This week we're digging into some of our favorite characters on Abbott Elementary!
We take a look at our favorite terrible boss Ava, with a psychological analysis of supervisor-employee relationship patterns, and how Ava's management style stacks up to other fictional bosses like Michael Scott or Don Draper.
Then we explore Janine and Barbara's unique found family mother-daughter dynamic, a type of relationship we don't often see in media, despite the many "reluctant father figure/teen girl daughter figure" duos that seem to be everywhere in pop culture.
Further Reading:
10 Terrible Bosses from Movies and TV
Psychologist breaks down boss-employee relationships in media
The dubious Milgram Shock Experiment
The equally sus Stanford Prison Experiment