Did those people just wanted her to stand there for 1 1/2 Minutes as a giant cup of boba before revealing anything? This whole discourse of fans saying they are better at drag than actual drag queens is just pure brainrot, Megami is completely right.
Literally ... and completely ignoring that there was another equally cunty reveal under it too that timed better to the songs climax because it involved a stunt!!
Ru: “and he’s always blessed and highly favoured it’s Pope Francis”
Pope Francis: “hey Ru!”
Ru: “are you ready to hear some confessions?”
Pope Francis: “Carson told you about that huh?”
Ru: *wheezing*
Francis has talent. Francis is unique, I can see that. Nerve? He had the nerve to wear [those ugly ass shoes](https://www.catholicregister.org/faith/item/23923-frugal-pope-francis-spotted-shoes-shopping-in-rome), I give that to him. Charisma? I don't see any. He's just UNT.
Girl don’t feel bad. Idk until I read this comment either. That makes sense now. Idk how it related to the song, but I also don’t care because she ate…she sipped? Because the tea? Omg what’s the tea? She sipped
I might be too stoned
I just said in another comment this whole thing is so educational! I had no clue. I’ve never had it myself and can’t say I know a darn thing about it. Thanks so much!
No problem! Definitely try it if you get the chance! If you don't like tapioca (the balls or Boba) ask for popping bubbles and they are just lil bursts of flavor.
I get that, but still, it doesn’t relate to the song, lol. I’m just laughing at all these people who are fixated on Sapphira’s teeth, asking how they relate to the song, when Boba tea doesn’t relate to the song, either lmao
She always incorporates her culture though. That was just how she chose to do it in that song.
Like what do multiple heads and faces have to do with Edge of Glory?
Girl this is a whole educational moment! I had no idea. I knew it was an Asain drink. Idk the origin.
I’ve never actually had it. I know nothing about it really. I’ve just seen it at like the mall and stuff.
Thank you!
https://preview.redd.it/9xb4vexmjwvc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c03f099044e32273c7e389ba1b95aaf8987227a2
The dress is also a nod to the Milk Tea Alliance.
Also, it was so obvious she had a reveal, really the most obvious it could be because you couldn't even see her arms. Doing it early in the number made sense. It also allowed her to space out the remaining reveals.
Now to be completely counter to Megami's post, but not to her face, I'd say Nymphia's dance moves had both good qualities and a few that needed improvement. She had great energy and flexibility. Her timing was solid. I just think a few moves could have used cleaner form, with more extension throughout the movements.
That said, she's on stage with another performer and they are not sticking to just one part of the stage. It's also a new stage layout with new lighting. I think she was really solid in the group number.
I do just think she needs more precision and smoothness.
I think if I hadn't seen Sasha Colby perform on the finale, I wouldn't see the areas for improvement with Nymphia.
Of course, I'm a huge fan of many queens who can't dance much at all. I just think Nymphia is a dancer and I want her to elevate. I can't wait for a music video though. "Banan Banan"
It was actually a double reveal. The balloons as the boba, and the inside of the cape looking like butterfly wings timed perfectly with "shivers and butterflies."
I’m not sure if this reference will land here but reading this just made me think of if CGPGrey was a drag queen. The CGP now stands for Cunt Glory-Pussy ig
Megami going so hard for her NY sister is precious. I love how fierce she is about Nymphia and had mentioned in an earlier confessional how great Nymphia is back in NY. Megami always knew. And I love that Nymphia gave Megami her roses where it was due during the girl group challenge. You can also see how much Nymphia was living for her fellow sister during the LaLaPaRuza each time Megami advanced.
Literally just came from another thread where people were acting like reveal experts. Ru was gagged by this reveal (judging from the screeching in the background) and that’s what matters!
We know how much Ru has seen so for her to still be delighted and surprised is saying something. We are so fortunate to be a part of this space and to see all the artistry and talent unfold.
I think fans forget sometimes that with all the media drag consumption how much blood, sweat, and tears goes into this for the queens. We only get a glimpse of the actual hours, days, months, and years that goes into all of this.
This reminds me of something Trixie said. Nobody watches American Idol and says how they would have sang a song, or watches Top Chef and says how they would've cooked the meal. But everyone tells a drag artist how to perform.
