Classic Tragic Love Story
The network is not happy. Nick’s colleagues are worried about his safety and the game is going to end in disaster. They want Nick to stop but he insists that he can continue filming. This risks his life and the lives of those around him, but Nick is determined to finish the game.
Fast forward to present day and Nick comes under fire when a massive lawsuit is launched against him. Despite this, he continues to work on the Swan Lake production. ..
The first day of filming for the judges show features all of our characters, with the cameras rolling as they prepare to shoot the reveal for the judges. With Nick directing traffic, interviews help to exude exposition about Swan Lake’s story, confirming that this is your classic love triangle, involving a white and black swan. Nick though needs drama on top of this, which stems from the contestants he’s chosen.
The contestants and their pent-up drama come to the forefront as Justin worries that he’s not good enough and Mike is the focal point for Nick’s steely focus, given he’s going through a divorce. However, Nick manages to convince Mike to open up about how he cheated on his ex-wife, under the pretense that they’re not filming. Only, they very clearly are.
Julia’s marriage starts to fall apart after an earlier quip in the morning about his addiction to porn. After an earlier conversation with Kevin, Julia and Nick hear a discussion about their relationship, in which the latter admits that he doesn’t love her and wants to leave and stay in a hotel.
Raven and Julia have a tense conversation about Raven’s stripper career. Raven insists that her work is helping to ruin marriages, but Julia doesn’t believe her. They argue until Raven finally leaves, frustrated with Julia’s lack of faith.
Gabby is invited out to dinner with Reggie in the near-future. Although she’s over the moon, Gabby comes crashing down when she shows up at Reggie’s trailer in the morning. Unfortunately she walks in on Brittney giving him oral. Out of all the people to comfort her, Nick is the one who shows and encourages Gabby to focus on the dancing… and revenge.
Another person struggling to learn how to dance is Justin. However, Simon shows up and helps him learn more elegant moves. There’s definitely some chemistry between them too, although we’ll have to wait and see how that develops over time. ..
The rehearsals for the play are getting closer and closer. All of our characters are putting on a great show, but after the performance, they all await their parts.
The Queen goes to Julia. Reggie plays The Wizard while the Prince goes to Claude. The Black Swan role goes to Simon while the White Swan role is bestowed upon Britney. The rest of the roles are back-up dancers, except for Gabby.
Gabby is given the role of understudy in order to learn every role and take over for anyone who can’t perform. Nick is determined to put her through her paces so she can be the best understudy possible.
As the episode comes to a close, Julia opens up the webcam site that Kevin has been frequenting…and realizes it’s the one which Raven used. This could be bad news for her. ..
The Episode Review
The Big Leap is a brilliant follow-up to the successful first volume. It has a great deal of comedy and drama wrapped up in a parody of the reality TV scene. All those big bouts of forced drama, and making sure there’s enough for audiences to chew on, is indicative of the industry as a whole and The Big Leap does a great job showcasing that.
The film has a lot of interesting characters, all of whom are fighting for control over the screen. I think Brittney will be the focus of the story, as she is a very strong and determined character.
The Big Leap has been a thoroughly enjoyable show so far, and it’ll be interesting to see what direction this one takes next.
