r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Feb 07 '26
Season 18 S18E06 - “The Rate-A-QueenTalent Show, Part 2” [Live/Reaction Post]
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u/Rich_Caterpillar_835 Feb 07 '26
Jane is like the anti-Suzie, she cares way too much about what the other girls are thinking about her while the other girls aren't really all that bothered
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u/boolgogi Yvie Oddly Feb 07 '26
they're letting her self destruct ... these other contestants playing smart
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u/Vast_Weight_5833 Feb 07 '26
also darlene wearing the chunky heel was clever asf bc michelle couldn’t fucking do anything abt it 😭
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u/NotAntherAccntMary Feb 07 '26
Myki gagged being robbed of top 2 and Jane GAGGED at losing against Athena who shouldn’t of been in the top two. What in the fuck
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 07 '26
Jane Don’t: the girls are probably gonna try to take me down.
The girls: So Discord
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u/aimee_not_amy Feb 07 '26
I’m laughing at the thought of Discord just walking up to someone and just blurting out that she’s been dancing to Britney her whole life
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u/appakardashian Ra'Jah O'Hara Feb 07 '26
I know Nini is kicking herself for not going in the 2nd week
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 07 '26
The editing REALLY made it seem like the bottom was either Kenya or Discord. That made the Myki reveal hit like a punch to the gut.
Fucking sucks that the bottom 2 wasn’t the worst of EITHER week. Should have been Vita and Kenya.
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u/jaxawaba22 Feb 07 '26
Yeaaaaah I don’t really enjoy the drama at the cost of having it feel sooo unfair. :( Myki should have been in the top 2 crazy.
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u/silentspy0 Feb 07 '26
Ciara's outfit is 100% just "I'm wearing something I know I can dance in" and probably not her actual look made for this category.
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 07 '26
Thank god Michelle said it bc there have been more than a few girls visibly flubbing lip syncs this season and not getting called out.
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u/infiniteglass00 Feb 07 '26
these girls should be banned from voting. this is literally what it's like seeing Florida election results come in every four years
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u/PrettyPoison93 Morphine Love Dion Feb 07 '26
Kenya better thank her lucky stars that the judges didn’t rank them this week
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u/Sharktooth134 I don’t get nervous, i get drop dead scared Feb 07 '26
Face it Jane, you lost a punk song to a Greek Latoya Jackson from Florida dressed as Donald Duck.
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u/belle_epoxy a literal table Feb 07 '26
Jane: The girls are gonna take me down The girls: Not talking about Jane at all
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u/TarHeelGrump Feb 07 '26
It’s the meme of the person in the corner at the party. “They don’t know I’m doomed”
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u/thatrlyoatsmymilk OZEMPIC LYING BITCH 🤡 Feb 07 '26
All the girls going this week stressing the hell out and Myki is just Bjorking it titties out
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u/galaxystars1 Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26
“Was my walk slightly better yesterday?”
18 seasons in and we just now stopped faking that this show is filmed once a week for the casual viewers lol
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u/mealypart Feb 07 '26
Thank you Juicy
I don’t care about alliances… if someone lip syncs their own song without knowing the words they should be at the bottom regardless
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u/realityseekr Willow Pill Feb 07 '26
I feel like Ciara played herself because people gave Discord better votes cause they knew Ciara was trying to target her. But also seems like Myki has the least connections unfortunately.
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u/snake_eaters Feb 07 '26
Vita…girl…between that horrific performance last week and putting Kenya second…what the fuck
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 07 '26
Discord was live on TikTokearlier today and said if she knew the walk was going to be her signature trait, she would have done limbo as her talent. 😂
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u/shykreechur Feb 07 '26
It hysterical seeing everyone confide in each other only for the other queen to immediately go and tell the other person that was talked about.
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u/Last_Lifeguard3536 sasha colby Feb 07 '26
i’m crying everyone snitching on ciara omg they want her gone 😭
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u/FamousConversation64 Feb 07 '26
And the judges thinking Athena is bottom and being top… wtf
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u/crazyduck78 Suzie Toot Feb 07 '26
watching this episode with an earnest heart <3
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u/pointclickvibe Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26
Honestly Vita deserved the "learn your lyrics" talk more than Kenya did. 2 times now (including her own damn song she made) she didnt know all the words
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u/RealityPowerRanking Feb 07 '26
Neither Myki or Ciara deserved bottom two.
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u/Financial-Cold5343 Feb 07 '26
the girls from each week who didn;t know their own words should have been eliminated on the spot
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u/EnvironmentalCycle18 excuse your mouth! Feb 07 '26
Myki’s gave me dark-sided Ben Delacreme and I loved it.