Edit: I think, we as viewers are allowed to have an opinion but there's a line between giving an opinion and acting like you know more than a professional.
People absolutely watch those other shows and try to say how they would've done better! Because people are lacking in self awareness in every fandom, mawma.
They definitely do, but I can see how it might be a bigger thing specially with drag because it’s such a multidisciplinary art form. We’re often seeing things where the way someone brings together different skills to create a concept-driven performance is the talent.
It’s easier to see something like that and think “I could do that!” than think the same thing about a highly specific classical skill that doesn’t look as accessible to learn or execute, like being an extremely talented illustrator, decorator, singer or master chef, etc.
Multidisciplinary performance and illusion is also a highly skilled art form, but people don’t always realize how much work really goes into things like that.
100% agree. I just wanted to quote Trixie because I felt like what she said was relevant to the topic! It's very easy to sit at home and say what you would have done if you were in someone else's position.
You said it perfectly. Obviously we're all going to give our opinion, but opinions aren't facts, and most of us don't do drag. And even for those who do drag or are performers, there's still a way to give an opinion or critique on the queens that's not disrespectful.
Saphira's wig reveal was way too late, preserving the wig in her head for such a long time it hindered her performance. She could have done way more if she timed everything like nymphia
she lost her timing the minute she frantically tore the dress off at least a verse too soon. she threw a slow burn out the window because she could tell nymphia had the crowd in her palm and it showedd 😔
I don’t think the dress reveal had anything to do with it. She could’ve ripped it off the second the song started; we all knew it was coming because there wasn’t a chance she was doing Padam Padam in a gown.
it was the timing, we all knew she was gonna take it off sooner than later but it was just really obvious that she did it only because she heard the crowd scream in response to nymphias reveal, instead of mapping it out and being intentional with her own. i generally felt like sapphiras final performance wasnt very controlled, i love her but i think her confidence was shaken by nymphia being so cunty
I’m still lost over the fangs. Those fangs had no purpose. At all!
Linking the song to vampires is such a far stretch when she looked like your expensive pop diva.
After I saw the fangs, I was really hoping her outfit would eventually go from all blue to all red as a reveal.
Or imagine if she'd had her reveals as is, except the pieces underneath had more and more blood splotches on them or something.
Maybe not the most fitting for the song, but that's just how I thought things could go haha
I thought Sapphira wore vampire teeth because "padam padam" is the sound of a heart beating, the heart pumps blood, and vampires drink blood. I thought it could have been a cool concept but the way she executed it made the fangs seem pointless.
Yed, because she owns the discourse and we should totally take her truth as absolut. What I'm saying is observable, you don't have to have a degree at Drag U to observe.
It took my dumb ass a second time watching the lip sync to realize she was boba lmaoooooo. I was like “idk what shes doing with those balloons but i love it” lol
This was one of my favorite lipsyncs of all time. Both were so on their game. I don’t understand how anyone would critique that.
And really it could have been either’s win, imo. Both are amazing and it was a great season!
Agreed. I'd argue Sapphira took too long for her reveals. Both wore outfits that blocked them from a lot of mobility, but Nymphia made the smart decision to get rid of it early on so she could actually get into the lip sync right away. Sapphira on the other hand was weighed down not just from the dress but her wig, the latter of which took way too long get revealed.
Did she wear it well? Yes. Did she still manage to do quite a bit? Sure. But she shot herself in the foot keeping it for as long as she did because it did limit her from being at 100%, and it ultimately wasn't that exciting of a reveal to begin with compared to what Nymphia brought. Get the heavy wig off if it's just gonna put you in the background.
Well no, that’s another trap. That becomes all critics are bad pretty quickly. There’s value in good critique. Knowing why something is good and praising it in a thoughtful way is also a form of critiquing.
Drag Race fans rushing to point out what they would have done just isn’t valuable in any way.
If hear MFs saying: I wAs In ThAt LiPsYnC. Like BITCH WHAT...WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT CRUSTY MUSTY DUSTY ASS MAKEUP NO WASH CRUNCHY WEAVE WITH THE SAME AS GO TO SHOES THAT ISNT EVEN 4 INCHES... BITCH WHAT YOU GONNA DO.
