point he's known her for less than a week (maybe even a day) and he's already 😍 for her
veryone just wanting Jacob to not talk or bring in one of his "inspirational quotes"
Jacob why are you trying to hug this stranger past a rug
that small smile on Gregory's face that he clears as soon as the cameras appear
Barbara bringing in the odor and stain spray for Janine 🥺
that blue dress that Janine wore? i want it
anyway i really re-enjoyed the pilot, it just brought back a whole lot of feelings and revealed a whole lot more about the characters than i thought it would. it may be surface-level understanding of the characters, but it leaves you wanting to learn so much more about them through the show.