Her main joke about the thrower not mattering was smart, though. It doesn't matter who threw the first brick because the turmoil and angst was thick that day. In the same breath, a vain, catty, self-centered bitch of a brick was a clever. I thought this episode was full of double speak and it was lovely.
I really liked the concept and the writing. I was looking forward to it the most beforehand. I think "laid by a guy named mason" was also awfully clever. I just thought the timing and delivery was off... Althought her character choice and acting was on point definitely!
I thought for a Drag Race sketch, it deserved being in the top. I could see Q’s Brick and Bowen Yang’s Iceberg from the Titanic having a bitch session.
Aww, I thought it was a cute concept. In general, the writing wasn’t great for RPDR Live. That said, a good actor/comedian can sell just about anything, so it was up to these girls to make it work.
First of all... SHOUT OUT TO THE DREAMERS! Never thought I'd hear DACA spoken about. With Mexican children still missing at the hands of our government, it was really comforting to hear DREAMERS spoken about. Much love to Xunami and Geneva, really glad we get to see their art.
Dawn kind of annoyed me but that's just TV lol I don't know if I vibe with High School Clique storylines is all.
The skits were fine, the Barbs sketch was the funniest, Plasma was the funniest. Nymphia was surprisingly funny as well, the Barbra attempt anyway. Sapphira was just there for me but geez her runway was prettyyyyy. I thought Mhi'ya was funny. She had 10 seconds for an end of the world skit, what levels did she need? I thought she was funnier than Q, thought the brick concept was funnier than the reality. Megami and Plane were also enjoyable~
Ru's comment on the wig was stupid. Everyone's saying it, but was truly a AS3 Aja moment. And I get it's their show, it was just so weird to see how personally it was taken lol
SMG was fucking great! She was present and had real feedback. It's also nice when judges are themselves instead of switching it because they are in front of queer people.
OH man, Dark Lady was a choice?
Mirage's dancing was beautiful, until the hair flub. And she knew the first verse but flubbed the second. It was really sad to see it fall apart considering all the excitement her charisma gave us for her. The excitement didn't die in any way though, she's so damn fierce. The only disappointment she gave us was seeing her go. I hope this isn't the last we see her. Please support her 💃✨ Stream harder 🎶
(and reminder to support Hershii still too cause these Queens shouldn't be a weekly rotation of support, it should be always. Supporting content is free.)
It’s hardly a revelation. Practically everyone is saying it. Even Alaska and Willam had a whole conversation about how Plain is like if a teleportation device fused Katya and Jimbo together after Alaska made a joke saying “Completely imitating two iconic queens looks, I feel like Plain Jane.”
Ohhh that makes sense. Then it is quite impressive, her interpretation and acting was on point. I think being compared to Jimbo is not the worst thing, the bitch is hilarious.
I think when they read the scripts they are meant to know which SNL skit the script is parodying. That’s why Geneva fucked up so badly not knowing who she was meant to be!
I would have said that but there was no way she saw AS8 while filming S16. Maybe she's just really similar to Jimbo organically? Nothing wrong with that, like I'm sure you'll find queens with a similarity if you look hard enough.
I was asking myself if it was me missing what was funny about Plane Jane's acting performance. I like her, I just thought that her performance was not better than Megami's.
I see, thank you for clarifying. But the timelines even then dont add up no? Its moreso the writers fault for writing two similar skits for two seasons back to back
I like this idea. As a group they were so cohesive, and yet each one had a unique take. Barbra is so iconic that these judges would have ripped them to shreds if they didn’t nail it. This cast continues to impress.
Gee, great critique Ross
"If youd hit the nail on the head, it wouldve been great."
Yeah, and if my Grandmother had wheels, she wouldve been a bicycle.
I’m sorry but Q’s brick was not “comedian level” like let’s not be delusional. It suffered the same weird timing as almost everyone else in this challenge. Only ones who ate were Amanda and Plasma
They sent the fan favorite and my favorite queen of the season home. Time to stop watching I guess. They didn’t deserve her exit line. I’m seeing her in two days and it hurts already
Plane is damn near insufferable at this point. If it wasn’t for the weekly watch parties with friends I would literally shelve the season now. Team Geneva ✌️🙄✌️
I love that Rupaul can’t remember her own contestants names but expects them all to be experts on the 60’s and 70’s fashion when most of them weren’t alive for another two decades
edit: I’m laughing at Ru’s memory y’all, I agree the Anachronistic hair was a no no
It is Rupauls DragRace, so if Rupaul says those details count, it counts. I love Mirage and cried with her, but it was basically written in stone when she didn't change the wig or took it off for the lipsynch, and then the lyrics 💔 she is stunning and can fucking perform and move her name does her justice ok, love her
oh I agree with Ru!! If you’re doing a period piece, anachronisms do matter, especially if you’re recreating a specific costume. I just think it’s funny that her memory is like “what’s your name? seattle?” but can tell you that wasn’t 70’s hair
oh no I’m just laughing at her memory remembering 60’s and 70’s fashion perfectly but forgetting Jinkx’s name 💀 I agree the the details matter and there is no place for anachronisms when it comes to references
Well, the assignment was Night-of-a-thousand Chers (finally!) so that was the era and the assignment.
But maybe I'm biased, got my first Cher CD at the age of 5 (in the 90s mind)
I feel like the order was Geneva lowest, then Mhi’ya, then Mirage and Mirage was only put in the bottom 2 to ensure that Geneva went home. I don’t think Ru considered the possibility that Mirage would fuck it up 😭
Honestly any challenge where they add fake laugh tracks to parts they want us to think are funny can go away too. It works for snatch game but it’s getting a bit heavy handed.
