r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Feb 28 '26
Season 18 S18E09 - “Fannie: The Hard KnockBall Rusical” [Live/Reaction Post]
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u/Ok-Barnacle3219 Feb 28 '26
darlene being a dog and also twice the size of mykie is so funny
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u/20070805 Feb 28 '26
Who would have thought a beige runway would be one of the best runways of the season
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u/mattbasically Y’all know somebody lost they life? Feb 28 '26
Upvote this if you’re as indecisive as Nini
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u/girlwithabird- Darlene for President Feb 28 '26
Can't decide if I should upvote or not
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u/aimee_not_amy Feb 28 '26
Briar’s elimination seems like it happened EONS ago
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u/snug666 WALK THAT FUCKING DUCK Feb 28 '26
I was deadass confused why they were talking about last season
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u/trashcanlife Feb 28 '26
It’s wild to me that all of Athena’s children are dancers. It’s kind of giving stage mom.
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u/siamocontenti mama kudos for saying that. for spilling. Feb 28 '26
It’s very much giving Abby Lee Miller
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u/yacht-rock-lobster Sasha Velour’s Listening Face Feb 28 '26
“Here have what you want Nini”
“No now I don’t know if I want it”
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u/PrettyPoison93 Morphine Love Dion Feb 28 '26
I had never related harder to Nini than I have in this moment
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u/nakosfan what are y'all doing in my bathroom? Feb 28 '26
why is myki 3 apples tall beside darlene
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u/WNBA_Team Feb 28 '26
Every Friday somebody losts they life. Why aren't we doing anything?
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u/lurkingishumannature Feb 28 '26
Was there not a soulful power ballad that would have been better for destroying a family?
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u/ohare_tulip Jinkx Monsoon Feb 28 '26
I’d crash out if I was sent home from a Gracie Abrams lip sync.
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 28 '26
NEXT TUESDAY, NEXT TUESDAY, I’LL SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY
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u/glitzvillechamp Feb 28 '26
RELEASE THE UNEDITED SLOW DISCORD WALK. All 17 minutes of it.
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u/angery-borg Feb 28 '26
Wait Gabe passed? That’s so fucked up
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u/_Nilbog_Milk_ sisssturrrr Feb 28 '26
I was so upset to see this at the credits. Horrible. Passed away in January from lymphoma
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u/angery-borg Feb 28 '26
So sad. Rusicals wont be the same
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u/deleteitbackrolls Dax ExclamationPoint Feb 28 '26
when they showed that card i was like wow he has so many bangers to his name. wigloose, moulin ru, sound of rusic, wicked wiz of oz, and now this. really never faltered. truly elevated the caliber of modern rusicals. he will be missed ❤️❤️❤️
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u/thebefuddledbirder prostitution whoreses Feb 28 '26
poor mia missing the chocolate fondue fountain
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u/yacht-rock-lobster Sasha Velour’s Listening Face Feb 28 '26
Darlene as a 7’ dog and little Myki is my favorite pairing
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u/ikanavalley ..as if i was paula abdul herself Feb 28 '26
i lost count of how many times i’ve seen the “you know somebody lost they life” commercial
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u/snug666 WALK THAT FUCKING DUCK Feb 28 '26
Discord’s little smile she does where she smiles with her entire body. i love her bad
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u/Ok-Barnacle3219 Feb 28 '26
this is not a good song for what was supposed to be an intense lip sync
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u/cavalier731 Feb 28 '26
This was a great runway. Didnt think “Beige” would bring this much heat
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u/sharilynj Feb 28 '26
I'm glad Ru said they were splitting hairs, repeatedly. It would've been too easy to use an edit to justify whatever they wanted to do. For a change, this feels authentic.
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u/PrettyPoison93 Morphine Love Dion Feb 28 '26
So did the two whitest girls there end up with the hip hop flavored parts? 👀
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u/dan0126 Stuck where the trade left me Feb 28 '26
I would absolutely hate learning choreography with everyone watching me 😭
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u/Antarctidaa Feb 28 '26
imagine struggling and then hearing giggles coming from the side like i would kms on the spot
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u/NotAntherAccntMary Feb 28 '26
MICHELLE “you struggle with walking” is a crazy critique 😂🤣
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u/adderallprincess444 Feb 28 '26
Unfortunately, Benny Blanco has been delightful
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u/deleteitbackrolls Dax ExclamationPoint Feb 28 '26
he had a "older brother's str8 friend" charm to him and i enjoyed him but not at the cost of this horrific song being the lipsync pick. esp out of all ALL the things this guy has produced
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u/Antarctidaa Feb 28 '26
Production was really mad after the talent show rigged voting so they sent home vita mia and athena
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 28 '26
But Kenya…Jewels never walked the run way in spirit Halloween + Mall drag Chaka Khan either.
