Abbott Elementary's Janine and Gregory share an awkward exchange in exclusive clip
In their first interaction after last week's big moment, Janine and Gregory remain as adorably awkward as ever
If you thought Abbott Elementary’s Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) and Gregory Eddie (Tyler James Williams)—two lovable but goofy characters—wouldn’t interact awkwardly after sharing a first kiss, think again. Last week’s “Teacher’s Conference” ended with them spontaneously making out in a beautifully designed flower room. They decide not to pursue their feelings, barely admitting to having any, calling their kiss a momentary slip after being caught up in the moment. But we all know that’s not true, right?
Brunson’s ABC mockumentary, which follows the teachers of the titular Philadelphia public school, has crafted a simmering slow-burn romance between Janine and Gregory since it began. There was a little pay-off with their unexpected yet swoon-worthy kiss, but that’s all we’re getting (for now).
As seen in The A.V. Club’s exclusive clip from this week’s outing, titled “Mural Arts,” they have no idea how to act in front of each other now that they’ve smacked lips (and probably want to again). Their first interaction back at school is awkward as hell. She walks up to him right before Principal Ava (Janelle James) starts her assembly because it’s the only empty chair. Unsure of whether he’d be comfortable, she cracks a lame but classic joke about how standing builds “chair-acter.” Oh, Janine.