Tainted Love The Next Step

Previously on The Next Step...

Noah, just do it. Kiss me.

I just keep thinking about my surgery and I believe our first kiss

deserves my full attention.

I'll take 20% attention.

Yeah, I've got, like, 8%, maybe 9% max.

That's what I meant to say. 8% or 9%.

I was just starting to get over you, and now you're here.

Well, I hope you're not over me.

Because I'm not over you.

I love you.

You... You're going to tell James.

Or else I'll tell him.

'I know I can't put this off any longer.'

I have to call James.

I have to tell you something.

Something serious.

So, let's talk.

Face-to-face.

# So you say you want to feel a bit more

# Then you need to want to take it to the top... #

'When I see James...'

I'm stunned.

He's supposed to be in London, and now he's standing in my office.

Babe, what's up? What do you need to tell me?

SHE SNIFFLES

Babe?

Who?

Alfie.

I've ruined everything.

# We

# We are gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# Stand up! #

'I'm practising for the qualifier.

'But I'm having such a hard time.'

All I can think about is Riley and Alfie kissing.

James!

James.

'My heart is breaking.'

But I'm not going to let Piper see that.

Right now, I have to be strong.

What are you doing home?

I had to come home and make sure you're OK.

I came home so late last night,

-but you left so early this morning...

-James,

I need to tell you something.

-It's about Riley.

-Pipes...

..I know.

I wanted to tell you sooner, but I just... I just couldn't.

It's OK. It's OK.

'Piper is the reason I came back to The Next Step.'

I have to make sure she's OK.

Everything else can wait.

I love you, James.

I love you too, Pipes.

I wuv you. I wuv you!

'We're in London at the Bangers And Mash-Ups'

hip-hop competition.

James left, so it's up to Eldon and I

to win this next challenge.

But Eldon's... a little less than focused.

'Thalia and I are back together.'

I'm in love.

It's the best.

Get your head in the game! We've got a battle to do.

-Focus, focus.

-Sorry...

-Let's get this.

OK, are you guys ready to see what these dancers can do?

Yeah! CHEERING

It'll be two dancers from each team for three head-to-head solo rounds.

I battle first.

If I get eliminated, then Eldon's going to have to tag in for me,

But if I win, then I get to dance again.

And all we've got to do is win twice.

The first round will be breaking.

The second round will be tricking.

And the third round will be hard hits and dimes.

APPLAUSE

I think it's time to introduce our teams.

First up, London's hometown heroes, here to represent Her Majesty,

whether she likes it or not, it's the Double Deckers.

CHEERING

And battling back from across the Atlantic, The Next Step.

CHEERING

You guys ready?

The first round is breaking.

It's all about top rock grooves, power moves and style.

And West...is the king of breaking.

HIP-HOP MUSIC

APPLAUSE

'West... He's unbelievable.'

I don't think anyone's really going to stop him.

'Yeah, you know, I think that was pretty good.'

Top that, "mate."

-CHEERING

-'That kid's got chops.'

Hm. Respect.

-Make some noise, guys!

-CHEERING

'When that first round started,'

I thought West had it in the bag easily.

But now I'm not so sure.

OK, well, as usual, Masked Man, it's over to you.

Who is the winner of that round?

Round one goes to...

-..the Double Deckers!

-CHEERING

'I can't believe it.'

The Double Decker just double decked me.

And now it's all up to me.

'I'm leaving the hospital today, and I'm really nervous'

because I promised Amanda I would kiss her after my surgery.

After the surgery means in the hospital.

If I don't kiss her today, that means I'd break my promise.

-Hey. How are you?

-Good.

Are you excited?

Oh, yeah.

-Yep.

-I can't believe you're not more excited.

Today's the day you get to go home.

Mm-hm. Yep.

Do you need help?

-Yeah, I need some help.

-OK.

-Um... Is there anything else I can do for you?

-Yeah.

Yeah, oh, yeah, there's a lot.

Well, what?

This is it. The perfect kiss moment.

Um... Maybe you can go check with the nurse

to make sure I'm good to go.

Sure.

'I don't know why I let these moments pass by.'

When Amanda comes back, at least I'll have another chance.

I heard James is back.

Let me guess. You're here to tell me I'm an idiot.

No.

I'm here because I'm your friend.

Even though I was really mad at Riley before,

this all must be really hard on her.

And I'm going to be there for my best friend.

'Just when I think the whole world is against me...'

Michelle proves that she's still my best friend.

It's him.

It's him.

This...is not good.

James and Alfie in the same room.

This is my worst nightmare.

Do you want me to stay?

No, it's OK.

-I'll see you later.

-OK.

Do you not have somewhere to be?

'This guy has a lot of nerve.'

He needs to go.

Yeah, Alfie, um, I think maybe you should be rehearsing.

Of course. I see you two have a lot to talk about.

I'll be in the rehearsal room if you need me.

-I can't even talk to you right now.

-Wait, please...

-I need to think, all right?

-James!

'I didn't think things could get this bad.'

But that's the problem.

I didn't think.

I didn't think at all.

APPLAUSE

It's now time for round two.

It's best two out of three.

And I've already lost one, so if Eldon loses...

then we're out.

Get ready to see some tricking!

CHEERING

Round two is tricking.

It's martial arts meets gymnastics -

lots of twists, flips and kicks.

'The Double Deckers - they might have the home turf advantage,'

but I've got the greatest advantage of all.

'Love.'

Let's go, Eldon!

'Eldon is on fire right now.'

It's like Thalia is his good luck charm.

