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"Cry Me a River" is the 21st episode in Season 3 of The Next Step and the 85th episode overall. It aired on October 2, 2015.
Synopsis[]
Eldon is to compete for the Internationals male solo title, but Noah wants to have a shot and show Eldon that he is just as good as he is.
Plot[]
Stephane, Giselle, Riley, Cierra and Michelle finish their routine after Michelle bursts in tears.
Giselle, Riley, Cierra, and Stephanie are performing a 2-7 person dance (that is to come with a yet-to-be-mentioned twist) in preparation for Absolute Dance Internationals, with Michelle. Despite Michelle being an alternate, Kate had enlisted her in the dance for practice, although Michelle is hurt and offended because she merely acts as a prop in the dance and poses on a throne in the background. When the dance ends, she bursts into tears.
Upon persuasion, Stephanie tries to comfort Michelle. She decides that she will get her a bottle of water and that when she returns in 90 seconds, Michelle should be okay.
Noah enters The Music Room where Eldon is dancing under the watch of Kate. Upon question, Kate reveals that Eldon has been picked to represent the team to compete for the title of Mister Internationals Soloist. Noah asserts that he would have liked to at least try out for the position, and although Kate and Eldon agree to the challenge, they instantly patronize him. Noah confesses his confidence and reveals that he now knows he is A-Troupe material, not J-Troupe material.
Stephanie is comforting Michelle, who claims that most of the tears are out of her system. Riley enters then, and asks them if they need the studio because Kate designated her as female soloist and she therefore needs to practice. Michelle instantly resumes crying, despite Riley's attempt to reassure her that she would have gotten the solo if she hadn't been caught up in her parents' divorce.
The boys are shocked at Ella's burping skills.
West is talking to James and Max about Internationals when James, followed by Max, burp loudly. West is instantly disgusted, revealed to be because he cannot burp on command. The boys are appalled by this, but are interrupted by a thunderous burp, coming from none other than Ella. Ella approaches them, pounds her chest, and says: "Round one: Ella." James believes that Ella has challenged them.
Noah and Eldon begin to face off against each other. Eldon executes about 12 pirouettes, and brags about how much control he has. In retaliation, Noah effortlessly executes 30 pirouettes, knowing that Eldon has failed to reach the amount. Eldon downgrades it and says that there is a lot more to dance than pirouettes to which Noah replies that that isn't what Thalia said, upsetting Eldon.
West, Max, and James (watched by Ella) are in Hidalgo's attempting to drink raw eggs just as Rocky Balboa did; each boy has two raw egg yolks in their glass. The boys ultimately chicken out. Ella approaches them then, culminates the six eggs into one glass and drinks them all, astounding the boys. She beats her chest and says: "Round two: Ella."
Noah dances against Eldon.
They continue to face off, and although Noah is confident, Eldon eventually out-does him. Eldon admits that Noah is better than he thought.
Max, West, and James corner Ella and tell her to pick a sport to which they will challenge her to. She picks football, and the boys are elated, as Max is a "football legend." They try and fail to be intimidating as they leave The Music Room.
Noah and Eldon perform a duet together after realizing how similar their styles are. After the dance, Eldon assures Noah that he will have a solo the following year, giving Noah hope. He truly believes that one day, he will get to Eldon's level.
Ella tests the wind before she kicks the football.
The boys are at the field, waiting for Ella to arrive and are confused when Ella arrives with a soccer ball, not a football. They decide to still use the football, anyways and discard the soccer ball. The rules are that whoever can kick the football through the goal posts wins. Max goes first, and despite the boy's positive encouragement, Max misses the posts by a landslide. Ella goes next, and cleanly kicks the football through the goals. Before exiting she beats her chest and says "Round three: Ella." She confesses that the activities are not hard since she has four older brothers.
Stephanie comforts Michelle once more, but with a different approach; Stephanie tells Michelle to reveal all of the things that are making her upset in the hopes that she will get them out of her system. Michelle commences with her list: her parents are divorced; she is now an alternate for the biggest dance competition ever, and her mother took her cat, Tiggy, with her to Wisconsin. After taking a deep breath, Michelle admits that she now feels better.
Trivia[]
- Cierra, Giselle, Michelle, Riley and Stephanie will be performing in the second round at Internationals.
