Magical Sectionals

Magical Sectionals is the eighth episode of The Music Book. It aired on August 18, 2013.

Plot

 * Read the episode here.

The Dixie Singers arrive at their hotel in Lexington. Mr. Dominguez and Ms. Handel give a short pep talk. Once in the hotel, Gabrielle grabs her phone and steps out into the hall to call an unknown girl. The two are scheming to bring the Dixie Singers down. Trista joins Gabrielle, who lies and said it was Winston complaining about Gideon. Gabrielle denies having feelings for Winston, even though Trista believes he has feelings for her sister.

The next morning, Winston and Gabrielle discuss their plan in the elevator before running off through Brookridge School for Girls to meet the unknown girl in the library. It's revealed to be Julie Watson, the Boppin' Belles' captain. The three discuss the different aspects of the plan and then part ways.

Gabrielle and Winston eavesdrop on Vocal Run practicing "Someday My Prince Will Come." Gabrielle then joins Gideon and Ellie. The latter gets a text and disappears. Winston calls Gabrielle a few moments later, and she brings Gideon to a classroom. Inside, Miles and Ellie are kissing. Gideon confronts them. Ellie denies that she was purposely cheating. Gideon refuses to believe her, and they break up.

The scene transitions to backstage at Sectionals the next day. Ellie promises she'll be fine by the time the Dixie Singers need to go on and she's not going to be the reason the team loses. The Boppin' Belles go onstage and sing "Magic" and "Love Story."

During intermission, Julie seduces Neal and then locks him in a closet so the Dixie Singers will lose. Danielle goes off to look for her boyfriend. She finds Neal and lets him out of the closet in time for the glee club to go on. They sing "Belle," followed by Trista and Paige dueting on "Fairytale." They close with "Enchanted." Vocal Run comes in third, and the Dixie Singers beat out the Boppin' Belles for first. While celebrating, Ellie sees Gideon in the audience. She manages not to cry and goes back to celebrating with her teammates.

Trivia

 * Danielle Campbell is quoted as saying about Julie Watson, "She's a bit of a villain, so it was fun to play her.  She likes to win and get her way, so you'll see how that plays out at Sectionals."
 * The scene where Julie locks Neal in a closet was completely ad-libbed.  She was supposed to kiss him until Danielle came along, but Dylan Sprouse and Danielle Campbell couldn't stop laughing and messing up the scene, so Danielle Campbell improvised.