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"Just the Two of Us" is the 8th episode in Season 1 of The Next Step and the 8th episode overall. It aired on April 26, 2013.
Synopsis[]
Eldon struggles to choose between Emily and Michelle as his partner for his performance.
Plot[]
Chris lifts Kate.
Kate enters Studio A and reminds A-Troupe that they will perform their duets the following day. As inspiration, Kate and Chris perform a duet that everyone is astounded by, especially since they are "old people".
Michelle approaches Eldon so that they can practice their duet, but before he can leave with her, Emily calls him back to work on their duet, leaving Eldon unsure who to follow. As he tries to decide, Chloe asks Eldon to be her duet partner, as there is no one left for her to dance with; overwhelmed by how many people want to be his partner, he turns her down.
Eldon asks James and West whether he should keep Emily or Michelle as a duet partner.
Eldon approaches James and West and asks them what he should do; James tells Eldon he should dance with Emily as she is who he wanted to be with in the first place, but West thinks his partner should be whoever asked him first, which is Michelle. Torn between their suggestions, Eldon decides to keep both duet partners for the time being.
Stephanie beckons West so that they can practice their duet. West confesses that she is being extremely bossy and he is tired of her attitude. Emily then reenters Studio A and tells Eldon that she has been waiting for him in Studio B. He tells her he will join him, but as she departs, Michelle asks him where he is going. He tells her he will be back in five minutes, making her suspicious. After practising for a while with Emily, Eldon eventually lies that he needs to go to the washroom and leaves to practise with Michelle.
Emily looks on in annoyance at Eldon's departing figure.
Meanwhile, Stephanie continues to boss West around and refuses to accept his ideas for their duet.
While practicing with Michelle, Eldon lies that he needs to go to the washroom again, but instead goes back to rehearsing with Emily. Upon seeing him, Emily confesses that she does not like working with him as he is disorientated and absent. Eldon leaves again and admits that he is overwhelmed. Finally, after leaving Emily once again and returned to Studio A, a frustrated Michelle finally asks Eldon what is going on and Eldon admits that he agreed to do two duets; one with her and one with Emily. For a moment, Eldon mistakenly believes that Michelle will let him work solely with Emily; Michelle instantly dismisses this idea, and asserts that since she asked him first, they will remain partners. As they watch her stand up to Eldon, James and Riley are further persuaded that Michelle should be dance captain.
Speculating that taking her duet partner was part of her plan to make her leave the studio, Michelle confronts Emily and orders her to leave Eldon out of their feud. Emily denies having anything to do with it, and an argument ensues, during which Emily accuses Michelle of having a crush on Eldon and Michelle levels the same accusation back at her. Emily tells Michelle that Eldon will be her partner, as she is dance captain and he is the best dancer in the studio, and then confesses that according to rule #44, an E-Girl always gets what they want.
Stephanie and West compromise.
West is reading a magazine when Stephanie approaches him and condemns him for taking a longer break than she had recommended. Fed up with her attitude, West says that he doesn't think they can be partners, because she is so bossy that she makes him not want to dance. Fearing that she won't have a duet partner, Stephanie eventually allows West to do a flip if it means that she can be a little bossy. After West agrees to the compromise, they return to the studio.
Back in Studio A, Chloe is saddened seeing everybody practicing as she still doesn't have a partner. Meanwhile, Stephanie pulls Kate aside and tells her that after considering it for some time, she wants to become a "triple-threat", meaning she wants to pursue acting and singing as well as dance. Kate assures her that she will assist her, and Stephanie confesses that asking Kate for help with this seemed natural, as she has always thought of her as a second mother.
Michelle and Emily argue over Eldon.
James asks Eldon why he is so down just as Emily and Michelle simultaneously storm in. They argue over Eldon's head about why he wouldn't pick the other person as a duet partner, then respectively warn him that he'd better pick them, leaving Eldon in even more of a predicament. Riley urges James to help Eldon, and James sits down with him and advises him on what to do; Eldon is impressed with his advice, deeming James a "genius".
