My daughters and I found this episode painful to watch.
Maddie is the captain of one trio and Brynn is the captain of the other.
If Brynns team wins, she will be an official member of the ALDC.

Credit: Lifetime
Maddie and Brynn pick their teams, leaving Nia out.
Why cant Abby give her a solo?
Makes sense to me, but not onDance Moms.
Did I mention Kira is back?
Having met her, I can say that she is one of the nicest girls.)
Then everyone attacks Ashlee, because its been a solid six minutes since the last time they did.
Unfortunately, the hate everyone has for Ashlee is really ruining things for her daughter.
Then they attack Abby, with their usual lines of, Where is she?
She is never around!
Its actually painful to watch, because the dance is so bad (even with Maddie in it).
My daughters and I cringe and cant look at the TV.
Now, on to the trios.
Brynn, Kalani and McKenzie perform their dance flawlessly.
Did Maddie do that on purpose to ensure Brynns win?
Thats immediately what my daughters asked.
Did she do that on purpose?
That was a simple turn for Maddie and no way she would mess that up!
Dance Moms Conspiracy theories at such a young age!
In the end, Brynns team wins!
We cheer at our house, while the moms go into attack-mode AGAIN!
Jill and Melissa accuse the competition of being rigged.
Ashlee starts crying and tells Abby that they said that.
Kendall tells Jill what Ashlee said about her and the moms go bananas.
They said you were a horrible person.
No one seems to remember that.
Shame on you, ladies.