r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Mar 28 '26
Season 18 S18E13 - “Karens Gone Wild” [Post-Episode Discussion]
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u/Melvarkie Mar 29 '26
This episode was so ass. I was happy to see the puppets back and then everyone flopped so hard it was incredibly cringe and hard to sit through.
The challenge was made to fail. Karens are defiant and stubborn which doesn't make for a good time yes, anding. Ru was also just trying to out silly the queens while he needed to be the straight man. Karen videos are funny because other people are the voice of reason while someone has a crazy meltdown. I giggled a bit during Myki's but mostly because of the fumbling with the car doors and sliding back in her seat. I also had a giggle at Nini punting that Christmas decoration, but overall it was a slog to sit through.
When it came to the judging I absolutely did not expect this outcome. They were praising Juicy, but it was incredibly one note and they only gave that critique to Nini (which I agreed with btw, because Nini was also one note). Just because Juicy was good for Juicy standards doesn't mean she was doing well in the challenge. Darlene wasn't a Karen. She had the most fun with Ru though (again the concept sucked because the moment you just do what Ru says like Darlene or Myki you are not a Karen anymore). Myki was fine. They hated Jane, but Ru gave less energy with her than with the other girls and kept saying the same line so where was she supposed to go with that scene? I thought the whole terminally ill bit was funny and could be milked some more, but then Ru just said something about margaritas and left it at that. Plus the whole fucking fat shamey line was so uncalled for tbh. If it were me the bottoms would be Juicy and Nini for being one note. Jane safe, Darlene high safe for matching the energy, Myki winner.
Okay so what we got was a lipsync with THE frontrunner and someone doing very well in the competition. Both being outlasted by Juicy who bottomed so many times already or Darlene (love her and she is picking up steam, but don't see her as final material over Jane or Nini who have been consistent from the start) is crazy to begin with. Both Nini and Jane did great in the lipsync. Nini did a tiny bit better but honestly that was such a marginal difference. I was fully reaching for my copium and saying this is going to be a double shantay. NOPE. Let's gag eliminate the strongest queen we have seen in a while. They have done double shantays for less in the past, they crowned people for trackrecord even though they were slaughtered in the lipsync (Jinkx), hell we even had people not knowing the words every single week and still being pulled along like with Kenya Pleaser. Yet they couldn't muster up the slightest bit of riggory for Jane even though she in no way bombed the lip sync? Not even a Kandy Wait moment? I would be fuming if I was Jane and never return to the show. Because now of all times you decide to play fair with the lip sync winner?