Give Lisa Ann Walter all the accolades for her work in 'Abbott Elementary'!
Forgive me, however, for breaking from this share-the-love stance to fawn over how much I’ve loved Lisa Ann Walter’s Melissa Schemmenti. While the comedy stemming from her marinara-for-blood, tough Italian roots has always been delightful, the way in which it’s been shaded this season with her earnest love and dedication to teaching and her students has revealed the character in an entirely new light.
“Yeah, you’re definitely not the best teacher in Philadelphia. Or this school. Or this grade. Or this classroom,” she told him. “But I’ve seen you stick it out and improve week after week. You work really hard to get better, and you care. So maybe someday you’ll grow into deserving this award. But you know what? They’re not going to give it to you then, because you can’t choose when people acknowledge you.”, I cried a little bit. When I finally saw it in the episode, I cried a lotta bit.
I really hope Walter starts collecting more accolades for her work on the show. Like the perfect lasagna, it’s a hard performance to cook up—and only she could make it.It’s rare that the monologue is a standout segment from an episode of, but after rewatching Quinta Brunson’s from this week’s outing more times than I’d care to admit, I can say that hers is the exception. (
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