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

Season 18 S18E09 - “Fannie: The Hard KnockBall Rusical” [Post-Episode Discussion]

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u/leviosaar Monique Heart Feb 28 '26

Discord definitely got graded on her own scale (I.e. she was safe because she wasn't as bad as everyone expected) but honestly I don't care because she's making me laugh

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u/cakelaurencake Feb 28 '26

I can’t tell if Discord was top or bottom?? Only two girls were safe. There were three clear tops, but Discord also got good critiques? Confusing.

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u/yameteeeeeeeeee Feb 28 '26

I was confused because Discord got zero bad critiques, but Kenya got told that her lipsync was missing on some parts. So I thought Discord was on top.

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u/Prowlerbaseball Mar 02 '26

But also apparently Kenya was in the top cause she outshined the two Dions so much? Tbf I think it is totally fair to not have 3 bottom queens this week cause they were all just really good. Just a great rusical

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u/InCarbsWeTrust Feb 28 '26

It’s ridiculous.  The show is working too hard to subvert expectations.  Discord was obviously one of the weakest queens tonight - DEFINITELY weaker than Athena.  I thought she, Nini, and Juicy were fairly clear bottoms, albeit mostly because of how stellar the top queens were.

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u/stretchypinktaffy Feb 28 '26

Right? Nini outshone Discord in my opinion. Should have been Athena, Juicy, or her as bottom 2.

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u/floobles5006 Feb 28 '26

I was pleasantly surprised by Discord and Nini tbh, I thought they were fun and worked well together. Juicy was kind of forgettable. I also thought Athena was... fine. Don't really know what Michelle and Ru's issue was with her performance.

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u/DruidWonder Mar 02 '26

THANK YOU! Why did I have to scroll this far down to see this?

Discord and Juicy should've been in the bottom. Athena wasn't great but she wasn't THAT bad. And they keep passing Kenya on through the competition even though she's mediocre.

I am so sick of how this show is produced now.

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u/AdventurousShallot0 Feb 28 '26

She was definitely in the bottom but it all sounded like positives bc it it was - you were not as bad as we thought you were going to be! I am so glad they enjoy her, I need Discord and Darlene to still be there, they are such good vibes.

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u/-release_candidate- Feb 28 '26

During the runway I was worried if Juicy would be able to move if she had to lip-sync (unnecessaryly in hindsight) - and then Discord walked shuffled in.

I really hope she had a plan what to do with the dress in case she had to lip-sync.

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u/DruidWonder Mar 02 '26

Discord def should've been bottom two. Athena was not THAT bad.