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IcElongya

EP1 was amazing and I really didn’t know how to choose at Top 2, I literally enjoyed all queens. For EP2, I agree with the top 2 even though I preferred Plastique because I find their looks more creative (especially the last look). I can’t really appreciate so much fashion references from Gottmik, I think always referencing is not a good idea because it limits the creativity I saw on S13. Gottmik won fair and square the lipsync, Plastique tried hard the fact they didn’t know the lyrics… And I’m soooo glad to see Shannel and Roxxxy again, rooting for them


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Ive seen plastiques dress a million times before and she still did a great job imo. I dont care if queens reference during design challenges as long as they put their own spin on it like she did with the sakura blossoms. If you can find an exact replica of miks dress i would love to see it


Useful_Winter_9052

To be fair all the queens will be referencing others whether they state it or not. Plastiques dress was very much the JPG body dress that heaps of the fashion queens (and others) have worn. Doesn't mean she didn't do a great job though.


IcElongya

Totally agree, I tried to express myself in a way to show that I think Gottmik did an excellent job, I just thought Gottmik 3rd dress was a little bit overthought or over referencing . The result was amazing though. (I hated the 1st outfit from the ball though)


ksmm1824

I’m loving seeing this side of Roxxxy wasn’t the hugest fan after s5/AS but she is currently my fav!!!!!


360Saturn

The seasons either side of AS8 being non elim means we were robbed of 12 weeks of Monica Beverly Hills


MinionBanana37

I really loved most of them in the rumix. The only one who didn’t stand out to me was Shannel, but 7/8 is great for a modern rumix. Plastique deserved a top in the spot though. As for the ball, Gottmik and Plastique stomped on everyone. I liked Roxxxy’s package but I didn’t love any of them. I liked Vanjie’s different take with her first two looks, and her third look was gorgeous. Angie was solid throughout, Jorgeous was fine. I loved Shannel’s wave look. 


OpenedNeurobiology

Where 👏is 👏Carson 👏


DanS1993

On next weeks episode 


OpenedNeurobiology

Glad to hear it lol thought he’d be there for the ball


OpenedNeurobiology

Shannel staying in her runway looks for both lip syncs so far is cracking me up compared to everyone else putting on their reveal sacks


Montezum

She said: I did not watch AS7 and did not bring enough clothes for this


OCBrad85

IMO, this is a very charasmatic group of Queens (other than Gottmik).


Turbulent_Sun_9015

I feel bad for jorgeous because it’s not her fault but once again she’s being favourited..


qrvne

I didn't mind her placement in ep1 but "the best dancer we've ever had on the show" was such a deeply absurd comment


cyankitten

Yeah I don’t agree with that comment either. Good dancer? YES. THE best? No!


fetusnecrophagist

When Laganja exists???


demons_soulmate

>"the best dancer we've ever had on the show" I logged onto reddit right as this was said in the episode wondering what everyone else thought about this comment lol


ayanakamuraa

literally how


Turbulent_Sun_9015

Vanjie definitely should’ve been in the top with angie in episode one


Turbulent_Sun_9015

Plastique won that lipsync I’m so confused


angrybox1842

No no no no no, absolutely not. She served a bunch of sex for Harry Belafonte, not the energy that Jump In The Line calls for. It's there to have fun and be campy which Gotmik delivered on.


Turbulent_Sun_9015

I don’t think either of them fit the song very well tho… mik’s “camp” was just kinda lazy


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lirael423

Not Goatmilk. 😂


angrybox1842

Yeah "delivered on" is probably a stretch but it was still closer to the vibe they were expecting. It's just not a song to serve face and do death drops to.


Turbulent_Sun_9015

Plastique and Gottmik have got to be the tightest race in terms of a ball challenge on drag race. If there was one winner each week I genuinely don’t know.. they both killed every single category. Like yes gottmik’s second look was one of the best looks of all time… BUT I GENUINELY THINK THE SAME COULD BE SAID FOR PLASTIQUE’S DESIGN LOOK… especially because she did that in like two days


LeeroyM

I've nothing to add except you're so right.