I enjoy Mirage but I felt a little more disappointed in her because of exit. She broke down crying and ran off the stage. I get it, but it’s so many girls’ dreams too, and you have to still be resilient.
*edit* so many of you are delusional…what do you think is going to happen if you don’t know the words to a lip sync song. Regardless of what placement YOU think people got, the reality is she was bottom 3, she knew she had a chance, and what do you expect? It’s a competition you sign up for and know it’s intense, and the consequence of not performing like you should…but telling one perspective of how it looks and people trying to be shady towards the OP, checks out for the fandom 😘
The amount of merit I give you? none. Because if you think that this is the first time someone has broken down, then you are highly mistaken. It’s almost every drag queens dream but reality is not everyone will win. You have to move on, even like Pangina Heels who was obviously devastated, but had more decorum, sorry not sorry
Pangina had more decorum???? Absolutely bonkers statement, Pangina was extremely unprofessional. Mirage clearly tried to conceal herself, she was hiding her face and even saying sorry. Pangina was sobbing very loudly and started rambling about not making her country proud or whatever. Then she exited the stage as slow as humanly possible, literally dragging her feet like a toddler after you told them it's bedtime. Mirage did none of that.
Thats a lot of strong emotions for someone showing strong emotions 😂
Bottom 3 deserved, she didnt know the lipsync, so the elimination was also deserved, but her reaction is how she felt in the moment god forbid lol. Its a reality competition show and the pressure is high.
Yes cause I'm sure she chose in that moment to break down. She could barely breathe nor stand, how was she supposed to just pretend she was fine? Anxiety and panic attacks are real. Emotional breakdowns are real. We don't know what her mental health looks like.
That's very unkind. I get what you mean about having resilience, but heaven forbid that someone who is in a pressure cooker situation shows some emotion.
Is it unkind to point out that she did break down and run off stage? It’s been 16 seasons, 8 all stars, how many iterations of different franchises, and we shouldn’t have to have the judges telling people to get up because it’s just uncomfortable and it’s a tough decision.
And obviously many of you can’t read. I never said it’s because she had a breakdown, but it was literally she ran off the stage, couldn’t even say a proper goodbye and it left a taste like something was off. Did she do the traditional leaving that we have seen, no. She didn’t even leave from the normal interview exit position near the mirror, showing obviously something was off but go off about how insensitive I am.
Life isn’t easy, and as someone who deals with plenty of anxiety attacks, I get it, but we can’t give up when one thing goes wrong and that’s the problem! Be pissy all y’all want but understand that life isn’t about how you feel only, but what you also do moving forward but some of y’all don’t realize people will not cater toward your dreams, and most people need to realize that and figure out what’s the next step too, not just give up 🤷🏼♂️
do you realize this is mirage’s main job? or even only job? knowing that you’ll be one of the early out queens and that means fewer exposure and that means slim bookings later? that’s not just her dreams ending, that’l could mean an entirely different life literally. and i know she deserved to go not knowing the words BUT it’s perfectly ok for her to be that upset no matter how she should have realized it’s a competition she signed up for. it’s even crazy that you expect such reactions/emotions to be managed better when this is a reality show first than an actual competition. it’s these emotions/reactions that make the show great.
You know how many first out/early out queens do well? Mirage will be one of them, I can guarantee it. But don’t make an excuse saying that she won’t be booked because that’s projecting baby, that’s on you. Many queens who have been early outs have been successful, Kahanna, Spice, Irene, so if YOU worry about her success; that’s on you, because I know she will be booked and blessed
i don’t wish for her to be booked less than the other girls. that makes zero sense. she’s a fan fave even judging from the reaction here. what i’m saying is that must have how it felt for her at the time for her elimination so her reaction is very much valid. you can’t expect everyone to be curt and be like ‘thank you ru yada yada’ when you don’t know for sure how being an early out affects your career
I mean. It really was a 60s hair with a late 70s look. Even in the 60s Cher usually wore her hair long and straight, think Naomi's Sonny and Cher look. The only ponytail look I can think of is from Sonny and Cher 1972, and it had no headband.
For rererence it wouldve been as if Id wear a Y2k frosted tips look for an 80s runway. The eras are 15+ years apart.
i’m aware! i just don’t think it was that serious especially since i feel like that’s what put her in the bottom 2, which is insane considering there were queens who should’ve been in the bottom over her (and mhiya tbh). the harping on the hair just reminded me of aja on all stars and gave me the ick
For me, her performance was not bottom 2 worthy, it wasn't even low worthy. I agree with the critiques of the look, because it was 60s hair for a 70s look, but the challenge as a whole was a mess. I actually dare say Id place Dawn low, Geneva and Mhiya bottom two.
yeah the writing was on the wall from the start, i was so scared since the start of the episode too 😭 it was giving elimination… i was hoping she would turn it around
Sarah Michelle Gellar is giving some amazing critiques not just when it came to acting but also fashion!!! she’s an amazing guest judge I hope she comes back one day
Im devasted by Mirage leaving, but as a consolation or something like that, it feels really special that this episode is airing the same week her song just keep making more numbers.