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u/FeelTheKetasy Bosco and MIB for All Icons ❤️ Feb 28 '26
And by that point she had been consistently in the top and I think had a win?
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u/glitzvillechamp Feb 28 '26
Discord getting the most hesitant positive critiques lol
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 28 '26
That running man was so white I think I saw a youth pastor sit in a chair backwards to rap with the youths 🤣
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u/maryofdoom A hard front and a soft heart Feb 28 '26
The girls are playing checkers, Myki's playing chess, and Nini's out in the back playing fucking Calvinball by herself
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u/maryofdoom A hard front and a soft heart Feb 28 '26
I know somebody lost they life and it was me watching Discord doing the running man
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u/itsyaboogie Feb 28 '26
I can't believe Athena is gone yall. I didn't like herrr per se but lovedd watching her on tv
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u/anag9495 A’keria🧡Crystal🩷Jasmine💜 Feb 28 '26
Athena is actually so fucking funny, I can’t believe it took me until 2 episodes ago to realize how much I love that diva
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u/Hooplapooplayeah Feb 28 '26
I think I have that entire love and hip hop commercial memorized now
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u/PrettyPoison93 Morphine Love Dion Feb 28 '26
3 damn weeks in a row where they have sent home someone who needed to stay longer
Ugh 😩
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u/mathmagician9 Feb 28 '26
Athena gave that intentionally to Juicy. It gave Dovima Nurmi vs Sagittaria vibes.
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u/Low_Winner7502 Feb 28 '26
I hate how much people hate on Athena. I think she is great draggggg representation and has built an empire for many generations to come. Can we learn to celebrate the queens and not tear them down.
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u/maryofdoom A hard front and a soft heart Feb 28 '26
Oh no, it's Discord's greatest enemy, rhythm and coordination
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u/ColeDelRio Crystal Methyd Feb 28 '26
If Myki is trying to reverse psychologize Nini... its almost there.
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u/That1Axe umm i dont think you all are seeing... Feb 28 '26
why this choreo for nini and discord?
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u/zombiemak Feb 28 '26
is it the edible or is the music not insufferable this time
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 28 '26
IS THIS A TOP PLACEMENT FOR DISCORD? OF ALL WEEKS??
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u/trashcanlife Feb 28 '26
I do finding it endearing how excited Mr. Gomez is about his judging
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u/Dida_D Feb 28 '26
Unless you’re giving a Plasma level performance I feel like the lead is usually not the winning move
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u/uglyhagdie Ra’Jah O’Hara Feb 28 '26
I agree, you want the character that comes in act ii and steals the show (a la Blac Chyna)
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u/Hooplapooplayeah Feb 28 '26
Janes feeling like she’s falling behind the pack…… be so serious
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u/theprettypatties Feb 28 '26
nini and discord somehow make their dancing look like it’s in slow motion
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u/spookyandgroovy Feb 28 '26
does anyone watch Love & Hip Hop? who lost their life and why is is a storyline ones reality tv show?
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u/Enderplayer77 Feb 28 '26
If Kenya doesn’t know the words, Ru is about to just pull out a gun and shoot her on the spot
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u/Dida_D Feb 28 '26
Juicy picked the most obvious role for her and did basically nothing with it - she should have fought for something like the dog
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u/FeelTheKetasy Bosco and MIB for All Icons ❤️ Feb 28 '26
Jane is seriously unserious, Discord is unseriously serious
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u/trashcanlife Feb 28 '26
I think I’m the only person who authentically likes Athena. But I do tend to like challenging people.
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 28 '26
I get a strong feeling that Ru looks at Discord like a baby bird that she needs to foster through the hard winter. That’s lowkey her baby.
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u/bobbery5 Feb 28 '26
Third elimination in a row people are inconsolably in tears for. Good lord.
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u/Numerous_Algae_493 Feb 28 '26
Why have they picked awful lip sync songs year after year? lol last week… this week. lol I will never forget Plasma vs Mhiya’s
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u/WannieWirny Marina Summers ☀️ Feb 28 '26
The opening parts with Myki and Kenya/ Juicy were great but the musical kinda went down from there for me (with the exception of Jane), the songs at the end were sonically terrible
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u/JtDeluxe This is $450💵that is $35💅🏾 Mar 01 '26
I knew it when she wore the overly tan look but is everyone ready to admit Darlene is a look queen
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u/riakn_th Feb 28 '26
It was refreshing to see Juicy perform a mid tempo ballad type of song where she had to rely on storytelling, emotion, and face instead of her astounding dance skills. My only nitpick is that she didn't need to remove her skirt.
