#tns8

[livebloggingkidshows]

I'm sure I noticed it before but when Richelle is going off on Ozzy in One Song Glory because she's mad everyone is leaving she says that Heath is leaving to open a spy store and that's just such a funny image.

[itsbebebe]

There are so many fandoms that I'll never quite grow out of and always care at least a little bit about. I think a big part of growing up for me was realising that that's okay and not childish.

And getting pissed at myself for throwing away my old Bratz and Barbies. (seriously why the fuck did I do that?)

[issabias]

Calling out to all my Londoners ❤️🇬🇧

Help bring you fave to London.

Here’s how:

Click the links below for your fave group

Make a MyMusicTaste account (if you haven’t got one already)

MAKE the campaign

Bam you are now a tastemaker !!

It’s really simple!!

Here are a few groups I’ve campaigned:

Taste Maker

https://mmt.fans/tn9c/ - 3racha

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https://mmt.fans/tFWH/- NCT

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https://mmt.fans/tFyI/ - NCT DREAM

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https://mmt.fans/tnKn/ - Lay

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https://mmt.fans/tnrs/ - Jay Park

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https://mmt.fans/tncj/ - Stray Kids ✅

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https://mmt.fans/tngO/ - NCT 127

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https://mmt.fans/tns8/ - NCT U

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https://mmt.fans/tnWn/ - SEVENTEEN

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https://mmt.fans/tnzO/ - Got7

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https://mmt.fans/tnGd/ - The rose

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https://mmt.fans/tnby/ - EXO

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https://mmt.fans/tnvZ/ - Dean

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https://mmt.fans/tnVV/ - The boyz

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https://mmt.fans/tn4y/ - ONEUS

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https://mmt.fans/twBA/ - Monsta X

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https://mmt.fans/twch/ - iKON

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https://mmt.fans/twtM/ - Jinwoo

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https://mmt.fans/twcE/ - Villain

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https://mmt.fans/twxL/ - WayV

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https://mmt.fans/twxz/ - Itzy

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https://mmt.fans/twjk/ - Sam Kim

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https://mmt.fans/twOI/ - June

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https://mmt.fans/twaw/ - Moti

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https://mmt.fans/twRX/ - DPR LIVE

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https://mmt.fans/twBJ/ - VIXX

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https://mmt.fans/twRx/ - TREI

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https://mmt.fans/twcZ/ - Pentagon

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https://mmt.fans/twac/ - Red velvet

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https://mmt.fans/tw0I/ - NCT 2018

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https://mmt.fans/twv0/ - crush

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https://mmt.fans/twHZ/ chungha

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https://mmt.fans/t01S/ - Zico.

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https://mmt.fans/twA4/ - PLT

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https://mmt.fans/twQ4/ - 9%

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https://mmt.fans/twhx/ - AOMG

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https://mmt.fans/tw5U/ - Gaho

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https://mmt.fans/tKFh/ - 노엘

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https://mmt.fans/t6gy/ - Treasure 13

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I’ll add more to this list every time I campaign

Make sure you guys share this,

Let’s try our best to get our boys/girls to London

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If there’s a campaign you want me to help just let me know

[livebloggingkidshows]

After being reminded that Sharpay's assistant's name in HSM3 is Tiara Gold, I now have to wonder if TeaAra Bling in TNS8 is a reference to that. Because they're just similar enough to make me question it.

[livebloggingkidshows]

I kind of hate that 8B makes me care about Heath. I didn't dislike him as a character but he was just kind of there and then they gave him the whole "I don't know if I'm good enough" arc and it hit me in my emotions and I have to feel bad for him.

[livebloggingkidshows]

Watching the A-Troupe party deleted scene again and I'm still irrationally excited about Maya and Grace entering holding hands Like That. I need more platonic intimacy, it's really freakin' adorable.

[livebloggingkidshows]

I really underestimated the power of new content. The context for Richelle and Ebby's "President" duet just dropped on the CBBC Youtube channel and I can't even get through it because I keep excitedly stimming.

[livebloggingkidshows]

I love that there’s a dancer with a prosthetic limb. I love that it wasn’t brought up, it was just a thing about her

[livebloggingkidshows]

I really need to stop watching the Season 8 Nationals episodes (or at least skip past the Richozzy stuff) because it makes me mad every time

[livebloggingkidshows]

8B Heath telling Xander he knows what it's like to be an alternate and how frustrating it was as if he didn't audition knowing it was for an alternate spot. Like everyone at the auditions this season knew that there was a chance they could be the alternate, but were hoping it's not going to be them. Heath only auditioned for an alternate spot, it's not really the same thing.

