The TV Chick

I have to say, I was extremely pleased with last night’s Make It Or Break It. It completely made up for my slight disappointment from last week. While the girls might not have done a lot of tumbling in the gym–they were in the gym for the majority of the episode. They were summoned to Sunday practice because their new coach Sasha Belov found out about the kegger party they attended. (see: cliched storyline from last week) While being forced to clean the mats, as well as condition (gymnastics term for torture), Payson, Lauren, Kaylie and Emily actually bond. Coach Belov has them write down their grievances with each other on paper and toss them in a garbage can as a symbol of leaving the past behind. He then of course, reads these complaints out loud. And while he watched the girls complete their tasks, he read “The Art of War.” I thought that was a subtle, nice touch on the part of the writers.

As the day progresses, the girls realize they should take the coach’s advice to heart, and come together as a team to go forward to Nationals. Emily shows a lot of sass and personality in this episode when she yells at the other girls for not understanding the real world. (Because, let’s face it the world of The Rock is a privileged one). Emily even starts to fit in a little after she expressed that no one had made her feel welcome in the little grievance exercise. The girls cover for her when she has to go to work at the Pizza Shack.

With lines like “What are you? Eharmony?” and the usage of the term “frenemy”–I was very entertained. At the end of the episode, Coach Belov asks Kim (Peyson’s mom) to manage The Rock (after subsequently being semi-threatened by Lauren’s dad to make him the manager). I thought this was a great moment. Peyson’s mom really does seem to care a lot about the girls and has their best interests in mind. Whereas Steve (Lauren’s dad), clearly does not.

I am excited to see how the rest of the season shapes up, as secrets are bound to come out (somehow Kaylie will find out about Lauren and Carter). And as a complete side note, Lauren’s dad is named Steve Tanner. And Steve dates DJ (well Candace Cameron Bure’s character is named Summer on this show). Coincidence?! I think not.