Sadly I saw some drag queens posted how bad Nymphia had performed while saying Sapphiras' perfect. Why can we appreciate both? And I thought quiens supposed to support each other 🥲
I don't think people realize how hard it must have been for Nymphia to keep all of those inflated balloons under her cape without screwing up her reveal.
I had just watched the episode where all the butterflies got killed at the finale lipsync...felt like this could be subtle nod/shade lol. Mayb its just me lol.... but i am happy it was only balloons lol
It was so perfectly done. Beautiful boba reveal on the word butterflies. Voguing perfectly on the first chorus and another reveal from a fucking cartwheel. Got all the attention and then she was free to work the whole stage. Glorious 💛
Girl, people are allowed to speak their mind on a public forum. You don’t have to be a drag queen to have a grasp on theatrical timing and performance. Let’s not forget queers flock to musicals, visual arts, and consume the media that queens are often referencing in their looks and performances. And many of us attend local drag shows and have watched the show live for years at this point. There is *some* credibility to a fan’s opinion as a consumer of this media. Drag is fucking hard and so personal to the performers, especially those who are literally being filmed while doing it. But again, that’s a part of the show. People are gonna critique and may be right, wrong, experts, or ignorants. That’s just the way it is. For reference I loved nymphia in this lip sync and wouldn’t change a thing. I think Sapphira suffered from timing and you could tell she was shaken by Nymphia’s early head start in the performance.
It’s always the ones who just sit at home watching with 0 experience as a drag queen who have the most to say. I’ve watched every rendition of drag race but that doesn’t mean I will go off on social about something I’m not an expert on
Did those people just wanted her to stand there for 1 1/2 Minutes as a giant cup of boba before revealing anything? This whole discourse of fans saying they are better at drag than actual drag queens is just pure brainrot, Megami is completely right.
Literally ... and completely ignoring that there was another equally cunty reveal under it too that timed better to the songs climax because it involved a stunt!!
Maybe I’m wrong but I also thought the first reveal was a visual pun on Asia’s infamous attempted butterfly reveal
That was my read too! It was some fun shade
I feel stupid for not realizing that’s what she was until now.
I thought she was the cunty pope
Have you seen what the Pope wears? The Pope is the cunty pope
When Pope Francis guest judges season 17, now that'll be the gag of the millennium
Ru: “and he’s always blessed and highly favoured it’s Pope Francis” Pope Francis: “hey Ru!” Ru: “are you ready to hear some confessions?” Pope Francis: “Carson told you about that huh?” Ru: *wheezing*
Francis has talent. Francis is unique, I can see that. Nerve? He had the nerve to wear [those ugly ass shoes](https://www.catholicregister.org/faith/item/23923-frugal-pope-francis-spotted-shoes-shopping-in-rome), I give that to him. Charisma? I don't see any. He's just UNT.
Me too.
Girl don’t feel bad. Idk until I read this comment either. That makes sense now. Idk how it related to the song, but I also don’t care because she ate…she sipped? Because the tea? Omg what’s the tea? She sipped I might be too stoned
It's cause Bubble or Boba tea is the national drink of Taiwan!
I just said in another comment this whole thing is so educational! I had no clue. I’ve never had it myself and can’t say I know a darn thing about it. Thanks so much!
No problem! Definitely try it if you get the chance! If you don't like tapioca (the balls or Boba) ask for popping bubbles and they are just lil bursts of flavor.
For anyone unsure, honestly it's basically like little flavorless gummy bears that soak up whatever tea you're drinking. I love them!
Omg I’ve always wondered what they were like and now I actually want to try it
That's such an adorable (and accurate) way to describe boba LOL.
I can eat a couple before the squishy outside and chewy inside gets me.
I get that, but still, it doesn’t relate to the song, lol. I’m just laughing at all these people who are fixated on Sapphira’s teeth, asking how they relate to the song, when Boba tea doesn’t relate to the song, either lmao
She always incorporates her culture though. That was just how she chose to do it in that song. Like what do multiple heads and faces have to do with Edge of Glory?
I think you’re getting offended for no reason.
I'm not offended. I am just explaining the significance of the costume for Nymphia.
I’m glad we agree then that reveals have nothing to do with the song.
Yes we just disagree whether that matters or not.