[livebloggingkidshows]

Once again frustrated with the fact that Kenzie and Heath didn’t just audition for A-Troupe during The Challenge.

[livebloggingkidshows]

I think this is my favorite deleted scene from Season 8 so far. The Cleo & Jude bracelet scene I don't think should've been cut because of plot necessity, but this scene would've added so much and really showed more of how everyone felt about the new A- and B-Troupes. Anyway it's really cute and I loved seeing all the B-Troupe friendships.

[livebloggingkidshows]

Going back and watching Season 8 Nationals, I’m actually angry about Richelle and Ozzy. There was no reason for them to get together except for fanservice.

[livebloggingkidshows]

I may have complained about it here before, but my family and friends have definitely heard me complain about it; the soundtracks for Season 8 of The Next Step have a completely different naming structure than the other 11 soundtracks (for the various seasons, not including the Prom Playlist, Live Tour album, etc.) and putting them all in a Spotify playlist and organizing it by album puts the Season 8 soundtracks above everything else. They had such an organized naming structure, and then they had to go and change it for Season 8

[livebloggingkidshows]

Mayhaps it’s because I’m randomly extremely wired, but so far this episode is so funny.

[livebloggingkidshows]

Was there build up for Richelle and Shad though? He kind of showed up out of nowhere after years and then suddenly they had feelings for each other after like two interactions? I kind of see Richelle’s feelings towards shad as a result of her uncertainty of her future. She doesn’t know where she’s going from here but shad offers her a solution/ a road (the show). Less about her actually having romantic feelings for him but more that he offers her comfort in the future, if that makes any sense? So she attaches herself to him and when he leaves, the uncertainty all comes back and she starts to spiral. (But also they keep saying that shad is a good guy but he did keep secrets from her and talked behind her back to the person ruining her life. Then he throws said persons words in Richelle’s face before ditching her. I do think he had a right to walk away after that mole accusation but he wasn’t innocent and he himself knew that, otherwise he would have told her earlier. Then he shows up and ambushes her with the song? At a huge competition that means a lot to her? Idk, shad was kind of a jerk.)

I’m gonna start this with the disclaimer that I’m aromantic so I often perceive romantic plot lines differently from people who aren’t.

I think for me the difference between the Shad and Ozzy plot lines was that Richelle wasn’t suddenly in love with Shad, she had (what seemed to me) a normal crush and over the time they spent together it developed more into deeper feelings. Especially since we likely didn’t get to see all their interactions while they worked on the show together. (Editing to add) Richelle and Shad also seemed to have a perfect romcom set up. The (re)meet cute, the build up, the break up/conflict, and if it were a true romcom they would’ve had a make up and get back together moment. It seemed intentional to have the stereotypical set up so it seemed odd to not have it play out.

I do see your point about Richelle clinging to him for comfort, but I guess that for me it doesn’t necessarily mean they can’t have a healthy relationship. Especially since after Step Inside she starts to realize that about herself and that she needs to let go and she can’t control everything.

A lot of the thoughts (and posts) I have during competition episodes surround people not doing exactly what Shad did. He shouldn’t have told her the song was about her right before she was supposed to go on, I feel like it was kind of implied anyway, and if he really wanted her to know he could’ve told her after. I think if he had just wanted to show off his new song at Nationals that would’ve made sense because he is repped by Maria and she has enough sway in the dance community that it’s not completely out of the realm of possibility. But he took it a step too far telling Richelle the song was about her. You’ll notice though throughout my blog I have multiple posts about people not making big declarations of any kind good or bad before moments like this, before competitions, before shows, during intermission, etc.

All of that doesn’t negate the fact though that Ozzy and Richelle’s romantic plot line seemed to jump straight from best friends to in love with each other, only that maybe she shouldn’t have ended up with either of them. And this is where I get on my little aromantic soap box; most people and society as a whole tend to treat relationships as hierarchical, with romantic relationships placed above friendships and familial relationships. And I think that’s a big part of the reason I dislike Richelle and Ozzy as much as I do because their friendship was amazing and even Ozzy says they finally got to a place where they could be friends because he was no longer placing her on a pedestal and their friendship had been building from Richelle thinking that Ozzy was just this annoying little kid in J-Troupe in season 5 to her actually becoming friends with him in season 7. It seems like in media almost any m/f friendship turns romantic even when it isn’t necessary to the plot. And I’m off my soap box.