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The Weird Dance Moms Special That Closed...

Christi Lukasiak & Kelly Hyland
About this episode

Dance Moms season 5 officially ends with a "slumber party "special, which somehow feels exactly right for one of the strangest seasons of the show.


Christi and Kelly recap the girls answering fan questions, talking about makeup, boys, bows, injuries, emojis, friendships, and who would be what character if Dance Moms was a movie. It is lighter than a normal episode, but still full of very season five energy — Maddie as the obvious star, JoJo being completely JoJo, Kendall getting roasted for taking forever to get ready, and everyone pretending this was a totally normal way to wrap up the season.


By the end, Christi and Kelly look back at what fans thought of season five overall: the LA shift, the fame-chasing, the colder team dynamic, and the feeling that Dance Moms had become a totally different show.


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