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"Fire"
Abbott Elementary episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 15
Directed by Jennifer Celotta
Written by
  • Ava Coleman
Production codeT11.10144
Original air dateFebruary 15, 2023 (2023-02-15)
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"Fire" [2] is the fifteenth episode of the second season and the twenty-eighth episode overall of the American sitcom television series Abbott Elementary . It was written by Ava Coleman [lower-alpha 1] , and was directed by Jennifer Celotta. It premiered on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on February 15, 2023. [3] [4]

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Plot

When a small fire breaks out in the teachers lounge, school principal Ava Coleman (Janelle James) rushes out of the school in a panic, abandoning everyone there. Second grade teacher Gregory Eddie (Tyler James Williams) steps in as acting-principal and invites a district therapist to speak with the students and teachers. After speaking with every teacher, the therapist suggests to Gregory that Barbara Howard (Sheryl Lee Ralph) is struggling to process the fire, as she’s the one who accidentally started it with her candle. [5]

Later, when a fire marshal arrives, he instructs a fire safety meeting, to which he bans open flames on school grounds after the teachers refuse to take him seriously. Barbara takes offense to the demand and goes off on the marshal, noting all of the careless things other teachers at the school have done without consequences. After being reconciled by Melissa Schemmenti (Lisa Ann Walter), Barbara reveals that her husband Gerald had a health scare not long before the fire; and while he is currently fine, the fire struck a nerve and caused Barbara to break. The therapist advises Barbara see a therapist and take a day off from work. [5]

Elsewhere, Melissa lives out her childhood dream as a firefighter, much to the boredom of her students and annoyance of the fire crew. Jacob Hill (Chris Perfetti) brings carrot cookies to school, however no one eats them as they are visually unappealing. Melissa later eats one out of curiosity away from Jacob, and finds out they are delicious. [5]

Reception

Upon its initial broadcast on ABC, "Fire" was viewed by a total of 2.76 million viewers, and 0.5 rating share among households 18-49. [6] The episode premiered on February 15, 2023. A teaser for the episode was released onto the series’ social media accounts the day prior to the premiere. [7] [8] Filming for the episode took place after July 18, 2022 and before February 2023. [9] Like the other episodes, the interior scenes of the series are filmed at Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank in Burbank, California, with exterior shots of the series being filmed in front of Vermont Elementary School in Los Angeles. [10]

Ralph was an honorable mention for "TVLine Performer of the Week" for the episode, with the authors giving praise to her performance and stating, "This week’s Abbott Elementary gave Emmy Award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph another chance to show off her impressive comedy chops. - Ralph brought the typically composed teacher to the brink, delivering increasingly hilarious and ridiculous declarations with determined energy (“I never listen to Chaka Khan’s ‘Through the Fire’ when it comes up on my Pandora. I'm every woman, not a pyromaniac”)." [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ A writer coincidentally of the same name as the show's fictional character Ava Coleman, not the fictional character herself.

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References

  1. ↑ "Abbott Elementary (2/14) - "Fire"". DGE Press (Press release). Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023– via ABC.
  2. ↑ "'Abbott Elementary' – "Fire"". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Abbott Elementary – WGA Directory". Writers Guild of America West . Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "EIDR Record: Abbott Elementary: Season 2". Entertainment Identifier Registry. August 7, 2022. doi:10.5240/F640-D6FC-3C6E-B655-97A9-R. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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  7. ↑ @AbbottElemABC (February 14, 2023). "i'll be stop, drop, and rolling my way to a new #abbottelementary tomorrow" (Tweet). Retrieved February 15, 2023– via Twitter.
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