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Good morning, Sifling watchery. It is another beautiful day.
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Y' all know Bob loves. Bob loves us to have. Have the opening award. Y' all notice this. Bob loves to have the opening remarks. Nigga, you are not. You are not Zoran Mamdani. You. You don't have to have the opening remarks.
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Whenever there is a space, I take the opportunity. Would you like to have the opening remarks?
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I was literally starting, but I'll let
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you do it also, because. Also, Monet lets me do it because she don't be having the words. Like, for example, when we do our little ad, like, hey, if you don't want to come to the Patreon anymore, if you don't want to hear ads, come to the Patreon. Monet. One time, y' all fighting for my life to get Monet to do the ad. Monet was literally like, I don't. She acted like she didn't know. I think Monet was trying to play me for a fool to be lazy.
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No, at this point, we just, like, see you do it because it's.
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It.
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Honestly, it seems I'm not even trying to be funny. It seems. It seems like it brings you joy.
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No, you want me to be the bad guy. You want me to be the one to be like, here's ad. Here's an ad. Yeah, I'm the one giving you the bad news. I already know what kind of parent. You are. You're the. You're the. I'm the fun one, and you're the. Like, now I'll let you have candy.
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No, If I was. No. If I was having children, I would definitely.
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Like, if I have.
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If I end up having children in my life, which everyone was like, Chelsea Handle gave you bad advice. They were like. Because I was like, I don't know about having kids. She was like, oh, have them. You learn to love them. Everyone's people like, girl, I. I know I had kids, and I regret them.
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Wait, who said that?
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I did. Chelsea Handle's podcast.
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Chelsea Handler doesn't have children.
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But she. But she, like, she. She's a surrogate parent by. A lot of her siblings have kids, so she often takes them.
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That's not. That's an aunt. That's not a parent. I want to be clear. Don't take advice from the aunt who. Who does. Who is on shrooms half the time and then drops her kids off. You think Chelsea Handler's a fucking parent? All right, everyone, this week. Mandy. Okay, so we're getting back. So Dee Dee Fuego has just been eliminated. I am genuinely gagged. And I know y' all are posting that clip of me being, like, the first girl out.
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I can't let you go out like that. You. You see that? You have, like, a lint ball something right here.
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Oh, my God. It was just a Can I see that? I'm on breakfast, girly. Now.
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You have. You eat breakfast now?
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Yeah. So I ordered from Good Egg. I ordered the avocado egg bowl from Good Egg in midtown. And honestly, you gotta have breakfast, Ma. It's the most important meal of the day, and I get it now. You got breakfast. Breakfast.
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All right.
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Sorry. This is not something Brad free. This is something. So Didi Fuego just went home. I've seen these clips circulating of me being like. When Monet said she didn't think Diddy Fuego was pretty, and I was like, oh, the girl a winner. Making fun of the girl is probably gonna go home first, y'. All. I did not know that was just me doing a bit. I had no clue. Did he. I don't know any inside tea. I don't know who's going where. I had no clue, honey, with odds like this, I should play the lottery. I literally had no clue Diddy P. Was going home. Did you know?
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No, I did not know that Dee Dee was going home. Um, again, like Bob said, we are not on the up and up. I'm not out here when the season comes out, like, ooh, what is. What's going on? I. I literally, like, if I, If I get a spoiler, it's because someone has commented. One of y' all has commented. I'm like, well, she goes on first anyway. Like, I. I don't. I don't really. I don't. I don't follow the blogs about that.
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I also do not know these girls. I just want to throw that out there. I do not know any. I don't know any contestants from this season, so I'm going to throw that out there anyway. But Mandy, like, Mandy doesn't like sending. Didi went home, but she is happy that she is still there. Spoiler alert. That does not.
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Which.
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That doesn't last very long.
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You have a lot of strong feelings about this, which we will obviously get to get into later. But yeah. Oh, I want to say this. People, People noted, like, we. You, you, not you came for. But you talked about, like, not liking girls, like, doing recreations. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, bitch. Sierra missed was fully doing a Bob Mackie. She fully did a Bob Mackie recreation.
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Yeah. I mean, I didn't realize it was a recreation. I don't. I don't know every reference in the world. I mean, now that's what I'm pointing out. Oh, yeah, I remember that. I think it was on the Cher show or not Cher show. It was either the Cher show or maybe it was on the Carol Burnett show. So now that I think about, like, oh, yeah, I guess I kind of remember that. But that doesn't change how I feel about recreation. Just got it. Just because I didn't clock every recreation that's ever been recreated doesn't mean that I, you know, my opinion.
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I just wanted to note. So that sipping washer is always operating from a place of trut that we. Yeah, she was doing a recreation, guys. That is correct.
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I will say this baby Mandy Mango is having a rough drag race run. This is honestly probably one of the roughest we've seen in years. In the bottom three week Monet. Every episode of Drag Race, she was in the bottom. Every episode of Drag Race, she was in the bottom three in a row her first three weeks. I know she went back home defeated. No shade, but I know. Cause she's already. You can tell she's defeated because she's already been in the bottom twice. At the top of the episode, she's in, like, a mood. And then they all congratulate Jane, which at this point, if Jane doesn't win Drag Race. I don't know what's going on.
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Well, you know, she says, she says she's feeling a shift in energy from the girls. And she says this, which, which she says, and there is this target on my back, y'. All. The target on my back narrative is not really a thing. Like, it is a reality competition trope that does not apply to RuPaul's Drag Race. It applies to all. It applies to all stars, like, if they're voting or whatever. But when it's a regular season, this. There's a target on my back is not really a factor here. So when girls say that, I'm always like, what's target on your back? No one is voting you. No one is. Like. So I always get really confused by that thought.
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Yeah. And I'm not gonna lie, she's fucking irritating the pissed out of me. This episode, like, all this, like, I'm doing too good. I'm like, oh, shut up.
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Right?
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Oh, thank.
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Thank God you feel the same way. Because I was the whole time, I
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was like, too good. They're going to be mad at me. Ok, that's annoying.
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That is annoying.
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Do you want the money? Do you want friends? I just. And this bitch is over, about to cry because she's doing. That's. That's insane.
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We'll get there, bitch. I was gagged. I was like, is this. Are we supposed to feel bad for you?
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Are you trying like.
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Like, what type of symphony, what type of sympathy are you trying to invoke here, girl? Like, it's too much.
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It's giving Jinx Monsoon. You know how Jinx Monsoon feels bad and nervous about everything all the time, Constantly. Just.
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Yeah.
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I mean, it's a level of self conscious that I don't have or a level of sensitivity or that I just don't have, but I want to get into because I know we're jumping the gun. So I gotta say, there, Briar is like, her is like happy that Athena's in a bad mood. And then I felt like Athena had a really vulnerable moment. She goes, briar, I am so sensitive right now. Please leave me alone. I don't know how much more open, honest and vulnerable you can be where someone goes, briar, I am so sensitive right now. Please, please, please leave me alone. And Briar will not. I'm like, this bitch don't respect boundaries.
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She does not respect boundaries. And then after all that, then taking your fucking sweaty ass titties that were just in your sweaty drag queen bra and slapping them on the side of my head talking about, I'm a bra, I'm a whatever the fuck head. I would have been so irritated. I would have been like, girl, you have to fucking stop. Like, that is so irritating.
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And then we're gonna get into some. We're gonna get into this untucked later. But, like, there was something, like, bizarre and, like, very. We'll get into it between Sierra Mist and. No, not Sierra Mist. Mia Starr and Briar. Yeah, that wasn't really spoken about, which kind of irritated me from a. From an editing standpoint. It really actually kind of irritated me. It's a new day. I really love that they're calling it season 30. I actually think it's kind of funny. That's actually one of the old jokes that I think is funny. Calling it season 30 is funny to me.
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I mean, it's cute. It's cute. I went. When the. When. When the rumail comes in, bitch, do you see how they. How they blurred the fuck out of RuPaul?
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I didn't. I wasn't wearing my glasses, so I didn't notice, to be honest.
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RuPaul's entire face is Crispin 4K. His hairline. They literally took the magic wand. I was like, boop. It is just the blurriest. Blurriest line that I was like, this is insane editing.
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I have to go back and check it maybe, you know, sometimes the hairline needs a little help.
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It does. The hairline does need a little help. And when you are the queen of
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the queen star laughs a lot. I love people who laugh. Like, I feel like all of my friends laugh, like, a lot. I feel like the. I mean, maybe Nick doesn't laugh a ton, but he does laugh still. But Nick's not like. But like, you. Peppermint Mateo laughs a lot. I guess Alfredo doesn't laugh very much. I guess Naomi also. Naomi also doesn't laugh very much. I've never heard Naomi, like, bust out loud. I've never. I've never heard anyone be like, ha. I've heard anyone be like, ha.
