Cedric as a teacher in both 'The Green-Eyed Monster' and in general
- The Super Strength potion Cedric taught the class and used on himself is totally a subtle reference to his desire for the power of supreme strength back in the g1 episode 'Cedric Be Good'! Lol, why didn't he just use that potion before? @tookishcombeferre had the possible hc he maybe invented it after that!
- Cedric is SUCH an encouraging and supportive teacher!! He is so proud of his students, and not ashamed to show it! There are several instances of this in both g1's 'Substitute Cedric' (and 'Cedric's Apprentice', ofc) and throughout the new show so far! For example, in 'Green-Eyed Monster', instead of reacting with annoyance when Zaria showed him how to brew an even stronger Strength potion and thinking a mere student had the nerve to 'show up' a great sorcerer like him, he reacted with pride and delight (he didn't even pretend to hide his amazement or downplay his praise, like he might have done back in the old days when he suffered from insecurity)!
- Not only that, but he kindly acknowledged Zaria when she interrupted his lesson by raising her hand ("Yes, Zaria, did you have a question?") instead of rolling his eyes and being irritated at being interrupted.
- Another way he demonstrated what a good teacher he is in this episode was how he clearly let Zane both try and fail during Potions class (to brew an impressive potion to prove he was as good as Zaria). You could clearly tell by the look on Cedric's face (and ofc from his own mastery of potions as a full-fledged sorcerer) that he knew very well Zane had no clue what he was doing, but he obviously didn't want to discourage the kid when he was so eager (and no doubt Cedric saw a young himself in Zane in that moment). And another reason he didn't stop him is because he knows that letting kids fail on their own can be just as helpful as letting them try! At least, that's how I saw that. I bet Cedric's own teacher referenced in 'Substitute Cedric' did the same thing with him (unlike his father, who no doubt would have been "Ugh, this is just pitiful, stop wasting my time, you have no idea what you're doing, leave the experimenting to a real sorcerer!"). Besides, Cedric obviously knew the ingredients Zane was mixing together- random though they were- were not going to result in endangering himself and the class (this time), otherwise he most certainly would have intervened; he was obviously monitoring him carefully, and would have stepped in the instant he had to. He knew the resulting potion wouldn't do a thing.
- And he had lunch with the students too, showing he's become much more sociable (although he was sitting with Zaria, so maybe that was deliberate because she proved to be his star Potions pupil)!
- The way he wasted no time in trying to protect the students from the Goo Monster was just... yes. 🥹 He cares deeply about both their success and their safety!
Also!! Another observation on Cedric in general is that even though he has a history with Sofia and she is very important to him, he doesn't strictly favor her as a student (for the most part). He treats all his students equally!
