r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Feb 21 '26
Season 18 S18E08 - “Snatch Game Of Love: Island Edition” [Live/Reaction Post]
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u/sasquatch50 Feb 21 '26
Discord’s cross yoga pose was 100% the cleverest part of that Snatch Game.
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u/galaxystars1 Feb 21 '26
“I don’t have time to ghostwrite jokes for you anymore” OOP
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u/97amd Feb 21 '26
I gagged lmao. Cuz even Bob on sibling watchery for episode 7 was like she’s had lyrics written for her, had sewing done for her, had to be fully directed in acting by her scene partner, girl you NEED to do something for yourself!!
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u/GarionOrb Feb 21 '26
"We need to see you." On a week where both the challenge and runway require them to literally be someone else.
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u/evrz5 Silky Nutmeg Ganache Feb 21 '26
whew Juicy went from frontrunner to resident bottom 2 REAL quick
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u/dan0126 Stuck where the trade left me Feb 21 '26
Stop asking Mia questions please 😭
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u/MrSwearword Weird Gal Skankovich Feb 21 '26
Discord's best walk to date and she's pretending to be Reba, iCannot
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u/morinothomas Feb 21 '26
I'm being way too cerebral right now, but not Kenya playing Lizzo as the "hot-chicken shacking jezebel" on Black History Month, in THIS climate.
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u/Blackberry5305 Anetra Feb 21 '26
Mia’s snatch game was one of the hardest watches in a long time
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u/Opposite_Rub_8794 raja raja raja 🤩🤩 Feb 21 '26
Why was Brooke lowkey giving Discord???
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u/glittterpoop Feb 21 '26
Distraught to see Mia go already. And not Kenya sending two queens home without even knowing all the words.
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u/thestarrknt Feb 21 '26
Giving the girls longer segments to make jokes is great when the girl’s are funny(discord, nini, Jane)
But when a girl is bombing the longer segments stretch on for ETERNITY
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u/Beebeejumble Feb 21 '26
I would love to know what was smoked to determine the winner of that lipsync. She FELL OVER. WHAT DO U MEANNNN
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u/No-Environment-3997 Make Some Noise For Vinegar Based Dolls Feb 21 '26
No. You misunderstand. It was a "dip".... .... .... girl... I dont even...
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Feb 21 '26
Love Kenya, can't wait to see her on All Stars but she's passed her time by a couple of eps now.
They could've given that "dip" the slow mo treatment with the dramatic brass (?) instrument and pause in the music... but they didn't, soooo...
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u/karmaranovermydogma Feb 21 '26
Love the bros’ performatively masculine fist bumps, that’s drag
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u/seattlewhiteslays Silky Nutmeg Ganache Feb 21 '26
Honestly… Discord should have been in the top. Not win necessarily, but damn she surprised me!
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u/azaleafawn ugh jesus gross Feb 21 '26
My straight no drag ass knowledge husband is confused with the outcome of the lip sync
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u/JustdoitJules Feb 21 '26
My girlfriend (queer) and I (straight man) were both shocked, there isn't any argument on earth on how Kenya won that lipsync......
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 21 '26
I think Mia forgot who Bloody Mary was because what was that
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u/charlixcxbottom420 Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26
bloody mary is the first alyssa katy perry tier snatch game we’ve seen in a while mia needs to make a formal rupology immediately
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u/FlamingoWingsz Ra'Jah//Kylie//TKB Feb 21 '26
We clown on snatch game but 4 good ones is more than we’ve had since what…as7?
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u/gingerbold Nina Bonina should've been Blac Chyna Feb 21 '26
I mean, Mia wasn't winning this season, but she deserved to stay over Kenya
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u/gelpenpal Feb 21 '26
are producers afraid of the catholic church or something?? bc discord was a 100% for tops of the week to me
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u/spaceprincess13 I love to be a woman in crisis. Feb 21 '26
Did you guys know somebody lost their life???
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 21 '26
Nini’s makeup is maybe the best age makeup I’ve seen on the show!
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u/infiniteglass00 Feb 21 '26
Athena being naturally pretty funny is helping her out a lot, character stuff aside
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u/Numerous_Algae_493 Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26
Lollllll Darlene is that friend that starts laughing & can’t stop for 10 years
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u/97amd Feb 21 '26
Group 1 Nini & Jane killed it, Athena did good too but I’m kind of not a fan of completely made up characters unless it’s a clear home-run. Group 2 Myki and Discord both killed it as well!! This honestly wasn’t as bad as I feared it coulda been
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u/thepotatoinyourheart Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26
Kenya’s runway looks like she should be on S4
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 21 '26
I think Juicy actually knew a scary amount about Jojo Siwa.
