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I know it's part of their job to be good ambassadors and all that, so she should at least fake it. But man, some of the woman are really over the top. Meghan Fox used to annoy me in her "ambassador" role. She seemed so over-eager. I'm a heartless, cynical witch, though.

She's seriously so skinny I wonder how she has the energy to get through the games.

Yeah, but isn't Maddie a 4th year girl? Jenna was like 5 or 6 when she retired, right?

Yeah, I have to agree with this somewhat. I was re-watching the season with Carissa yesterday, and that girl could not dance. Chelsea couldn't dance either and actually made the team her first year. The list goes on and on. I thought Christina looked good last night though! *Source: Am not a dancer, don't know anything.

I wonder if Julia is a Taylor from last season--maybe she said something dumb during the media training. I'm with you on Amanda.

Oh my god! Poor baby. She is so beautiful and seems sweet on the show. That's horrible.

I know I should go back and find the page that discusses this, but if anyone is willing to tell me a short version of what happened with Shaina, it would be much appreciated! Was she just cut on the last night, or is there more to it?

Pluto has been showing whatever season Carissa was on, and I forgot what a hot mess she was. Girl struggled. Also, their figures looked so much better then. Fit and thin and not scary skinny.

She's really pretty and they had a weak rookie class is my guess. Wholeheartedly agree with this, even though I like Meredith.

Wow, the team seems to really like Meredith. I'm rooting for her!

Tonight was the first night I could really see how much this rookie class struggled. They do not look ready. Amanda is great, and so is Lisa. But I don't think the rest looked good at all doing Charm's choreo. Oh, and Julia and Taylor P. looked good too.

Why is she the only rookie in the photo?

Brianna next to her looks so much better. It's scary how thin some of the women have become this season.

Wow, all the vets doing this routine looked great!

Totally agree with this. I don't get it. She's not bad, and she does the DCC choreo well. But it seems like she hugs her shoulders up to her ears when she dances. I don't see what he's talking about--best in the room? Better than Jalyn? Bridgette? What???

Yes! Did she just happen to know that these particular girls have had their Ancestry DNA done? Or does everyone do this now?

Probably to add emotional weight to her scene in the office when she cried about having nowhere to stay. But it was so weird. Like, we're supposed to believe that some rando woman is going to offer her house to a stranger?

I think they always keep the girl's uniforms from training camp. I remember Brittany Schram trying hers on the next year, and it fitting the same, and Kelly saying something about liking her "consistency." And they gave Caley Fullerton her original uniform from like seven years before!

Y'all, I really like Meredith. I'm surprised by this. I thought her voice would drive me crazy. But she's just so beautiful and she seems sweet.

Didn't Travis pick Victoria out last year too?

Really, all of the out-of-towners should do something like this. It makes a lot more sense than renting an apartment for what might turn out to be like two weeks.

It felt so staged.

I agree too, but the format is so different. Do the girls not get to say goodbye at the end of the night like usual? It was weird seeing them go to the locker room alone. I really, really hope they didn't actually cut them right after groups were announced.

Explains why the season is boring so far. As Janet Burroway says in her book on fiction writing, "only trouble is interesting."

Aren't they supposed to be "world class" though? Doesn't this include nailing it even through technical difficulties? Lol.