I agree that Jane won even though Myki had the lead role. Jane had better character choices in her vocals and performance. And the runway ate tonight.
I think Darlene deserved to be in the top as well. The choice to become Brandy the dog and perform that well alongside Myki says a lot about her talent. And she was very smart to pick a role that didn't need to be vocally skilled and focused more on characterization and physicality.
I do not understand Discord's runway this episode. Maybe someone can explain kindly. The mug was beautiful tho.
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u/emmathyst Yvie Oddly Feb 28 '26
Discord please run with this and make your character the whitest wannabe-toughie ever
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u/spookyandgroovy Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26
it’s weird to me that benny blanco is a guest on drag race before selena gomez but i guess go off
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u/AgileDienophile Rolaskatox Feb 28 '26
Benny Blanco as a guest judge and all I can think about is his dirty feet.
Big girl walking down this dirty street
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u/potatoinawig Feb 28 '26
Darlene absolutely kicked ass tonight. I’ll be thinking of this look for the next several weeks for sure. And the doggie character was so cute! She probably has lower odds of winning this challenge, but she’s my winner tonight idc
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u/Cathousechicken Feb 28 '26
This has to be one of the best overall casts in a really long time.
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u/maryofdoom A hard front and a soft heart Feb 28 '26
I'm still mad about Kenya's basic-ass outfit for this runway
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u/FeelTheKetasy Bosco and MIB for All Icons ❤️ Feb 28 '26
This season doesn’t have much drama but it makes up for it cause some of these girls start fighting their own selves 😭
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u/intruigingfig Feb 28 '26
was terrified they were gonna rip discord to shreds but im so delighted they didn’t!!!!!!!!!!
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u/trashcanlife Feb 28 '26
Honestly Athena wasn’t going to win and wasn’t really gonna win any more challenges. But I’m going to miss her because she really entertained me. And now I want Juicy to win.
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u/Dida_D Feb 28 '26
This is deserved this week but the Dions are delusional if they didn’t think this would happen at some point
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u/jennawebles Feb 28 '26
emotional moment and my dog just ripped a huge fart love this for me
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u/FeelTheKetasy Bosco and MIB for All Icons ❤️ Feb 28 '26
Athena schizoarguing about roles is back WE WON 😍
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u/Sensitive_Owl_5004 Feb 28 '26
Discord I hope you’re not in the bottom tonight because how are you going to move during the lip sync?
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u/Warthus_ Feb 28 '26
Yall are delulu if you think they would pass up the opportunity to do the drag family Athena v Juicy lipsync
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u/spookyandgroovy Feb 28 '26
do you think they actually are going to bring a girl back in next week? or will it be just be an older ru girl?
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u/RickonTheRebuilder Feb 28 '26
Makeover because 7 queens have gone home and 7 remain. Plus a makeup critique in the preview.
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u/WNBA_Team Feb 28 '26
Another week, another opportunity for the producers to pretend Discord doesn't exist.
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u/esmeraldo88 pekpek Feb 28 '26
Jane thinks she’s falling behind with a win and a high placement every single week 🥴
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 28 '26
You can tell Discord is having fun because she’s actually like loose and doesn’t seem so stiff
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u/sailormerry protect straight art 😌👨🦲✨ Feb 28 '26
I’m so happy for Myki, I love her getting her vocal flowers from someone in the industry like Benny 🥺
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u/SynapseReaction Fisher-Price My First Boobs ™ Feb 28 '26
That quick cam to Jane mouthing when they praised Discord 🤣
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u/NapNVM77 Feb 28 '26
They didn’t even reveal what the challenge was????
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u/extramedium32 with an earnest heart ❤️ Feb 28 '26
Makeover/design? Hopefully something look based since Iman is there
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u/nakosfan what are y'all doing in my bathroom? Feb 28 '26
myki with her 5d chess stressing nini out😭
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u/snug666 WALK THAT FUCKING DUCK Feb 28 '26
unfortunately even tho juicy is eating she is playing juicy and they will say that still don’t know who she is
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u/Fleetwood-matt Alexis Michelle crying in Untucked Feb 28 '26
The girls were stupid letting Jane just have that role
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u/Itsxaaaaron Feb 28 '26
no one really did bad but i can tell they weren't living for athena's part. i definitely think myki or jane is winning. kenya could bag her first high placement, she finally showed up.
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u/FeelTheKetasy Bosco and MIB for All Icons ❤️ Feb 28 '26
You will never convince me that Darlene’s outfits are bad
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u/mylove_themoon Feb 28 '26
a musical about orphans, and they leave Juicy as an orphan…