Submitted by ShEditor83 t3_11cd0hk in television
Bellinghamster t1_ja2nidy wrote
The show has heart but I rarely find myself laughing.
Beans-and-frank t1_ja2okss wrote
The principal gets me to laugh pretty consistently. I almost never laugh at anyone else.
badbunnysadbunny t1_ja2xllb wrote
I like the Philly Italian lady
Infamous-Lab-8136 t1_ja3ywt1 wrote
I loved when Jacob corrected on her fight or flight instead of fight or fight and she tells him, "No, I said fight or fight, what am I a little bird?"
rhymes_with_candy t1_ja47wfl wrote
It's the janitor for me. He's the only one that makes me laugh.
I find the rest of the characters super charming and likable though which is why the show works even if it's not insanely funny.
Smellmyhand t1_ja4eddr wrote
The principal is partly why I couldn’t get into it. The actress is great and I would’ve loved the character as a teacher but it was just so jarring having such an incompetent person being in charge, even for a sitcom. And it’s blatant incompetency, not just a nuisance like Michael Scott. It’s like the writers use her purely as a conflict device. Maybe I didn’t watch enough yet but it was just so one dimensional
Big-Ambitions-8258 t1_ja6q7cc wrote
She gets more dimensional as the show goes on.
The thing is like alot of this is based off Quinta's mom experience as a teacher, and alot of teachers have chimed in that Ava is basically atleast someone they actually know from school administration/school districts.
NGNSteveTheSamurai t1_ja67plj wrote
They address her incompetency and there’s a whole episode explaining how she has the job.
opinionated_cynic t1_ja3wda0 wrote
She is the BEST!
ShEditor83 OP t1_ja2okup wrote
I agree on this (and I loved Leslie Odom Jr. as guest star).
bananafever t1_ja3u7jw wrote
Yup, the dialogue isn't particularly witty or anything either. I usually find myself playing it in the background while I do other stuff. It's very much just "acceptable" as a TV show.
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