Tuesday evening's Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 31 marked the beginning of Nationals, and things were predictably intense for Abby Lee & Co. on Lifetime.
The Abby Lee Dance Company and the Candy Apples Dance Studio both faced competition - and stalkers - that made the trip to the West Coast challenging.
The upside of heading to La-La Land for Abby? A possible ALDC expansion.
The downside? Former Dance Moms troublemaker Jeanette showed up!
Vowing revenge on the ALDC as she stalked the team 2,500 miles from its Pennsylvania home base, this felt like a classic ruse to bring in ratings for Lifetime.
If you watch TV online - specifically reality TV - you know you need a good villain and an unpredictable source of conflict to really invest people in the plot.
Often, it must be manufactured.
Whether it was staged or not, the drama came during the highest stage for the competitors, Nationals, and Jeanette sure has an axe to grind with Abbs.
Her daughter, Ava, was uninvited from the select ensemble in the middle of Dance Moms Season 4, and here in L.A., woman is out for blood. Blood!
Also noteworthy in Dance Moms Season 4 Episode 31 was the fact that Abby announced that she will be opening another studio in L.A. next season.
She's looking to bring stars from both the select and elite teams, and the girls' performances at Nationals will help her choose who she takes with her.
Of course, there was also the dreaded Cathy and the Candy Apples Dance Studio, which has hired So You Think You Can Dance winner Keon.
Looking to play spoiler across the country, Cathy tried to sabotage Abby's team when they made an appearance at an outdoor street festival.
They showed up and challenged Abby's girls to a dance-off, which Abby accepted in a made-for-TV moment that clearly was not scripted in the slightest.
Was this an actual competition? No. Were the stakes as high or higher in Abby's mind? You know it, and of course Nia and Chloe were the finalists.
McKenzie won that dance-off, however, and when the two groups competed, Abby Lee's troupe prevailed once more, really sticking it to Cathy.
How do you like them (Candy) Apples?! Just wait until Nationals.
Follow the link to watch Dance Moms online, and don't miss the epic second half of the finale next week, October 7, on the Lifetime television network.
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