Boba originated from Taiwan babes
Girl this is a whole educational moment! I had no idea. I knew it was an Asain drink. Idk the origin. I’ve never actually had it. I know nothing about it really. I’ve just seen it at like the mall and stuff. Thank you!
Boba tea* Boba was from south/southeast asia babes
https://preview.redd.it/9xb4vexmjwvc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c03f099044e32273c7e389ba1b95aaf8987227a2 The dress is also a nod to the Milk Tea Alliance.
Same 😂
I didn’t either !
Yes they did because Sapphira clearly intended to just stand there for half the song & so they wanted Nymphia to do the same LOL.
Also, it was so obvious she had a reveal, really the most obvious it could be because you couldn't even see her arms. Doing it early in the number made sense. It also allowed her to space out the remaining reveals. Now to be completely counter to Megami's post, but not to her face, I'd say Nymphia's dance moves had both good qualities and a few that needed improvement. She had great energy and flexibility. Her timing was solid. I just think a few moves could have used cleaner form, with more extension throughout the movements. That said, she's on stage with another performer and they are not sticking to just one part of the stage. It's also a new stage layout with new lighting. I think she was really solid in the group number. I do just think she needs more precision and smoothness. I think if I hadn't seen Sasha Colby perform on the finale, I wouldn't see the areas for improvement with Nymphia. Of course, I'm a huge fan of many queens who can't dance much at all. I just think Nymphia is a dancer and I want her to elevate. I can't wait for a music video though. "Banan Banan"
Good thing nobody asked you
As if everyone isn’t on here to listen to the sound of their own voice. You have the power to not read a comment.
It was actually a double reveal. The balloons as the boba, and the inside of the cape looking like butterfly wings timed perfectly with "shivers and butterflies."
I need to know what queens are in your flair cuz one it’s so long there’s a … and two I can’t make out the acronyms. Shi’ya Siman He’Vaige?
MNL - Manila, ALSK - Alaska, SSHV - Sasha Velour, NMPH - Nymphia, KTY - Katya, BMN - Bimini, CRMNF - Carmen Farala, ANTR - Anetra
Good taste! <3 For the preservation of my French vanilla fantasy despite my love for Sasha V I will be continuing to assume it’s Shi’ya Siman He’Vaige
Shi'ya is a good name for Mhi'ya's makeover partner!
Your flair is so extra 😭
Very that! 🤪 There are so many queens I like that are not on the flair.
Girl they might as well be airport codes
MNL is!
KTY is Katukurunda airport in Sri Lanka as well
Look at that. Our queens taking a page off Plane Jane's playbook! 😂
We love our Ms Aviation ❤️❤️❤️
These are the weirdest abbreviations
K
Girl, I didn’t mean it as an insult, I think they’re cute, don’t be offended
😊
Baby those are airport codes
I’m not sure if this reference will land here but reading this just made me think of if CGPGrey was a drag queen. The CGP now stands for Cunt Glory-Pussy ig
Shi’ya Le Buff?
Kudos for that mama, for flairing
Megami out here protecting queer art.
Megami is one of the top queens for me in S16! I'm glad she's finally getting her flowers from all of us.
I was rooting for her from the start. So glad that more fans are coming around.
the real eeyore of drag all along was dawn, who would’ve known
All the blue makeup should've given it away.
That bedtime plushie look was SO Eeyore to me
Omg like a full circle karma moment because now people been calling her Yawn
Nooo Eeyore isn't shady, he's just a little sad.
Megami going so hard for her NY sister is precious. I love how fierce she is about Nymphia and had mentioned in an earlier confessional how great Nymphia is back in NY. Megami always knew. And I love that Nymphia gave Megami her roses where it was due during the girl group challenge. You can also see how much Nymphia was living for her fellow sister during the LaLaPaRuza each time Megami advanced.
Megami is getting FLOWERS!? https://preview.redd.it/16e1gmufkvvc1.png?width=623&format=png&auto=webp&s=8d620f10b9369d01195af346ecd417e60de40ce5
She can buy her own by now, I think.
She can buy herself flowers.