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Ha.
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Ha. Kim laughs like, Kim.
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Oh, when you really get her. When you really get her, Kim.
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We see Jacob. So RuPaul announced that they're doing RDR live. And for the past, like, maybe, what, three seasons, four seasons. This has become, like, a. This is like a Drag Race staple now.
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Yeah, it's become a Drag Race staple. And I. Girl. I was like, ru couldn't even finish saying the name of the challenge. Jane Dunn was like,
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Do you wish you had been Able to do an RDR live.
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RDR Live sounds so fun. Cause I think there's context around what I'm supposed to do. I think in season 10, with the reason why I didn't do well in the Bossy Rossi was because I took the challenge too earnestly. I was like, oh, it's an acting challenge, as opposed to be fucking stupid. And I think having the pretext. I know, but I know it was my first time, Bob. It was my first time on the show. Watching it and doing it, as you know, are very different things. But I think having the context of.
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What's your excuse for your third time on the show?
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I did very well in the improv and acting challenge is my third time on the show. So what's your plan?
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No, but on the challenge, you didn't do well in. What was your excuse for the third time?
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Oh, what the. On the third time on season seven, what challenge did I do bad in?
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Let's ask the audience. Oh, my.
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Such a cut.
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I love.
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And then RuPaul says that. And Juicy says, I don't act or do come.
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Which. If you watch Drag Race, this is a setup for going home or winning the challenge. If you ever watch Drag Race, cut into someone being like, I don't do this. I've never done this. I don't sew. I don't cook. I don't clean. I'm swing. This is a setup for the producer either sending them the fuck home or they're gonna win this fucking challenge. And by the way, the difference between RDR Live and the sketches, the other sketches they do is that RDR Live is one take. You get one take. They don't edit. Allegedly don't edit around it. You just get one take.
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They don't edit the other ones. And when you do. Like, when I did Bossy Rossi or any of the. Any of the acting challenges and stuff, or the acting challenges. No, they do take.
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Yeah, they acting challenge. You get multiple takes.
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Yeah, but for the improv ones, no. Like when we did the one where Naomi was. When we were dogs in the All Stars 4. Those are all one. You just go for one time.
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Oh, well, see, they didn't do that when I. Back in my day, they didn't have those.
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Oh, yeah, I was gonna say the one when y' all did Empire was not improv. It was. It was. It was a scripted multiple takes.
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Oh, I will say. And we did Bitch perfect. We got two takes on Bitch perfect. I believe all the performances you get two years ago.
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Yeah.
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Again, this is 11 years ago. I might be wrong. So they said. So they. For the. For the most part, this is one of the calmest castings we've seen on Drag Race in years, girl.
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It was like. It was like the fucking un. She was like, oh, I want to do this one.
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Great, girl.
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That's fab for you. And I think I'm really good at doing the beating the bartender. Oh, my God, I love that for you. Good job, girl. I always actually wanted to be the cook. You cook so well.
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I mean, the biggest conflict was Athena wanted to be the mom, and then Jane was like, I would really like this. But then Athena. And then they just talked Athena into. Because she got. Because she got what she wanted with the disco last time. They were like, Briar brought at that
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point, which I think was a good way to counteract, like. Cause she. She wanted to play against Athena for their own sibling rival they have going on. And Briar's like, you know what? Last time you got the thing you wanted, you kind of flopped, so maybe you should challenge yourself with something different.
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Which was crazy. Which was crazy to say. Like, first of all, just last night, this bitch was like, I am so sensitive about my performance in this show right now. I'm so sensitive. And Bruh was like, we remember how you flopped. Bum ass bitch. Bum ass, flop ass bitch. You're bad. You're bad at drag.
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Ew.
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Play the role for people who are bad. And there's a line built in for being bad. But I was like.
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And also the fat line. I was like. I was like, she's. She's all this girl, fat.
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I want to call you fat. With everything in me, I want it down.
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Yeah. I wonder why she set her talent on Athena.
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I mean, they're about the same size, but I guess also maybe they're just. They're that close. Because, I mean, you and I, you know, dig at each other about being bald and about things that both of us are going through all the time.
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So maybe.
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I mean, are they. Are they. Is this a competition thing? Or are they friends outside of this? I mean, the Boston to Miami to fucking Mykonos pipeline. How strong is that?
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I don't know, but I was. I mean, it was weird to me that Athena has let us know she's a fabulous host and she's shying away from something that she's like. I was confused that she was shying away from a role that seems like she should be very comfortable with.
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Well, I think the reality is that her Confidence is hit. Like, I don't think she feels good about herself right now. I think that she. I just think she's in a bad place. And honestly, I no longer see her as a frontrunner. I don't see her making it past Snatch Game, if I'm being fully honest with you. Maybe up to Snatch Game and then either leaving on Snatch Game or the next episode. Um, I've lost a lot of confidence in Athena. Athena, I know you come in on our Instagram post. It's not personal. If this is nothing, I don't know you as a person.
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Bob, y'. All. Bob is like, you know, I want to. I don't know. I just think she's lost a little confidence because I think that she's really bad as drag. She's gonna go home next week, and she's just. I don't know why she auditioned. She should have even done this season. Honestly,
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I'm not allowed to say who's going home, because apparently, my word I speak. I speak truth, honey. The devil is the truth of tongues. King of tongues or whatever. No, no, no.
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I was gonna quote it. The power of life and death is in the tongue, girl.
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Yes, honey. The devil's the prince of the tongue. So I'm. I told Athena, I don't know. Don't listen to me, bitch. But what I will say is, you can acknowledge that Athena is shook. She does not have the confidence she had. It's only episode three, and you're. You down bad. Actually, she down bad in the middle of episode two. This bitch is down back in the middle of episode two. So it's like, girl, I don't even know. I don't even know what to tell you. I don't even know what to tell you. Tbh. So. And so they're assigning the roles. Briar. Then Athena, go ahead. And she decides to host, which, by the way, I would want to host same.
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That's the role I want to.
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Depending on who's catching.
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Well, yeah, that's true, but I mean. And actually, no, I think I would choose to host every time. I would love. I would love to be the first voice. I want to feel like I'm staring the shit. Even though the host doesn't really have that vibe. But you're the first thing the judges see, the last thing they see, and you set the tone. So I would want to be the host. Like, I love opening up the standups when I'm on Drag Race. I like that.
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So during the rehearsals and the walkthrough Mikey is really, really trying to help Juicy with the sketch. And Juicy's like, I don't do accents, Which I can't wait to talk about this, because it was just a knockout of the park. Like, is Juicy, like, not aware that, like, do people not give her praise? I guess. When would you be doing sketches back home? When would you be doing comedy in Miami? Miami doesn't give we sit around and do sketches vibes. You know what I mean?
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Yeah. Well, I mean, to be fair, when she was rehearsing the accents, they were not good. It was giving Bob's Caribbean, Bernie Sanders Barack impression.
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My Caribbean accent is perfect. Everybody know when I do a Caribbean accent, they know exactly where I'm from. They know exactly what I'm saying. Well, let's ask the audience. And if you guys know when you come see me in Moulin Rouge, I will be doing. I will be switching accents every night, every week. Week one is St. Lucian week for me. That's not true. Please don't come expecting that. I need to let y' all know that's not actually happening.
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As the girls are doing. As they are prepping and whatever, Jane is getting into character, and literally everyone around the room is studying Jane. Everyone is like, everyone's watching what Janie's doing because she is a front runner. Well, can you be a front runner after two episodes?
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Yeah. I think Jane's building. I think Jane is building a storyline for her to have a really upsetting loss in the middle of the season and then a struggle bus to the finale or possibly even getting cut right before the finale, to be honest.
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Not cut.
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It could happen. It could happen. Crazier things have happened. You know what I mean? Can I say that RuPaul's eyes light up with golden women with wings holding globes above their head atop statues. When she sees that Mikey is about to cry, she goes, are you about to cry? She literally saw an Emmy floating above her head. She goes, are you about to cry? Yes. That was crazy, because apparently, Mikey, her two favorite shows are SNL and Drag Race, so she's just literally in heaven right now.
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Yeah, I was. Apparently Discord is not aware at all that her walk is a little bit suspicious. And you know what? And Ru is encouraging it. Ru is like. Rue was like. Rue said, change nothing. Keep on doing what you're doing. Change absolutely nothing. Which is insane, girl.
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Ru basically said, you're not gonna win the season, so you might as well come out with something. Ru basically said, you're not winning. Let's be clear. You're not winning, toots. So let us make fun of you and give you a little something to make some change on the road. Cause, baby, this ain't what you want. It sure as hell ain't what you're gonna get.
