This week, we are going to Fierce Talent
Competition in Calabasas.
So we don't know who is going to be there, what studios, but--
We know one.
MDP is going to be there.
Ugh.
The group routine is entitled "Voices in my Head."
Oh, creepy.
JoJo, you will not be doing the group routine this week.
Why is that?
I want her to concentrate on this solo.
Mackenzie, since you are our big winner this week,
I want to make you the lead in the group dance.
[applause]
Oh, wow.
Do you have what it takes to create this story,
to tell this story facially?
You can do it.
Yes.
Did that sound like she's the person I should hire?
Just be honest. - No, because--
I just don't want to let anybody down.
Then Mackenzie, come here.
Come up here.
Stand next to me right here.
Who over there are you worried about letting down?
No one over there.
Good. Good answer.
[laughter]
Good answer.
Just all of them.
You're worried about letting them down?
And you.
I don't want to let you down.
I know. All right.
Well, I'm going to give you the part.
If I see that you can't handle it
and that it's not going to win, I'm not going
to jeopardize the routine, OK?
It's kind of like you're asking the person,
that voice in your head, what would you have me do?
Should I sit around and wait?
Should I-- you're asking these voices in your head,
what am I doing?
So Mackenzie, we're going to put the music on.
And I want you to improv what you feel to this music
and let me see your faces in the mirror.
This week, we're up against some stiff competition.
And we need something that is stellar out there onstage.
And I hope that Mackenzie is mature enough
with her facial expressions to let the judges know,
this is my story.
Face. Face!
Sad!
Angry!
Can you hit the floor and back chest roll from there?
Right.
I don't-- I can't teach somebody that's doing the special
part every little nuance.
You need to take it to the next level and not be a little girl.
1, 2, 3.
Eyes, Mackenzie, no eyes.
6, 7, they're still on the ground.
Mackenzie is physically performing the lead great.
But her face?
Eh.
Her eyes don't move.
Her head doesn't move.
Her smile never changes.
It's just this poignant, kind of pensive, stare.
This win is way too important for this kid
to not be at her best.
There is no way that Mackenzie is going to do that part.
No way.
Maddie, you are the lead.
Does it bother Kenzie, the favoritism?
I love my daughters both the same.
I don't favor anybody.
I'm sick of the moms telling me what to do.
Abby knows best.
And you have to put your best foot forward.
Our girls have to win this week.
ABBY LEE: All right, girls.
Think about the number.
I moved Mackenzie because this piece was not for her.
And I am not trying to shove Maddie down your throats.
That's not what I'm trying to do.
I'm trying to go out there and win.
ANNOUNCER: Up next, number 67, "Monster Under the Bed."
[cheering]
[MUSIC - MS. TRINITI, "LIKE THE LIVING DEAD"]
La la la la la la la la la.
[laughter]
JILL: Crap.
These kids are good.
I just hope that our group dance has what
it takes to win against MDP.
ANNOUNCER: Next up, number 66, "Voices in my Head."
Go, girls!
[MUSIC - MIA SABLE, "LET IT OUT"]
Let it out so you can let it in.
[cheering]
MELISSA: The group dance was amazing.
By putting Maddie in, I think our girls nailed it.
ANNOUNCER: In second place, number 66, "Voices in my Head."
Give it up.
[applause]
Second.
I can't stand being second.
ANNOUNCER: In first place, number 67,
"Monster Under My Bed."
ABBY LEE: Two losses in a row.
This is not how I wanted to return to Los Angeles.
You need to be that kid that nobody beats.
Let's go.