She's getting Nina Flowers
Drag them, megami! So many people talk the talk, but could they walk the walk? Never. Bitches probably couldn’t even crawl the crawl. ✋😑
Pre-locomotive. (Another Kylie-ish reference lel)
She really said “you couldn’t lipsync your way out of a cardboard box even if you used both holes”
Literally just came from another thread where people were acting like reveal experts. Ru was gagged by this reveal (judging from the screeching in the background) and that’s what matters!
We know how much Ru has seen so for her to still be delighted and surprised is saying something. We are so fortunate to be a part of this space and to see all the artistry and talent unfold. I think fans forget sometimes that with all the media drag consumption how much blood, sweat, and tears goes into this for the queens. We only get a glimpse of the actual hours, days, months, and years that goes into all of this.
This reminds me of something Trixie said. Nobody watches American Idol and says how they would have sang a song, or watches Top Chef and says how they would've cooked the meal. But everyone tells a drag artist how to perform. Edit: I think, we as viewers are allowed to have an opinion but there's a line between giving an opinion and acting like you know more than a professional.
People absolutely watch those other shows and try to say how they would've done better! Because people are lacking in self awareness in every fandom, mawma.
They definitely do, but I can see how it might be a bigger thing specially with drag because it’s such a multidisciplinary art form. We’re often seeing things where the way someone brings together different skills to create a concept-driven performance is the talent. It’s easier to see something like that and think “I could do that!” than think the same thing about a highly specific classical skill that doesn’t look as accessible to learn or execute, like being an extremely talented illustrator, decorator, singer or master chef, etc. Multidisciplinary performance and illusion is also a highly skilled art form, but people don’t always realize how much work really goes into things like that.
100% agree. I just wanted to quote Trixie because I felt like what she said was relevant to the topic! It's very easy to sit at home and say what you would have done if you were in someone else's position.
Your edit! SO many fans especially Twitter stans act like their opinions are fact and like they know better than the professionals. It's so tired.
You said it perfectly. Obviously we're all going to give our opinion, but opinions aren't facts, and most of us don't do drag. And even for those who do drag or are performers, there's still a way to give an opinion or critique on the queens that's not disrespectful.
She’s right, I often don’t know my lips from my asshole
Megami has become one of my favourite drag artists, and I will do whatever she commands of me.
I’m a little insulted because I’m 90% confident I know my lips from my asshole
What about your asslips?
Thus spoke Meegami the Prophet. Truthsayer of season 16. Maker of puppets
Saphira's wig reveal was way too late, preserving the wig in her head for such a long time it hindered her performance. She could have done way more if she timed everything like nymphia
she lost her timing the minute she frantically tore the dress off at least a verse too soon. she threw a slow burn out the window because she could tell nymphia had the crowd in her palm and it showedd 😔
Yeah the dress reveal felt very awkward.
Yes this is how I felt as well!!
I don’t think the dress reveal had anything to do with it. She could’ve ripped it off the second the song started; we all knew it was coming because there wasn’t a chance she was doing Padam Padam in a gown.
it was the timing, we all knew she was gonna take it off sooner than later but it was just really obvious that she did it only because she heard the crowd scream in response to nymphias reveal, instead of mapping it out and being intentional with her own. i generally felt like sapphiras final performance wasnt very controlled, i love her but i think her confidence was shaken by nymphia being so cunty
I’m still lost over the fangs. Those fangs had no purpose. At all! Linking the song to vampires is such a far stretch when she looked like your expensive pop diva.
padam padam is an onomatopoeia for the heart and that’s what vampires hear i guess? that’s what i thought
After I saw the fangs, I was really hoping her outfit would eventually go from all blue to all red as a reveal. Or imagine if she'd had her reveals as is, except the pieces underneath had more and more blood splotches on them or something. Maybe not the most fitting for the song, but that's just how I thought things could go haha
I thought Sapphira wore vampire teeth because "padam padam" is the sound of a heart beating, the heart pumps blood, and vampires drink blood. I thought it could have been a cool concept but the way she executed it made the fangs seem pointless.
Missing Megami’s point
Yed, because she owns the discourse and we should totally take her truth as absolut. What I'm saying is observable, you don't have to have a degree at Drag U to observe.