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Yeah, to be fair, it is like when I not even doing the drag race on. On all over Twitter and threads, I see screenshots of discord, of people putting it to different types of music. Someone put it to Mozart's funeral procession. I've seen this walk. It is hilarious that people that.
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So this is snowing so hard right now.
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Oh, God. And I'm going to be there next week. They said next week in New York City is going to be colder than Alaska next week.
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God is snowing so hard right now. I can't even. I'm like looking out the window. I'm like, so annoyed. I have to walk to rehearsal. And this, I'm wearing this fucking, like, I'm wrapped. I forgot I was like, oh, in New York, you wear big ass coats. And you ever try to if you wear coats so big, you can't put your backpack on top of it? You ever had this? I'm like, I can't get my fucking backpack on. And my purse, my fucking crossbody. I'm like, what shoes are you wearing?
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Do you have snow boots?
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No, bitch.
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I've been wearing these doms. Bob, you wearing crocs with arms?
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I have boots. Okay, we'll move on. Jacob. I have boots, but I've been wearing crocs so they're comfortable, bitch. The first day I stepped off the curb into a puddle. Crocs in puddle. I was like, how long have I been out of the city? This is crazy. Okay, let's move on to the challenge. So I like the energy that Darlene is bringing to the sketch. This is, in my opinion, the worst sketch. Like, this is the sketch that I would not want to be a part of if I was just looking at them. No. Yeah. If I was looking at all the sketches and I want. I think the one I do not want to be in, this is the one I would not want to be in.
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Okay. It's not the one I would pick for myself, but I think it is the second funniest sketch of the night. I wrote down second funniest sketch. I thought the group was funny. I hate that Mango's wig slipped. But hot take.
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And I don't think it's a hot
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take because people all over Twitter, as soon as the judging happened, I tweeted Am I crazy, or did I thought that Mango did a good job? I was not of the school. That of. I didn't. I cannot disagree with Michelle Visage more. I thought Mandy Mango killed it.
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Well, I just think that creatively, it could have been a funnier bit if she was more conservative, because there was no juxtaposition. So it was just two sluts being slutty. So I think that there could have been actually more comedy in Mandy being appalled at the activity of her competitor and then maybe finding some way to do something dirty that's not actually, like, maybe if it didn't go all the way to, like, ripping, ripping open your top. If it had been to her, like, gawking and gagging and then maybe read it, I would have pulled out a Bible, started reading it. I would start quoting scripture, you know, Leviathan spirits and Jezebels and whores. And then at the end, be like, fuck it, and then spit on your hand and then do it like that. But maybe. But it just went straight into, like, vulgarity for both of them, which makes sense for Darlene's character. It doesn't make sense for. But I will say I did like that butter shot to Mia's face at the end. That was a really good bit.
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That was good.
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But other than that, like, I don't know. I'll take my first and second favorite schedule when we get to them.
C
Yeah, I mean, I see what you're saying about Darlene, but I thought Darlene's characterization was obviously so. It was so obvious. And Mango. I mean, Mango wasn't immediate. She was doing the thing. She was turning. It was right at the end, and she popped it open again. I agree. I think going to titties was very aggressive. I think there's something else. But actually, no, I didn't mind it. I really didn't mind it. And I think for Mandy, Mango too, like, when she was playing the straight man for the beginning of the sketch, I thought her voice. I thought her characterization was funny. I just hate that I'm like, bitch, figure out your drag. Like, why are you taking off the headband? And I see half your boy head. And the way I was like, girl, figure it out.
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I guess the question for me is, where is the build? Right? Like, we need to see again, reading the Bible, rejecting this, repenting, talking back. And, you know, a lady. You know, a lady's supposed to be whatever. I don't know. There's certain ways to just build up to that point before you just go, it Looked like she was just churning butter and then she took her top off, you know? Yeah. But I will say this. Yo. I think Briar is her own Anna saboteur this episode. Like, I did not know what Briar thought she was gonna get by doing that role. I don't know if it was just because she wants to neg, but, like, girl Anna saboteur, in my mind, I would have, like, a Krampus type creature. Like, I would be like Krampus. I would. I would look. I would have fangs or do something spooky. She's wearing a black shirt. That sounds stupid. And. And she's like, what you should be worried about is that big, fat waist. Well, you did bad last week when you bombed that challenge. I'm like, what about this? Feels good.
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Yeah. I don't know. If I was reading the script, this would probably be the least. The one I would be least interested in, the one I would fight to not have, because I just. I mean, maybe there was more there that she. I don't know. It seems weird that out of all the roles in this fucking thing, she just chose that one just so she could be in a scene with Athena that Athena was maybe not going to be in. It seems like a weird choice.
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You know what I actually think is a really good example of this? At the Golden Globes, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and someone else all came out,
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and Jason Bateman, son Hayes, and they have a podcast together. Dax, was it. Was it Dax Shepard?
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I'm not sure. Maybe Jake can look it up real quick. Maybe the chat. Actually, by the way, if you're. If you're watching now, we. We allow our. We allow our patrons, our top tier patrons to. To join us, to grace us with their presence and actually watch us podcast live. So if you would like to join the Patreon and see us podcast live, you can join us right here. Go to patreon.com podcast Will Arnett.
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That's what it was.
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So he's doing his thing, and then as the announcer's coming out, the announcer goes, will Arnett, Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman, who's never really been my thing. So it comes out, and Will and Jason Bateman's like, what? Like, why would you say that's crazy? And then he's looking at Sean, he's like, isn't that weird? And they were.
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I mean, it's not weird.
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It's okay. You're not everyone's thing. And then at some point, Sean Hayes goes, listen, I think you're great. And I loved Ozark. And then this little smart turn. He goes, okay, what was it about? And he goes, it was about three seasons too long. The way they built it, the way they delivered the lines, everything from the build. There was so much lead up, like this big quick thing at the beginning that catches you off guard. And then it showed that it was honestly a really wonderful way to do, like, a one minute or less sketch that you can pack a lot of comedy in. And I feel like this was not. But also, I mean, this was written for them in their defense, but you gotta work what you got, you know?
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Yeah, yeah.
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And I think Athena's doing a good job, but it's not funny. Like, I didn't laugh. I didn't even crack a. I didn't even chuckle. But I do think Athena did a good job with what she had, though.
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See, I wrote. Yeah. I said, Athena feels very robotic to me. Like, it didn't feel like, again, she is this hosting girl. But it didn't feel like natural. It felt like very, like, okay, da, da, da. Now I'm gonna say this line and you. And you would have drive that down to Chattahooga. Like, it felt very stiff in a way that I didn't feel comfortable. Like, I, I, I, I flashback to last year when Anya Nerve hosted. It felt like she does this show every week and felt like she hosts RDR live daily.
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I'm also. Can I just say a hot take. Like, a lot of you girls host, but you're not funny Like, a lot of you girls host because you've been in the club the longest. Right? I'm sorry. A lot of you girls host because you are the booker and you booked yourself to host. Like y'. All. Some of y' all are not the brilliant minds that you think you are. I know, I know a couple of these queens back in New York City, and you have back from my day. I don't know who's doing it now, to be honest, but you have your five lines that get you a laugh, but you never create new material. You're not saying new, funny, creative things. You're just doing your five lines. Are we gonna go to the bathroom and powder our noses? The more you drink, the prettier we look. This is goes for our college fund. It helps my college fund to pay for tucking panties. Like, girl, you're not creating anything new. So.
C
Yeah, see, everybody knows your name.
B
Gavin wants to see their names.
C
Bob say their names.
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What's holiday? All right, let's keep moving. It Is Holiday. And, you know, it's Holiday.
C
No, she. No.
B
Oh, that's your girlfriend.
C
Holiday is a. Is a. No, I'm not. I'm not engaging in this.
B
Holiday is a what?
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Holiday is a fierce queen. Um, we see Vita, Vita's group, and I think Kenya. I'm gonna say Kenya Michaels. Kenya Pleaser is the star of this group for me, and Vita's the worst.
B
Yeah, Vita. Okay. My early. I'll tell you, Jacob, remind me to give us our predictions for the season, because I have some really strong opinions about what's gonna happen this season based on. I feel like I've. To quote Sasha Bell, I've cracked the code. You know what I mean? But that being said, yeah, you're right. She was obviously. The best thing was. I love a good dummy replacement. Like someone's body being replaced with a stuffed doll. That will never not make me laugh. It's funny almost every single time.
C
That was funny.
B
I also love when someone walks off stage and then someone else comes back and obviously isn't them. And doing backflips and splits and kick karate.
C
The Drag Race Hollis Spectacular.