-CHEERING

-Yeah!

'Watching Eldon perform'

makes me fall in love with him all over again.

-MASKED MAN:

-The winner of round two is...

The Next Step!

CHEERING

'Yes, the pressure was on,'

but my boy Eldon got us through to the next round.

One down, one to go.

'Amanda went to talk to the nurse,'

and I'm just lying here trying to work up the courage to kiss her.

I talked to the nurse, and she told me

-that she told you you could go home an hour ago.

-Oh, right.

Yeah, you know, she popped her head in and said you could go home.

I thought she was talking about that guy right there.

-But maybe...

-He's still here.

Yeah. You know what?

I just have something else on my mind.

Like what?

HE SIGHS

Well, we were supposed to have this kiss after my surgery

and I guess the surgery's done, so it's time for the kiss,

but I'm just way too nervous to just kiss you,

so I was thinking maybe we could have this, like, pre-kiss,

but even then I'm kind of extremely nervous to think about that,

-so maybe we can do this, like, pre-pre-kiss...

-Oh...

Please, stop with this whole pre-kissing thing.

You've been driving me crazy for a whole week over here!

Sorry, Yohance.

-Have you even ever kissed a girl before?

-Yes, I have.

-A lot.

-Don't lie.

And by a lot, I mean once.

And I don't remember it.

Because...?

I blacked out shortly after it.

-Wow!

-But I'm assuming I'm pretty good.

Do you even want to kiss me?

Yes, I do.

Wait, before you guys get awkward again, can you do me one favour?

-Sure.

-Get the curtain.

-Of course.

Well, I guess we should kiss now.

-I want to if you do.

-I do.

-Good.

Good for me too. I mean, I'm glad we can both agree on it.

We're definitely going to kiss.

Just do it already!

OK...

'Come on, Noah.'

Kiss me!

You can kiss me whenever you're ready, Noah.

You know, I don't think this kiss is going to happen.

-This is a huge deal.

-It's a big deal for me too.

Why?

Because I have feelings for you?

We both have feelings.

That's bad.

Why is that bad?

Well, it's bad because if it's a bad first kiss, it could ruin

all this good stuff. You know, like all the moments and everything.

All right, enough is enough. Let's move this thing along.

-We've actually already had our first kiss.

-What?!

I promised you a kiss right after you got out of surgery

and that's exactly what I did.

I kissed you while you were still under anaesthetic.

It's true.

How was it?

Surprisingly good, given the circumstances.

Well, with the first kiss out of the way, that makes this a lot easier.

That was easy.

Pretty good second kiss, huh?

Better than the first?

Actually, that was our first kiss. I lied.

-I didn't kiss you while you were under anaesthetic.

-What?

Yeah, that's right. She lied.

How do you feel?

10% scared, 90% amazing.

I feel amazing too.

I'm really glad that this is finally happening.

It was well worth the wait.

'Amazing. Why didn't I do this sooner?'

Now I'm ready to go home.

Now we're moving on to round three.

'The third round is hard hits and dimes.'

You've got to be able to hit hard, and stop on a dime.

Eldon just has to beat one more dancer

to get us through to the final. Here we go.

It's time to give it everything you've got.

'There's a reason the Double Deckers'

saved this girl for last.

'She is sharp.

'Honestly, I don't care who I'm up against.

'I'm doing this for the people that I love.

'For James, for West, for Thalia.'

For us.

'The way I feel right now, nobody can stop me.'

CHEERING

'Eldon absolutely killed it out there.'

I like our chances.

But it's going to be tight.

Masked Man, over to you. Who's the winner?

The winner of round three is...

-..The Next Step!

-CHEERING

'Eldon did it. He doubled down the Double Deckers.'

We're moving on.

'Moving on to the final challenge'

AND getting Thalia back?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is the best day ever.

'When James comes back to London,

'he's going to be dancing in the Bangers And Mash-Ups finals.'

All because Eldon got us there.

And THAT is the power of love.

'I'm in Studio A,

'trying to wrap my head around what happened to me and Riley.

'Have I lost her? Have I been replaced by Alfie?'

# We both need some space right now

# That's what I'm told

# So I'm just looking for some hope that I can hold

# But am I fooling myself?

# Every time I get close she's talking me down

# I've got two knees on the ground

# Cos I don't want to be here with anyone else

# My heart

# Beats so

# So slow

# I'm lovesick

# Now I'm the other man

# One of us stays and the other one's moving on

# Now I'm the other man

# Now I'm the other man

# One of us stays and the other one's moving on

# Now I'm the other man... #

# Yo...

# Let's switch it up now

# So now they saying I'm the other man

# Huh?!

# You got me wondering, where do I stand?

# And now I've got these broken pieces in my hands

# Now you've got me worried that trip, trip, I'm tripping, girl

# You got me thinking, envisioning how we used to kick it

# If when I'm missing you, dissing you, doing shady business

# Cos with the distance, you distant and I can feel the difference

# I'm reminiscing and wishing you never did this

-# My heart...

-I see your face in all my pictures and my memories

-# Beats so...

-You always said you'd never lie to me, I can't believe

-# So slow...

-And now I'm flipping through the pages of this tragedy

-# I'm lovesick

-Lovesick, I'm lovesick... #

'Things between us were great.'

Then I leave for England and somehow everything changes.

All she ever had to say was "I need you."

Then I would have been back in a heartbeat.

# We

# We are gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# You

# You can never fade us out

# Don't even ask the DJ

# Everybody knows we own this... #