But in one surprising moment, Gem holds out her hand to stop McKayla and says, “No, that’s too much.” That happened sometimes. Glimpses of the girls’ real selves cracked through whatever front they’d built to audition for the show, which made me wonder: Was there an alternate universe where all of these girls were actually friends, co-conspirators, in which the ultimate joke was on us, the viewers sitting on our bored asses at home? Behind the scenes, off camera, did Ruby crack up with Gem and the sorority girl like they were homegirls, laughing about how Catfight fans were going to go crazy
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