Spoilers below for the shocking turn of events at the end of Abbott Elementary’s Season 5 installment “Trip,” so be warned if you haven’t yet watched on ABC or streamed it via Hulu subscription or Disney+ subscription.
When it comes to TV shows with game-changing “stop everything you’re doing” twists, Abbott Elementary isn’t usually in the conversation, for obvious reasons. That distinction has changed in Season 5, however, first with that wild midseason finale reveal that the staff and students had to relocate to an empty mall. And then in the episode “Trip,” which culminated in the most shocking, worst-nightmare moment yet: Janine and Gregory breaking up over some petty ol’ bulls--t.
