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Phoebe: You are evil.
Lucien: I have evil for lunch.
Phoebe: You shouldn't be eating that...

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"Game, Set, and Match" is the 2nd episode in Season 3 of The Next Step and the 66th episode overall. It premiered on March 16, 2015.

Synopsis[]

As a final resort, A-Troupe must compete against Elite Dance Academy, and even each other, for a spot on the Internationals team.

Plot[]

Lucien explains the terms of the competition: the names of twelve dancers from both Elite and The Next Step will be put in a hat (one of his, naturally) with two names being drawn at a time. Those two dancers must then go head to head with the winner earning a spot on the Internationals team, meaning that two members from the same studio may be candidates to compete against one another. He also says that if seven or more of The Next Step dancers win, Phoebe and Kate can keep the studio and Lucien will leave; but if such a scenario happens with Elite, Kate and Phoebe must go. Kate and Lucien shake on it, as there is no other option.

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Riley expresses her worry to James.

Riley and James are working on a new duet to be performed at his aunt Kathy's wedding. The duet is also acting as a way to distract them from the drama that is taking place within the studio. At the latter, Riley receives a text telling her and James that Kate needs them to return to the studio. When they arrive, Kate tells the dancers about the terms of the merge (but not about the ownership of the studio), and Eldon quits.

Daniel encounters Lucien at the park. Daniel confesses that he blew his Juilliard audition and that he is no longer a part of Superstar Dance because he quit to rehearse for his audition. Lucien promises Daniel a spot on the Internationals team as long as he does whatever he says.

Eldon is dancing to clear his head when Thalia enters and helps him by choosing a song for him to dance to. Thalia confesses that she is disappointed that he left the team, as the two of them had been getting a lot closer as of late and she was hoping that she could get to know him better. Eldon also admits that although he will not return to the studio, he does enjoy having Thalia around.

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Kate tells Noah that there may be a way for him to go to Internationals.

A-Troupe is at Hidalgo's conferring about what they have to do. Amanda and Chloe try to keep the team positive, but since Michelle still doesn't trust Amanda. Michelle asks her if she knew anything about what Lucien was going to do. Amanda says that she didn't, but understands why Michelle would ask such a question. The team agrees that they cannot fight and need to stick together, as well as try to get Eldon back. James tells the team he will talk to him. Meanwhile, Richelle and Noah are dancing in the Music Room. Richelle confesses that they are the two best J-Troupe dancers and that she knows they will be on A-Troupe soon. Kate approaches Noah and tells him that she would like him to move up to compete for a chance on the Internationals team to which he enthusiastically agrees. Richelle is instantly jealous.

In Studio A, Emily is speaking with Michelle and tells her that she will be ready for Internationals, although Emily is secretly skeptical, as she is unsure if her knee is healed.

Amanda is dancing alone and confesses that she feels as though she doesn't belong anywhere and that the drama keeps following her despite her newly good intentions. Shantel and Tess approach Amanda again about coming back to Elite, but Amanda refuses. Michelle, overhearing the conversation, finally trusts her. As Eldon is packing up his personal items, James approaches him about returning to the team. James tells Eldon that he will dance as hard as he can, no matter who he is up against and that Eldon needs to "grow up." The assertion causes Eldon to halt, but he merely says that he can't and leaves. James admits that it seems as though they have lost Eldon for good.

Amanda enters the Music Room and confronts Lucien, Tess, and Shantel, telling them that she is no longer a part of Elite and that they should stop scheming against The Next Step. Lucien confesses that it's time to deploy Daniel in the plan to destroy the studio.

Daniel enters Studio A wearing an Elite jacket, and reveals that he will be competing as a member of Elite; this saddens Giselle and angers the other members of the studio.

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Daniel tells the dancers that he is a member of Elite.

James then begins then, much to Riley's confusion, and claims that he knows how to get Eldon back. He texts Eldon (who is sitting in Hidalgo's) about the scenario. Eldon instantly becomes visibly angry, and rushes back to the studio, where he confronts Daniel and informs him that he is "going down".

Trivia[]

  • This is the second part of an hour-long season premiere.
  • The Next Step Dance Studio is officially merging with Elite Dance Academy for Internationals.
  • The Next Step and Elite are going up against each other in a competition; twelve dancers from each studio will battle each other for a place on the Internationals team, and by the end, whichever studio has seven or more dancers on the team will keep the studio space.
  • A-Troupe knows that they will be battling against Elite, but not that Kate may lose the studio to Lucien.
  • Daniel failed to get into Juilliard, and is no longer a member of Superstar Dance Academy.
  • Noah is now a member of A-Troupe, and will be competing for a spot on the Internationals team.
  • Shantel and Tess were Amanda's assistant captains at Elite.
  • Daniel is now a member of Elite, and will be competing for a spot on the Internationals team.

Continuity[]

  • Eldon initially forfeits because he doesn't want to compete against another member of The Next Step Dance Studio, which he ultimately is forced to do in "Let the Games Begin."
  • James's persistent ideal of dancing as hard as he can no matter who he faces is tested in "The Fallout."
  • Ironically, Eldon originally forfeits his spot on A-Troupe because he doesn't want to compete against someone else from the studio and James says he'll dance as hard as he can no matter who he faces. In the end, Eldon ends up competing against Hunter and James is the one who forfeits because he doesn't want to hurt Riley seeing as he loves her.
  • Emily says in this episode that she will be going to the doctor for a check-up on her injury; this is shown in "Secrets".

Errors[]

  • The duet that James and Riley practice for Kathy's wedding is never actually performed at the wedding.[1]
  • It seems improbable that Shantel was Amanda's assistant captain at Elite Dance Academy, considering that she is new to the show as of Season 3, long after Amanda has officially left Elite. However, since it is never confirmed that Elite is structurally the same as The Next Step Dance Studio, it is possible that Shantel could have still been a high-ranking dancer at Elite, but was never featured at Regionals or Nationals.
    • By extension, only nine dancers were actively shown when Elite was competing at Nationals,[2] meaning that there logically had to have been another unseen dancer with them or else they would have been disqualified; it is also never confirmed whether or not Elite had any alternates on their team. As Elite was never in a position where they needed ten dancers to perform or to switch one out for an alternate, there could potentially have been up to three unseen dancers on their Nationals team, one of which could plausibly have been Shantel.
  • This is one of many occasions when a character incorrectly states that it has been a year since the previous season; in this episode, Tess reminds Amanda what Lucien did for them all last year to get to Nationals, but according to Michelle in the previous episode, it has just been slightly over a week since Nationals.

Production Errors[]

  • In the background of a shot of Daniel and Giselle, James can be seen taking his phone out of his pocket. However, in the next shot featuring him and Riley, James is leaning on his arms and his phone is nowhere to be seen. In the shot following that, James takes his phone out of his pocket again.

Cultural References[]

  • The title of this episode refers to a song of the same name by 20syl.

Cast[]

Main[]

Recurring[]

Featured music[]

Featured dances[]

Quotes[]

Main article: Game, Set, and Match/Quotes

Aftershow[]

Main article: Game, Set and Match/Aftershow

Gallery[]

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To view the Game, Set, and Match gallery, click here.


References[]

  1. "Marry Me." Wikia. Retrieved on August 28, 2015.
  2. "Re-Match". Wikia. Retrieved on April 6, 2020.
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