In the premiere episode of ‘Hellcats’, entitled “A Would Full of Strangers”, Marti Perkins (Aly Michalka), a pre-law rebel, loses her scholarship and is forced to try out for the cheerleading squad at Lancer University.
This marks a change of surroundings for Marti, who originally laughed at them in the courtyard with her friend Dan (Matt Barr) and clashed with perky cheer leader Savannah (Ashley Tisdale) after labeling them as “groupies”.
At tryouts, Marti, who previously trained as a gymnast before quitting because of the embarrassment of her annoying mother Wanda (Gail O'Grady), has a difficult time picking up the moves, before inventing some of her own.
Other characters we meet include Lewis (Robbie Jones), who immediately takes a likening to Marti, Alice (Heather Hemmens), who plays the cliché bitchy role, and Vanessa (Sharon Leal), the team coach headed towards a love triangle with the team doctor and the new football coach Red Raymond.
This marks a change of surroundings for Marti, who originally laughed at them in the courtyard with her friend Dan (Matt Barr) and clashed with perky cheer leader Savannah (Ashley Tisdale) after labeling them as “groupies”.
At tryouts, Marti, who previously trained as a gymnast before quitting because of the embarrassment of her annoying mother Wanda (Gail O'Grady), has a difficult time picking up the moves, before inventing some of her own.
Other characters we meet include Lewis (Robbie Jones), who immediately takes a likening to Marti, Alice (Heather Hemmens), who plays the cliché bitchy role, and Vanessa (Sharon Leal), the team coach headed towards a love triangle with the team doctor and the new football coach Red Raymond.
FINAL VERDICT
Sadly, ‘Hellcats’, which is produced by Tom Welling, despite trying, doesn’t give you much to shout about given it becomes a victim of heedless writing and flaccid plots, which are paper thin and lack any exhibition of surprise.
Then again, what can one expect from a show about cheerleaders, a theme that has really only been done effectively with the 2000 movie ‘Bring It On’, and just like the movie’s sequels, the show fails to come even remotely close. (C)
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