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Janine: No, no, no, it's just ā Look, it's just...this isn't it, you know? Like, yes, you do those things, but it's not all you do. You make clothes for our students who need them. You put on fundraisers so that our kids can go on field trips. And you somehow understand your teachers and what they need. And that's what makes you a great principal.
Ava: Yeah, but the problem is, I don't do it "the right way."
Janine: All right. You once viciously made fun of my jelly bean belt.
Ava: Once? At least a dozenfold.
Janine: And...told me I needed to dress better because I deserved better. And I was mad at first. But you were right. Your approach might be "too whatever," but the results speak for themselves. You should focus on why you do things and not how you do them.
avanine professionally & personally gushing over each other
the 2nd row is how i imagine theyād react finding out what was said about one another ā just all giddy (no one needs to be reminded that their reactions were actually for their boyfriends)
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What the writers are doing with Janine & Ava is magnificent!
I canāt say if this is also their intended purpose or not (because Iām not in the writerās room of course but Iām gonna say yeah) but it has been so super rewarding to see these two young, Black women in a corporate setting be so supportive of each other. Emotional support, professional support. Just support. Itās protective even. Instrumental in how they both navigate their careers and personal life. Especially in their respective newfound-ness.
Itās a genuine desire that they want to be supportive of each other. Thereās no competition or jealousy. Neither feels threatened or paranoid about getting help from the other or providing help. Because their main goal is whatās best for their students and what is best for their school and whatever means to get to that goal to achieve that, theyāll work together for it.
Because they are approaching a goal that they never attained before, achieving that can come at a point of unfamiliarity ā and with that, they can become extremely vulnerable in the unknown and that can cause them to cower or retreat. Normal human reaction/behavior. When you are unfamiliar with something and itās challenging, it can get frustrating and with frustration comes forgetting the skills you do possess. I enjoy how that is all shown. Because itās natural. And then, we also get to see how they channel that frustration towards each other in a constructive way to hold one another accountable when they notice theyāre dimming just a little bit (from the outside forces). They end up always tapping into each other and reeling each other in to remind one another of their awesomeness (Janine in this episode, Ava visiting Janine at the district for the ASL interpreter last season).
To further speak on this real quickāThis happens with everyone at our places of employment but as a Black woman, Iām speaking from my own perspective. With job security and job scarcity (which really isnāt), people always feel the need to defend their territory/defend their position [thanks to capitalism] so itās not a unique phenomenon only with us, however, itās unique to us in how society has created narratives like weāre the only sect of society that experiences this; along with wanting to pit the only few Black women in (on account of the lack of diversity) against each other. So youāll have your co-workers feel the need to be performative in ways that they donāt help you, they donāt look out for you because they feel threatened. But in the world of Abbott, theyāre showing the opposite of that. Itās a dynamic that we are seeing more because itās actually happening in real-life. Black women do look out for their fellow work peers. Iāve experienced it, Iāve witnessed it and Iāve done it and have had it done for me. Iām glad they are showcasing this!
Janine & Ava have no problem at all with being each otherās hype-girl! They always find a way to be encouraging. The praise they fiercely fire off for each otherā¦.thatās pure passion to see your girl win!!
In Avaās case, she needed Janineās guidance and realness. One, Janine knew how important this was. It being very important for their school standings and two, how accomplished Ava will feel on a personal and professional level. Itās not the first time Janine has volunteered to help Ava too (long ago when her job was on the line). Iām liking how the series has had multiple episodes of this happening. Itās not a one-time occurrence.
Janine stands on Ava business. Ava stands on Janine business.
And I love that!
Black women in corporate settings have to always be on. Meaning always have to be in active mode. Always be on point. Flawless and never having a misstep. And with that, thereās a no-nonsense stance we have to unwaveringly present ourselves as and show and keep on because people consistently test us. Consistently undermine us. Discredit us. Consistently have an issue with respecting our positions of authority and have a perverse pleasure to want to humble us. Or they want your expertise for excelling and being great but then want you to dial it down and alter your own methods of success to be more āpalatableā to the masses. Iām glad Ava outright just declined after that.
And hereās where Janine āBig Teaguesā comes in!
She understood that Ava truly wanted to do this speaking engagement and how perfect sheād be for it because she is. She also understood with her experience at the district, what they were looking for from Ava and she helped on both ends to facilitate it. She knew what to pull out of her. She understood how to blend Ava being Ava while also polishing Avaās approach. Which isnāt changing how she is but just mentoring her to get to the destination by traveling to it in another vehicleāby a different means while still being herself.
