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Tori walks in on a muscular guy named Russ apparently beating up Beck, so she jumps on Russ to stop him. But then, a pretty girl joins the class, and the boys go crazy about her. Andre and Robbie sign up for ballet class as a way to meet girls, but arrive only to see an all-male class, They want to drop out, but they must continue the class unless they want to fail the semester. Inspired, Tori decorates her locker with the glowing words "Make It Shine", as that was the song that she sang that got her into Hollywood Arts. She passes, as the secret of "The Bird Scene" is to be proud of one's acting style. She again performs "The Bird Scene" and indignantly states that she is proud of her own work no matter what anyone thinks. As well as this, she must also think of a creative and meaningful way to decorate her locker, which is Hollywood Arts tradition, but all her efforts are unsuccessful as well. Despite putting a lot of effort into it, she fails twice. Sikowitz ( Eric Lange), she must master a monologue known as "The Bird Scene" before she can be involved in any school production. Tori wants to try out for the lead role in a play called "Moonlight Magic", which Andre is writing the music for. Song featured: "Make It Shine" (performed by Victoria Justice), which becomes the series' theme song.
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At the insistence of Trina and Andre, who tell her not to let a mean girl crush her confidence, Tori returns to class and subsequently gets revenge on Jade by besting her in an improv assignment and then by kissing Beck in front of her. After the altercation with Jade, Tori wonders if she is good enough for, or even belongs at Hollywood Arts.
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Jade does an improv scene with Tori, having Tori portray a dog, but then takes iced coffee and spills it on top of Tori, causing her to leave the room in humiliation. After accidentally spilling coffee on Beck and trying to wipe the stain off his shirt, Tori finds herself at the wrath of Jade, who thinks that Tori is flirting with Beck. On her first day, she meets Cat Valentine ( Ariana Grande), a girl who seems to be living in her own head, Robbie Shapiro ( Matt Bennett), an awkward, nerdy student who speaks through his dummy Rex Powers, handsome Beck Oliver ( Avan Jogia), and his mean girlfriend Jade West ( Elizabeth Gillies). They force her on stage and, with the help of Andre, Tori receives a standing ovation from the crowd, and accepts the offer to join Hollywood Arts. When Trina's tongue becomes swollen due to an allergic reaction to the Chinese herb gargle and she cannot sing properly, Andre tells Tori to fill in for Trina, but she refuses. Tori is roped into helping Trina and her project partner Andre Harris ( Leon Thomas III) prepare for their performance for the showcase in a few days, including Trina singing a song Andre wrote for her. Tori Vega ( Victoria Justice) gets the chance of a lifetime to attend Hollywood Arts, an elite performing arts school after taking her older sister Trina's ( Daniella Monet) place in her school's big showcase.