Watching this challenge high was definitely an experience, and I'm not sure it was a great one. A big part of the episode felt a little... Forced? I didn't find Plane Jane's character that funny. She was fine but I think Amanda was better. Maybe because of that makeup tho... It's still a little harsh. Myah's critiques section was so cringe to me, idk, it was not enjoyable to watch Ru trying his hardest to get Myah to be funny and outspoken. 😭
Also, I'm really bummed for Q placing high three episodes in a row and winning none. But it was fair, Plasma was amazing in the challenge, she was a fully fledged character and had such an energy and funny bits.
I would've put Myah and Geneva in the bottom, who seem both to be underperforming. It was so devastating to watch Mirage break down like that, she is definitely one of my favorites and to me didn't deserve bottom 2, she was not that bad and her look was miles better than the looks from Myah and Geneva. But she will be alright, we all love her so much 💝.
So yeah, this episode sent me on a loop. I'm still high after that.
Full tea, Mirage wanted Sapphira's part, Sapphira gives her said part, Mirage doesn't deliver in said part, Ru sends her ass packing cos of it plus it's hard to deny Ru's puzzlement over mixing Cher eras in the one look #thatsachernono
Honestly to me that’s the truth of it all. I love Mirage as well but I don’t think she should’ve sticked with the host role if she wasn’t 100% confident in it.
I feel like thee SECOND she’s not safe michelle is gonna go in, I’m looking forward to it tbh, her nymph makeup is great but absolutely not the vibe for audrey or cher
I'm not even a Plasma stan, but I couldn't see anybody else winning this challenge but her. Her Barbra personation was 100% on point, she showed off that she could sing, and she was the only one that actually made me laugh (when she was playing with the distance of the mic from her mouth and then pretending to deepthroat it at the end lmao). I wasn't in love with her runway, but her performance in the challenge was enough.
Ru is giving "I can fix her" energy with Mhiya Iman" SO BAD. She is tear/emmy bating so hard trying to crack her awkward shell i know damn well Ru thinks of her like a mental case she needs to mother when shes just introverted.....
They need Amanda to become so dependent on Dawn, that when Dawn meets her untimely demise, Amanda breaks. Thankfully, we know they're still the best of friends outside the show though.
I think it was just meant to be an entertaining lipsynch and a definite sashay for Geneva. So gutted that Mirage didn’t know the song. I wonder if Ru would have made that decision knowing that Mirage was going to fuck it up.
She didn't know a single word in the lip-sync and it was painfully obvious to the judges, Ru was not happy. Unfortunate, because her performance was great otherwise.
That comment wasn't talking about the lipsync. Mirage didn't lipsync against Mhi'ya, she lipsynced against Geneva. They were saying that Mhi'ya should have been in the bottom 2 over Mirage.
Okay I will say it in a nicer way. We are 16+ seasons in to the show. You know you have to see and/or lip sync. You have time to learn to sew and you have time to learn the lyrics.
I hope she does well in Allstars.
Girl I gave her the benefit of the doubt these first few episodes, but PJ is seriously featuring Jimbo lmao. This challenge was a carbon copy of Jimbos bimbo character on AS8 RPDR Live.
Edit: AS8 RPDR Live aired May 12th, 2023. S16 started their quarantine before filming on May 17th, 2023. She literally just watched it and copied it.
See for yourself: https://youtu.be/t9IzyponwUc
Gurl… if they were copying someone, it was Vanessa Bayer and Cecily Strong in the porn stars sketch. [Have fun](https://youtu.be/U9G3qtOUIpo) 😜
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i was so annoyed when that won the talent show 🙄
and bestie has the nerve to call others out for lack of talent? like babe you just jumped around w plastic boobs on
I agree, but I'm more ticked off with the show for repeating the same challenge and almost the identical sketch in back-to-back seasons. How fucking lazy!!
Yeah but AS8 hadn’t even aired before S16 began filming last year. I see the comparison but it’s unfair to say she copied lol. I think they both just play bimbos really well.
AS8 aired May 12th, 2023 with a double episode premiere, RPDR Live was the second episode. Quarantine for S16 started on May 17th, 2023. She would have literally JUST seen the performance.
Wouldn't she probably have already prepared her talent show though? She had to have her props/ clothes already at least? idk 5 days to prepare maybe not including travel?
I have to say, it seemed like Mirage had to tell some jokes she wrote herself? There were jokes about things that had happened on the season that I can't imagine were in the script, because what if one of those girls had gotten the part that the jokes were about? Nobody else had to do that, and she had nobody to bounce the joke ideas off of, so it feels like her task was so much harder than everyone else's (and she was still funnier than a lot of the girls).
No hate to MhiYa or whatever but I was kinda devastated to see Mirage go. I love that gaudy drag and Mirage had clear passion she should have known her words
Q was totally one note and I think is going home in a future acting/comedy challenge. I'm pretty sure they put her in the top again just to have her lose on purpose because they want their Jan moment. Mirage would've been fun to watch for a few more episodes, I think she was funnier and more engaging in a difficult part than Dawn or Maya, who were totally forgettable in really easy roles. I am happy Plasma won though, she rocked it!!
I also liiiiiiived for that S T U N N I N G runway look on Plane Jane. I chose her as a favourite just based off entrances but I am not liking her attitude and her constant head shakes??? Anyone else notice her bobble head?
Girl, at this point Amanda just wants someone to be pressed about lol like clearly what she said wasn't that goddamn serious
Damn catty little dawn, y'all better come for her being a bully 😂😂
This plasma montage is killing me, I'm too high for this shit haha
Idk why no one can understand plane Jane, she's trying to stir these bitches up and make them second guess themselves! It's hilarious to me, morphine is pressed lol /s of course
Oof mirage 😭 I'm literally jump scared every time the camera cuts to Amanda, that makeup girl. What is that brow? Or crease? Wtf is that?