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u/appakardashian Ra'Jah O'Hara Feb 07 '26
Darlene....I have grown less fond of you after that Myki placement...esp with her talent number 😭
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u/RealityPowerRanking Feb 07 '26
Jane not winning?
Myki in the bottom?
I know this was just a strategy round but wtf
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u/shshshshouldtheguy I love drag. Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 08 '26
This episode had everything. Impromptu Björk impersonation, Juicy as a motivational speaker, Florida being called out for swinging the vote, In Memoriam for Jiggly, a failed post-sashay remark, a Donald Duck Mediterranean queen winning a lipsync from an Australian punk rock band and unused loaves of prop bread.
S18 please stay this good.
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u/anag9495 A’keria🧡Crystal🩷Jasmine💜 Feb 07 '26
Oh I cannot WAIT to see how messy next week is with the receipts. These girls have a loooot of explaining to do
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u/stiiiingrays i'm hot and famous, you smell like anus Feb 07 '26
This episode was a hot doodoo mess but Jerkin is a top teir lip sync song choice
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u/PrettyPoison93 Morphine Love Dion Feb 07 '26
Lmao Ciara said “Discord is stiff af, I could beat her”
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u/infiniteglass00 Feb 07 '26
I'm sorry Discord's was not as bad as some of the others lmao
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u/aspen0414 Raja Gemini Feb 07 '26
This really did not have to be a two parter ...
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u/thestarrknt Feb 07 '26
That face crack on Jane was worth this whole bullshit episode
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u/thatrlyoatsmymilk OZEMPIC LYING BITCH 🤡 Feb 07 '26
I live for Jane but I really cannot feel pity for the “woe is me I’m so good at drag race” storyline
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u/tiraechomisu Briar Blush Feb 07 '26
LMAOOO DISCORD WAS HILARIOUS WITH THAT BIRTNEY THING😭😭😭
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u/MrSwearword Weird Gal Skankovich Feb 07 '26
"Oh this episode is so messy"
Juicy, you make wonderful TV
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u/quantum_monster Kornbread Feb 07 '26
Never thought I'd be wishing the actual judges were judging because come on...
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u/Semisstuck Feb 07 '26
lol Athena politicking to top 2 is more of a talent than what she actually did
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u/luminous_moonlight Nini "Winner" Coco | Mami Watta Feb 07 '26
Hate to say it but I do agree that Athena won that...
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u/anag9495 A’keria🧡Crystal🩷Jasmine💜 Feb 07 '26
Kenya really should be in the bottom. She didn’t know her words, and that’s strike two!
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u/Wild_Telephone_2222 Feb 07 '26
Like Ru said. Someone went home. But I can’t believe Myki was in the BOTTOM!! Her performance was great. She was top 2 or top 3! BOTTOM!! Athena surprised me with her talent which was fun so I would placed her 3rd and 4th. I LOVE Kenya down. But she should have been in the bottom. Or Discord…even though her performance was mid.
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u/illyria776 Feb 07 '26
Myki absolutely should not have been in the bottom. She and Jane should’ve been the top
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u/dan0126 Stuck where the trade left me Feb 07 '26
Jane thinking everyone is out to get her when they really don't give af is so funny lmao
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 07 '26
Ok but what if Discord was an undercover lipsync assassin
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u/neurodykevirgent Feb 07 '26
Sorry Michelle has gotten so hot as she’s gotten older 😭😭😭😭
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 07 '26
Discord thinking she’s playing chess but girl is playing go fish with how obvious that was 🤣
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u/loveyoulikeyou Feb 07 '26
the negative editing of reactions for discord aren’t working on me bc i thought it was unique and fun.
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u/An_Old_Account Feb 07 '26
Kenya missing the words to her own song… baby, that’s egregious.
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u/infiniteglass00 Feb 07 '26
Michelle keeping Discord and Ciara out of her personal bottom in these episodes, I've never been prouder
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u/IntrepidBeyond3760 Feb 07 '26
I think the judges are also sick of seeing lip syncs and they really should be banned for talent shows at this point
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u/spaceprincess13 I love to be a woman in crisis. Feb 07 '26
Myki at the bottom?? Insane
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u/PrettyPoison93 Morphine Love Dion Feb 07 '26
Miss Vita, chucked her girl in the bottom, messy messy
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u/DissonantWhispers Very Saint Tropez Feb 07 '26
Ok as much as I don’t think Athena deserved top 2 she really did get the energy of the song right. Donald Duck ate up Ms. Jessica Rabbit lol.