- Eldon will be performing in the male solo round at Internationals, and will therefore be competing for the title of Mister Internationals Soloist.
- Riley will be performing in the female solo round at Internationals, and will therefore be competing for the title of Miss Internationals Soloist.
- The Next Step Dance Studio is confirmed to be located in North America.
- Ella has four older brothers.
- Michelle has a cat named Tiggy, who now lives with her mother.
Continuity[]
- The five-person dance that is practiced in this episode is first mentioned in "Marry Me", referred to by Michelle as "the Hotel dance".
- Giselle confesses that there will be a twist to their two-to-seven person dance, which they won't find out until they get to Internationals; this twist is revealed in "Blind".
- West talks about how he wants to visit the Everglades when they go to Miami; he does this with Eldon and James in "Lost at Sea".
- When Eldon tells Noah that "many" people have tried and failed to take him down, he refers to both the time when he beat Hunter in "Sacrifice" and the time he beat Daniel in "Old Friends".
- Ella is seen wearing a jacket with a Union Flag on the left breast, which is confirmed to be the team jacket for her studio in "When the War Is Over".
- Noah's admiration of Eldon and his dancing prowess was first revealed in "The Truth Comes Out" when Noah stated that he was confident that Eldon was a better dancer than Hunter and would win the vote to keep the male solo at Nationals.
Errors[]
- Given that Riley is much closer with Michelle than Stephanie is, Giselle is close with Michelle, dance captain and her parents are divorced (as revealed in The Next Step Souvenir Book) and Cierra's parents are divorced and she had actually comforted Michelle about her parents' divorce before in "Mixed Messages", it is unknown why Stephanie, of all of them, was the one who was elected to comfort Michelle.
- Given that Riley later reveals that she needs the studio to practise because Miss Kate has just made her the female Internationals soloist, it is possible that Riley had an upcoming rehearsal or meeting with Ms Kate, which was why she was unable to comfort Michelle.
- It's possible that Cierra didn't want to try and comfort Michelle again because she had tried previously and clearly Michelle was still upset about her parents' divorce.
- However, even if Riley and Cierra's excuses are valid, it is still unknown why Giselle would not try to comfort Michelle instead of Stephanie.
- In The Next Step Souvenir Book, it is revealed that Eldon has two brothers; however, in this episode, Eldon claims that the "four or five" individuals that have tried to take him down were Hunter, Daniel and his brothers. It can be presumed that Eldon was trying to exaggerate his situation to impress Noah, as his number of rivals should have amounted to exactly four.
- This is one of many occasions when a character incorrectly states that it has been a year since the previous season; in this episode, Stephanie states that Michelle fell a little short this year after the latter states that she was Miss Nationals Soloist, thus implying that it is a new year, although based on the show's timeline, only three months at most should have passed.
- Kate states that she didn't need to hold auditions for Mister Internationals Soloist because she knew that Eldon was the best choice. However, given that Riley reveals in "Re-Match" that Max has won Mister Nationals Soloist multiple times and Eldon did not win first, second or third Mister Nationals Soloist in "Danger Zone", this suggests that Max would actually be the best candidate for Mister Internationals Soloist.
Production Errors[]
- This episode was initially aired as "Today I'm Getting Over You".
Cultural References[]
- The title of this episode refers to a song of the same name by Justin Timberlake.
- James refers to a famous scene in Rocky, where the titular character drinks raw eggs.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Bree Wasylenko as Kate
- Brittany Raymond as Riley
- Cierra Healey as Cierra
- Devon Brown as Max
- Isaac Lupien as Eldon
- Jordan Clark as Giselle
- Lamar Johnson as West
- Myles Erlick as Noah
- Samantha Grecchi as Stephanie
- Trevor Tordjman as James
- Victoria Baldesarra as Michelle
Recurring[]
- Ella Gilling as Ella
Absent[]
Featured music[]
- "Abilene"
- "Be Free Tonight"
- "Empire"
- "Hero"
- "Hotel"
- "I Know You Wanna"
- "Let the Music Take Control"
- "Never Get Lost"
- "Oxygen"
- "Watching the World"
- "We Do It Big"
Featured dances[]
Quotes[]
- Main article: Cry Me a River/Quotes
Aftershow[]
- Main article: Cry Me a River/Aftershow
Gallery[]
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