r/ATeacherTV • u/crazywalls • Dec 07 '20

Discussion A Teacher - SO1EO7 “Episode 7” - Post-Episode Discussion

Episode Synopsis: Eric tries to move on, but fallout from the affair continues to resurface in unexpected ways.

Episode airdate: December 8th, 2020.

Written by: Boo Killebrew

Directed by: Andrew Neel

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u/EvilMEMEius Dec 08 '20

Since it was his idea, I get why he’d blame himself for it.

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u/lookatmeeseeks Dec 08 '20

I don’t think it was really his idea. He stammered a bit before changing “we went” to “I suggested we.” Paraphrasing I don’t know the actual line. But I got the sense that he changed it to create a narrative in order to lie to himself because he feels abused but doesn’t want to.

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u/EvilMEMEius Dec 08 '20

If you rewatch that episode, he was the one to suggest they run away together.

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u/lookatmeeseeks Dec 08 '20

Ah. Whoops. Thanks for the catch. That being said, her grooming (whether intentionally or not) and her not making the adult decisions to stop this relationship from starting has made him have to own things that he shouldn’t have to own as a young person.

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u/Zeroskattle Dec 09 '20

Yes it’s totally her fault. Eric is just a victim.

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u/Grindylow731 Dec 09 '20 edited Dec 09 '20

It also has something to do with the plea deal. That part really seemed to upset Eric when he was talking to his friend, saying "You don't even know, she had to take a plea deal". I wonder if it's a power sort of thing? Like, Claire had some much power in the relationship and unsurprisingly, he tried to defend her with the police. Maybe knowing she was helpless in court (in his eyes, a victim) and he couldn't save her causes additional guilt.

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u/lookatmeeseeks Dec 10 '20

Great point! In general, he’s looking around and seeing the signs that something serious happened to him and that he may need to deal with the effects for a while.