Dare Me

- Previously, on "Dare Me"...

- I didn't know Beth had her bow and arrow.

Jealous much?

- What if I tried the bow and arrow today?

I said no.

You think I'm avoiding responsibilities?

I'm not; I am just juggling everyone else's

trying to be perfect every single second.

- Nobody's asking you to be perfect.

We just want you here with us.

- You can talk to me. - You have to go.

- Hard being this talented and this beautiful.

You two take the night off.

- Beth? She's down there.

- I don't need to talk about Friday.

Why are you acting so weird?

- You and Kurt-- nothing happened

that you didn't want to happen, right?

Nothing happened.

- These girls are going to regionals!

You're going to regionals and you're going to regionals

and you're going to regionals!

Get that foot down.

Breathe. It doesn't hurt as much as you think it does.

- Her face-- ruined because of you.

You are the coach, the adult...

the mother.

This is on you.

Fire...

Form...

Perfection.

That's what Coach used to tell us.

On the gym floor, on the football field...

Everywhere.

Sometimes it was like she was telling it to herself.

Now I think it was another way of saying,

"To make things happen,

you gotta burn the candle at both ends."

But she never told us what comes next...

You incinerate.

Focus.

- Never take your eyes off your girl.

Focus on her and only her.

That's how you stop falls.

- Tell her she'd better call me today.

Five, six, seven, eight, one.

We got that.

- We could point fingers, but blame is pointless.

Blaming others, blaming yourself...

It eliminates focus, and focus is what we need

to get back on track before regionals.

If RiRi comes back from the doctor today

with a concussion, she's useless to us.

But her misfortune will be someone else's opportunity

to shine and take her spot.

Anybody think they're ready for that?

Hmm.

That's what I like to see.

Hungry little vultures, aren't you?

No, don't apologize for that.

That hunger is what drives us.

That hunger is how we win.

Hanlon, you look hungry to me.

Do you think you can learn RiRi's part by tomorrow?

- Yes. - Good.

Brianna, you'll step into Addy's part.

Do I get the back tuck, too?

- Hungry and thirsty, I like that.

Ambition isn't a dirty word.

But, no.

Just the dance sequence.

The back tuck is Addy's to lose.

Welcome back, Curtis.

Or not.

Not.

Got one left,

but I don't think you'd like where it's been.

Come on.

For fuck's sake, we can't all be riding the crimson tide.

- It's like Shark Week in here.

Do you have any extra tampons?

You must have some in that purse.

- No.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Ugh, it's so weird.

One day she's at the center of everything-- RiRi--

and then the next day it's like she's a ghost.

- She's not a ghost, she's just...

just damaged.

You know, we all get damaged one way or another.

Worked out for you, though.

And just in time for regionals.

- Yeah, you, too. You're back up there.

Guess we both got what we wanted.

Guess so.

- I can't. No way.

- I know it's a huge favor. - We're well past "favor" here.

Look, it's J. J. Curtis.

I don't want to have dinner with her either,

but we've lost two deep-pocket investors

in the past month,

and Diamant Pharmaceuticals replaced them both.

She's one of their top sales reps.

J. J. just wants to shame me.

Honey.

- I-- I have called her three times

to check in about RiRi-- it's never enough.

These girls are athletes.

Athletes get injured, okay?

You can't defy physics

and not have injuries.

These girls fly 20 feet in the air,

they're taking huge risks, and they're humans, right?

They fuck up; they make mistakes.

She was supposedly a flyer here a hundred years ago.

She should know that.

You land on your head, you walk it off,

put a smile on your face.

Right?

That's cheer.

That's the risk you take going in.

- I get it, I do, but we need this.

Bert is really laying the pressure on thick.

You know that saying, "Never press a desperate foe"?

Who's desperate here?

We all are.

Hey!

Looking good, Ms. Adelaide!

I got RiRi's part.

I mean, I can get it. I've just gotta nail it.

Well, all right, then, yes!

Well, we-- we're sad for RiRi, of course.

- Of course, we-- we're sad for RiRi.

Everyone's sad for RiRi, but...

someone's gotta do it.

Why shouldn't it be me?

Should I ask?

Just Marines from school.

Again?

Is Michael really serious about this?

- I think he just kind of likes hanging out with them.

They're kind of friends, at this point.

- With the recruiters? - Yeah.

- They're not friends, Addy, they're adults.

And they want something.

They could be friends.

You don't know. Not everyone wants something.

[lively rock music playing over speakers]

- The Sarge is here.

About time. - Good to see you.

What's going on, man?

- You knuckle-heads. How you doing?

You good? - Good now that you're here.

You wanna grab us some beers?

All right, all right,

What are you doing? What are you doing?