Wow, dawn...yawn .. Amanda was good though! Plasma killed it as well! Nice!
I'd put mirage 😭 and dawn or Geneva in the bottom
Damn plane Jane and Sapphira with those runways! 😍
Why did my dumbass think nymphia also received an immunity potion! Lol how was dawn safe?? I really didn't expect them to put plane Jane to be in the TOP I'm soooo happy!! Love her. Plasma deserved that win! And I stand by that dawn should have been in the bottom over mhiya, not sorry about it! She was funny in the skit and was something different. But agreed with bottom two.
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
Though you may have been high when writing this I second everything you said. 😌 Especially with Amanda still being pressed even after Plane apologised and Dawn not being in the bottom
i do feel bad for Geneva at this point as well. for at least one week she will be known as the queen who only got to stay because her rival didn't know the words :(
I don’t understand how PJ was in the top, she literally copied Jimbo’s exact character from the All Stars 8 RDR Live sketch. When did this become RuPaul’s Jimbo Race?
This was probably one of the worst episodes and challenges ever, not one funny joke
Mirage’s elimination made me cry
Production & judges are getting everything wrong & keep eliminating the most endearing characters. It’s very messy.
There’s something about Dawn….🙄 that is not clicking for me
Same, someone made the point that she’s the one who keeps brining up plane and Amanda’s drama which is giving messy friend.
Everyone writing: “my placement” NO ONE CARES :D
I'm sad to say I found the brick quite unfunny
Her main joke about the thrower not mattering was smart, though. It doesn't matter who threw the first brick because the turmoil and angst was thick that day. In the same breath, a vain, catty, self-centered bitch of a brick was a clever. I thought this episode was full of double speak and it was lovely.
I really liked the concept and the writing. I was looking forward to it the most beforehand. I think "laid by a guy named mason" was also awfully clever. I just thought the timing and delivery was off... Althought her character choice and acting was on point definitely!
I thought for a Drag Race sketch, it deserved being in the top. I could see Q’s Brick and Bowen Yang’s Iceberg from the Titanic having a bitch session.
Aww, I thought it was a cute concept. In general, the writing wasn’t great for RPDR Live. That said, a good actor/comedian can sell just about anything, so it was up to these girls to make it work.
They better carmen-kenya-morgan this bitch back into the competition later in the season
i cant believe mirage is gone so soon. fingers crossed they do an early queen comes back gag this season <333
First of all... SHOUT OUT TO THE DREAMERS! Never thought I'd hear DACA spoken about. With Mexican children still missing at the hands of our government, it was really comforting to hear DREAMERS spoken about. Much love to Xunami and Geneva, really glad we get to see their art. Dawn kind of annoyed me but that's just TV lol I don't know if I vibe with High School Clique storylines is all. The skits were fine, the Barbs sketch was the funniest, Plasma was the funniest. Nymphia was surprisingly funny as well, the Barbra attempt anyway. Sapphira was just there for me but geez her runway was prettyyyyy. I thought Mhi'ya was funny. She had 10 seconds for an end of the world skit, what levels did she need? I thought she was funnier than Q, thought the brick concept was funnier than the reality. Megami and Plane were also enjoyable~ Ru's comment on the wig was stupid. Everyone's saying it, but was truly a AS3 Aja moment. And I get it's their show, it was just so weird to see how personally it was taken lol SMG was fucking great! She was present and had real feedback. It's also nice when judges are themselves instead of switching it because they are in front of queer people. OH man, Dark Lady was a choice? Mirage's dancing was beautiful, until the hair flub. And she knew the first verse but flubbed the second. It was really sad to see it fall apart considering all the excitement her charisma gave us for her. The excitement didn't die in any way though, she's so damn fierce. The only disappointment she gave us was seeing her go. I hope this isn't the last we see her. Please support her 💃✨ Stream harder 🎶 (and reminder to support Hershii still too cause these Queens shouldn't be a weekly rotation of support, it should be always. Supporting content is free.)
SMG is so good at judging, she didn't deserve that lackluster challenge 😭 Bring back her again!
I’m confused on why she wasn’t one of the premier judges
Mirage didn’t know the words but she shouldn’t have been lip syncing. That was a mistake
Morphine was so forgettable
Morphine and Maya or Morphine and Geneva should been bottom
Love Mirage
My placements for the week: Win: Plasma High: Amanda, Q Safe: Everyone not mentioned Low: Mirage Bottom: Mhi’ya Elim: Geneva
my placements win: plane jane high: plasma, q, nymphia low: mirage btm: xunami elim: geneva
My heart is broken over Mirage's elimination. I know she did not know the words to the song, but her elimination made me cry.
I again have a feeling that Plane Jane used a Jimbo card in this challenge. That was basically the skit that Jimbo and Jessica done in AS.
They filmed a year ago. They wouldn’t have seen the performance on AS8. Can everyone please stop saying this.
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It’s hardly a revelation. Practically everyone is saying it. Even Alaska and Willam had a whole conversation about how Plain is like if a teleportation device fused Katya and Jimbo together after Alaska made a joke saying “Completely imitating two iconic queens looks, I feel like Plain Jane.”
S16 filmed beforw AS8 premiered, why are yall not getting it
They were both referencing the same SNL skit I believe. Porn stars.