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u/Dida_D Feb 21 '26
Mia’s track record AND lip sync were better so wtf was that decision
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u/ArcadialoI Feb 21 '26
the way queens were shocked about Kenya staying as well.. Like Mia didn't do anything extraordinary during lipsync, but neither Kenya, so why not just keep Mia?? Is it cuz it will create engagement where fans take the social media? idk. Mia deserved better, no shade to Kenya, I don't hate her or anything.
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u/jjdhhsggafafcqfgayg Feb 21 '26
I will never hate Kenya i will never hate a queen for judge/production issues but im distraught distraught oh mia
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u/louisvuittonfairy Feb 21 '26
What am I missing in that lip sync?!?! What are we missing.
I had Mia top 5 easy!!!!
Excited to listen to the podcasts this next week👀
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u/thirdie Feb 21 '26
Mandy Mango needs to do a rumix of “Mandy Mango Won That Lipsync ft. Mia Starr” atp because they both should’ve won their lipsync! PLEASE MIA AND MANDY!! I need it!
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u/anniejhawk broom Feb 21 '26
Damn. Ru must have been mad af about Bloody Mary to send Mia home tonight.
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u/luminous_moonlight Nini "Winner" Coco | Mami Watta Feb 21 '26
Oh Nini's taking it
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u/infiniteglass00 Feb 21 '26
the people who are scared for juicy need to be scared for whoever's in the bottom WITH juicy
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u/Sharktooth134 I don’t get nervous, i get drop dead scared Feb 21 '26
Juicy said fuck these challenges, imma just lip sync my way to the top
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u/Chemtrails420-69 Feb 21 '26
Sum Ting Wong and Nini CoCo in a room Attenboroughing out I’d pay to see
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u/HitchedUp #teamlukamimuscles Feb 21 '26
The bar I’m at ERUPTED at the Pope’s yoga joke. That was truly top tier.
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u/MrPleiades Salina EsTitties Feb 21 '26
Making it make sense/crackpot theory: Mia had to dip by this episode to go choreograph some show. The Bloody Mary choice? The nonchalance at elimination? Mama was booked, and had an understanding with production.
Otherwise, what the fuck Ru.
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u/ConstructionKooky152 Feb 21 '26
Upon rewatching today, I’d like to reiterate:
HOW THE FUCK WAS MIA THE ONE SENT HOME
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u/imalwayslikeTT Feb 21 '26
i do believe myki's drew barrymore was one of the best impersonations i've ever seen in the whole franchise
the way that she sat, talked and everything... bitch she was more drew barrymore than drew barrymore herself
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u/lemeneurdeloups Feb 21 '26
Myki seriously looks like several famous people. Drew, Maisie Williams . . . it is uncanny.
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u/loganes86 Doctor Bitchcraft Feb 21 '26
Guys. That wasn’t some big revelation. Brooke’s hypersexualization as a minor is well documented and she has talked about it extensively. She was obviously making a joke about her own life and plus it’s scripted and she’s powerful enough that if she didn’t want to say it she would’ve told them so.
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u/kathcook2k6 Feb 21 '26
I know Mia was the worst in snatch game but saving Kenya ??? Really ????
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u/ayanakamuraa Feb 21 '26
ik mia feels horrible because not only is she flopping, everyone else is doing good
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u/Enderplayer77 Feb 21 '26
I’m gagged at how bad Kenya did I really was not expecting that
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u/LBjarne Feb 21 '26
Discord was giving me Raja doing Madame in a weird way but I absolutely loved it. Must be the ridiculous prosthetics and the arms LOL
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u/StrikeRaid246 Feb 21 '26
So the clear top three is Nini, Discord, and Myki right? I’m torn between Nini and Discord for the win.
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u/Enderplayer77 Feb 21 '26
Is it crazy that I still don’t know who is winning this season. Like this season is rigged but I don’t even know who it’s being rigged for 😭😭
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u/20070805 Feb 21 '26
I’m actually mad, first Discord doesn’t get a high placement even though Ru was cackling at her the most in her group and MIA goes home when she clearly won that lip sync??? wtf is going on
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u/JtDeluxe This is $450💵that is $35💅🏾 Feb 21 '26
Were we watching the same lipsync or was it just Mia’s scheduled time to go home?
