Abbott Elementary

Warning : this article contains SPOILERS for Abbott Elementary season 4 , episode 14.Abbott Elementary ’s slow - burn love story may have been adjudicate , but time of year 4 ’s Valentine ’s Day episode prove its primary couple does n’t require to remain benched . Quinta Brunson leads theAbbott Elementarycastas Janine Teagues , a young and idealistic teacher who cursorily catches the eye of Gregory Eddie ( Tyler James Williams ) , a substitute teacher who finally admit a permanent position inAbbott Elementaryseason 1 . Though the two characters quickly originate feelings for each other , other relationships and situational roadblocks prevent them from getting together until the remnant ofAbbott Elementaryseason 3 .

Despite the long wait for Janine and Gregory to become a couple , their love life narration include some ofAbbott Elementary ’s most heartwarming moment . Yet , after they start their relationship , it was unclear what the time to come maintain for them , look at that it end their multi - season bow . Similar couple from pop sitcoms usually skin with a few recurring event where the couple plateaus , the show pull a detachment arc , or the couple loses all their charm without any tension . The mockumentary avoids the latter , sinceJanine and Gregory are both develop characters who can have independent storyline inAbbott Elementary , but their family relationship still deserves projection screen prison term .

Abbott Elementary Season 4, Episode 14 Marks Another Milestone In Janine & Gregory’s Relationship

After A Bout Of Miscommunication, They Share “I Love You"s

After Janine sends Gregory on a sweet talker run inAbbott Elementaryseason 4 , instalment 14 , she receives a voice note from him shortly after to discourage her that the shop has changed the drink names . At the end of the message , as the smoothie shop white noise bleed in , Gregory ’s muted articulation seems to say“I love you . ”Janine asks Barbara ( Sheryl Lee Ralph ) for her persuasion , but her mentor warns her not to get her hopes up . Miscommunication strike when Gregory let out Barbara ’s smoothie ’s name had“I love you”in its statute title , head Janine to take on she misunderstood .

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At the end ofAbbott Elementaryseason 4 ’s Valentine ’s Day installment , Gregory realize he did accidentally say“I have intercourse you”while recording the voice Federal Reserve note , explicate how it senselessly drop off out because that ’s how he feels . Janine put down a voice note to say she loves him too , and the pair share a kiss . For the bulk ofAbbott Elementaryseason 4 , the main family relationship has been in the desktop , withJanine and Gregory even becomingAbbott Elementary ’s irksome couple . However , Abbott Elementary ’s short and sweet Janine and Gregory plot illustrates how easy their family relationship can remain interestingin the mockumentary .

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How Abbott Elementary Can Keep Janine & Gregory’s Story Relevant Moving Forward Without Breaking Up

There Are Realistic Couple Conflicts They Can Dip Into

gratefully , Abbott Elementaryhas largely deflect cliché now that its main distich is in an established relationship . Janine and Gregory ’s first fight inAbbott Elementaryperfectly capsulize how the characters can still have realistic dispute without it feeling unearned or melodramatic . Janine and Gregory love each other , butAbbott Elementarycan still apply usual issues that pair know to total tenseness . Janine and Gregory might decide to move in together but disagree over who should give up their place . Alternatively , they might earn they have unlike ideas for the future tense , andAbbott Elementarycould explore how Janine and Gregory via media .

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Janine (Quinta Brunson) and Gregory (Tyler James Williams) in Abbott Elementary.

Quinta Brunson

Janine Teagues

Tyler James Williams

Gregory (Tyler James Williams) and Janine (Quinta Brunson) in Abbott Elementary season 4, episode 14.

Gregory Eddie

Janelle James

Ava Coleman

Image of Michael Scott from The Office in front of the Abbott Elementary cast.

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Barbara Howard

Lisa Ann Walter

Headshot Of Quinta Brunson

Melissa Schemmenti

Chris Perfetti

Jacob Hill

Headshot Of Tyler James Williams In The 29th Annual Critics' Choice Awards

William Stanford Davis

Mr. Johnson

Janine and Gregory do n’t have to be stale inAbbott Elementary , but they also do n’t need to have unnecessary dramatic event . By changing what sort of struggle Janine and Gregory weather , Abbott Elementarycircumvents plots that other show use to compensate after a couple gets together : unfaithfulness , insecurity , or a full - screw up breakup . Plus , to fulfil the will they / won’t they element , Abbott Elementaryhas teased a twain to be Janine and Gregory ’s replacement . Instead of needlessly having Janine and Gregory furcate just to inevitably come back together , Abbott Elementarymust continue respecting the span without brush off them narratively .

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Abbott Elementarycontinues February 26 on ABC .

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