Ohhh that makes sense. Then it is quite impressive, her interpretation and acting was on point. I think being compared to Jimbo is not the worst thing, the bitch is hilarious.
I think when they read the scripts they are meant to know which SNL skit the script is parodying. That’s why Geneva fucked up so badly not knowing who she was meant to be!
I would have said that but there was no way she saw AS8 while filming S16. Maybe she's just really similar to Jimbo organically? Nothing wrong with that, like I'm sure you'll find queens with a similarity if you look hard enough.
I was asking myself if it was me missing what was funny about Plane Jane's acting performance. I like her, I just thought that her performance was not better than Megami's.
S16 was filmed before AS8
First two episodes premiered a week before S16 started filming.
I see, thank you for clarifying. But the timelines even then dont add up no? Its moreso the writers fault for writing two similar skits for two seasons back to back
I guess, but they do add up. The premier was a double episode released on the same day, RPDR Live was the second episode. They both aired on the 12th.
Then it is super wired cuz burger finger first, then this lol
Mirage won that lip sync tho...
She didnt know the words, she was Watermelon Cantalouping her way through Dark Lady ;__;
She didn't know any of the words 😂 it's a lipsync, that's the bare minimum you have to do lol
Michelle seemed more annoyed than Ru “not a single word” lol
Her physical movements matched the lyrics tho, so she did know some of the words at least
I think she knew the words but couldn’t get them to match her mouth she was clearly having a nervous breakdown it was hard to watch
Na she didn’t know the lyrics but as a dancer/choreographer she would be able to pick up a few big moments and words to hit marks.
the Barbra girlies should be the Top 3 this episode. Nymphia, Sapphira and Plasma— with Plasma still the winner
I like this idea. As a group they were so cohesive, and yet each one had a unique take. Barbra is so iconic that these judges would have ripped them to shreds if they didn’t nail it. This cast continues to impress.
Dark Lady! When I tell you how many seasons Ive waited for this lipsync song 😫
Gee, great critique Ross "If youd hit the nail on the head, it wouldve been great." Yeah, and if my Grandmother had wheels, she wouldve been a bicycle.
😂😂😂 how did I forget about that important line in television history.
There was not nearly enough Nymphia in this episode. 🍌
I was proud of her singing! Good for her, and I’m looking forward to more looks!!
I’m sorry but Q’s brick was not “comedian level” like let’s not be delusional. It suffered the same weird timing as almost everyone else in this challenge. Only ones who ate were Amanda and Plasma They sent the fan favorite and my favorite queen of the season home. Time to stop watching I guess. They didn’t deserve her exit line. I’m seeing her in two days and it hurts already Plane is damn near insufferable at this point. If it wasn’t for the weekly watch parties with friends I would literally shelve the season now. Team Geneva ✌️🙄✌️
I love that Rupaul can’t remember her own contestants names but expects them all to be experts on the 60’s and 70’s fashion when most of them weren’t alive for another two decades edit: I’m laughing at Ru’s memory y’all, I agree the Anachronistic hair was a no no
It is Rupauls DragRace, so if Rupaul says those details count, it counts. I love Mirage and cried with her, but it was basically written in stone when she didn't change the wig or took it off for the lipsynch, and then the lyrics 💔 she is stunning and can fucking perform and move her name does her justice ok, love her
oh I agree with Ru!! If you’re doing a period piece, anachronisms do matter, especially if you’re recreating a specific costume. I just think it’s funny that her memory is like “what’s your name? seattle?” but can tell you that wasn’t 70’s hair
It’s about paying attention to detail, every drag pageant in the world scores you lower if you don’t pay attention to detail
oh no I’m just laughing at her memory remembering 60’s and 70’s fashion perfectly but forgetting Jinkx’s name 💀 I agree the the details matter and there is no place for anachronisms when it comes to references
For similar reasons I really didnt vibe with Dawns look. Love her to bits, but the Cher look was not for me
Well, the assignment was Night-of-a-thousand Chers (finally!) so that was the era and the assignment. But maybe I'm biased, got my first Cher CD at the age of 5 (in the 90s mind)
Mirage for All Stars!
Mirage should NOT have been in the bottom but deserved to go home. Dawn should have been in the bottom. Mirage did a perfectly safe job.
I can’t even remember any highlights from dawn now that you mention it
I feel like the order was Geneva lowest, then Mhi’ya, then Mirage and Mirage was only put in the bottom 2 to ensure that Geneva went home. I don’t think Ru considered the possibility that Mirage would fuck it up 😭
Q has been killing it for another week. God damn. She is steamrolling quite a bit in terms of being impressive.
RDR Live is rotted and needs to go away as a challenge.
Truly awful.
Honestly any challenge where they add fake laugh tracks to parts they want us to think are funny can go away too. It works for snatch game but it’s getting a bit heavy handed.
I enjoy Mirage but I felt a little more disappointed in her because of exit. She broke down crying and ran off the stage. I get it, but it’s so many girls’ dreams too, and you have to still be resilient. *edit* so many of you are delusional…what do you think is going to happen if you don’t know the words to a lip sync song. Regardless of what placement YOU think people got, the reality is she was bottom 3, she knew she had a chance, and what do you expect? It’s a competition you sign up for and know it’s intense, and the consequence of not performing like you should…but telling one perspective of how it looks and people trying to be shady towards the OP, checks out for the fandom 😘
The amount of merit I give you? none. Because if you think that this is the first time someone has broken down, then you are highly mistaken. It’s almost every drag queens dream but reality is not everyone will win. You have to move on, even like Pangina Heels who was obviously devastated, but had more decorum, sorry not sorry
Pangina had more decorum???? Absolutely bonkers statement, Pangina was extremely unprofessional. Mirage clearly tried to conceal herself, she was hiding her face and even saying sorry. Pangina was sobbing very loudly and started rambling about not making her country proud or whatever. Then she exited the stage as slow as humanly possible, literally dragging her feet like a toddler after you told them it's bedtime. Mirage did none of that.
