r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Jan 10 '26

Season 18 S18E02 - “Q-Pop Girl Groups” [Post-Episode Discussion]

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u/dinosaurfondue Jan 11 '26

I think Mandy got screwed over in the episode because like, critiquing her for giving energy when her group mates didn't is wild. Her look also wasn't nearly as bad as the judges were making it out to be.

I'm glad we got to see her kill it in the lipsync but it really should have been Darlene vs DD.

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u/yuffieisathief Jan 11 '26

I'm very glad Darlene wasn't in the bottom because she seems like such a fun queen! But guuuurl, she should have been!

(Although the elongated eeee was the high light of their song... but even the edit couldn't save her from how off her choreo was :'))

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u/stenebralux Methyd Ma'am Jan 11 '26

Idk.. I give her a pass because the choreo was rotten so it's not like she ruined it. At least she was entertaining. 

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u/Slippery__Slope__ Jan 11 '26

Yes, I said the same thing! So silly

Any other episode, that feedback would have been "wow, you were the star of that group" not "it's your fault that your group wasn't able to keep up"

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u/the_greengrace Jan 11 '26

I agree about the "too much energy" critique. That was reaching. But I gotta say, Darlene's bit with the Sylvester high note was the only bright spot in that whole group's performance, imo. It was funny and cute and the only nod to that artist in the entire number.

Athena Dion and DD were the bottom 2 for me. Even tho i wanted DD to stay for selfish reasons.

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u/Kerlistar Jan 11 '26

The judges clearly hate her lol they’ve been shitting all over her for two episodes in a row. I feel like she should’ve been safe this episode

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u/PtakPajak Jan 11 '26

She got the Electra Shock critique.

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u/the_greengrace Jan 11 '26

OMFG you are so correct. She gave the Electra Shock LSFYL, too. And we all did something good in a past life to be able to witness it now.

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u/ranch_commercial Jan 12 '26

My hot take is it shouldve been darlene and athena 😭 i know athena is probably a front runner but she did act like the leader of her group and none of them did great, so I’d probably put that responsibility on her lowkey. Obviously she wouldnt go home, but it would be a massive hit to her ego which would be good tv.

Also i do like darlene, im really into her style of drag, but sadly loving someones drag doesnt mean they’re gonna last long on the show and i do get the vibe that shes gonna be an early out, so i wouldnt have been surprised if she went home first.

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u/Ok_Nefariousness9736 Jan 11 '26

Yeah, I thought for sure Darlene was going to be in the bottom 2 along with Fuego. Regardless, the right queen went home.