spoiler ALERT: The interview includes a spiiler for the conclusion of season 4 of “Abbott Elementary”.
In four years, “Abbot Elementary” Field Trip Episode is a time-respecting tradition. Except for season 3, when the Field Trip Penaltment episode was, each of the season finals of ABC COCM has made it to off-kampus, where teachers and students run into problems and emotions that do not usually come into class.
This year, the group ventures for the plead touch museum in Philadelphia, a collection of interactive performances that allow children to dirty their hands, most of the museums of the museum’s “please donte touch” is protected from ethos. But it is a concern-ignition journey for Gregory (Tyler James Williams), whose father, Martin (returning to guest star Orlando Jones) is a chapper in the city. Although Jenny (series manufacturer Quinta Brunson) is excited to meet her lover’s father for the first time, Gregory is worried that Martin’s No-Bakwas sensations will essentially prevent her from liking her. So she puts a suit on a jacket and pretends to be strict and a book-when she does not know that it is unintelligent and fickle that is that she is connected to her second grade students. When she sheds her square personality and starts pretending and becomes emotional with children, Martin is thrown first. But soon, he puts his own strange voice and pretends to be a squirrel to laugh at seven -year -old children. For the rest of the journey, Jenny and Martin are partners in crimes.
This is a strange feeling for Gregory, which was almost not allowed to have fun as a child due to the military style of Martin. Genin is confused with his inconvenience at first, but encourages Gregory to talk with Martin. Hearing his father, it admits that he can be easier on him, then looks to correct something in Gregory, especially when Martin says Genin reminds him of his wife, Fath, when Gregory was only nine years old. Knowing that Jenny has also taught him to enjoy life, from which he was struggling earlier, Gregory gave up conversation for his father with new sympathy and new praise for Jenny.
Meanwhile, Ava receives a pair of earrings, which she hates as a gift of O’Shon (Matthew Law), and eventually realizes that honesty is the best policy. Both share a kiss and are committed to trying a long -term relationship. And while Jacob (Chris Perfety) The eighth grader is the first to get bored with the Touch Museum, they come together to write a play in which the abbat teachers play each other, fry the querks of each one with love.
Brunson spoke Diversity About his goals for Gregory and Jane, why Genel James deserves an Amy and what is for season 5.
Each season of “Abbott Elementary” ends with a field trip episode. How did you decide on the please touch museum as the place of this year?
It had all the small “Abbott” hallmarks. It is a philanthropic staple – niche from Philadelphia, but such a good thing to show on the screen. No one in the authors’ room knew about it. I presented it to them, and everyone actually joined the museum photos, how amazing it is, and how hot and childish and fun and colorful.
The “Abbott” finals also always bring a new twist point or milestone to the relationship of Jenny and Gregory. What did you inspire you to bring back Martin, Gregory’s father for this one?
We really missed Orlando, and we felt that there was a milestone that we were remembering with them. We had different options, but one who looked the most tangible for the closing was meeting a parents, and Gregory’s father is close and in the picture. We will probably get out of the food from Genin’s mother – a big meal from it – but we were trying to do something with which we are going to have fun and it will not reduce our story. Because eventually, it is happening to them, but it is actually about children, and the eighth grader who are graduates. We wanted to make sure that we could fit it here, some of them could gain growth and still focus on the main story.
What to say about their relationship with Gregory and Genin is difficult for him to see with his father so well?
I think it expresses some people about being good for their partner, in a funny way, in a funny way. But we wanted to go deep there. As a man, what does it really mean for Gregory, to see your military father open like this? In a way that he was not allowed to experience as a child? Which we have talked about again and again. It is important for him to know that Jenny unlocks something in it. Maybe we do not always know that this is happening, so it is more appreciated by someone, especially a parent, especially a parent, and I think Gregory appreciates his relationship. And I think Jenny learned to appreciate that she does not need to change what she is. And very honestly, she cannot. I really love the moment of Jenny’s breakdown. Like, “If it doesn’t like you, then it is.” We all entice to be something else every time, but she cannot do it, because it prevents her from doing her work.
It was interesting to hear Martin saying that Jenny reminded her of Gregory’s mother. We do not know much about him that he was kind and died when Gregory was young.
