Abbott Elementary S02e10 Tvrip May 2026

The final shot is perfect: The teachers are kicked out of the lounge at 2 AM. They’re standing in a snowy, empty parking lot. Barbara is leaning on Melissa. Jacob is holding a bag of frozen peas to his forehead. Janine is holding the succulent. Gregory is holding Janine’s elbow. And Ava yells, “Who wants Waffle House?” They all shuffle toward the car, laughing.

It’s not a kiss. It’s not a confession. It’s better. It’s a promise. Jacob thinks he is a world traveler because he studied abroad in Prague for one semester. He insists he knows how to “properly” smoke a hookah. He ends up coughing for four minutes straight, knocks over a coal tray (no one is hurt, don’t worry), and has to be fanned down by the actual owner of the lounge who speaks only Arabic and keeps calling Jacob “habibi” ironically. abbott elementary s02e10 tvrip

They step outside into the Philly cold. The hookah lounge’s neon sign flickers. Janine hands him a present: a tiny succulent for his desk because “you keep killing the fake plant I gave you, so I got you a real one so you’d have to try harder.” The final shot is perfect: The teachers are

Janine spends the first half of the party trying to look cool (she orders a juice box). Gregory spends the first half trying to leave. But when Janine admits she only came because she wanted to spend the holiday with him—not with Ava—Gregory’s stone face finally cracks. Jacob is holding a bag of frozen peas to his forehead

Merry Christmas, Abbott. You absolute mess. A-

Abbott Elementary S02E10 “Holiday Hookah” – The One Where Barbara Became a Glorious Hot Mess

If there is one thing Abbott Elementary does better than any other sitcom on TV right now, it is the holiday episode. We’ve had the Zoom Christmas disaster. We’ve had the Valentine’s Day juice disaster. But Season 2, Episode 10, “Holiday Hookah,” is the crown jewel of the series’ ability to blend cringe-worthy comedy with genuine, tear-jerking heart.