B
Oh, it's great when. When RuPaul and Michelle end up doing all that stuff. Or like, we. I mean, I don't want to spoil any Broadway shows that I saw recently, but there's one in a show that me and Monet both love. That's really, really good.
C
It.
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It. Honestly, it is always fun. Whoever first cooked up that idea, kudos for spilling because it's so fucking funny. Every time I see it, it's funny.
C
Yeah. And Vita is just so. She is not an actor. Like, the. The. The. It's not good. And, you know, kudos to Kenya and Nene. Nene was fine, but kudos to Kenya for making it work and, like, making the scene. Like, I feel like if Kenya was on the scene, this scene could have
B
probably one of our bottom.
C
One of them would have been in the bottom.
B
RuPaul. I really want RuPaul to do Call Me Mother for RDR Alive. RuPaul's performance on the next RDR Alive. I'm putting a petition right now. I'm starting a change dot org. It needs to be Call Me Mother. Why? Because I love that song, and I want to see RuPaul hitting that guess who back in the house. I want to see RuPaul lip sync to that song in real life.
C
RuPaul looks so hot.
B
She looks amazing. This is actually probably my favorite RDR live performance with RuPaul.
C
RuPaul looks so good. I was looking. I was looking like, yo, this is a 65 year old drag queen wearing her little skimpy little dress and her. And her and her latex opera length glove with her fucking thigh high. Cause you know RuPaul, RuPaul's legs are fucking 90ft long. So something about seeing RuPaul with those, like those matching opera gloves with the thigh high leather boots. It's so hot. I love that.
B
Older than your mom.
C
Yes.
B
That's gaggy.
C
But below, Lady Bunny's younger than RuPaul by a year. Year. What?
B
I mean one year by one year. I don't know. Younger.
C
Thank you.
B
Okay. Damn. Why you dick riding lady money? This is crazy.
C
I said dick writing. I was just saying cuz RuPaul feels younger to me than get ladies monies.
B
Get your tongue out of ladies monies.
C
Ladies monies. Get your tongue around that sentence better. How about that? Ladies monies.
B
As soon as Jane entered the. The Weekend Update, it's like it really did save the scene. It was so much better. Like, it wasn't bad. I mean, Briar had one little flub and you know, Drag Race will drag a flub. Music cut out. Camera zoom in. Slow motion. Pan cut to confessional. They didn't do all that, but I mean, they really love to ham up a mistake. Drag Race loves. They did it with Briar when she fell into. When she fell into main lip sync.
C
Slow music slows down it was like girl.
B
Cut to confessional. Shot from above. Drone footage like, y', all, this is crazy. Um, but I mean, Jane is. She is such a star. I believe that Jane actually could have won this week's challenge, but I honestly do believe that Juicy did better than her. Juicy was. I think Juicy. First of all, Juicy's scene is the best scene. The Michelle Visage sketch is the best sketch. The second best sketch. I'm gonna give it to Weekend Update, but it's only because Jane did a good. But if Jane's scene partner's a bit better. If I hadn't been waiting until Jane showed up to laugh, then. Yeah, but also they gave Jane that. Jane's character had the best writing in the episode. This writing was great. It was so smart. It was so funny.
C
Yeah, I agree. I think Jane's. But also, she just did. She did a great job of the characterization. Imagine if Athena did that role right. But it wouldn't. I don't think. No shade to Athena. She would not have been able to accomplish what Jane did because Athena doesn't Have that sensibility. So really she would have done like a group Greek.
B
Maybe she did like a traditional Greek mother. I don't know.
C
And I don't think that would have been funny. Do you think that would have been funny?
B
I think someone could make it funny. I don't know that Athena is that girl.
C
Right? Yeah. Well, here's my thing. Was it. Do you think the character was written as Midwestern or that or she. That was. Was that her interpretation? Because I can't do it because I
B
don't get her interpretation.
C
Okay. Yeah, but. And you know, it was so. It was so. I mean, did you watch Careers Folk growing up?
B
I've seen a few episodes. Yeah, I know that character.
C
Oh, he. She is Debbie down. She is Michael Navotny's mother down. Like this is literally Deb, except Debbie had a body mouth. Debbie is all of that. But she would sprinkle a lot of f. F bombs and asses all the time.
B
I started watching Queer Smoke when I did Angel America because I was in it with Randy Harrison.
C
That's when I actually started watching Queer Smoke.
B
Yeah. And then lastly is Juicy and. And Mikey. And this scene is so well written. This scene is so well done. Juicy. I was like, bitch, you do not struggle with accents. Like, ain't no way this bitch learned an accent in. In a day. She. She went. She went from I literally can't do an accent to locking into an accent perfectly in less than 12 hours.
C
She's probably being a little hyperbolic, I think. I think, I mean, we. We heard her struggle.
B
So you.
C
Oh, so you think Juicy's a liar. She was just putting off of the camera.
B
I think that some. I think someone shot Juicy down a long time ago and her confidence is shook. Like, this is me with singing. I've had people make fun of me for singing for so long, but I can sing. But I remember. I'll never forget when I fucking, you know, got. When I was in Annie in 12th grade or 11th grade and the music director handed me a CD with my music on it and it said in bold words, just speak your part. Like that has been burned into my brain like 16 year old Caldwell. Remember? I can still. I still remember how. I remember his writing, everything. I would recognize this CD anywhere. So it's affected the way I'm singing. So even when I'm showing, when I'm working out here, when I'm working out, not working out, rehearsing on Broadway and I'm surrounded by all these Broadway singers, like when I'm in The room with my vocal coach. My singing is better. But then I got to the stage and I got really intimidated because they're all such good singers. And I was like, I feel intimidated, but then they help get it out of me. And then once I feel confident, I sing better. Like, I think I sing better around you because you're, for the most part, nice about my singing. For the most. But you have your days.
C
You know what? That's your experience. I'm not gonna validate that. I feel like I'm pretty. I encourage you pretty much every single time. But that's your experience. I'm not gonna invalidate your experience.
B
Do you wanna give me a compliment on my singing right now?
C
I don't hear it right now. Do you wanna sing for us right now?
B
No, I'm good. It's early. Do you think, like your question? I will say, I wish that she would have said your color leopard print up until season 10. It'll make sense later. I thought that would have been really funny. It should have been like. And trust me, your colors. You're more leopard print until season 10. It'll make sense later. That would have been really funny.
C
That would be funny. But yeah, I agree. I thought this was a very good scene. I do think Juicy did a good job. And yeah. Oh, oh, no. You went a little far. Michelle better hit that step. That was not an actor. That was Michelle Visage. Michelle Visage was stepping, baby.
B
Michelle Visage, the dancing queen. I mean, she did go to amda. I mean, she has a musical theater degree.
C
Tap dancing. I was like, okay, okay, Michelle. Was that a time step she was doing?
B
I can't remember. It looked like a time step. It looked like a time step. I was like, good for Michelle, which no shade is like, probably the easiest
C
move you can do in tap dancing. See, Michelle, you see, Michelle used to really feel confident about her dancing with that one time on something. Watch where Bob shaded how easy or difficult her moves were. And now she's weird about her it.
B
And I used to be really confident about not being called ratchet for the last 10 years until Michelle, besides called me ratchet on international television.
C
God, Bob, you. You gotta let it go. You gotta let it go.
B
Wow, that's crazy. After. After I revealed the trauma of my. My being.
C
Being a high school.
B
You don't let you. Me let that go too. How Dr. Steven Odom bullied me. Ooh.
C
Calling my name. What do you think? What do you think? What do you think Dr. Dr. Odom is doing right now?
B
I don't know. Dr. Odom was. Was a little long in the tooth 25 years ago. So I'm not saying what I think I am saying, but he was not young over 20 years. I wasn't Monet. I was in high school 25 years ago.
C
That's crazy.
B
I mean, I graduated 21 years ago, but I started 20. 20, 25 years ago. Okay, so.
C
So the girls are back in the workroom, and they're getting. Sorry, it's a. It's a new day in. And they're back, and now they have to get ready for the runways. Mikey feels very confident. Mikey feels like, oh, I nail this. They. No way. This is not my week. I'm winning. And I'm like, oh, God. Also, wait,
B
Jay, can you just bleep out his first name? I realize I'm not trying to dox this man. Just do the Dr. Odom. You don't need to do his full.
C
Yeah, but Mikey, I'm like, oh, my God, are they setting us up for a Jane? What's her name? Jan. Sport of the season. Like, she always thinks she's gonna do her thing, and she doesn't get there, and we get into the Jan.
B
I would love another Jan face crack. Why?
C
You don't wish that on these girls, Bob? They're working so hard that Jan Face
B
crack has taken Jan to the bank. She's selling. She's selling robes. She just did another TikTok of an outfit again. I think Jan has banked on that face crack. Okay, she'll be out.
