To tell you the truth, I’m not really sure where we are in the greater landscape that comprises the story line on Make It or Break It. And I’m not convinced that the brains behind the show know either … maybe they’re not bothering with the whole silly notion of cohesiveness?
All of a sudden there’s an urgency for the girls to come up with new floor routines. And not over an extended period of time … no, overnight, two months before the National Committee is set to pick the gymnasts who’ll be going to Worlds. When, next year? Who knows.
At what point are the gymnasts at The Rock just training to get better at their sport? Kaylie’s playing matchmaker with her parents, setting them up as her co-managers, which will inevitably lead them to fight even more because they clearly have different perspectives on her career (not to mention the damage it will inflict on said career). And her ridiculously dull anorexia story line is going to explode sooner rather than later, because she doesn’t have far to go (weight-wise) to begin with, and so will collapse and land in the hospital shortly.
Chloe’s named herself Emily’s new manager — not that she had an old one — and hired the world famous Lacey Grimes (Shanti Lowry) to choreograph Emily’s new floor exercise. One stolen routine and a miraculous recovery later, Emily’s tops. Like I asked above, did she never see Bring It On? Like the Rancho Carne Toros, you get out there and hold your head high. And anyway, her music was different, which made the routine virtually unrecognizable. Plus Emily’s back to being “Mom,” putting her foot down with Chloe? I thought we moved past that.
I realize that Payson’s struggling with her new reality, but she needs to suck it up, understand that Sasha’s trying to remold her into a different, but still champion, gymnast, and listen to what he has to say. He shouldn’t have had to drag her to the ballet in order to do so (no one should be forced to sit through the ballet) … she should know by now to trust her coaches.
I’m impressed that Carter finally told Lauren off, but if he thinks he’s seen the worst side of her…. And Sasha’s demented if he thinks Lauren “learned her lesson” after Emily got up and did her routine herself. We’re never going to be rid of Lauren if no one says anything to her about any of the awful things she does. And the show would be infinitely better without her.
I guess it’ll be cute for Sasha and Summer to date, as long as they don’t spend their time talking about God and the evils of pre-marital sex. Believe in whatever you want to believe in, but stop pushing it on others. I’m sure Sasha will respect Summer’s life choices, and not pressure her in any way, so why even make it a conversation? Do we really need her to proselytize on the show?
Oh, and Kaylie totally looked a chicken in her routine. Nice.
“What’s wrong?” – Carter
“Is our whole relationship just about sex?” – Lauren
“No … it’s about safe sex.” – Carter
Clacked by Aryeh S.
on Jul 28, 2010 @ 14:00 EST5EDT
