Spotlight REVIEW Streaming review: 'English Teacher' finds plenty to write about BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal Sep 1, 2024 Sep 1, 2024 Updated Apr 11, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “English Teacher” takes a while to heat up. But when you get to episode six of the new FX comedy, you’ll be hooked.kAm%96C6[ {:?52 w2CC:D@? Wy6?? {J@?X 6?E6CD E96 A:4EFC6 2?5 56>@?DEC2E6D H92E <:?5 @7 492==6?86D E62496CD 7246 E@52J] $96’D 2? @FEH2C5=J DH66E >@E96C^6?EC6AC6?6FC H9@ H2?ED tG2? |2CBF6K WqC:2? y@C52? p=G2C6KX E@ 492?86 96C D@?’D 8C256 :? 9:D 4=2DD] tG2? 5@6D?’E E9:?< E96 A2A6C >6C:ED 2 9:896C 8C256]k^Am Stephanie Koenig as Gwen Sanders and Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez commiserate at lunch in "English Teacher." 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