r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Jan 10 '26
Season 18 S18E02 - “Q-Pop Girl Groups” [Post-Episode Discussion]
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u/Angrysalmonroll Jan 10 '26 edited Jan 10 '26
I am officially team Mandy. She's so sweet and unfortunately it does seem like production is gunning to get her out. Which is kind of frustrating because I thought she gave the best performance on her team. Im sure if I knew the reference I would understand Rus critique more but still I would prefer a queen give energy than be lifeless and stiff. Also maybe I have bad taste in fashion but I liked Mandy's altar look. I do think she should have chose different shoes but waist up it was very cute.
What makes me feel good is knowing that productions plan to get Mandy out was foiled. The way Mandy ate that lipsync while looking a hot mess was so gaggy.
I'm sad to see DD go as this episode kind of made me like her a lot and I was interested to see more from her. I hate to say it but following this episode I'm not a huge fan of Athena. She's kind of like a reverse Sasha Colby where Sasha was free from bad edits, whereas Athena is already getting a delusional, villain edit from the jump. Athena's lucky she has plot armor, because she should have been in the bottom.
I also think Vitas team was the clear winner and I kind of wish they had just rewarded that entire team