Reacting to When the War is Over 🩰😭

Watching this solo brought back some memories of a time when my face was stuck in angst and my flexibility was insane. Thanks for watching!

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0:00 Always talking TNS
1:30 Jiley betrayal
2:47 Let's watch
3:30 The hair
4:00 Flexibility
5:04 The pain was real
5:32 Not on pointe
6:03 THE MOVE
7:50 The call
8:30 Thank you Sophie!
9:10 But spins and spacing
12:00 Breathing
14:05 My thoughts on Jiley
17:45 Many thanks
18:51 Bonus footage

[ellastones]

1:55 I wish life was as simple as it was when James kissing Beth was my biggest issue

[julianah]

This is something i’ve been ITCHING TO SAY
When Ella stole Riley’s solo at internationals, RILEY SHOULDVE DID HER POINTE

[phoebe]

I just hated the Ralfie storyline. They’d already done the Jiley cheating storyline, and with Riley now cheating on James it just felt so out of character, because I don’t know a single person who would actually cheat on their partner if they’ve already gone through the emotional turmoil of being cheated on themselves, ESPECIALLY someone as in tune with their emotions as Riley.

[kerys]

jiley was cute in season 1 and 3 but 2 and 4 was toxic💀

[setshegofortunemphaka]

I can totally see Riley coming back to TNS after finishing business school. Her being single, confident and strong in who she discovered herself to be.

[evelyn.m]

imagine if britt and brennan on dance dates manage to get the whole cast and redo stutter, i think id die

[thoraneh]

I really liked Emily in season 2. She had a good redemption arc and was really supportive of Riley. She also made a lot of sacrifices for the team. She ended up being one of the most selfless A troupe dancers in season 2.

[GetBenched]

I'm sad that Riley never overcame her fear of chickens.

[oliviaugwueze]

This solo is so iconic for me, i know outta all these seasons and episodes this was literally the dance that i somehow connected to, I could just feelll all the emotionss and i and my sisters would dance to it sooo harddd and even knew he song by heart and also the choreo to a point, this was my literal childhood

[dancingsun]

I absolutely love this solo and sometimes do some of those moves when I'm dancing, it's definitely one of the solos I remember the most.
About what you said regarding jiley, I never thought about that dependency thing before, and I'm sure whenever I go back to rewatch the earlier seasons (which is often cause TNS is practically my comfort show at this point) I'll realize just how dependent they are. I think for me, the best outcome for jiley would have been for them to break up and stay that way for some years. Give them both time to grow into themselves and find their own path in life, and then when they're older find each other again and see if there's any connection still there (ideally, there would be and they would end up together, more mature and like you said less dependent).

[claudiacantarutti]

hello brittany! i am a teacher at beaches dance and music studio and this is my soloist! i choreographed her piece 🩷🩷 i can not believe you are using her solo in her video! i was OBSESSED with your solo and have had this song saved for such a long time, and i LOVED your piece and was so inspired by it! thank you so much for using her, i am so proud of her and so excited you recognized it and was there 🩷🩷🩷

[alexandre_alves]

I think Jiley passed through a problem many couples pass through in fiction that is if they got together much before the end of the show (or the departure of the characters), instead of writing how they work out as couple, the writers tend to come up with some drama to fall them apart and then slowly make them get together again. And the cycle repeats on and on. It happened with Ross and Rachel, it happened with Ted and Robin and it happened with James and Riley. And that's why I personally prefer to imagine they've stayed together. Precisely cause in the end of the day we've had not much of them together in the show. Not without some drama in the middle. Yet the times we've had it they worked so well. I think Riley helped James to grow as a more responsible and commited person. And James helped Riley to become more confident and brave. So I'd love to see them as more mature couple nowadays. But that's a me thing.

[sophielem]

Hey Britt, it's YOUR channel. You choose what you want to share!
Yes, people won't be as interested in these videos as TNS stuff, but there will be people who will enjoy it!

[phoebe]

i would love to see a lengthy unedited rant about james and riley from you, your insights are perfect😂

[noodles]

I agree that there were some issues with jiley, especially in season 4. Along with other comments that jiley got caught in the trap where if a couple gets together early on in the series, their storylines usually end up with a lot of drama and cheating. However in saying all of this, my absolute favourite dance out of all of the tns, was the jiley internationals duet. The song, the story, the emotions, just everything about it is utter perfection!

[tilly]

When I first watched this solo I was a lot younger than I am now, I was around 9 years old or something, and I was a ballet dancer but nowhere near pointe.
I'm now almost 16 and I've been doing pointe for about 2 and a half years and I now have so much respect for how difficult a whole dance is on pointe!!!
Love this solo so much and so cool to hear so much backstory on it!

[hafsarehman]

I completely agree that Jiley had a toxic sense of codependency, as a kid watching the show these aren't things you pay much attention or look too deep into. As an adult now there are many red flags in their relationship that would essentially realistically caused it to fall apart as the years went on. Obviously it's kids television so that sense of reality and realism isn't brought into the show, which is why the earlier seasons were far better because they dealt with real issues like infidelity, Michelle's being heavily bullied, her parents getting divorced and her having mental health issues etc.

[xXuni_loverXx]

i love this solo so much, it taught me russian pirouettes and i just keep coming back to this

[stephgrace]

It's honestly so interesting to hear Ur take on jiley especially since I was obsessed with them when I was younger. I few months ago I rewatched Ur reaction vids to season 1 and you mentioned how Riley loses her independence in that as well and makes me think what Riley could have been like if she hadn't dated James. Like the four seasons she was a main character in, her big storylines always revolved around james in some way. I guess what im saying is that it wouldve been cool for her to have major storylines with other characters. But i guess because jiley was so popular it just made sense for why they would have so much screen time and storylines.

I don't think I'll ever not like them simply because I loved them growing up but your points definitely give me a different perspective.❤

[ane]

I used to be so obssesed with when the war is over Riley solo that even though im nothing close to being a dancer i tried imitating you, hahaha. Best solo at The Next Step for sure along with the Showstopper from Michelle.💝