Janet’s intentions the moment she killed Maddie are different than many thought.

Warning - The rest of this article contains spoilers for School Spirits Season 2, Episode 8.

Jess Gabor: At that moment, she didn’t know what was going to happen.

School Spirits, Season 2, Janet and Maddie

She didn’t know.

And that’s her entire prerogative in that moment.

Jess Gabor: It was kind of like a release.

Janet going into the scar

I don’t think it’s possible for you to speak to it scientifically.

I think emotionally, they had this connection.

So she wanted to give, I think it was just releasing her back.

Jess Gabor as Janet in School Spirits

Jess Gabor: What a roller coaster, I must say.

And obviously, that all comes crashing down when it doesn’t go her way.

And then he locks her in her red room.

the door in the afterlife in school spirits

And everything changes, and like the earth shakes, and she has to grapple with that.

It was a one-sided relationship, in my opinion.

He knows everything about Janet.

the ghosts of Split River High

He knows that she grew up from a religious background.

They’re trying to figure out how to break out of this purgatory.

They just know that if they do enough science, [they can] figure their way out.

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I definitely think that she’s thought about if she would go to heaven or hell.

Janet thinks about everything.

She’s extremely key in-A and thoughtful.

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So I think when he says this, it’s a dagger.

You stole somebody’s body.

You’re not a good person.

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And it’s his way of chaining her down and trying to manipulate her once again.

Jess Gabor: I know.

It’s so complicated those relationships.

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I mean, she’s known him for like 60-70 years at this point.

And I think a lot of her sees that he’s troubled and that he’s messed up… ## Why Doesn’t Janet Move On From the Afterlife in School Spirits Season 2?

“Janet Is Someone Who Gets Answers.”

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Surprisingly, she doesn’t run through it, instead choosing to stay behind.

Jess Gabor: I think it might be as simple as Janet is someone who gets answers.

She wants to know.

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She wants to figure things out.

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“I Don’t Think She Was.”

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Jess Gabor: In my opinion, no.

I don’t think she was.

And notI’m like, trying to excuse them.

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I’m like, not for the sake of them being bad people.

She’s created this relationship.

I think that she has her number one person, Mr. Martin.

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She believes in him.

She believes in the process that they’re working on.

I don’t think that she’s like this charming individual who would get along with these people.

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So no, I don’t think that she was.

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