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I find it so interesting that pay is the main discourse resulting from the show (yikes at Charlotte's ig comment section).... I hope everyone who jumped on the trolling Erica bandwagon is taking a good look at themselves.

Sorry a bit off topic but whenever anyone talks about eyebrow blindness I think about Gina's last season -

Watched all seven episodes and some initial thoughts here: I will share more thoughts soon! I also want to say that I think the Reddit discourse around TK/VK racism is BS and sounded ridiculous at the time and doesn't track at all with the show.

I'm assuming Dayton didn't make it to training camp? Do we know who did?

News and speculation about the upcoming Netflix series. I'm so looking forward to the show - I'm really interested to see how they balance a clear admiration from the organisation with the many problematic elements of it. I think Cheer Season 2 did a good job of this but season 1 was so "Monica is amazing and that's all there is to say" when there were clearly more nuanced stories to tell.

Just wondering if the mods could start a new thread for the netflix series? I am honestly so excited.

I think what the Jezebel points to is that DCCorg always seemed to view the show as complimentary of DCC and tried to control the girls to make the organization look perfect and aspirational. It was actually a pretty tough indictment of the organization. Which was highly enjoyable for the viewer. They would defend eg weight shaming the cheerleaders but we could all see that it was really bad behaviour. It was my favourite reality show because it was "real" - despite the scripting, this was genuinely women either getting fired or landing their dream job. I think it's been a really under utilized asset so hopefully this is an opportunity to show more rather than less of the cheerleaders' lives. I also would have thought that the success of "get ready with me" and "a day in the life" content would allow a year-round approach rather than just TC.

Bet MTT style this out as "11 vets retired"

Sorry is Ozark-gate just that some DCC went on vacation and got drunk (whilst not on the job/ in uniform?)

Between "VK's not the villain" and "she chose to step away rather than apologise" to me it sounds like there has been a real disagreement and it's not about weight. VK has proved that she can lose weight and keep it off, if she got out of shape in off season I think they'd have just warned her and said "you're putting your audition at risk".

I like seeing the ladies do power pom/DCC style best. It's cool to see their varied talents but some of the routines do seem so random I can't imagine them being used for show group let alone sidelines. I really like seeing the girls side by side to really compare them and we can empathize with the judges more in terms of who they cut. I'm also just really intrigued as to whether they are relaxing the standards for weight bc it's out of date or they don't show the weight critiques any more? Or maybe they just let it slide because of Covid - @ShellyB has anything changed? TBH the weight segments obviously make for dramatic TV but I can 100% see that they're out of date in 2021.

I'd have more "dance offs" like they did this year - that was my fave part of the season.

1) Kelli handled Lily's cut really badly and I'm not surprised she felt she had to be more direct with the next ones 2) I appreciated all of the Ladies' responses -they were personal 3) IT WAS SO HARD WATCHING THEM ALL GET FIRED FROM A JOB THEY LOVE. The audition process is way less agonising - this was so sad and I honestly was miserable for them even if I agreed with the cuts. 4) Did anyone else think the "direction the team is going in" point meant that the vets think that some of the rookies are good dancers but bad role models? That's how I took it in the whole "America's sweethearts" context. 5) Maddie as point is so yawn. I like her as a person but am really bored with her and Tess being so prominent when there are far more dazzling dancers and personalities. 6) Not gonna lie - I think the girls look way less glamorous and in shape than previous years. They all look fine but usually I am in AWE of the DCC and this year I'm like "ok sure pretty girls but some are out of shape, no one's tan is even and it's clear makeovers weren't a priority" 7) As an employer I appreciate that KJ and C are trying to make things as special as possible when there's F all you can really do other than lay on praise - covid sucks. 8 ) I thought Kelli's reflections on Vet cuts was genuine and I really felt for her when she said "being a coach is complicated" - she was doing what was best in her professional opinion and she is so passionate about the team and her job, even if I don't agree with her all the time. Thank you CMT / DCC / TPTB for making this season - it wasn't one of the best but I am SO grateful for it - losing my favourite show would have been a pandemic low point for me (including cancelling my wedding) so THANK YOU so much.

On the whole I agree - it's kind of the like the crazy Miss America interview questions when they ask things like "How would you resolve the Venezuelan refugee crisis" and I'm like dude the State Department hasn't figured that out - y'all think Miss West Virginia has the solution???? But it does make for good TV when they get stumped!

Yeh I think that's so silly. Like sure VK is an insanely annoying reality TV character and is clearly a bit obnoxious in real life but nothing suggests she's a bitch or a bad person - she's spoilt and obsessed with DCC but that's her parents' fault. She's definitely maturing. The fact that they're friends with her reflects well on them - they clearly are able see the good side in people. I get that people think they're suck ups but Lisa has been on the team for a year - no one can be fake that long.