C
Well, who's not gonna. Gonna. Gonna bang on their fucking tears and face crack. It's Jane Doan. Cause this is the Jane dawn crying moment. There she goes.
B
Yeah, Yeah. I mean, Jane don't. Like, first of all, let me. Before we get into that, I don't understand why Juicy's not so confident. I'm genuinely. She's like, I don't know. Juicy is genuinely nervous that she did a bad job. Who hurt. Who hurt this? Who hurt this queen? Like, Juicy was crushing it. Look, is everything. If I was Juicy, I'd be walking around with my dick hanging out, being like, yeah, bitches, get a look. Take a look.
C
Well, I think it. I. I mean, I've never done RDR live on Drag Race, but I'm assuming it's like. It's like other challenges. You don't really have the. Like, there are camera ops and lighting people and stuff there, but for the most part, they're pretty quiet, even for. Even for the. They will. The room Will crack when someone is fucking hilarious. Right? But so I think that for her, yes, she.
B
She.
C
She probably feels confident, but she didn't have an audience to like how funny she was. So she's. She still. She's kind of shooting in the dark, so she doesn't know for sure.
B
Also, I think that's something Athena said that really was like, what? She goes, I tapped into my inner Diane Keaton. Like, yeah, Diane Keaton does some comedic acting, but, like, she's not known as like a sketch. Like, if you're doing. If you're doing. Why don't. You should be tapping into your. To your Melissa McCarthy. Tap into your Kate McKinnon. Kate McKinnon. Tap into your. Don't Diane Keaton. I'm like, listen, y', all, I'm about to go do. I'm about to do RDR Live. I'm going to tap into my inner Lupita and Yongo. I'm sorry, what? That's why you. That's why you did mid.
C
I. I thought. I thought of a joke, but I
B
think it's really insensitive, so I can't. I'm cancel Rest in peace to Diane. Ken. All I'm going to say is rest
C
in not about D. This one is alive, but is a. Insensitive jokes. I'm not going to say that.
B
What? Come on. Don't. Jail. Jail. Bleep it.
C
No, we're live. No, I'm not going to say that.
B
Our coons deserve this. What is it?
C
No, I'm not saying it. I will tell you after.
B
Light it up. Light it up. Come on, Mom.
C
No, I'm not.
B
Type it in the chat. Type it in the chat.
C
At least to you.
B
Type it in the chat. No, to everyone. Just type it in the chat.
C
Oh, no. Move on.
B
Wow. We used to stand for something.
C
This ch.
B
This is crazy. This is crazy. All right, moving on to more makeup moment. Yeah, this. This boohoo. And pissing me off. She goes, this is so embarrassing. You're right, it is. When she goes, this is so embarrassing. I remember thinking it is. You do look. You look stupid.
C
Yeah. And can I tell you because I'm so toxic. Because when she was first crying out crying, and I was like, oh. I was like, damn, she feels she didn't do good. I was like, I feel like I was Andy.
B
And I. I was like, I felt
C
she did a good job. I feel bad for her. As soon as she said the reason why, my brain flipped. I was like, I hope she's in the bottom I was like, I hope I, I hope they hated her performance. So toxic.
B
But not only that, it went from like I, I think she was lying her ass when she goes, well I'm just, I'm just nervous. I don't know if I did bad or if I did good. You do, you know you did good. You know you did good. And, and, and you're trying to get ahead of it by being like please don't be mad at me for crushing. I'm sorry I crushed so hard.
C
I crushed.
B
And I know my outfit looks good and I'm fucking you hoes up. We don't care bro. This is you're whack for that. That's so boo. I wonder what Naomi was here. If she was here right now, Naomi would be worse, would be meaner than we're being.
C
Yeah, it was off putting. And as someone who likes Jane a lot, I was like I don't like this shit. You fucking raggedy fucking Seattle bitch. Seattle.
B
Apparently Ciara has worked everywhere, including the CIA.
C
I wrote, I wrote down Jane Doan. Don't have nothing on Ciara's jobs.
B
Girl, girl.
C
I think the girls are just competing for who has, who has worked, seen the most. Human resources. Everyone at Ciara. She listed like eight things. I'm like, how old is this bitch? She's like 32. Oh yeah. How, how, how have you had so many careers?
B
Also can I ask a question? I'm not a makeup artist but like was that a mask or a prosthetic? It looked like a mask I think she made. Did she adhere it to her face in some way?
C
I think yeah, I think she made it. I think so. I don't know for sure but it
B
has a lot the same thing that it looked like a mask with prosthetics on the mask. It looked like with as much stuff as, as, as Athena had on her face. Kenny.
C
No, but Athena was just fabric. This was not okay. Actually that's not true cuz she had like a zip at the back. I don't know. But, but she, she said she's done it for all these things and some Marvel movies. She didn't say what Marvel movies, but she said she, she, she does.
B
Yeah. Disney is quite litigious.
C
I know. And they will get her ass. And, and then she got to ask Jane, Jane represent.
B
Exactly. So these runways. Whoa, whoa.
C
RuPaul, we gotta talk about mother looks incredible. This is the best we've seen RuPaul look in years. This chocolate dress with that big ass ring, those perfect earrings and the fur. RuPaul looks so good.
B
Is this green?
C
What color is this brown? It's like a. It's like a chocolate brown brown.
B
She absolutely looks stunning. I. I like Sarah's outfit. Everyone looks good. I like the Sarah, the guest judge. I think her outfit is also really cute.
C
Yeah, I agree. I think she's stupid. RuPaul stole the show. I was like, oh, my God. Why hasn't RuPaul done this as a. As a promo look? This look. RuPaul looks incredible.
B
Yeah, she looks really, really good. Maybe. Girl, you know how they be. This is gonna be the promo for next season. You know, RuPaul fix a day, shoots the promo. Y' all know. You know how it is. You sure know what it is. Who got the keys to the queen do? So let's. Animal attraction is such a great. What animal would you be, by the way? Obviously, obviously, I'd be a hyena.
C
You mean a giraffe or what people thought you were a poison toad. A toad.
B
I'd obviously be a hyena. What would you be?
C
I would probably. I'll probably be a pink panther and forget to draw my nose on to keep the audience guessing.
B
No. If I could pick, I probably be. I probably would have redone some version of my snake look that I did on tour. But let's go to the Discord. Adam, She's Discord. Adams is an albino alligator. I hate this look so bad. This hair is not cute. This hairline is so upsetting considering how white the hair. Like. Like, girl, darkening your hairline when your hair is this white makes it. Your forehead look dirty. I don't think her makeup looks good. I do love this bag. I think the bag is actually a really cool idea.
C
I think the eye makeup is really cool. Especially. Especially. I mean, I don't know what. What Discord skills are, but taking the time on Drag Race to do. I. I do. I do like the eye makeup. I agree. I don't always love. And actually, no, everything is. I like everything except what she does with her wig lines, which we saw. I said this, like, two episodes ago. She had the, like, weird scalloped, jagged shark tooth hairline. I think she's a thing she does intentionally because she thinks it blends better, but it does not. Um, and this outfit. I don't love this outfit either. Don't really love these, like, 60 platform boot thing. I think having a handbag made out of human skin. Because she's flipping around. Wicked witch. Because she's wearing. She's an Alligator. Albino. Alligator. So the albino is wearing the human skin as a bag. That's okay. But you can see her undergarments under this thing. And I just don't. It looks. It doesn't even look like an alligator. If she did not have the alligator thing on her shoulder, I wouldn't know. It looks like a snake shedding its old skin.
B
Yeah. This outfit is ugly, and I hate these shoes, and I hate this dress, and I hate this hair. I like the bag. Bag, though. Let's go on to Mia Starr, who is a girl. This is a tribute to her. Her Elabor doodle. No, her golden doodle.
C
Yeah, golden noodles. I hated this. I hated it. I did not like this. I did not like this. That. I hate the cut of this leotard, if you're good. Or panties, whatever they are. Are they shorts? I don't know what the this is, but I do not like the length of that. Oh, I did not like this one.
B
I liked it. I thought she looked really cute. I mean, it's pretty. It's pretty standard, but I think she looks really cute. I love this color on her. I think she looks adorable. I actually think that she looks like a poodle. I knew what she was as soon as she walked out, and I thought it was really cute to be eight. Yeah. I was going to Mandy Mango. I did not even recognize Mandy Mango when she came out. I literally was like, who is that?
C
Yeah. And, you know, for Mandy, I was impressed by this. For Mandy, I hated the thing in her hands, trying to make them like, what you call it. Not clogged. Hooves.
B
Hooves, Yeah.
