Kira is not that.
At the end of the competition, I don't
know what got into your mother, but she gave me an ultimatum--
Kalani or Brynn.
No, I'm not coming back as long as she's there.
I don't really do ultimatums.
I think she was hoping you would tell Ashley
and Brynn their time here is done, because Brynn
was replacing Maddie.
Maddie is physically standing here.
So Brynn's the swing.
But we never had a swing before.
Well, I know. Wouldn't it be nice if we did?
So does that mean she's off probation?
No.
I don't have a problem with Brynn at all.
But the mother?
The jury's still out.
Ashley just rubs people the wrong way.
Kalani is not as good as she used to be.
What?
I do think Kendall could have played it up a little bit more.
I'm sure you do think that.
Kendall is old news.
Don't talk about other kids!
So I put Brynn on probation because of her mother.
And that's a shame, because when Brynn steps into that room
to dance, she's beautiful.
Is Brynn maybe the next Maddie?
That's up to her mother.
[applause]
Here we are in San Diego, California.
Abby went on, and on, and on about how there are
going to be amazing kids here.
But you know what?
Even if Abby is not giving her best,
they just need to go out and do their job.
JoJo, Nia, Mackenzie-- while you're putting
your makeup on, let's think.
Straight legs, feet pointed.
All those things that sometimes you do wrong
can't be wrong today.
Nia, JoJo, and Mackenzie all have solos this week,
and Abby basically put forth no effort
in choreographing any of their solos.
She basically doesn't care, but she still expects them
to pull all the stops and win.
I did notice that you missed a name in the program.
I did?
Well, I didn't know if she was on the team or not,
but I guess she's not listed.
- Who? - Brynn.
Oh, her name's not in the program.
Did you in the room, though, yesterday-- you said,
now that you're on the team--
No, I did not say that.
I was very careful in my choice of words.
I said, now that you're here, and you're part of our family.
Brynn, you're the newest addition to our family.
Well, she misunderstood, because she said now you're
part of our family, you're on--
She's part of my family. I adore her.
It's fine. - OK.
I misunderstood what you said.
She's not even in the program with the girls, as
listed as a team member.
And actually, I was happy to see that,
because she tells everyone that she's on the team,
and she's not.
That she's better than all of our kids.
I never said she was better.
I said, of course--
Every day, you do.
Trying to make the team, I'm going to talk her up.
I mean, why would I not?
Because it's called being humble.
Ashley is like every other young mom.
They don't know when to zip it.
This is exactly why I need for her to be on probation.
You don't need to brag about your child to us.
Let her talent speak for itself.
You just sit back and relax, and keep your mouth shut.
Did you have any regrets not giving Maddie a solo this week?
- No. - No?
Maddie is in a place now, where I don't have to sell her
anymore, and I don't have to shove her down your throats
anymore.
That's a new argument.
You thought quick on your feet. All right.
That's a good one.
So then, how do you really feel about Maddie's success?
Are you feeling like she's beyond you?
Do you feel like you're jealous of her success?
Like, we've thrown out a bunch of stuff.
How do you really feel?
Well, whatever you're throwing out is going to get your kid,
and you kicked off my team.
If there's one thing that I can tell you, back me up.
Because I can do wonderful things for your kid, or I
can do a whole lot of nothing for your kid.
Come on.
That was interesting.
It wasn't really that bad.
No, it was pretty bad.
When we were calling her out about Maddie--
I think it's a good sign for me
that Maddie's not the advertisement anymore.
I mean, that's a good sign for Bryn, personally,
because I don't think that Abby's
going to promote her next girl from somebody
who's already been here.
Because she could have pulled any of you guys' kids and said,
you're the next Maddie.
But she didn't.
You still think that she brought Brynn
in here to be the next Maddie?
The first day we walked in, Abby said, welcome to the team,
and handed her Maddie's jacket.
She didn't hand her Maddie's jacket.
She said, you can wear it until Maddie gets here.
And you took welcome to the family as welcome to the team.
Like, talk about manipulating things.
But she was there to be Maddie's replacement.
That's what she was invited here to do.
OK. And now Maddie's back.
So--
And we're still here!
But you're on probation, and you're not even in the program.
I could care less if we're in the program or not.
I think if we were going to be going home,
we would've gone home when Maddie came back, each time.