This is something that we will definitely talk more in the future, but it was good to learn about Gregory’s mother, without seeing her or knowing her place in her father’s life, and possibly how to impress her and Gregory. We found it attractive, but weighted. Loaded. Which is always the balance of a Socom: How do we get this information quickly? How to weigh our whole story? We still want people to spend a good time and enjoy the show, but how do we learn a big thing about our characters and one or two lines? It seems to me that it told you a lot about the dynamic of Genin and Gregory, without what is done for each other.
Now you are coming away from your first full season of writing Genin and Gregory, which are not Will-Way-Way-Way-Way. How to change the spirit of writing show? What did you learn from it?
It was really comfortable for the whole writers’ room to write them as a couple, which is above the hump, “I don’t know! Who are we? What do we do?” They are simply together. I wanted to show a healthy relationship between these two black characters. This does not mean that there is no problem, but we really did not want to do me for problems in their relationship. We wanted it to feel good. I know people in incredible, easy relationships, and I think it would be good to watch it more on TV. And we really had the opportunity to do this with Genin and Gregory.
This is also very good because it allowed us to be greater on the aspirations of our work. For Gregory, this is his major visit, and for Jenny, it is the best trying to become the second grade teacher he can again [after spending Season 3 working for the district]It also opened a room for us to focus on the love life of some other characters. Building that world became very fun, because we know that Genin and Gregory are good, but what can we do with Ava?
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This episode is the first time we see Ava and O’Shon after a good moment, where they talk through misunderstanding. This is a new form for the wide. Should we expect more O’Shon in season 5? Can he regularly become a series?
You can definitely expect O’Shon to look more. Matthew law is amazing, and gels with our artists so well. This is really important to us; We love people who really become a part of the family. I know Matt since college, really. We were great friends, and it was great to bring him into this world and become such a crowd for him to be a favorite.
And as far as the power is concerned, it was incredible not only to build your love life, but his career. In fact, what happens if he is not here to see some speed. Not only for the show, but also for the audience. I think, over three years, we really earned the ability to say this, “You appreciate him, no?” Because it did not start in that way. For me, this character is a will of development.
It seems that Genel James Amy is likely to be the year.
I would love that. I hope people really focus on the work that she is doing, and the work of authors. It is not easy to do. People forget it to take all the props to pull the gennell, and in the authors’ rooms – people forget it! – Initially a very polarized character and making it it Loved television.
You know, I will go deeper. She is a black woman, a deep -skinned black woman, which we are now seeing in love and people want to win and win. This is one of my favorite things. I am very proud to be able to bring Ava into life.
This episode actually ends on a poignant note, roasting them in an original drama for his teachers with eighth graders show their love for their teachers, and teachers consider how their students grow up and eventually leave Abbott. What was in your mind while writing?
This is naturally where we started going. The story with RJ was such a large part of this season, and we spent a lot of time with the eighth grader. When we landed on the please touch museum, it was, “Okay, we are K through 8 school, and older children are not going to like this child’s belongings.” So it became a good opportunity to talk that not only for them, but for teachers, when they go to the next chapter in their lives. It seemed that a story we had not done before, and something that I know that teachers in my life have actually treated. Especially if you have seen these children since kindergarten, then it is real to see. And we are starting to experience it [on set]Some of our children are growing age, and it is sad. We have some children since the pilot. One of our children, Andrew, he is not aging, but he is now in the sixth grade, and I can’t believe it right now. He is growing up in front of my eyes. And leela [Hoffmeister]Who plays the role of Kurtani. These children are getting so big. I could have shed a tear now that our show was getting very old. This is just something that teachers have every year, day and day. Most people do it only with their child, but teachers do it all the time. It looked just poignant and sweet. This closing seems very attractive to me, and I was really in that stretch for the end of our season.
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What ideas are you planning to find out in season 5?
I cannot give you any well -constituted idea, but I know some things. We definitely want to see Gregory meeting Genin’s mother. And we want to see the apartment of Gregory, which was something that we really wanted to do in this season, but just not got it. We are definitely going to see some more of Barbara in the music class.
I am walking with some ideas, letting the summer break – I say it, even if it is April, this is my summer break – give me some inspiration. I am talking to some teacher friends to see what is really going on. There have been some major changes in the world of education, yet, for a lot of teachers, the same day-to-day. I really are interested in mining how the new struggle for teachers looks due to our current administration and due to things like chatgip. We have a fast changing world, technically speaking, and how does it affect students? I am just listening and learning, and I am excited to go back to the room.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
