Maddie, you're back.
Are you excited that you're back?
I'm excited to be back, but I'm not excited
for the stressful competition.
Yeah, exactly.
Even though I did have so much fun filming the movie,
it's so great to be back.
And to be honest, I haven't really been here,
so I don't know what's up with Abby.
But I do miss my friends, and it's so great
to just be back with the girls.
I'm just so excited that Maddie's back,
and we're, like, a complete group again.
Yeah, me too.
Now that Maddie's back, hopefully
this will make Abby happy.
Last week she didn't want to be with the team,
she didn't want to be here.
I'm not working anymore.
This show has to go on.
Why?
I understand that Abby is dealing with legal issues,
but you know what?
She needs to hold it together.
Maybe because Maddie's here, Abby will show up for work?
- Hello. - Hi.
Hey.
You look very nice.
Oh, thank you.
Abby showed up.
And she got dressed.
Maybe our fearless leader is back,
but honestly, I'm not holding my breath.
Last week, we found you in your pajamas,
not ready to do pyramid.
So this week we find you ready to go.
Is it because Maddie's back?
No.
You told me, I don't have the passion,
I'm not interested in this anymore.
Has that changed?
Do I have the passion to teach dance?
To choreograph? To create?
Absolutely.
That is my passion.
It's not about quitting because I'm afraid of hard work.
I'm not.
Then Abby, what is it about?
All those times where you didn't want to be here,
you didn't want the kids here, you didn't want to do it,
you didn't want to show--
what is it about?
And has that changed, so now we can have Abby back?
It's financial issues.
I think all of you kids respect that, and you know that.
It's the way it is.
These moms don't have any idea the kind of stress
that I'm under.
Emotionally, mentally, and financially.
I've had years of success, and now it's falling apart.
It's hard to continue to do my job,
because I don't feel that I am putting my best foot forward.
But my parents never let me quit.
So I need to suck it up, and put on a happy face.
Let's get finished.
OK, congratulations, girls.
It was a very successful trip to Arizona.
Maddie, you're back.
[cheering]
You were doing a movie.
You were a winner up until that point.
When you came back, and went, and came back, and went,
you didn't win.
Second place, 3A.
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The Abby Lee Dance Company.
You need to get into the groove,
and you need to be my number one girl
out there every week again.
Do you understand that? - Yes.
All right.
This week, my eyes are going to be on Maddie.
It's going to be her that gets the correction,
or her that gets reprimanded.
Getting to the top is one thing, but staying on top is tougher.
Without her dance training, Maddie wouldn't
be getting these opportunities.
Did you see her do the Ellen?
Did you see the video?
I didn't.
- I sent it to you. - I'm just busy.
I'm just doing other stuff.
This week, Maddie was on the Ellen show,
and Abby didn't watch it.
It's a little bizarre for Abby to act like this,
but it is what it is.
But if Abby doesn't want to watch her, shame on her.
Pyramid.
On the bottom of the pyramid, we have JoJo.
Nia. Maddie.
And Mackenzie.
In the group dance, you all really pulled it down a notch.
So Maddie's at the bottom of the pyramid.
I think I like this new Abby that's hard on Maddie.
This could be good news for Brynn.
And next up--
Kendall.
You did well.
To me, it looks like you loved the dance,
and that you loved what you were doing.
And then we have Brynn.
Regardless of what the judges thought,
I thought you were beautiful to look at.
You were a good representative for the Abby Lee Dance Company.
And on top of the pyramid, are overall high score winner,
who did not let any of her mother's actions or words
faze her whatsoever--
Kalani.
I thought you were absolutely gorgeous on stage,
and it paid off.