Later, Kate announces that it is time for the dancers to perform their duets. Eldon volunteers to go first and approaches Emily and Michelle; however, instead of picking one of them to perform with, he reaches past them and brings out Chloe. Riley confesses that James's idea was a good one, and as Chloe and Eldon perform their duet, Emily concedes that while she is hurt that Eldon chose to dance with someone else, choosing Chloe was a smart way to avoid deciding between her and Michelle. Michelle enjoys Chloe and Eldon's performance, but confesses that she wished she could have danced with him. West and Stephanie perform next, and West admits that he now sees the good in Stephanie as opposed to the wall she puts up, and Stephanie in turn says that West "isn't that bad". Riley and James perform their duet, and Riley confesses that she is enjoying herself and that she and James have chemistry; James says that he thinks Riley may be starting to like him, but he is mostly getting mixed signals. Finally, Tiffany and Daniel perform their duet, meaning Emily and Michelle are the only two dancers left. Assuming that they must have prepared a duet, Kate asks to see it; horrified at the situation, they both say they are not prepared, disappointing Kate and Chris. Chris suggests that they make something up on the spot, and despite their protests, Kate orders them to perform together; the "duet", which is essentially Emily and Michelle trying to outperform each other, goes catastrophically. Kate stops them halfway through and tells them that she is disappointed in both of them; Michelle confesses that she is tired of Emily's mistreatment of her, and Emily says that if they want to win Regionals, Michelle has to go.
Trivia[]
- James has three sisters.
- Although not referred to by name, this is the first time Piper is mentioned on the show.
- E-Girl rule number #44 is: an E-Girl always gets what she wants.
- Chloe can dance en pointe.
- This episode marks the first time that James and Riley perform a duet together; over the course of the first four seasons, they regularly partner one another in group dances and perform duets together more than any other couple on the show.
Continuity[]
- James and Riley's duet is performed again in the Brighter Brightest music video in the next episode.
Errors[]
- Stephanie breaks E-Girl rule #71, as she calls West by his name before he says hers.
- Michelle claims that Eldon has left her five times while rehearsing their duet, but when Eldon reenters Studio A, James claims that it is "Round 2", thus implying that it is his second time coming to rehearse with Michelle.
Production errors[]
- During the recap, James tells Michelle, "Just try it, we're going to get her out of power," something that he never said before, but obviously takes place during the conversation he, Riley and Michelle have about wanting to replace Emily with Michelle as dance captain.
- During the recap, Eldon does a flip and then says, "Uh oh. Michelle," before confessing that he has two duet partners. These scenes have never been shown, though they appear to have occurred immediately after the conclusion of the previous episode.
- Two characters' outfits spontaneously shift in this episode in scenes mere seconds apart. These outfits all alternate more than once.
- Riley's outfit changes between a blue tank top and solid shorts and a light green tank top and striped shorts.
- Eldon's outfit changes between a light blue t-shirt and a mint green tank top.
- Jordan Clark is credited despite not appearing in this episode.
Cultural references[]
- The title of the episode refers to a song of the same name by Grover Washington Jr and Bill Withers.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Alexandra Beaton as Emily
- Bree Wasylenko as Kate
- Brennan Clost as Daniel
- Brittany Raymond as Riley
- Isaac Lupien as Eldon
- Jennifer Pappas as Chloe
- Lamar Johnson as West
- Samantha Grecchi as Stephanie
- Shamier Anderson as Chris
- Tamina Pollack-Paris as Tiffany
- Trevor Tordjman as James
- Victoria Baldesarra as Michelle
Absent[]
Featured music[]
Featured dances[]
Quotes[]
- Main article: Just the Two of Us/Quotes
Aftershow[]
- Main article: Just the Two of Us/Aftershow
Gallery[]
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