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"You and I are white trash because we say the F-word, but Kira is better than that...she has a criminal record but whatever. She just said the F-word 10 times!" Well fortunately for our lovely Bitches, Kira is in the hot seat on the second half of "Wild Wild West Coast Pt 2." After a couple weeks of threats, Tracey is finally delivering on her promise to oust Kira from the ALDC by exposing her past legal troubles, but will it be enough to actually secure Sarah R a more permanent spot on the team over Kalani?

As the ALDC make their final LA hurrah at Starbound they run into a bit of a problem, their dances just aren't it! Between tired choreography and some out of date references, its hard to imagine any of the dances making a strong impression compared to the more intense LA dancers in attendance. Worst of all is the bizarre choice to paint JoJo and Mackenzie in black and white for their I Love Lucy homage, managing to make the two look more like corpses than Lucy and Ethel. To add insult to injury their music shuts off mid-performance... so is that just an intentional sabotage at this point? How did it keep happening!?

But while the girls are struggling to make some noise on stage, the moms certainly are making noise behind the scenes. Abby threatened that not all the girls would be returning to Pittsburgh with the ALDC, and Tracey decides the best way to make her case is by taking out the competition. She begins to hurl insults and accusations at Kira, bringing up not only the fact she'd been charged with fraud for running an eBay scheme, but also claims she was arrested for credit card fraud! Shouting of course ensues. But honestly? Abby still seems more upset over Holly's perceived betrayal from a few days prior, and technically the MattyB incident is still on the horizon because that stuff all goes down AFTER the competition. So for all of Tracey's efforts, it would seem she might have played her cards just a little too late, or maybe there really is not stopping the Kalani train if she's one of Abby's favorites.

Quotes
“[The Bitchettes] know it's a good episode when you start talking in your Grover voice." (14:39-14:43 | Christi)
“Jess says she's really sick of Abby going on and on about Maddie. Well Jess, girlfriend, you just got there eight episodes ago so buckle up." (18:48-18:57 | Christi & Kelly)
“She cans hove Radio Disney up her ass, and Kelly really does means that!" (47:14-47:18 | Christi)
“We lost to ourselves. It was made out that we lost to a better dance... that our kids did!" (49:49-49:59 | Christi)

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Special thanks to Chad from Game of Roses for joining us for this episode. Listen wherever you find your favorite podcasts!!

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(Apologies for the audio this week, we're still figuring out recording while on tour!)

"I wish I had been on the show with Jess, she would have made me look like Gisele Bündchen." Christi at the very least is happy she didn't have to put up with Abby's nonsense from this week's episode. As Part II of "Wild Wild West Coast" gets underway, Abby is about to push one button too many.

Specifically Abby is fed up with the Matty B music video situation, and forbids Mackenzie from filming. After the other moms attempt to let their daughters film anyways, Abby threatens to sue and forbids all the girls from performing. Everyone is mad about the situation, but Melissa and Jill begrudgingly pull their daughters from the shoot. Holly is upset as this both sends the girls a wrong message about responsibility, but also robs them of the opportunities they came to pursue. Holly states Nia will still honor the contract, drawing Abby's ire.

Meanwhile the duets about feuds has brought out the rivalry between Kira and Tracey tenfold. We get some hard accusations from each side of the fight in this episode, and there is more tea we might soon reveal (hint hint, wink wink).

Quotes
“Oh my god it's officially one year of Get Your Finger Out of My Face! Now it lives in infamy on every social media platform ever. How about the fact I got stopped in the airport for the [Get Your Finger Out of My Face] magnets!?" (09:07-09:18 | Christi)
“This is obviously an opportunity Dance Moms the show has provided. Why are you pulling her? She does not give a good answer." (18:48-18:57 | Christi)
“They're still willing to go along with what Abby says. Are you shocked? No. ARE YOU SHOCKED!? No, I'm surprised they didn't bring her a present." (24:23-1:24:30 | Christi & Kelly)
“Is this the first time Jill referred to herself as an OG?" (29:21-29:26 | Christi)

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Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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We're headed on the road in 2026! Buy tickets here:
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"I need to know who wrote these field notes, cause they're the best ever!" Christi means that with all her heart, because this is probably one of the more entertaining episodes we've gotten to watch in a hot minute, and that's thanks in part to the salties note taker we've gotten yet! There's sarcasm and grievances galore!

With Maddie out acting in Austin and Ally for the week, the girls prep for a chance for a turn int he spotlight... well actually Abby decides that wouldn't be good so no girl will be getting a solo this week. Instead Abby brings out Sarah R. and Brynn to serve as swings for the ALDC, though more importantly she brings their mothers in to torment Kira for the drama. Along with Jess' continued aggressive campaign to get JoJo and official spot on the team, the OG moms are becoming increasingly fed up with the state of LA. This is their last week in town before venturing off for competitions, and they can't help but feel all Abby has done is continue to elevate Maddie for bigger opportunities.

To make some moves of their own the moms and girls agree to audition for a MattyBRaps music video (does anyone else remember MattyB?). The moms hash it out with Jess as they feel JoJo wasn't really invited to audition per their understanding of the casting call, but JoJo puts in the time and effort anyways. Though it's pretty obvious the producers just want Mackenzie for that name brand recognition, Abby unfortunately doesn't want Mackenzie to participate unless MattyB's dad give MackZ some song credit.

Will Abby manage to sabotage the rest of the ALDC's first genuine LA job opportunity?

Quotes
“I'm always very appreciative that my job is I get to sit and chat with you and then I get to meet new and exciting people. Because we could be digging a ditch... and I don't wanna dig a ditch. I'm getting elderly! I'm not digging nothing." (07:10-07:29 | Christi & Kelly)
“Oh my god you made me look at that? That's disgusting! I know, you're right... you're welcome!" (52:48-52:53 | Christi & Kelly)
“Look at Jess' pants now! Wow, she likes ugly pants! Look at that outfit, it's terrible!" (1:04:45-1:04:52 | Christi & Kelly)
“Calm down MattyB's Dad. Calm down." (1:06:04-1:06:06 | Christi)

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Thank you to Ashley Jana for allowing us to use Electricity!! Follow her on IG HERE: https://instagram.com/ashleyjanamusic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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