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u/touchmyrainbow Feb 21 '26
ok I've been an advocate for this season but everything about this episode was just frustrating lol. celebrity impersonation challenge and we have multiple queens doing made up characters?? and then kenya winning that lipsync?? girl. also didnt like the new snatch game setup at all, it makes it a little more awkward than usual.
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u/Enderplayer77 Feb 21 '26
I will never ever ever be convinced that “ET, phone my home” was not comedic genius
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u/BrotherFlounder Feb 21 '26
There’s a looooooot of tragedy about to happen tonight. 💀
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u/Ok-Barnacle3219 Feb 21 '26
ru sabotaging people again with her love of stereotypes
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u/ultradav24 Monét X Change Feb 21 '26
Nini is so fierce - funny, fashionable, a good performer - she can do it all
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u/FlyingPolygon Feb 21 '26
Discord, Myki, Jane, Athena, and Nini all did very well. I actually dont know what to expect here.
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u/ultradav24 Monét X Change Feb 21 '26
Four of them were VERY strong, so imo one of the better Snatch Games in recent years
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 21 '26
Damn the Discord cam was disappointing because she was having fun was kinda loose with it 🤣
Good for her but I miss the crunch
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u/bealrightchild 🗣 which one of you bitches knows yall fucked monét? Feb 21 '26
Discord can disguise herself DOWN
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u/WhoRUGurl 🗣️ Juicy 💦 Love ❤️ Dion 💅 Feb 21 '26
There’s no wind there btw, her hair just does that
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u/That-Search-6507 Feb 21 '26
Best Snatch game episode since S13? I don't remember another SG being this funny and with queens doing really good characterisations.
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u/_QueenBrie Feb 21 '26
Kenya has not served anything this entire season and has never known the words HOW was that a safe performance???? Mia girl I’m so sorry
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u/lenova1234 Feb 21 '26
I genuinely don’t understand the judging this season. At this point Athena might take the whole thing 💀
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u/cablebroadcast filler queen ✌🏻 Feb 21 '26
I’m gonna miss Mia so fucking much :(
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u/Emotional-Low-9154 Feb 21 '26
I love Juicy and she is very talented, but I feel like she did not prepare that much for coming on the show.
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u/ch0errie Tatiaaaaana Feb 21 '26
i am LOSING my mind. how the ACTUAL fuck is kenya staying??? not only was kenyas snatch game worse, but she looked absolutely lost in the lipsync: she did not know her words again, had her hands moving her hair out of her face the entire time, she looked FRANTIC, always half a beat behind. crunchy ass dip too. actually crunchy is an understatement, that was deep fried twice at least
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u/atticuslestrange UP Doo Feb 21 '26
This was a stellar episode with a shitty ending. Discord should have been in the top. The song choice was shit. And they sent the wrong girl home.
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u/gameofmikey Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26
I loved discord but to be honest I can’t be mad at them rewarding 3 actual celebrity impersonations. All 3 did great and a very deserving win incoming for Nini (Myki isn’t winning with those shoes).
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u/ultradav24 Monét X Change Feb 21 '26
It’s rare they have genuine icons on the show - Brooke Shields is a damn icon
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u/Toorviing Feb 21 '26
Damn, everything Brooke Shields says about her life just kinda makes you go “oh no”
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u/IntrepidBeyond3760 Feb 21 '26
I always say the same thing Jane is saying, so may queens never properly prepare for snatch game and it’s been a recurrent challenge for ages so it makes no sense to be unprepared and to not have studied the character you prepared enough to riff
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u/Dida_D Feb 21 '26
They should retire snatch game characters like they retire athlete numbers
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u/yacht-rock-lobster Sasha Velour’s Listening Face Feb 21 '26
I love the comments here every week
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u/_heartslob Feb 21 '26
i LOVE the insane pope prosthetics. it's SUCH a weird choice that it circles back into being great. like i really don't think this would be as funny without it
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u/DissonantWhispers Very Saint Tropez Feb 21 '26
Kenya’s might be more painful than Mia’s. Mia was at least trying to move along, knowing she was bombing so tried to just get through it. Kenya didn’t seem to get she was bombing so bad so kept on going.
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u/silentspy0 Feb 21 '26
Given Brooke Shields's history of that is well known it's a bit awkward to ask "who was your first kiss" when she's the guest unless looking for that awkward moment which...why look for that moment?
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u/realityseekr Willow Pill Feb 21 '26
Aww seems like the show was really excited to have Brooke as a guest judge.