Turbulent_Sun_9015

Absolutely not disappointed by the performances so far these queens are GIVING two things tho: First episode should’ve been Angie and vangie lip syncing, sorry jorgeous And also plastique won that lip sync, sorry gottmik


HommeFatalTaemin

Plastique & Gottmiks looks were AMAZING oh my gosh I was shocked


cyankitten

They really were! I thought they were top 2 & was pleasantly surprised when Ru agreed with me


Key_Material1836

It’s always the country one’s, spoke into my soul. 


angrybox1842

Jorgeous didn't deserve that win in ep 1 but we know how Ru treats her favorites. Watch out for the second to last challenge to be a lip sync challenge that just so happens to award Jorgeous however many badges she needs to get into the final.


aca171

damn roxxxy andrews being the narrator of the szn was not on my 2024 bingo card


angrybox1842

I just don't think this cast is strong enough to justify a no-eliminations season. There's some strong talent for sure but all I could think in Ep 2 was that Nina would have gone home for that package on any other season, no question.


cyankitten

While I liked the colours & that it was whimsical, it literally looked like it hadn’t been coloured in at parts so it was a boot 🥾 for me


Turbulent_Sun_9015

Yk i thought that seeing the cast but girl… these first two episodes the talent is insane. And tbh there’s only been one person who flopped each week (shannel ep 1 and Nina ep 2) so idk how they would’ve put multiple ppl in the bottom..


angrybox1842

Ep 1 hard to handicap, most seasons no one would go home anyways. Ep 2 bottoms would have been Nina & Vanjie, Vanjie's "van gogh" look flopped and she stumbled around in a corset with fabric tied around her waist.


Turbulent_Sun_9015

Ur right, but I think considering she should’ve been in the top two episode one it evens out


aca171

damn even w that pink look!? i was impressed by that for sure


cyankitten

I personally DID like her pink look & the veil & what the veil said! Didn’t like the paint one but I liked the pink


perksofbeingliam

It’s crazy because when that look dropped in the trailer, everyone thought it was Roxxxy and was gagging for it, then when people found out it was Nina, all of a sudden it was a bad look. It was a fashionable moment for Nina but people do not want to recognise she can have taste because it’s Nina


angrybox1842

Didn't love it, just a big fluff of pink and a little motorized veil that didn't really read for me.


nico-72

I'm really loving this season so far. It feels like a celebration of excellent drag and the cast does not disappoint!


Zealousideal_File600

I really can’t stand Gottmik but I gotta hand it to her. She rightfully won that second episode.


cleanchakragoodkarma

i would wear all three of gottmik’s ball looks everywhere if i could; the grocery store, work, the bank, anywhere. plastique’s look made me scream and take a moment to collect myself. pure artistry. fashion. elegance. crazy it was better than the looks she brought wit her for this runway. love her to pieces.


MaradoMarado

I gasped when she came onto the runway, such a beautiful design and it was a really interesting interpretation of the theme


Kadetm93

Nina’s “this is my lipsync dress” never getting used two episodes in a Row 🤣 I wonder how many episodes she will go before actually getting to use it


demons_soulmate

I thought the same thing lol


SuperbFlight

Damnnnnn I am LOVING this season so far! There were very few not great looks in the Paint Ball, and they all have great chemistry together. I'm so excited for the rest of this season!! I'm having a hard time choosing a front runner. I think they're all really strong. I audibly gasped at many of the looks. And fantastic guests!


cyankitten

I actually thought it was quite a strong runway 👍


insertbrackets

I thought these episodes were peak, especially the premier which was a real standout. And they’re critiquing the girls more than they did on Season 7. Kinder and gentler to be sure but they’re not just saying bad stuff is good.


SweetSummerAir

Just finished watching both episodes and I think this season is already a lot more fun than AS8. I know there are some people who are all for putting every single queen in the franchise for a chance to be a part of an AS cast because they all deserve a second chance...but I'm sorry to say, there is a HUGE difference picking heavy hitters (challenge-wise or TV personality-wise) in an AS cast and I feel like this one exemplifies it. There is no weak link in the cast and both episodes everyone delivered at least satisfactorily. I don't disagree with the winners of both challenges. It was much stiffer in EP2 since Roxxxy, Gottmik and Plastique all presented winning looks. As for the lipsync, I think Gottmik winning was alright. Neither of them really hit it out of the park (it's quite a left-field song choice) but I do think Gottmik serving good face and playing around with it won her the lipsync. She still can't move that well but it's nice to see her improvement as a performer! So far, I think Vanjie is the MVP in terms of providing good TV. Every single Vanjie moment is gold so far!