C
I did not like those. Those things look so sad on her arms. She should have just not even did them. She should have just had her hands regular and just painted. Maybe her fingertips black. A la that lady from Rick Owens. Rick Owens, wife. She should have done that instead. No, not Joan. Whatever her name is. The lady from New York and the antlers girl. They look like mosquito antennas. She should have deer antlers go out and they're up and out. They were just both going down. Almost like she was an insect. Like a bug. Bug.
B
Yeah. I'm not super impressed with this. And also her antlers kind of look like horns instead of antlers, but then there's also extra pieces. It's kind of hard to tell. But I do love this. This silhouette she's created around her, her waist. And this mid driver. This. This. This. This fur illusion. This, this. It looks really good.
C
Yeah.
B
What animal is she?
C
She's a Deer.
B
Oh, a deer.
C
You and Jacob. So see, the chat can see how they be trying to set it up. So I don't know if. Did they see that Jacob wrote on the screen, monet, can you pronounce the animal? Bitch. Do y' all think I was born yesterday?
B
Monet. No, I don't. I think you were born about 36 years ago. But Monet, my, my dare. I would never, I would never dare to make you say dare in a way that doesn't sound unbearable. Bearable. Sorry. Unbearable. Let's move on to Darlene Mitchell. I gotta say, this is a 9 out of 10. I don't know what on earth made this girl think putting on a flat was a good idea, but other than that, I genuinely like this look. I think she looks really good. I think the silhouette is great. I like this shoulder piece. I like the hat. I like the ring to the nose. This is a good look for, for me.
C
I must be on drugs. I must be in Mesopotamia.
B
You thought.
C
Do you think this is a 9 out of 10?
B
I think this look looks really good. I genuinely love this look.
C
I did not like it. I, I, I think it looked cheap. I hated this. I do not. I don't understand. Why is she a cow with a cape and a hat? What is it? Can you explain that to me?
B
Because it's a cowboy hat.
C
But why the cape? And why, I mean, okay, why is
B
the deer wearing a skirt? Like, what do you mean, why? It's just wearing clothes.
C
But I don't, but, but no, I didn't.
B
Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Why is the deer wearing a skirt? Why is the this wearing a that? Like, they're all. You're just doing fashion with it.
C
No, but it's different. Like, it looks like, it looks like Mandy was like, like a, like a Seder going to a ball. Like, like a female Seder going to a ball. Ball. Or what you call it, the thing that Phil Octides is in Hercules. But Darlene, it just looks like a centaur.
B
No, a centaur is a half horse.
A
No, he's a tater.
B
Mon is right at the beginning.
C
Yeah,
B
you're the one that said you. I didn't say you were wrong. You said you were wrong. Yell at yourself. Lose anyway. Loser. Ass bitch. Who doesn't know the difference between a satyr and a centaur? Doubting yourself. Athena Dion. Ass bitch. Doubting yourself. Midseason.
C
Anyway, I did not like this outfit. I, I, I think even the moo, the brown cow setting of it all, it was, it was okay. Like I. I didn't hate it. I. I wasn't fully impressed by this look, and I'm sorry the flats took me out. I was. I'm happy that RuPaul called it out. Like, the, like, the. The flat was. The. The flat of it all was crazy. And I just really did not like this look. I. I did not. I. I'm not jealous. I. Jacking it.
B
I'm not jacking says. It looked like the cape your. Your twinner wore when on that Runway where she zipped down and only showed the cape that look. I'll never forgive her for that look. She pulled that look. It was on. It was on All Star 7. You know, did a cape. Y' all did. You did two seasons All Stars of this. I am the. I. I. I guess I'll be the historian, because you won't. You won't do it. Let's move on to the next one. Let's move on to a few. This is great. This looks absolutely stunning. This goes back to her Greek heritage. This face, Kini is so sickening.
C
Now, do you get the owl? Cause before, you were like, why does she have an owl?
B
Yeah. I mean, it wasn't explained to me before. I don't know much about Greece and the Greek people, but this outfit just looks amazing. This looks so impressive. And the way that her face is framed inside of this with this owl mask. My God, this is just stunning. This is amazing.
C
It was very impressive. And I love that she didn't go with a gown. They were like, there. It's like a. It's a. It's a bell bottom, wide leg, catsuit. And, like, as soon as soon as she came out, I knew exactly what she was. I knew because I've been really into following Nature is metal. And they often talk about these. These fucking white barnyard owls. They're from.
B
Nature's Metal is gruesome, Monet. This is brutal stuff. You're watching brutal.
C
It is, but I love it. And I think Athena looks incredible.
B
See me on the screen?
C
Do people see you? I mean, yeah. Why?
B
Oh, because I. I don't see myself on my screen, but it's fine.
C
Yeah, we can see you. Yeah. This was really, really, really well done. The. The reveal to the face, Kenny. The makeup. She fucking killed this shit work girl.
B
Yeah, she looks amazing. Let's move on to Briar Blush as a swan. And I mean, yeah, this look is good. I'm not, like, knocked off my seat or anything, but this look is good. I. I do wish that she had worn this might sound crazy, but what colors of swan's beak? Is it. Is it orange?
C
It's orange, yeah.
B
I wish you to incorporate orange somewhere. Either an orange lipstick or maybe the tip of her mask have a little bit of orange or something in it. I do wish there was a little bit, because when I think of a swan, I think of white, black, and orange, and I just don't see any orange in here other than that. It looks really good.
C
Yeah. I don't understand. I just. Do swans like their feet? Like, the swans have black feet? I don't know. I don't understand why she had black shoes.
B
No, this is a reference to Black Swan, the dancing. So they're ballet style straps, and I believe it's a reference to Black Swan in Swan Lake. I think this is a ballet reference.
C
I get it. But the shoe should have been white in Black Swan. The black swan is all black and the other swan is white.
B
I can't defend it. I'm just trying to make a point.
C
Bob listens to that. You're like Monet. I don't know what you want me to tell you.
B
You asked, and I gave you what I think could possibly be the answer,
C
and someone said, the beak is orange. The beak is not orange. The beak is red. Even I can see that.
B
And I'm not colored orange. What do you mean her beak is red? Oh, yeah.
C
Let's go to the next contest. Oh, go ahead.
B
Yeah. It's not good enough for me to go on and on about, but it's not bad enough either, I guess. I really love Vita Von Te Star's look. The only thing I don't like about it is that the paint stops. Right.
C
That's literally what I get.
B
Yeah.
C
I was like, why did you stop? Why? Like, you know, a wig you had on. You know, you know how to. How to stick with your head. Why would you stop the makeup literally right by your air. By. By your airline. That was. That's crazy.
B
Yeah. This for. And for that reason, it's going to be a 9 out of 10. This could have been a 10 out of 10. But she. That. That. That one little makeup bit is just not. It's really taking me out of the scene.
C
Yeah, I agree. And she's supposed to be a zebra, which she. It is giving zebra.
B
You do not say zebra. Stop. Stop. You don't say zebra. That's not a part of your how you talk. You don't talk like that.
C
I literally always. What do you mean? Have you ever heard me say the word zebra? Before that's. I say zebra.
B
Just two weeks ago, when you thought I was a zebra in my outfit, you said zebra. We have it on recording.
C
Bitch, you're mistaking yourself. I said zebra.
B
You did not say ze. Oh, my God. I can't. Y'.
A
All.
B
I can't do this podcast anymore. This is crazy.
C
Also, also, I mean, this. This. This ca clearly store bought.
B
Is it. This could be made, girl.
C
No, I saw the stones on the black. It looked like. I think this is the. The zebra Katsu you buy online.
B
I'm pretty sure we have to hurry up. If you say zebra one more time, I'm gonna, like, start getting. I'm gonna start swinging. I'm gonna start swinging. How about that?
C
And I love her. Kennedy Davenport. So I was a Zapp and I was on the Serengeti, and a lion had attacked me, but I didn't die.
B
Crystal lies.
C
Now I'm a zebra. Ready for the Runway, bitch.
B
Giddy up. Jacob, have you ever heard Monet say zebra as long as you've been alive? Jacob, We've been in this podcast for eight years.
C
Jacob just said yes.
B
Jacob did not say that.
C
Yes, he did. Thumbs up. What do you think that means?
B
No, I can't see. I can't see.
A
Jacob.
B
For some reason.
C
Yeah, Jacob said this.
B
Jacob. Lying ass Jacob. Jacob want us to move on? That's what it is.
C
Okay, let's go on to the next queen.
B
All right, who we got?
C
Oh, Nene. Mother tucking Coco. This look it. I knew exactly what she was like. I. You be. You. You be seeing them. Them. Them little. Them little fancy frogs. They be all over autumn. Little Instagrams. And I knew what she was. I don't know what I think this is like a. I think it's called the poison dart frog or the. The. The. The blue tail poison button frog. Some shit. But she looks so good. This hair. How she incorporated the spots into her wig is great. I love the eye makeup. So Nene is clearly doing this thing that is her signature. Well, I don't know if her signature thing, but every look in her eye makeup, she has this paper coming in the middle to give a 3D effect, and it's really cool.
