Last year’s performance by Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards has been billed a catastrophe, but her appearance this is arguably the most-anticipated television event. Why? People want to see if she will bomb again or flip the script and regain her pass notoriety.

Spears has a lot to prove. While her life has been on the upswing in recent months — she put an end to her child custody drama, started work on a new album and is up for three awards at Sunday’s ceremony — reports that she started drinking at age 13, lost her virginity at 14, and segued into drugs at 15, according to leaks from her mom’s upcoming memoir, have cast her in a less-than-favorable light once again.

Do you think she will flop or regain her spot?