‘Abbott Elementary’ Season 5 Premiere Review: Quinta Brunson’s Head-of-the-Class Comedy Is Shaking Things Up Again

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Abbott Elementary Season 5 Episode 1.When Abbott Elementary concluded its fourth season this April with the episode “Please Touch Museum,” it broached an issue that is inherent to the school experience, but in opposition to how sitcoms usually work. In the episode, we found the teachers saying goodbye to their oldest students, who would be going to high school next year, presenting the idea that some people may come and go, but (for now) Abbott Elementary will still be there.