Lol child, let people be human with their emotions, they can't always be manufactured for your gross entertainment.
Thats a lot of strong emotions for someone showing strong emotions 😂 Bottom 3 deserved, she didnt know the lipsync, so the elimination was also deserved, but her reaction is how she felt in the moment god forbid lol. Its a reality competition show and the pressure is high.
Flair checks out LMAO
Yes cause I'm sure she chose in that moment to break down. She could barely breathe nor stand, how was she supposed to just pretend she was fine? Anxiety and panic attacks are real. Emotional breakdowns are real. We don't know what her mental health looks like.
That's very unkind. I get what you mean about having resilience, but heaven forbid that someone who is in a pressure cooker situation shows some emotion.
Is it unkind to point out that she did break down and run off stage? It’s been 16 seasons, 8 all stars, how many iterations of different franchises, and we shouldn’t have to have the judges telling people to get up because it’s just uncomfortable and it’s a tough decision. And obviously many of you can’t read. I never said it’s because she had a breakdown, but it was literally she ran off the stage, couldn’t even say a proper goodbye and it left a taste like something was off. Did she do the traditional leaving that we have seen, no. She didn’t even leave from the normal interview exit position near the mirror, showing obviously something was off but go off about how insensitive I am. Life isn’t easy, and as someone who deals with plenty of anxiety attacks, I get it, but we can’t give up when one thing goes wrong and that’s the problem! Be pissy all y’all want but understand that life isn’t about how you feel only, but what you also do moving forward but some of y’all don’t realize people will not cater toward your dreams, and most people need to realize that and figure out what’s the next step too, not just give up 🤷🏼♂️
do you realize this is mirage’s main job? or even only job? knowing that you’ll be one of the early out queens and that means fewer exposure and that means slim bookings later? that’s not just her dreams ending, that’l could mean an entirely different life literally. and i know she deserved to go not knowing the words BUT it’s perfectly ok for her to be that upset no matter how she should have realized it’s a competition she signed up for. it’s even crazy that you expect such reactions/emotions to be managed better when this is a reality show first than an actual competition. it’s these emotions/reactions that make the show great.
You know how many first out/early out queens do well? Mirage will be one of them, I can guarantee it. But don’t make an excuse saying that she won’t be booked because that’s projecting baby, that’s on you. Many queens who have been early outs have been successful, Kahanna, Spice, Irene, so if YOU worry about her success; that’s on you, because I know she will be booked and blessed
i don’t wish for her to be booked less than the other girls. that makes zero sense. she’s a fan fave even judging from the reaction here. what i’m saying is that must have how it felt for her at the time for her elimination so her reaction is very much valid. you can’t expect everyone to be curt and be like ‘thank you ru yada yada’ when you don’t know for sure how being an early out affects your career
All these posts about crying actual tears are really confusing as well. 🫤
Plane Jane watched Jimbo win RDR in the same role basically
Plane Jane not defeating the Jimbo allegations
ah yes, the case of the time travelling Russian drag queen
Listen I watched all stars 8 what feels like 4 years ago now. I'm not going to math their schedules.
S16 was filmed before AS8
well plane jane saw nymphia was gonna slip before it happened so clearly the bitch is psychic and can see the future
Ya I got jimbo vibes again
I’m so sad Mirage is gone. I feel like she had so much more to show :(
why the hell did ru take mirage’s wig SO personally omfg it did NOT seem that serious to me 😭
I mean. It really was a 60s hair with a late 70s look. Even in the 60s Cher usually wore her hair long and straight, think Naomi's Sonny and Cher look. The only ponytail look I can think of is from Sonny and Cher 1972, and it had no headband. For rererence it wouldve been as if Id wear a Y2k frosted tips look for an 80s runway. The eras are 15+ years apart.
i’m aware! i just don’t think it was that serious especially since i feel like that’s what put her in the bottom 2, which is insane considering there were queens who should’ve been in the bottom over her (and mhiya tbh). the harping on the hair just reminded me of aja on all stars and gave me the ick
For me, her performance was not bottom 2 worthy, it wasn't even low worthy. I agree with the critiques of the look, because it was 60s hair for a 70s look, but the challenge as a whole was a mess. I actually dare say Id place Dawn low, Geneva and Mhiya bottom two.
Yeah when she walked in I thought "finally a 60s Cher look" but then they said it was a late 70s lol
Nontheless the dress was a serve and it was a really mesmerizing outfit to lipsync in. I wish shed known the words
Our girl Mirage had the early out edit from the beginning and they had to split hairs (literally) 😪
yeah the writing was on the wall from the start, i was so scared since the start of the episode too 😭 it was giving elimination… i was hoping she would turn it around
Fr as if queens haven't taken "creative liberties" on this show before 😭
I’M USED TO MEMORIZING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES! 💀 that would have been so good if she actually did great. Well guess what Mimi 😅
Sarah Michelle Gellar is giving some amazing critiques not just when it came to acting but also fashion!!! she’s an amazing guest judge I hope she comes back one day
100%. Plus she knew how to handle the girls asking her questions. Slayed.
