Marti (Alyson Michalka) plays the typical lead in a cheerleading story - the girl who is very athletic but has little respect for cheerleading until circumstances force her to join the squad at her university. The reason for her joining - the hopes of getting a scholarship to stay in school and eventually become a lawyer - are quite legitimate, and her obvious skill in the area (she was a gymnast until 2 years previous) as well as her pizazz earn her a place.
I gotta say, I was very impressed by her and by Savannah (Ashley Tisdale). In their first scene together, when they started yelling at each other in the middle of the financial aid office at the university, both actors gained my respect with their talent alone. Plus, Marti is a goofy and fun girl whom I can relate to, and Savannah I can't help but love because of her goodness and sheer positivity.
I was also impressed with how quickly the pressure was put on, as starting in the next episode, competitions begin. In some ways, the show is going to be like Glee - a mix of the talent of performance with the pressures of school - but whether because the writing is better or because I am more interested in the difficulties of university aged people rather than high school students, I'm far more interested.
But now it is up to you, my readers. Since I have so little time, unless I get mad responses that Hellcats is one of your favourite new shows, I am not going to be able to stay on top of it. I may well keep it on my roster, to watch when I have an afternoon to kill catching up on fun, but unless you want it, it won't get my attention every week for a posting before the week is out. Still, it was definitely worth watching.
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