ABBY: This week, we
That scares me but, I have the next best thing.
[music playing]
[cheering]
- Hi, Brynne. - Brynne!
Hello.
ABBY: While Maddie's away, I need someone
to stand it for her, somebody that is going
to be a consistent winner.
That's why I'm bringing in Brynne.
The group routine is an idea taken
from an old movie, "The Boy In The Plastic Bubble."
One of you is actually going to be in a bubble.
[gasp] - I want to be in the bubble.
ABBY: So going into this competition,
we're going up against rivals.
The last time we saw these people at nationals, you lost.
They're on top now.
They hold the power.
They can intimidate you if you let them.
Of course, the first week back,
our rival BDA is up against us.
After the second place loss at nationals,
we have to redeem ourselves.
ABBY: "The Boy In The Plastic Bubble."
It's a type of immune deficiency where a child can't be touched.
They can't get outside.
They're allergic to other people.
And if they catch these germs, they can die.
OK.
Come get in it.
Bubble's happening.
ABBY: Whoever is inside the bubble has to be so animated
that the judges can see the acting capabilities
and what they're trying to tell, what the story is.
When you want somebody that's big and animated,
I think JoJo fits the bill.
Look, they're blowing up JoJo.
How is she going to breathe?
I guess if she passes out after a couple of minutes,
we know there's no ventilation in there.
ABBY: When we open this, you need to suck the air and get--
OK, let's practice that one time.
Oh, my god, that's making me panic.
Ready?
No.
Well, I can't get it open.
JOJO: Wait, I have to like--
ABBY: The zipper's stuck.
Oh, god.
WOMAN: Take her out.
Get her out of here.
WOMAN: Unzip her, please.
She's taking a breath.
ABBY: Come on, breathe.
WOMAN: Yeah, so you can't breathe.
ABBY: OK.
You OK? - I'm good.
That was fun.
JESSALYN: Of course Abby would put JoJo out in the bubble
with only five minutes of air.
The more JoJo talks, the less air she's going to have.
I mean, is this Abby's grand plan to keep JoJo's mouth shut?
ABBY: That zipper looks so bad where it is right now.
JESSALYN: I think that turn inside would be hard.
It looks hard.
Like, the plastic would get caught up under your foot.
Or the zipper. ABBY: Open it up.
Open it up.
HOLLY: There's a lot.
They're doing a lot in that.
They're rolling her, they're unzipping it.
That's a lot. - But it was at the right spot.
Like, what if it's underneath? They're going to have to--
Yeah.
Didn't think of that.
HOLLY: Competition is tomorrow and this group
dance needs a lot of help.
I mean, this is a giant hamster ball
that the girls have to manipulate
and move and dance around.
There's a lot of room for error.
[music playing]
[screaming]
This is the first competition of this season.
And already, I feel an enormous amount of pressure.
We're going up against BDA this week,
who are our rivals and the defending national champion.
This is going to be a long day.
Scream fire.
At the end of the dance, if you're in trouble
and you can't get her out, you need to scream so that people
come running out and help you.
Let's go.
ANNOUNCER: Judging number 28, teen group specialty, "The Girl
in the Plastic Bubble."
[cheering]
[music playing]
[cheering]
KENDALL: I thought the group dance was amazing.
We didn't have to scream fire, which is really good.
And I'm just really excited to see how we do.
And I hope we win.
ANNOUNCER: Are we ready for the adjudicators' scores?
[cheering]
Teen group.
BDA beat us at nationals last year,
and we have to redeem ourselves.
ANNOUNCER: First place for teen group, "The Girl
in the Plastic Bubble."
[applause]
Winning the competition against BDA
is kind of like a payback.
So it feels really good and I'm just happy that we won,
because we're probably going to have
a really good week next week.
[music playing]