B
She looks amazing. This is such a good look. I cannot like. She is, in my opinion, the fashion girl of the season. Oh, for sure. She's amazing. She looks so, so good. I don't think I've ever had a bad thing to say about anything she's worn on this show. It's only been three episodes, so give it time. But, like, she gets it. She looks great. Let's move on.
C
And also, I want to talk about the details. The details on her, because obviously, toads eat flies. Her earrings are like little mosquitoes. Like, and, like, even her wig line. How she. Oh, my God. She's just so. She's so great. And she made it all herself. I don't know about the hair, but she made the entire outfit herself.
B
Yeah, she looks stunning. She really does. Do you say ear words more than most people, or do we just hear it more with you? I really can't tell. Like, chat. Can y' all confirm? Does Monet say those words more than, like, every. Anyone you've ever heard in your life? Life. Anyway, it's a. It's a valid question. Let me plug in my laptop.
C
Why is your laptop not plugged in from the begin, y'?
B
All? Th.
C
Bob is crazy. We're doing a podcast for two hours. Bob will not plug his laptop in. Now when it's dying, he's like, oh, let me put my laptop, bitch. Are you crazy?
B
It's not dying, first of all. But I don't want it to get there.
C
And this is exactly what. This is exactly what Jay and Jacob be talking about. This is exactly what Jay and Jacob be talking about.
B
Jay and Jacob do not be talking about nothing. Yes, they do, except how unprofessional you are.
C
Whatever. So someone said Bob been trying to get to rehearsal on time. Y' all know, girl.
B
Yeah, I do want to get rehearsal on time. And I will, honey. I'm union, honey. They'll. They'll knock my down.
C
Let's go on to the next queen.
B
Wait, I'm not plugged in. Slow your ass the down the wrong with you. Fuck you think this is, boy the fuck? All right, everyone, so let's move on to Kenya. Pleaser. I gotta say, Kenya is giving big Corey King, big Monet exchange energy. She is just. I, I, I want her to be doing so much better than she is. I think it's all stars for her because this look is, like, fine.
C
I mean, I like this look. I like this look. I like it had a. It had a pov. I like this better than the fucking moo Moo Baron Khao sunning. I think, like, like this makes sense, right? She is a tiger pimp. Like that makes sense. Why the fuck was the moo girl have a cloak and a cape anyway? I think.
B
Why is it. Why is it. Why is the cow wearing a cape? But it's not. Why is the. Why is the tiger a pimp.
C
Because Kenya said, I am a pimp tiger. Darlene just said, I'm do.
B
I'm doing cow.
C
Like, this makes sen with a pimp hat. And she has the durag on and she has the gold tooth. Like, there is a narrative here. Darlene. There was no narrative. Just like, I'm a cow. I'm a regular cow grazing the fields, trying to eat and trying to eat Puss in Boots. She knows like, puss in Boots. She knows like, puss in. I don't see Puss in Boots.
B
No, that look like. That look like fucking Darlene.
C
Darlene was fucking Calvin boots that look like Darlene outfit. But there's a narrative here.
B
I will say. I think. Think that. I don't know what can you pleaser aversion to wearing titties is. But girl, put some big ass titties on. You're a big girl. Put some big ass titties. You got big hips on. Obviously you take time to put on. You take time to put on. I've got a new thing, though. Like queens, they. They pat their hips. They don't pat their titties anymore.
C
That is the thing. I mean, I don't know. I feel like it's kind of always. I used to do that. I used to pat my hips and not pat my titties, depending on the outfit. I remember anyway. Corey King and Lane. Corey kicking Lane Bryant.
B
I just want her. I just want her to be doing better than she is. But she'll get it back for All Stars. Let's move on to Sierra Mist. She is a chameleon. And, you know, I don't love this look.
C
I didn't love it either. I feel like it had a lot of potential. Like, I love, love, love the tongue prop, which we've seen like, two tongue props earlier on this season. Like, someone. Didn't someone else do a. Oh, yeah, that was last episode. Jane don't. And yeah, it just looks a little messy to me. Like, I don't love the distance between the head and the body of this chameleon and the backpack. Yeah, it was all. Yeah. Something about it is just not fun to me to watch.
B
Yeah, I agree. I don't love this look. And I don't know how much this space prosthetic was necessary like this. I don't understand what could have been just been done with. With makeup.
C
Yeah, I agree. That is. That. That is a great point. If she would have just painted her face orange. We literally. We don't even know that she has A Like, she didn't. We don't even know.
B
Yeah, yeah. If I was in secret Services, I need to hide. And this showed up with this. I'd be like, you don't get the out my front door. My life is in danger. Go do drag or something because this ain't. This ain't for you. Let's go on to Jane Dunt, who is a ma. I just got to say my only critique, that she doesn't look birdy enough.
C
That's what I. That's what I said. And I was like, you're gonna, like, you're gonna do a macaw it to me. It was too deconstructed. I was like, I. I get it. Like, I think, like, I know that you're a bird of some sort because I see feathers, but this could be a orange spotted toad. This could be a plethora of things. Like, it doesn't give bird girl the
B
full T. The zebra had more feathers than. So, like, I mean, I. I honestly believe that, that, that this outfit combined with her scene partners are the reason she did not win this week. Because we're gonna go ahead and move on to. Let's go on to. Oh, no, never mind. We're run to Mikey. Mikey meets Cheetah. Yo, this is ass.
C
This is crazy in a tux. Someone said it right. This looks like she got it from a Spirit, a fucking Spirited Away Halloween store. This thing is so ill fitting. I don't think a cheaper material exists on this planet. The fuck this outfit is made out of these fucking three straps. They all folding on top of each other. And she thought she ate with this. With this human hair wig that got the. The little cheetah spots printed on it, but it's so damn blurry, it don't even look good. She had that sad ass tail whip. This was a bad Runway for to. To be on RuPaul Drag Race.
B
I'm g. No titties. Yeah, this is. This is ass. Yeah, it is hip ass, no titties. It's the new. It's a new thing. Hip has no titties. Not a new thing. But I've always hated. I've always thought it was annoying. Let's move on to.
C
And she said. She said. She said. She, like, she was like, yeah, this was a Mugler. And baby, she's not even said the mugler part because this ain't. This is not mugler. This is not even in the. We all know she's trying to replicate the. The iconic red Mugler cowboy thing. And this.
B
Be glad that fucking Mugler is dead because he was Sue. If he wasn't hear me say that shit. He was Sue. Also, why was Kenya swinging her arms like that?
C
I don't remember.
B
She was like.
C
She.
B
Like, I'm giving Naomi Campbell walk or somebody. I was like, you're not. That's crazy. She was like. Her arms were literally swinging from, like, literally 180 degrees each arm. Like, literally. It was. It was actually. It was actually crazy. So I'm giving Naomi Campbell girl.
C
Don't.
B
Don't do Naomi and Campbell like that. And don't do. Don't do Terry Mugler. Mugler like this. Because this is crazy. Let's go into the version look of the week. This fucking pangolin look is so sick. And this is probably a reference. This looks like it might be a reference to something, but there's still. It's still really good.
C
It may not be Bob. Maybe this is.
B
This is.
C
This is a reference from her own brain.
B
Maybe.
C
I have been seeing pangolins. I don't know what's going on. I've been seeing pangolins all week. And the story she told about the thing like, this is true. People.
B
People like in your neighborhood?
C
No, on the Internet. Oh, yeah. The great pangolins of the Valley. No. And the reason why they're going endangered is because people think that because of their scales, and they think there's keratin in there that can help whatever, but it's not. Leave the fucking pangolins alone. And you know what? And you know what? Also a fun fact about pangolins. Apparently, they think that they're the ones that started Covid.
B
That.
C
That's where we got Covid from pangolin.
B
Well, maybe they should leave us alone. Let's all leave each other alone.
C
But, yeah, I think Juicy looks incredible. Her body, this. The shape of this outfit is so delicious. The only slight thing, but I don't think there's much she can do to fix it is only on the closeups is the. The line of her thing just looks so harsh because it has a seam on it. I think in doing this, girl, you should not have. They should have cut the fabric in a way that you don't have to have a hem. The hem is so harsh. And putting, like, the stone, like, perfectly on the. On the hemline. Take me out. But other than that, I think this is such. Such. Such a beautiful, delicious one. She looks incredible.
