Synopsis:
On the Ft. Lauderdale team, Jasmine remains in the hospital with her sickle cell, but teammate visits and she keeps writing. John is frustrated because he gets demoted to alternate due to his bipolar. He misses Jasmine. The coaches discuss whether they should take John instead of Jasmine due to her health. On the San Francisco team, Ericka works on her poem about food addiction and abuse. The Hawaiian team has an overnight party to work on their poems. They work on a poem honoring Hawaii and their language. The New York team has a mock exercise in singling out the weak links. The coaches decide to keep the whole team and focus on working on Britney's confidence.