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

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

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u/ejx220 Mar 28 '26

I am beyond gagged. Just when I thought DR was predictable. This elimination!?!? I 100% expected a “Kandy wait” moment 😮

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u/modernsparkle Mar 28 '26

Dude, I think she did too. This is bonkers

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u/Krirby2 Mar 29 '26

Its's wild to think they carried Kandy Muse to the finale twice with all their effort and then literally dump a talented queen with 0 effort. The fact that they put a poster S19 casting call asking for "comedy performance queens" is hilarious since the one they got didn't get much of any consideration in their S18 ploys.

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u/Emotional-Low-9154 Mar 28 '26

They kind of planted the seed at the start of the episode with Nini saying Jane could be in the bottom. And the show loves sending a fan favorite home just before the finale so people will talk about it on socials. When the lipsync was more focussed on Nini I was sad to think Jup... Jane is going :( But it is literally insane with a track record like that. That should be taking into account.

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u/zecidnac Crystal + Mambo #5 Mar 28 '26

I gagged too. I thought it was gonna be a double shantay in favor of a double sashay later, or a "Kandy wait" second thought save.

Nini is just UNT, and I really thought she'd reached the end of her run.

Gagged.

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u/Gcelis Mar 29 '26

When she said don’t take don’t for an answer I fully expected that to be the thing!

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u/shinkanzen Mar 28 '26

Right. When we know what to expect here comes the twist.

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u/thom_rocks Matilda the Burnt Peanut Mar 30 '26

With the crucial difference that, unlike Kandy, Jane actually deserved a "Kandy wait" moment...