B
I also want to give some advice to anyone out there who wants to do some sort of a. Like, a Face exposed piece as you get later in your life, and the skin's not as taut as it used to be. Do what Juicy did here. Put the thing at your chin, girl. I had a look recently. The look was under my chin, bitch. My shit was so, so puffy and smushed up because my face. Because I have more loose skin now than I used to have, I was like, this is crazy. I used to be able to put it down here. No, put it under the chin. This is very smart of her. Put it right on the chin. I don't know how. She had to fucking stay there. That's gaggy.
C
She probably used pro or something like that to staple that shit to her thing. If it was Dragula, she would have used a damn nail gun.
B
Let's go on to the judgment. So we have Discord, Mia, Athena, and Nene. They're all called forth and told that they are safe. So Mikey's like, I am about to win a challenge. And RuPaul's, oh, shit, my bad. Kenya, Sierra, Mikey, you're safe too. That was diabolical. Yo. They're fucking with this girl. They're fucking with this girl.
C
RuPaul is in her diabolical era as she. You know, as she ascends the throne.
B
Are you about to cry? She should have never. As soon as she's about to cry, RuPaul's like. RuPaul's, like, break her. RuPaul's like, get her voice. Get her. That was beautiful. Easy.
C
Do you. Do you agree with the. With the tops and bottoms?
B
I actually probably would have taken out. I would have probably taken out Darlene and put in Mikey, but maybe not, because Mikey's look is actually really bad, and I like Darlene's look more, so. No, actually, I. I agree with it. I agree with it, actually. So Mandy is not like. This is just. This is. Y'.
C
All.
B
This is not Mandy season. Geez Louise. This is not Mandy's season.
C
I just don't think Mandy gave a bottom performance. Not in her Runway. I think this is such a. Let me look at the runways again. Is this someone that I thought was worse in her runways? I just don't.
B
Yeah, Mikey was worse. Mikey had the worst Runway of the
C
week, but Mikey was good in her seat. Yeah. Honestly.
B
Yeah. Like, I think that. I think that might get the worst Runway, but I think followed by. Well, I think I, I. I feel like Discord and Kenya and Dear Girl were kind of tied. Kenya and Mandy were kind of tied. Like, those looks were equally. Whatever for Me.
C
But Kenya was way better in her scene, in my opinion, than Mango, though.
B
I agree. But then you said that you didn't think Mando, Mandy, Mango was better than her scene.
C
I don't think she was bad, but I thought, in my opinion, Kenya was like this. Was like this. I think I thought she was the third best performance, in my opinion.
B
I mean, they put Darlene in the top. I agree, I agree with the notes that Briar didn't take it far enough. Like, I wish. She should have been a creature. She should have been something scary, in my opinion. And they did not love Bea's performance. They were. They, they dogged her. Yeah.
C
They didn't like her.
B
They liked her look, though.
C
Liked her look. But the performance was not good. Yeah, I, I, I agree with all. I, I would have swapped Kenya for, For Darlene, and I guess. And I, I would have, I would have sw. I just do not. I just don't think Mango did a bad job in the challenge. And I hate that we're being told that she did. But you thought she did a bad job. So maybe I'm just in a, in a great minority here maybe.
B
But they, they lip sync for life. The two bottom queens are Mandy, Mango and Juicy.
C
And not Juicy.
B
Mandy, Mango and Briar.
C
Bruh.
B
Briar blush. And I gotta say, like, this lip sync is. There's something about Briar kicking off beat in the beginning that is sending me. I don't know what it is. Something about Briar kicking off beat is through is making me lose it. Is this the second Lizzo song of the season?
C
What was the first one?
B
I thought there was another Lizzo song. And I was like, oh, no, nevermind. Never mind. It was, it was not.
C
Yeah. Briar is not a lip syncer. She was in that weird little crunchy little mid kit. I was like, oh, maybe she's doing a. Cause you're gonna build to, like, a higher kick, but these, like, crunchy little mid kicks. I was like, girl, is that supposed to be impressive? That is awful.
B
Yeah. Being offbeat. Also, why are you lifting your leg if you don't lift like that? Like, why are you laying down and pulling your leg up if it's not really lifting?
C
Kicking your leg and this is your range of motion is crazy.
B
Also, laying down and picking your leg up and it ain't going nowhere is crazy.
C
And that slow kick into the slowdown. I'm like, girl, you are a crutch. You can't lift.
B
I mean, there are clothes There are so many articles of clothing on stage, it makes me very uncomfortable. Briar slams into Mandy. This was a very underwhelming lip sync across the board, but I would still give it to Briar because for a few reasons. One, I actually think she did a better job than Mandy. And two, I don't think Mandy has anything else to show us.
C
To be honest, I disagree. I think Mandy could have been funny again. I would die as hell. I.
B
Okay, make her your drag daughter since she's so fucking good. Go make Mandy your drag daughter since she's the best fucking queen in the world. Why don't you invest putting in time into her since she's obviously the world's best fucking queen.
C
Well, my tubes are tied, so I can't do that. Crea said that this should have been a double sachet. Damn. Y' all really want to see. Y' all really want to send all these girls home?
B
I mean, so, Monet, my new prediction is this. The top two queens are going to be Vita and Jane. Don't. I think I might have said this last week. There is going to be. I think there's going to be a moment where. I think there's going to be a moment this week where Jane in this competition, I mean, where. Where we're gonna have several design challenges in a row, and Vita's gonna destroy. She's gonna get three wins off designs alone. She should have got a win in the beginning because I think her outfit was better than Nini Coco's outfit. But Nini Coco beat her in the lip sync by a mile. Yeah, I think she. And then I think Jan's gonna have one more win then. Or something like that. It's gonna be like it's gonna be Beaty. Is it gonna be Jane? That's mean.
A
I. What.
B
What I think.
C
Yeah. I think the top two is going to end up being Vita and. And Jane. And Jane. I don't know. Jane's winning Drag Race. I don't know. I don't know. I. You know what? This. This feels like a ride.
B
What Gavin Ra said. Gavin Ray said the lip syncs this season have not been it. If they have a lip sync Lala Perusa, they're not just going to lose the name. They're going to take the other ones away.
C
Shout out to Gavin Ray. Gavin Ray is a long supporter at 11 of the siblings. Gavin. Gavin. Gavin is my.
B
Gavin.
C
Gavin is my. Is my moderator on Twitch. And Gavin really makes life so much better. Almost as sweet as St. Lucia. So thank you, Gavin.
B
Yeah, Gavin is my mod for the three times I go live a month. Monet, who do you think is going to win the episode this season?
C
I think the winner of RuPaul Dragger Season 18 is most likely going to be Nene. Coco,
B
are you okay? Yeah.
C
I don't know. Cause only because Jane started so strong, we know Drag Race loves. I was triumphant, and then I fell down and I never got back up. That's why I'm nervous about her winning.
B
Also, Jane would feel so bad winning, she might just give up the crown.
C
Anyway, Jake said every winner of Drag Race has won a challenge in the first five episodes. Okay, well, we'll see. We still have two more.
B
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Episode Date: January 21, 2026
Hosts: Bob the Drag Queen and Monét X Change
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Bob and Monét recap, roast, and analyze RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 Episode 3 (“RPR LIVE!”), giving their unfiltered takes on this season’s acting challenge, the current cast dynamics, and the week’s runway. As always, their signature banter, drag queen insight, and shady humor drive the discussion.
Bob and Monét dive into the third episode of Season 18, discussing the elimination of Didi Fuego, the recurring ‘RDR Live!’ SNL-style challenge, and an animal-themed runway. They scrutinize the queens’ performances and choices, speculate on the season’s frontrunners, and debate whether the challenges and runways hit the mark. The hosts also reflect on their own Drag Race experiences and the motivations behind certain queen behaviors.
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Mandy Mango’s rough start: bottom three all three weeks; concern over the “target on my back” narrative.
Jane emerging as an early front-runner, but her “everyone’s mad at me” storyline annoys both hosts.
Athena’s vulnerable moment as Briar repeatedly violates her emotional boundaries (with a particularly gross moment involving sweaty drag props):
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This cast is notably drama-free during challenge role assignments—more “UN” than “Untucked.”
Briar persuades Athena to switch roles by reminding her she flopped last time, surprising Bob:
On why Athena’s not stepping to a role that suits her strengths:
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Bob and Monét deliver a deep, comedic, and sometimes biting review of Episode 3, dissecting performances and runway presentations, and providing candid industry perspective on queen strategies and Drag Race production tropes. The episode spotlights Juicy’s breakout performance, Athena’s waning confidence, Jane’s “I’m too good” narrative, and the overall strengths and weaknesses of the season’s cast. Their bold predictions close the show, with both agreeing: the top is likely Jane or Vita, but “Nene Coco” might just snatch the win.
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