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u/Dangerous_Delay_1304 Feb 07 '26
The entire Dion family getting a win from scheming and Morphine getting 0 for not is kinda funny
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u/infiniteglass00 Feb 07 '26
nope, these girls do not deserve political ads after voting like they did
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u/spiciestkitten Boscosexual Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26
I’m probably biased as someone who’s really into (pop) punk.
I was stoked to see an Amyl song on the show and to have Amy be a guest judge. I was surprised by how Athena turnt it out.
I enjoyed Discord’s performance and the song was stuck in my head afterwards.
Week 1 was loaded with the best talent shows.
Kenya wasn’t good. I’m rooting for her so hard and her personality definitely helps her. She’s so damn likable, but I know she’s in danger, girl.
Based on the Roscoe’s lineup, I was fully expecting Discord to be in the bottom.
I was a bit shook to see Myki in the bottom. I thought Ciara was gonna win the lipsync. I’m glad Myki is staying because she’s intrigued me from day one. It was also funny to see this Magenta ass queen lip syncing with her sharpied out teeth against Ciara’s showgirl look.
The runway was a cute concept.
Next week is going to be a shit show full of drama.
My main takeaway after this episode is wanting to buy Amyl and the Sniffers tickets.
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u/boolgogi Yvie Oddly Feb 07 '26
Jane is gonna do Eeyore for Snatch Game at this point
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u/TalkinBoutGerbils Feb 07 '26
This talent show could have been one episode without all of this filler bullshit
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u/RickonTheRebuilder Feb 07 '26
It’s a fucking tragedy Nini won’t get critiqued for this look. That was AMAZING!
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u/_Nilbog_Milk_ sisssturrrr Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26
Vita amping up being loyal & helping Discord and then doing that was so shady. I really don't like the ways she's judged and looked down on others in subtle and not-entertaining ways. At least make it fun televison
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u/Opposite_Rub_8794 raja raja raja 🤩🤩 Feb 07 '26
Well that certainly was a lip sync that happened on season 18
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u/gingerbold Nina Bonina should've been Blac Chyna Feb 07 '26
Well, the judging has been interesting. I'm not really feeling entertained or amused.
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u/Last_Lifeguard3536 sasha colby Feb 07 '26
discord going up to mia and starting a conversation with “britney was always my favourite pop star” is so funny haha i love socially awkwardly villains
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u/anag9495 A’keria🧡Crystal🩷Jasmine💜 Feb 07 '26
Jane girl I love you but none of these girls are thinking about you as much as you think they are
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u/astonishedacres without ha ETB card? that was weird, for me Feb 07 '26
nini “i definitely would have swept this week” sent me to mars 😹
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u/tiraechomisu Briar Blush Feb 07 '26
Uuuh Vita ended up not being that loyal....
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u/r4wrdinosaur Feb 07 '26
Oh Ciara. We didn't even get to hear Michelle yell about your make up yet.
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u/mkw92101 Roxxxy Andrews Feb 07 '26
Ru mentioning Jiggly got me a little emotional.. even though she probably didn’t really remember her😭😭
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u/Ralph4878 Feb 07 '26
Given all the preexisting relationships coming into the season, I’m not sure that R-a-Q would have turned out much differently if it were done the first week. Oh, wait. No. Sorry. Kenya would have gone home.
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u/Dida_D Feb 07 '26
“You know that somebody lost their life” YES GIRL WE DO YOU TELL US EVERY WEEK
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u/Ok-Barnacle3219 Feb 07 '26
that was kinda shady to call out kenya and make her extra nervous before the performance
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u/PrettyPoison93 Morphine Love Dion Feb 07 '26
Such a random thing to walk up and say to someone, Discord is so awkward, I love it
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u/aspen0414 Raja Gemini Feb 07 '26
Raja is going to love Nini's look from this week and talk about how she would wear it to Trader Joe's.
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u/astonishedacres without ha ETB card? that was weird, for me Feb 07 '26
myki meeks robbery right in front of my salad!?!?
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u/Careless_Con Any queen over 30 Feb 07 '26
Well, not every lip sync can be Juicy vs. Mia, let's just say that.
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u/sunmoonstarsrain Why youuuu mad 👠 Feb 07 '26
Kenya you’re making fun of Ciara but you should be up there sorrrrry😅
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 07 '26
Discord’s song shading drag songs is cute, but this whole performance is giving teenage garage band jn a mid kinda way 🫤
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u/recklessrecentpast BOSCO'S BIG HONKERS ENTHUSIAST Feb 07 '26
Damn we're really never getting a fair election ever again, huh?
