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"Let the Games Begin" is the 4th episode in Season 3 of The Next Step and the 68th episode overall. It aired on March 18th, 2015.
Synopsis[]
Dancers from The Next Step and Elite vie for the first six spots on A-Troupe.
Plot[]
Elite and The Next Step are in Studio A on the first day of dance battles. Kate, Phoebe, and Lucien enter the studio, Phoebe holding a hat (supplied by Lucien, naturally) with the dancers's names in it. Phoebe pulls out Hunter's name from the hat, and The Next Step is excited because they know that he is a great dancer. Dread soon fills the dancers though, when Hunter pulls out Eldon's name from the hat. Eldon is disappointed, as the eminence of such a scenario was the primary reason as to why he quit before. Daniel dubs this as the perfect moment. Kate tells Eldon and Hunter that they have an hour to rehearse before competing.
Eldon and Hunter compete and despite Hunter dancing well, Eldon out-performs him and wins, meaning that Hunter is eliminated. Since Eldon is the winner, he picks the next name. The person he picks is Abi from Elite; Noah comments that he would like to get to know her and is disappointed when Abi picks his name.
Noah sees Abi rehearsing and babbles nervously, hinting that he may have feelings for her. After their performances, Noah wins, especially because Abi stumbles during her performance. Despite himself, Noah is disappointed because his chances with Abi are now diminished. The next name to be picked is Skylar's, exciting her sister Cierra who has helped her with her dancing daily. Unfortunately, the name that Skylar picks is none other than Cierra's. Whatever the outcome, The Next Step will officially have their first Elite member after the battle.
In the Music Room, Cierra and Skylar lament their unfortunate circumstances. Since their single mother will be unable to drive them to two different studios, they ponder upon what they will do so that they can both dance. They eventually decide to forfeit and go back to Elite, but Lucien says if they don't compete, they won't have spots at Elite. The two are forced to compete, although in private, and Cierra wins.
When the battles resume, Cierra pulls out West's name, and he pulls out Shannon's. West performs a great routine with the creative use of a basketball. Shannon struggles several times during her routine and West wins.
West pulls out Richelle's name and she pulls out Max's. Although they are very evenly matched, Max wins.
Max picks James. Lucien creates a diversion by pretending to use his cellphone to order pizza, which is part of Daniel, Tess, and Lucien's plan. They switch all the name slips in the hat with slips with Riley's name and James, who was formerly excited, is visibly devastated when he pulls out Riley's name. Riley confesses that this isn't fair, and she doesn't want to do the competition any more.
Trivia[]
- Eldon has defeated Hunter in the Competition, meaning Hunter is no longer a member of A-Troupe.
- This is the third dance battle that Eldon and Hunter have against each other.
- Cierra and Skylar are sisters.
- Noah may have feelings for Abi.
- Eldon, Noah, Cierra, West and Max are all on the Internationals team, having defeated Hunter, Abi, Skylar, Shannon and Richelle respectively.
- The competition is currently tied, with three dancers from each studio on the team.
- James has to battle against Riley.
Continuity[]
- The leotard worn by Abi is identical to the ones worn by Becca and Richelle for the trio competition in "Hello Trouble".
- The song that Eldon uses for his solo is the one that Thalia picked for him in "Game, Set and Match".
- Eldon references the dance battles that he and Hunter had against each other in "The Girl Is Mine" and "Heartbreaker", and the fact that Hunter won the first one and the fact that Eldon won the second.
- Eldon says, "I've never seen Hunter dance this good before," which is a variation of a running gag on the show.
- Daniel references the fact that the Head Slide is Hunter's signature move, which he performs multiple times in Seasons 2 and 3.
Behind the Scenes[]
- Allain Lupien is credited as a guest choreographer for this episode.
- Cierra Healey and Skylar Healey, who play Cierra and Skylar respectively, are sisters in real life. This marks the second time that in-real-life siblings are cast as siblings in the show.
Production Errors[]
- James alternates between sitting next to Riley and standing behind her during Eldon's solo.
- Alexandra Beaton and Victoria Baldesarra are on the cast list, despite not appearing in this episode.
Cultural references[]
- The title of this episode refers to a song of the same name by Anarbor.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Bree Wasylenko as Kate
- Brennan Clost as Daniel
- Brittany Raymond as Riley
- Isaac Lupien as Eldon
- Jennifer Pappas as Chloe
- Jordan Clark as Giselle
- Lamar Johnson as West
- Logan Fabbro as Amanda
- Natalie Krill as Phoebe
- Taveeta Szymanowicz as Thalia
- Trevor Tordjman as James
- Zac Vran as Hunter
Recurring[]
- Abigail Bergman as Abi
- Allain Lupien as Lucien
- Briar Nolet as Richelle
- Cierra Healey as Cierra
- Devon Brown as Max
- Jamie O'Leary as Tess
- Jennifer Taylor as Jen
- Mackenzie Grant as Mackenzie
- Myles Erlick as Noah
- Nicholas Maiorano as Nick
- Sarah di Iorio as an Elite dancer
- Shannon Rendall as Shannon
- Shantel Angela Vailloo as Shantel
- Skylar Healey as Skylar
Absent[]
Featured music[]
- "Abilene"
- "Danica"
- "Falling Behind"
- "Fire"
- "Hurricane"
- "My Turn"
- "Open Up"
- "Smile at the End of the World"
- "Straight to the Top"
- "Summertime"
- "Tides"
Featured dances[]
Quotes[]
- Main article: Let the Games Begin/Quotes
Aftershow[]
- Main article: Let the Games Begin/Aftershow
Gallery[]
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