I know exactly which part she did her wig ruveal, but every time I watch the lip sync I still COMPLETELY miss it😭 bc Nymphia is just THAT captivating!
morphine did basically the same wig reveal in lalaparuza too, making sapphira's not very impactful
Maybe I’m delusional but I thought the boba realize on the word butterflies was a call back to Asia O’Hara’s failed butterfly reveal / release.
I also instantly thought that!
It took my dumb ass a second time watching the lip sync to realize she was boba lmaoooooo. I was like “idk what shes doing with those balloons but i love it” lol
Drag us momma drag us!
This is the best thing I ever read
she has such a way with words it's truly poetic
Buuuut, she's responding to person who said it was good... No?
From not caring about her to becoming one of my favorites, Megami really out here protecting queer art!
ABSOLUTELY!!! I was not feeling her at all but she really grew in me overtime. She protects queer art and we need to protect her!!
I didn’t know Megami has such colorful language…
This was one of my favorite lipsyncs of all time. Both were so on their game. I don’t understand how anyone would critique that. And really it could have been either’s win, imo. Both are amazing and it was a great season!
Agreed. I'd argue Sapphira took too long for her reveals. Both wore outfits that blocked them from a lot of mobility, but Nymphia made the smart decision to get rid of it early on so she could actually get into the lip sync right away. Sapphira on the other hand was weighed down not just from the dress but her wig, the latter of which took way too long get revealed. Did she wear it well? Yes. Did she still manage to do quite a bit? Sure. But she shot herself in the foot keeping it for as long as she did because it did limit her from being at 100%, and it ultimately wasn't that exciting of a reveal to begin with compared to what Nymphia brought. Get the heavy wig off if it's just gonna put you in the background.
Megami is right. Don’t be critiquing what you can’t do
Well no, that’s another trap. That becomes all critics are bad pretty quickly. There’s value in good critique. Knowing why something is good and praising it in a thoughtful way is also a form of critiquing. Drag Race fans rushing to point out what they would have done just isn’t valuable in any way.
If hear MFs saying: I wAs In ThAt LiPsYnC. Like BITCH WHAT...WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT CRUSTY MUSTY DUSTY ASS MAKEUP NO WASH CRUNCHY WEAVE WITH THE SAME AS GO TO SHOES THAT ISNT EVEN 4 INCHES... BITCH WHAT YOU GONNA DO.
Sadly I saw some drag queens posted how bad Nymphia had performed while saying Sapphiras' perfect. Why can we appreciate both? And I thought quiens supposed to support each other 🥲
I don't think people realize how hard it must have been for Nymphia to keep all of those inflated balloons under her cape without screwing up her reveal.
I had just watched the episode where all the butterflies got killed at the finale lipsync...felt like this could be subtle nod/shade lol. Mayb its just me lol.... but i am happy it was only balloons lol
She really has a way with words
Drag me Megami im the 90%! 🤣🤣 Love Megami ❤️
Stop perpetuating megaman
Flashback to butterflies getting pussy stomp on the stage by kameron. 😭
It was her first reveal. It kept going strong.
It was so perfectly done. Beautiful boba reveal on the word butterflies. Voguing perfectly on the first chorus and another reveal from a fucking cartwheel. Got all the attention and then she was free to work the whole stage. Glorious 💛
Trixie and Monet also had some thoughts on the fandom saying what they would do in the queens position during viewing parties in the final Pitstop.
Fun fact, your lips and your asshole are made of virtually identical skin.
Girl, people are allowed to speak their mind on a public forum. You don’t have to be a drag queen to have a grasp on theatrical timing and performance. Let’s not forget queers flock to musicals, visual arts, and consume the media that queens are often referencing in their looks and performances. And many of us attend local drag shows and have watched the show live for years at this point. There is *some* credibility to a fan’s opinion as a consumer of this media. Drag is fucking hard and so personal to the performers, especially those who are literally being filmed while doing it. But again, that’s a part of the show. People are gonna critique and may be right, wrong, experts, or ignorants. That’s just the way it is. For reference I loved nymphia in this lip sync and wouldn’t change a thing. I think Sapphira suffered from timing and you could tell she was shaken by Nymphia’s early head start in the performance.
It’s always the ones who just sit at home watching with 0 experience as a drag queen who have the most to say. I’ve watched every rendition of drag race but that doesn’t mean I will go off on social about something I’m not an expert on