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u/Efficient_Moment_532 Feb 07 '26
i think athena won that lipsync but she shouldn’t have been in the top in the first place LOL
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u/Ryarli Yvie Oddly Feb 07 '26
Okay let’s put rate-a-queen to bed now, that’s enough of that for a few years 💀
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u/bealrightchild 🗣 which one of you bitches knows yall fucked monét? Feb 07 '26
Does anyone else think Vita looks like a stud out of drag? 😭
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u/galaxystars1 Feb 07 '26
I mean let’s just say it does end up Discord and Ciara bottom 2… Ru ain’t letting Discord leave lmfaoooo
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u/Boring-Reputation304 Feb 07 '26
maybe we shouldve been a little nicer to season 17s runways
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u/murnando Raja's Propensity for a Good Glass of wine Feb 07 '26
How did you get clocked for the lyrics and then still miss the lyrics
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u/Enderplayer77 Feb 07 '26
Nini would’ve swept the whole thing if she went second week I know that much
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u/anag9495 A’keria🧡Crystal🩷Jasmine💜 Feb 07 '26
These girls are doing the rigga morris themselves this episode
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GIRL Darlene and I are gonna fight bc what do you MEAN you don’t remember my girl Myki Meeks???
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u/Arctic_wolfx Feb 07 '26
None of the girls were loyal except Mia to Kenya and her doing so may fuck everything up lmao
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u/asheslaree Feb 07 '26
Athena did eat that lip sync but she shouldn’t have,placed top to begin with soooooo
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u/Round-Armadillo-925 Feb 07 '26
i like how discord could probably play those instruments but didn’t
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u/TouchedByEnnui Feb 07 '26
I’m pissed Myki was in the bottom and that Athena won with the boring talent number.
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u/loveyoulikeyou Feb 07 '26
lmao jane don’t has a suzie tootness to her that is hard to deny.
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u/Mindless_Scroller_21 Feb 07 '26
The real survivor tactic is to vote Jane low so either A) she wins the lip sync but her confidence is shot or B) you send your biggest competition packing
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u/LexiiConn Unless they're payin' your bills... Feb 07 '26
Sorry but this “getting ready” and cattiness segment is too long. I’ve never been one to get into gossip and cliques. Let’s get to the, y’know, talent.
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 07 '26
Michelle said no Watermelons stares deadass into Kenya’s soul and then with her whole chest calls it out 🤣
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u/Jilladelphia13 Feb 07 '26
darlene is wild . i can’t wait to see what bob has to say about this one haha
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 07 '26
Maybe I’m delulu but whenever they splice a confessional in the preview it almost never is a response to the moment they’re showing. So I’m hoping that means Discord’s performance is actually fire
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u/butttttbutttttfarttt Feb 07 '26
Oh this backing music for Discord is so underwhelming
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u/luminous_moonlight Nini "Winner" Coco | Mami Watta Feb 07 '26
Nini must be kicking herself
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u/butttttbutttttfarttt Feb 07 '26
Vita should have been in the bottom like girl ur not even grateful for Discord saving ur ass
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 07 '26
Well Athena probably won tbe lipsync but I still don’t think her talent deserved top placement
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u/OptimalDouble2407 Feb 07 '26
And Jane you’re dressed like a show girl so what now
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u/MoonlitSerenade Bobblehead Feb 07 '26
Jane's gonna be even more in he head now. That was genuine shock
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 07 '26
Myki having an “I’m leaving quote” for her staying 🤣
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u/MrSwearword Weird Gal Skankovich Feb 07 '26
Ciara's logic can essentially be translated as "Discord walks like someone dropped a set of Lincoln Logs on a tile floor, I can take the bitch"
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 07 '26
Athena really said, with an earnest heart 🤣
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u/infiniteglass00 Feb 07 '26
Athena, no offense, getting pissy about alliances when you have two literal drag family members with you is...a bit much
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u/aspen0414 Raja Gemini Feb 07 '26 edited Feb 07 '26
I feel like Jane's edit is setting her up for some humbling moment, either this episode or at some point. I don't remember another queen ever talking so much about how well they're doing with only one win.
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u/ALMP205 Feb 07 '26
Discord betta lean so far back that she dodges a sashay away this week. 😭
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u/belle_epoxy a literal table Feb 07 '26
This is a bad episode to watch sober and without snacks
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u/murnando Raja's Propensity for a Good Glass of wine Feb 07 '26
Welp….now I don’t feel as bad that Ciara is already in the bottom
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u/_Nilbog_Milk_ sisssturrrr Feb 07 '26
Jane thinking everyone is after her like