How well do they read one another!
I would love to know what was said when she made the phone call. Whatever Janine said worked (I low-key feel she demurely told Manny off! Not really but she probably did let him know in her Janine-esque way that Ava is good for this talk and she deserves it). She absolutely championed for her girl to get the gig back. Her energy was just, āDonāt play with my girl like this!ā Janine risked contacting the district, bad reputation and all (too funny), just to be able to recommend and advocate on her behalf and to express that Ava, indeed, was the best for the job and yes, you will stand on your word. No backsies.
Back to being able to just switch off:
Janine has a way of being soft & gentle w/ Ava that she feels so comfortable to allow her tenderness to peek out at times. And itās like a release for her to be able to get a chance to do that in the work-setting. To just shut off sometimes. Also, knowing that her vulnerability wonāt get thrown back at her in some ill way (thinking back to how Janine knows about her grandmother and kept that between them) because that space is safe with Janine. Gosh, the levels of mutual respect between them!
Ava almost never gets a chance to show her soft side for fear of appearing too weak (when some people detect that weakness, they use it against you). So, the softness that Janine is able to always pull out of Ava is some of the most touching parts of their connection.
{The last time Iāve seen this character relationship-dynamic b/w two Black women like this was Mercedes & Farrah from P-Valley (and everyone knows how much I luh them!!)}
All the ways Avanine defends one another! Promote each other! Will go above and beyond to make things happen for one another! Going the extra mile to make sure the goal is reached. āIāll be there for youā, āYou can count on me.ā
What probably is more than anything for Ava is Ava being acknowledged by Janine. When Janine revealed that although Ava roasted her to step her fashion up, she came to realize that the advice was with genuine intent and that Ava was right. Avaās realization that Janine actually did take it to heart and applied what she gave, because it was from a good place, made her so proud. Ava truly wanted Janine to unearth that she does need to start seeing the value within herselfāthat she does deserve it. A lot of things Ava says in jest (her way of not letting her guard downāespecially with Janine because she has to maintain that āI donāt like you but I really, really doā; those are such thinly veiled counters that we all just know now) was/is because she really cares for Janine and wants her to want the best for herself.
They complement & compliment one another, feed off each other, theyāre proud of each other. Theyāre symbiotic.
Deep down they both strive to be praised and acknowledged by the other. To have āYou did such a good jobā said to them, to hear it. To know āI actually am doing a good job, huhāā¦Janine said I am/Ava said I am! Itās too cute!
There are so many times, and not just in this episode, where Ava looks inwardly at Janine needing her to say, āYes, you can do itā, āYes, how you do it is just fine.ā Just to hear (or feel the energy of) her say, āIāve got your backā, because yes, the setback(s) can get so frustrating, discouraging and depleting. We do have those āJust one of those days when you say the right things, to keep me moving on, to keep me growing strongā and when our person comes around and is that voice of reason and support, then itās all good!
If some of yāall caught it, Iāve been listening to Brandyās āBest Friendā a lot recently, on repeat ā long before this episode but how apropos it is now! Hence the quotes & the music (instrumental version) in the comp. Corny to insert song lyrics lol as quotables but it has meaning and purpose and applies. Her song resurfaced for me at a good time. And no, Janine & Ava aināt best friends but they are friends and the song is their soundtrack because of the meaning! (to my Avanite heart it is).
Also, are we tracking how much Principal Coleman has improved and grown?! The whole district asked her to give a presentation for their Ed Talk because of how successful she is!
Aside from all my Avanite delusions/fantasies and me wanting them to become what they likely never will for series purposes, their relationship as friends is such a fulfilling journey! Theyāre blossoming each season!
Ladies, if you find a work peer like this, you are truly blessed! Value her!
āAnd you somehow understand your teachers and what they needāā¦the sound of Janineās voice, her tone, how much she emphasized the personal aspect of that while Ava peered at her w/ the head tilt and her entire body shift; she also appeared to be so totally emotionalāalmost like she wanted to cry (and then had a big cheesy smile afterā¦
when Janine said, āā¦but the results speak for themselvesā and she gestured to herself that she is an example & proof of Avaās motivational method of deserving better and then Ava beheld herā¦
((was it just me who thought she was about to kiss her?))
(bites into imaginary edible paper from joy)
+bonus
Janineās little mannerisms here. Her heart fluttered speaking about Ava like this! Can we say smitten?!