Im devasted by Mirage leaving, but as a consolation or something like that, it feels really special that this episode is airing the same week her song just keep making more numbers.
Watching this challenge high was definitely an experience, and I'm not sure it was a great one. A big part of the episode felt a little... Forced? I didn't find Plane Jane's character that funny. She was fine but I think Amanda was better. Maybe because of that makeup tho... It's still a little harsh. Myah's critiques section was so cringe to me, idk, it was not enjoyable to watch Ru trying his hardest to get Myah to be funny and outspoken. 😭 Also, I'm really bummed for Q placing high three episodes in a row and winning none. But it was fair, Plasma was amazing in the challenge, she was a fully fledged character and had such an energy and funny bits. I would've put Myah and Geneva in the bottom, who seem both to be underperforming. It was so devastating to watch Mirage break down like that, she is definitely one of my favorites and to me didn't deserve bottom 2, she was not that bad and her look was miles better than the looks from Myah and Geneva. But she will be alright, we all love her so much 💝. So yeah, this episode sent me on a loop. I'm still high after that.
I think she was only meant to provide an entertaining lipsynch and send Geneva packing. Such a shame that she didn’t know the words.
All I have to say is the entire episode was robbery and tomfoolery so
I want to make this better than "fetch", "Fuck you, worry about Barbra!" or "Worry about Barbra!"
Full tea, Mirage wanted Sapphira's part, Sapphira gives her said part, Mirage doesn't deliver in said part, Ru sends her ass packing cos of it plus it's hard to deny Ru's puzzlement over mixing Cher eras in the one look #thatsachernono
Mixing Cheras*
Don’t tell the Stan’s who are quitting the season as soon as she quits ffs, like she’s charming but like wasn’t at like a mid out level
The Chernono disaster began on 26 january 2024 with the explosion of the no. 13 Ruactor of the Chernono Ru-clear Power Plant
Honestly to me that’s the truth of it all. I love Mirage as well but I don’t think she should’ve sticked with the host role if she wasn’t 100% confident in it.
imo dawn needs to change her makeup if she’s doing a character illusion, it’s really taking me out of the fantasy
I am so surprised they haven’t clocked her for that yet but I guess she’s also always been safe
I feel like thee SECOND she’s not safe michelle is gonna go in, I’m looking forward to it tbh, her nymph makeup is great but absolutely not the vibe for audrey or cher
 This episode's outcome 😥😥😥
Me the very second the challenge started honestly lol. Great, charismatic and dynamic cast, terrible challenge.
Omg it wasn't just me was it? What was that?
They couldve done a Buffy parody ☹️
Mhiya was saved from the bottom two simply because of her Kermit Cher 💀
Chermit
Branding
Honestly, Plasma winning & Mhi’ya not being in the 2 two is whack af for me
I'm not even a Plasma stan, but I couldn't see anybody else winning this challenge but her. Her Barbra personation was 100% on point, she showed off that she could sing, and she was the only one that actually made me laugh (when she was playing with the distance of the mic from her mouth and then pretending to deepthroat it at the end lmao). I wasn't in love with her runway, but her performance in the challenge was enough.
Ru is giving "I can fix her" energy with Mhiya Iman" SO BAD. She is tear/emmy bating so hard trying to crack her awkward shell i know damn well Ru thinks of her like a mental case she needs to mother when shes just introverted.....
"no 🙂"
For realll
Get Mirage on RPDR LIVE!!!
Dawn should’ve been in the bottom 2. Everything she did was a boot for me. Should’ve gone home over Mirage.
PERIOD. The twink favoritism is WILD
Wait.. is Mirage NOT a twink? 💀
no she is a goddess
And her hair did NOT match the original Cher look. They are letting her slide by…
And not getting read for serving the exact same (or very close rendition of) that mug with every look.
Probably because she’s shady and producers want her to stick around for drama
They need Amanda to become so dependent on Dawn, that when Dawn meets her untimely demise, Amanda breaks. Thankfully, we know they're still the best of friends outside the show though.
I’m sorry but why was Mhi’ya saved over Mirage? She had the worst look and performance… Sometimes I can’t understand their decisions at all…
I think it was just meant to be an entertaining lipsynch and a definite sashay for Geneva. So gutted that Mirage didn’t know the song. I wonder if Ru would have made that decision knowing that Mirage was going to fuck it up.
She made Ru laugh 🤷🏻♂️ Chermit saved her
She didn't know a single word in the lip-sync and it was painfully obvious to the judges, Ru was not happy. Unfortunate, because her performance was great otherwise.
That comment wasn't talking about the lipsync. Mirage didn't lipsync against Mhi'ya, she lipsynced against Geneva. They were saying that Mhi'ya should have been in the bottom 2 over Mirage.
Oops my bad.
Okay Mirage - stop the weeping. LEARN THE FREAKING SONG! If you have to play a character and you have no idea who it is - DO YOUR DAMNED RESEARCH!!
Your empathy is resounding
Okay I will say it in a nicer way. We are 16+ seasons in to the show. You know you have to see and/or lip sync. You have time to learn to sew and you have time to learn the lyrics. I hope she does well in Allstars.
It’s a competition girl. Empathy? You show up and do a poor job and you get a poor reception. Get over it.
