EvergreenLove

As much as I love Roy and Keely as a couple, I feel that Keely has a lot of growing to do beyond the days where her worth was tied into her sexuality and which ball player she was with. In that regard, it wouldn't surprise me if she outgrows Roy. I'm also very intrigued by Suzy Campbell's clear infatuation with Keely and what will come of it (if anything).

Taylor's whole post focused on what everyone should have been doing for HER, not the other way around. Her feelings don't automatically equal facts, and her ignorance wasn't going to be excused no matter what her reasons were for not knowing. Of course it's okay to not know something, but that doesn't mean you get a pass just because everything else was in line for you to make the team. Just ask Zoe from Season 4 (the one that was cut for her Tom Landry flub).

I would argue that the majority go on to marry VERY well.

I agree. My goal is to be welcoming to all and for my personal beliefs to remain unknown unless my opinion is directly solicited. And I will not tolerate someone as you just described - if a person is so steadfast in his or her beliefs that incendiary or polarizing language cannot be left out of any conversation, I'm out.

It's been said before and worthy of a repeat - people such as you described would likely never be a DCC. By nature, the vast majority of DCC have to come from a very privileged background.

For a show/squad that is trying really hard to revamp its image to appear more inclusive and aware of important issues (racism, domestic abuse, and now suicide), choosing to hyper-focus on Natalie Woods' elitist residence is an epic FAIL. I'm really struggling to find relevance and enjoyment in this show anymore. I tried to get a refund for the season pass, but unfortunately wasn't successful.

I wonder if the portrayal caused enrollment at her studio to decline? Perhaps she didn't like sharing the spotlight with the new, fresh faces they brought in as guest choreographers? It does seem odd that she just fell off the show so abruptly.

YES!!! I'm no prude, but come on. Kat's whole costume was beyond cringe-worthy. I can go back and watch so many clips of candidates being called out for slutty outfits or routines, but Kat's bare ass gets a pass because she's K&J's own little Beyonce? Just no.

Interesting thoughts about why Kat's solo wasn't shown. I've never been a fan of Kat, so I rolled my eyes when the cane came out and wasn't upset when they didn't show her solo. She grates...bad. I reluctantly paid the $20 to iTunes for the season pass. Ten minutes into this episode, I was already having buyer's remorse. Something just seems off about this season. It seems they're trying really hard to make everything fresh and current when there's really no way to do it successfully. I'll continue to watch since I paid for it, but I'm already bored.

I’m struggling so bad whether to buy the season or not. Arg!!!!!

Personally, I don’t consider it brave as much as foolish. It’s possible that if she would’ve cared for her first injury properly, she might have avoided the second torn ACL and been able to come back to dancing sooner. I know this is the norm in professional activities, but I don’t agree with pushing one’s body and not giving injuries the necessary time to heal.

Probably couldn't play Thunderstruck on the show. They never play the real song, only the canned crap songs.

The TPTB have marketed these cheerleaders VERY successfully. We all know they aren't the "best of the best" and can watch the show with a critical eye (such as the recent conversation of how "hard" the entrance is portrayed to be when it's likely not so difficult in reality), but they have marketed this squad to be the greatest professional dance organization known to man. This is why we see the increased talent level every year at auditions, we watch a hit TV show for 16 years running, and we think first of DCC when NFL cheerleading comes to mind.

I also fall in the camp of the gals doing what they desire at their weddings. Personally I think it's a bit tacky (college fight songs, Thunderstruck, etc.) as it seems more of a way to show off your former status rather than actually celebrating a marriage, but it's also not my wedding. Live and let live. Now, if they all wanted to bring the groom out and have him dance "Thunderstruck," with all the current and former DCCs, giving him the special poms - that would be pretty entertaining.

Current DCC Kelcey is a RN. I'm sure there's been more to come through. I think Ashton's sister Alyssa was in nursing school as well.

I'm convinced the Cassie-Ally-Taylor scene was a manufactured moment for the show.

I know this dead horse has been beaten into the ground many times, but I stand by my previous statements that TPTB need to intervene. At the very least, stop placing her so prominently in media offerings. This is not the PR image they should want associated with their "world famous" DCC brand.

Taylor was in Group 2, which was lead by Brittany Evans. Maybe that explains Brittany's face when Cassie was calling her out? Who knows, maybe Brittany was the one that started that rumor to begin with. And I respectfully disagree - Cassie's hair was/is fake and awful. Her extensions during her rookie year were the worst I've ever seen.

I'll join you. I'm really not a fan of her look now, or actually anything about her. Even that video seems like she is the focus while the condo takes a backseat. I'll duck from the tomatoes now. :)

Season 4 (which I think was in 2009) had a segment where a group got up to dance during practice and Judy said (paraphrasing) "Group 1, up for "Baby I'm a Star'." It feels like they have used it forever.

While I feel these gals probably have above average looks, I certainly don't think they are the most beautiful beings to walk the earth. They are carefully designed to look like that, especially while in uniform. Twenty bucks says that if I ran into any of them at the grocery store completely stripped of makeup and in a messy bun, they would look about the same as any other young gal out there.

Agreed that Kelli seemed to have it in for Hannah that season. It was so evident by the way she cut her eyes at Hannah when she came in for the "uniform size-up." And Hannah really seemed to be over it, especially with her parting comments in the locker room after her cut.

Not to worry - she'll filter the crap out of it to make her waist/abdomen look "better."

JMHO - I've always felt that the statement about starting to train the squad on the entrance only 2 weeks before the first game is fabricated for the sake of the show. Either that, or the entrance really isn't as hard as they would like us viewers to believe. I also think that Judy screaming (ahem, I mean "teaching") is for the show as well. I'm reasonably confident that their practices look much different when the cameras aren't rolling. Not to say this squad can't be stressful, but the degree of stress on professional athletes vs. NFL cheerleaders is probably comparing apples to oranges.

I couldn't stand TK any time she was on the screen. We all know the DCC "sisterhood" isn't all it's cracked up to be, but at least try to fool us a bit? TK just screams bratty, entitled housewife with nothing more productive to do than live in her DCC past.