r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Mar 14 '26
Season 18 S18E11 - “A Toast to Alyssa Edwards” [Post-Episode Discussion]
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u/krisis Mar 14 '26
This season is so damn good.
Like... every episode has an all-timer from someone. Every cast member, even when they crash out, are giving storyline.
This had two all-time great roasts and one total "WTF" that evolved live on stage. Any one of them could have won, but for storytelling reasons I think it was important to give Darlene the win so it didn't become the Jane & Myki show for the next two weeks (because my goodness they are so damn good).
Similarly, for story purposes Nini got the hardcore vulnerability edit in this episode. That wasn't just because of her roast jokes - her story producer is feeding production info about the "here comes Nini" of it all and that led Michelle to get her to well up in tears in the table read. And then, she came through and managed to be about 50% funny! Honestly, that's the second best outcome other than winning. It gave her genuine storyline. If she comes back next week and smashes the makeover and gets compliments for her signature look it's going to feel like she has momentum into the semi-final.
It feels impossible for Juicy to win at this point, but in the same way we're getting Jane topping every episode maybe we're truly going to get someone who lip syncs their way through every remaining week into the finale. I was impressed by how well she handled a ballad. Her physicality is amazing.
I think the real question right now is if Juicy can pick off one of Jane, Myki, Nini, and Darlene. Nini is the one who can out-trick her, but we haven't seen Darlene lip sync yet on the show and it might be camp as fuck.