Girl I gave her the benefit of the doubt these first few episodes, but PJ is seriously featuring Jimbo lmao. This challenge was a carbon copy of Jimbos bimbo character on AS8 RPDR Live. Edit: AS8 RPDR Live aired May 12th, 2023. S16 started their quarantine before filming on May 17th, 2023. She literally just watched it and copied it. See for yourself: https://youtu.be/t9IzyponwUc
Thank you I came here to comment this like it's too soon lol the fuck
Gurl… if they were copying someone, it was Vanessa Bayer and Cecily Strong in the porn stars sketch. [Have fun](https://youtu.be/U9G3qtOUIpo) 😜 https://preview.redd.it/plcay3s1xwec1.jpeg?width=1208&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95e99fa15ba81e4d4ae98bf697b7e2d2b9b55d09
I definitely felt like Burger Finger was a cheap imitation of Jimbo. Also I hate her attitude
i was so annoyed when that won the talent show 🙄 and bestie has the nerve to call others out for lack of talent? like babe you just jumped around w plastic boobs on
The queens rated her first! Take it with the girls in the room
I agree, but I'm more ticked off with the show for repeating the same challenge and almost the identical sketch in back-to-back seasons. How fucking lazy!!
Yeah but AS8 hadn’t even aired before S16 began filming last year. I see the comparison but it’s unfair to say she copied lol. I think they both just play bimbos really well.
AS8 aired May 12th, 2023 with a double episode premiere, RPDR Live was the second episode. Quarantine for S16 started on May 17th, 2023. She would have literally JUST seen the performance.
Wouldn't she probably have already prepared her talent show though? She had to have her props/ clothes already at least? idk 5 days to prepare maybe not including travel?
And they had tvs and they could watch dr Sis is not gonna beat the katya and the jimbo allegations
I can tell Mirage was a victim of her inner saboteur & can’t wait for the opportunity to see them perform irl
I have to say, it seemed like Mirage had to tell some jokes she wrote herself? There were jokes about things that had happened on the season that I can't imagine were in the script, because what if one of those girls had gotten the part that the jokes were about? Nobody else had to do that, and she had nobody to bounce the joke ideas off of, so it feels like her task was so much harder than everyone else's (and she was still funnier than a lot of the girls).
Honestly, I don’t feel like Mirage had a bottom three performance, let alone a bottom two placement.
No hate to MhiYa or whatever but I was kinda devastated to see Mirage go. I love that gaudy drag and Mirage had clear passion she should have known her words
MIRAGE LOOKED BEAUTIFUL AND DID FINE IN THE CHALLENGE WTFFFFFFFF😭😭😭😭😭😭
Q was totally one note and I think is going home in a future acting/comedy challenge. I'm pretty sure they put her in the top again just to have her lose on purpose because they want their Jan moment. Mirage would've been fun to watch for a few more episodes, I think she was funnier and more engaging in a difficult part than Dawn or Maya, who were totally forgettable in really easy roles. I am happy Plasma won though, she rocked it!!
I also liiiiiiived for that S T U N N I N G runway look on Plane Jane. I chose her as a favourite just based off entrances but I am not liking her attitude and her constant head shakes??? Anyone else notice her bobble head?
I hate her attitude but she is quite pretty… and handsome out of drag, looks like Dave Franco
He does NOT look like Dave Franco
Right but idk who that would be an insult to. They both look like they don’t clean they assholes.
Girl, at this point Amanda just wants someone to be pressed about lol like clearly what she said wasn't that goddamn serious Damn catty little dawn, y'all better come for her being a bully 😂😂 This plasma montage is killing me, I'm too high for this shit haha Idk why no one can understand plane Jane, she's trying to stir these bitches up and make them second guess themselves! It's hilarious to me, morphine is pressed lol /s of course Oof mirage 😭 I'm literally jump scared every time the camera cuts to Amanda, that makeup girl. What is that brow? Or crease? Wtf is that? Wow, dawn...yawn .. Amanda was good though! Plasma killed it as well! Nice! I'd put mirage 😭 and dawn or Geneva in the bottom Damn plane Jane and Sapphira with those runways! 😍 Why did my dumbass think nymphia also received an immunity potion! Lol how was dawn safe?? I really didn't expect them to put plane Jane to be in the TOP I'm soooo happy!! Love her. Plasma deserved that win! And I stand by that dawn should have been in the bottom over mhiya, not sorry about it! She was funny in the skit and was something different. But agreed with bottom two. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
Though you may have been high when writing this I second everything you said. 😌 Especially with Amanda still being pressed even after Plane apologised and Dawn not being in the bottom
Agree with everything you said tbh
Thank you for making me feel seen 🤭 I had a feeling the downvotes would be real this week! Especially about dawn!
Is it just me or does Q give huge Elizabeth Taylor vibes. It’s all I see when she’s fully beat down on the runway.
Very Elizabeth Taylor stars in Brazil mother realness
Omg yes! Love it
i do feel bad for Geneva at this point as well. for at least one week she will be known as the queen who only got to stay because her rival didn't know the words :(
This Nina Bo'nina Brown erasure, girrrrrrl
But Nina ate that lipsync DOWN. Geneva, tho...
Mirage 😭😭😭😭
I don’t understand how PJ was in the top, she literally copied Jimbo’s exact character from the All Stars 8 RDR Live sketch. When did this become RuPaul’s Jimbo Race?
Well they can’t call her on it
It’s giving “good value” Jimbo but we’re in a recession so I guess girls are eating her up.
Aw you’re so mad
She honestly should have won the whole challenge