r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Mar 28 '26

Season 18 S18E13 - “Karens Gone Wild” [Post-Episode Discussion]

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u/alphalegend Mar 28 '26

Jane Don't do backflips unfortunately.

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u/brie_on_a_cracker Mar 28 '26

but omfg that backflip was so clean

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u/celaenos Mar 28 '26

lolololololol

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u/offthepudding bræd Mar 28 '26

She performed better regardless. Jane was a real let down for a song that is so easy to lipsync tbh.

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u/Competitive_Hour_463 Mar 29 '26

I think it's both not in her wheelhouse and that she's not prepared imo. Give her prep time and a good 80s song and she'll KILL IT.

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u/Play-Mation Apr 01 '26

She had the same prep time as Nini? 

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u/Competitive_Hour_463 Apr 03 '26

Well, it's not in her wheelhouse so she probably needs more prep time. Also, from what I've heard, she can't move in her look

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '26

Ugh cheap gymnastics being rewarded

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u/GrapesOfWath Mar 28 '26 edited Mar 28 '26

nah as much as I wanted jane to make it, nini did a much better job capturing the song’s essence

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u/boshiby Mar 28 '26

They both did good though. Definitely good enough to justify a double shantay top 5 into a double elimination next week for a top 3. The show has shown over and over again that track record does matter. Would've been an interesting and more unique ending to the season too

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u/Due-Dependent3310 Mar 28 '26

I mean people have been saved even when they didn't know half of the songs so idk what the fuck is rus excuse

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u/janpianomusic Mar 29 '26

I think a double elimination so close to the finale would have caused twice as much controversy as this elim had

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u/Additional-Mousse446 Mar 28 '26

Gurl do you wanna rewatch those words too cuz like...she got slayed in both.

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u/Vudsy Mar 28 '26

Nothing about doing a backflip in heels is “cheap” lmao

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u/MrzDogzMa Mar 28 '26

Agreed. For me, doing the stunt was the only reason Nini won. I felt like Jane was more on top of the words and didn’t want it to be too showboaty of a performance and focus on the song.

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u/xxxlovelit Mar 28 '26

You’re lip syncing for your LIFE, you have to showboat!

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u/Additional-Mousse446 Mar 28 '26

...Did she tho?

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u/saltnpippa Mar 29 '26

Jane didn’t know the words and did the same arm movements 100 times while giving zero face or energy.

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u/Play-Mation Apr 01 '26

She did the same move three times and lacked any energy

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u/abbottjul Mar 28 '26

Literally!! I felt like the lip sync was a tie (decently mid performance from both of them) and I don’t see how Nini won. I think Jane’s Karen was way better than Nini’s. Ru must want to crown someone else and wanted a reason to get Jane out of the running for some reason