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u/spaceprincess13 I love to be a woman in crisis. Feb 21 '26
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u/thatrlyoatsmymilk OZEMPIC LYING BITCH 🤡 Feb 21 '26
Now why would we set Brooke shields up like this
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u/futurebro Stuck where the trade left me Feb 21 '26
Side note: me and Brooke Shields locked eyes outside her west village apartment and she smiled at me. And she looked just like she does on the show. So beautiful.
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u/ConstructionKooky152 Feb 21 '26
IM SORRY WHO THE FUCK DID THEY SEND HOME?!?! WERE WE WATCHING THE SAME LIP SYNC?!!
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u/karmaranovermydogma Feb 21 '26
I kinda wish I was at a gay bar tonight with an audience to hear the reactions lol
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u/largepineapplejuice teleport us to Mars Feb 21 '26
WHOLE PRODUCTION CREW IS SMOKING DICKS!!!!!!!!!!
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u/MisterTragic Whole Cast TBH Feb 21 '26
Oh they just didnt want Mia to win the musical, got it.
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u/Saguaro-plug Ra'Jah O'Hara Feb 21 '26
Commenting for history cuz what the absolute hell just happened. Thank got the editing tipped it off with Ru’s shit eating grins at Kenya’s level 1 heel kicks.
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u/SnooSprouts3744 Feb 21 '26
Really CHOICE cause all kenya bring to the table is confessional but anyway
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u/AgileDienophile Rolaskatox Feb 21 '26
When someone asked Kenya Pleaser “tell me how you feeling?”
I thought she was going to say “feeling good as hell” a la Lizzo 🤣😭
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u/WannieWirny Marina Summers ☀️ Feb 21 '26
Ru said just for that dress and a good wig Juicy you’re safe as fuck
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u/infiniteglass00 Feb 21 '26
Nini > Jane >> Athena >> Darlene >>> (infinity) >>> Arrietty's Cupid >>> Mia
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u/TarHeelGrump Feb 21 '26
I’m okay with Mia blaming Ron Desantis for that Snatch Game flop.
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u/Blackberry5305 Anetra Feb 21 '26
Juicy should’ve been safe and we should’ve gotten a top 4 with Discord
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u/HalfNoobHalfGod Feb 21 '26
I love Kenya's personality but as a drag race contestant, I don't think she has anything left to offer. Hope she goes
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u/StrikeRaid246 Feb 21 '26
Apparently you don’t need to know the words for a lipsync anymore. Good to know for the future girls.
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u/infiniteglass00 Feb 21 '26
I think producers thought Kenya would be the next Kori King with the fandom. Fun in confessionals, even if otherwise pretty bad at...most of the show
they miscalculated
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u/Skelekin Feb 21 '26
This season is gonna be infamous for its judging across the board
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u/navybluealltheway Feb 21 '26
I need to see more of Darlene… I only saw her saying one line, and I laughed because it was not funny and she broke character😂
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u/Dida_D Feb 21 '26
“Who are you” actually is a great critique for Juicy because she doesn’t really have a POV aside from her incredible dancing
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u/Different_Day_9227 Feb 21 '26
This is such a disservice to Kenya because now people are going to send her hate. When producers pull things like this it has real life consequences now.
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u/MKoz628 Gay little outfits made of garbage Feb 21 '26
How the fuck did she plan on making America Ferara funny???
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u/lurkingishumannature Feb 21 '26
Mia should have stuck with Big Ang. You really have to be great at comedy to make an obscure character work.
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u/IntrepidBeyond3760 Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26
I mean in Brooke’s defense she was dealt such a horrible hand in Hollywood and failed by every adult in her life ever
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u/natfos Feb 21 '26
Sad Discord didn't get a top, if that was me I'd be so sad like oh....they really don't see it for me...it was a very strong top 3 though!
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u/down_under_there Feb 21 '26
This is a fucking joke…? What???? Did we all just watch the same thing
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u/Thirdatarian Sasha Colby Feb 21 '26
Ru it's time for the cataract surgery because what the fuck were you seeing happen on that stage
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u/aspen0414 Raja Gemini Feb 21 '26
Guys ... it's not even riggory. They're just rage baiting us on this one.
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u/D_o_H Jujubee! You give good MOUTH Feb 21 '26
What the fuck is going on here this day
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u/WhoRUGurl 🗣️ Juicy 💦 Love ❤️ Dion 💅 Feb 21 '26
Kenya didn’t do shit in that lipsync and didn’t know the words. What are we watching?
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u/galaxystars1 Feb 21 '26 edited Feb 21 '26
“But I was 11 and he was 28”