“Congratulations, Monica!” Harris screeches. Meant to be a surprise, the morning show’s host cuts to Harris, who appears onscreen, hyping his coach up with his high-pitched voice and infectious enthusiasm. Aldama appears on a video call with the other contestants joining her for Season 29 of Dancing With the Stars. In the episode addressing the impact of Harris’s allegations on the lives of his former teammates, a Good Morning America clip plays. The culture of toxic positivity, of always needing to put on a brave or smiling face and perfect their routine for the sake of the team, could make athletes feel uncomfortable speaking up about abuse. When cheerleaders who train hard for months only to not make mat (qualifying for the team that will perform at finals) are reasonably disappointed, Aldama is quick to shut down their chatter from the sidelines because they’re “being so negative,” as she says in one episode. Aldama and her assistant coaches are frequently dismissive of the athletes' feelings. Harris’s former teammates frequently express shock, saying they never would have guessed he could commit such crimes.īut given how the show depicts competitive cheerleading, it’s not hard to imagine how this sort of behavior would have flown under the radar. One episode halfway through the season, titled “Jerry,” is solely about the allegations and includes on-camera interviews with the victims of his alleged abuse and their mother. He has been held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago since his arrest in September 2020 and no trial date has been set.) (Harris denied the accusations in a statement to ABC News in September 2020, but when questioned by authorities he allegedly admitted to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in 2019. Harris, 22, was charged with one count of producing child sexual abuse images and for allegedly soliciting nudes from minors in October 2020 he was hit with subsequent charges just months later. While the dramatic stakes are compelling and we see the return of familiar faces - including the self-assured La’Darius Marshall the tumbler Lexi Brumback, who appears to be enjoying the various income opportunities of fame and the all-star Gabi Butler - there’s a sense of unease that permeates the season because of the real-life criminal charges against Harris, who appears throughout the first half of the season. “I believe the story is going to ultimately be the best version of itself when you are honoring what is true, and you’re not running from it.” The second season, out today, is evenly split between the Navarro College cheerleaders and their rivals, the underdogs at Trinity Valley College, who reside about 45 minutes down the road in Athens, Texas, and are coached by Javontae Johnson. “I am a huge believer in the power of stories and telling them honestly,” Whiteley said this past December when it was announced that the show would be returning. Given this context, it’s surprising that the series’ creator and executive producer, Greg Whiteley, opted to do a second season of the show. And most jarring of all was the October 2020 arrest of fan-favorite Jerry Harris for alleged sexual assault. The show, about a group of cheerleaders at Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas, and their coach, Monica Aldama, put the tremendous hard work and athleticism of cheerleaders on full display.īut while the show challenged people’s perceptions of how much effort goes into cheerleading, it also veered into precarious myths of toxic positivity, with its emphasis on young people sacrificing their bodies for the sake of the team. Be sure to check out all of the new releases coming to Netflix in February 2019.When the first season of the Netflix docuseries Cheer debuted in January 2020, it was a commercial and critical hit. You can view the Netflix’s God Bless the Broken Road official page. Watch God Bless the Broken Road trailer below to get you excited for the release. A PG content rating means parents are urged to give "parental guidance, as some material may not be suitable for young children. Here is what parents to know – God Bless the Broken Road parental rating is PG. God Bless the Broken Road is a drama movie with a 17% score on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb audience rating of 5.7 (1,107 votes). Matthew Derek Davis, Arthur Cartwright, Adam Agee, William Matthews, and Lindsay Pulsipher God Bless the Broken Road featuring Matthew Derek Davis, Arthur Cartwright, Adam Agee, William Matthews, and Lindsay Pulsipher is streaming on Netflix starting Saturday, February 9, 2019. After a young mother is widowed by war, her faith is tested as she struggles to stay afloat financially and raise her daughter.
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