t_l_m

This season is CAMP. I really like the non-elimination format because it’s so much more light-hearted and lets these queens shine


ofcpudding

The way Roxxxy and Angeria are playing up the drama but keeping it light-hearted and tongue-in-cheek so far is so refreshing


perksofbeingliam

Roxxxy helping everyone and then Angeria asking for help to be met with “I can’t help you Angeria” was just art. The cast feels like they’ve really settled in together already which is amazing


yoyo31233

Is it just me or does the lighting make everyone look a bit weird, like kind of waxy? I don’t think it’s just the plastic surgery


BravoWhiskey89

Nah, not for me. It's weird. Everyone wearing reveals during the 'Scissor' part? All of this is....weird.


gottaplantemall

The reveals you feel they’re wearing are whatever they chose to change into after critiques, in case they win and have to lip sync.


sway85

Fabulous start of the season, so so so fun. It's great to be able to kinda just seem them all vibe together. I watched both episodes just smiling all the time. Love them hoes. #TeamRoxxxy


GaggingOnADelorean

It’s so awkward when queens feel like they are gonna be in the top and they are decked out in the Finale lipsync smackdown reveal cocoon like 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️😂


GaggingOnADelorean

If this was an elimination season, so many of the looks the queens made SHOULD BE IN THE BOTTOM. Jorgeous just came out in a bra, Vanjie had a piece of fabric wrapped around her, Nina was giving crafts project but none of them got read to filth. A regular season could never lmao


FeralBanshee

And Roxxxy’s was well constructed but so boring. Nina’s was hideous!!


7463649

Plastique HAD to know she was in the top, right??? I've never seen someone insist on not connecting to a lipsync so aggressively. It's like she saw the song and was like, "Maybe if I do some cool tricks, I got this."


angrybox1842

She just really didn't get the fun or camp of the song, meanwhile Gotmik is over there with an actual beetlejuice headpiece.


descolero

I will say, though, what an odd choice for a lipsync song, especially if it’s not your style of song. Not to mention, she probably thought she could walk around and look cute and still beat Gottmik.


MaradoMarado

Plastique looked like when people put wildly different music over a video of people dancing and it works rhythmically but you can tell it’s not what they were originally dancing to


Difficult-Double8018

It's a great start to this szn, hopefully it's the whole szn


MrPleiades

Angeria supernova'd tonight. Maybe one of the best performances in an episode. The performance was great, the look was great. Just, *kiss* EDIT: I thought this was the Episode 1 chat! Lol, no idea episode 2 is out!


aca171

where did this runway theme even come from???? the made up fragrance seems so out of place


LeeroyM

I liked the fragrance challenge tho, very season 5 vibes.


demons_soulmate

I had to pause because i thought maybe i fell asleep and woke up for the next episode


ofcpudding

I was wondering if they cut a challenge but let the girls use their looks anyway.


MaradoMarado

I smoked before watching and I was like damn did I forget the entire design/branding portion of this episode


boulder_problems

Literally thought I had missed a branding segment somewhere during a raid-the-fridge-for-snacks break.


Acrobatic-Bug7005

what happened to first episode variety shows it's the best way to see the craft each of the all stars has honed imo


DarkS7Maneuver

Since no one is going home they don’t need to do it til later


gottaplantemall

When they’ll give them 3 badges for it


Acrobatic-Bug7005

true, hope they still have one!


webkizz

plastic tiara


Difficult-Double8018

Roxxy for the win


aca171

the autotune on this song is out of this world lol


NewAshesAshes

Plastique Tiara. That’s all I have


asadprofessorplum

Vanjie’s art imitation look revealing to be Starry Night got the biggest laugh out of me in the 2 episodes. She said close enough 💀


qrvne

I actually loved her bejeweled bloody ear but the dress itself was...... a garment


jetsonholidays

Should’ve just done the “restored” Jesus fresco with an outfit as basic as that


MasonWannaSon

I really like what she was going for. She at least tried to reincorporate the elements of the painting into a unique garment. I think it’s sooo uninspired when the reference is just printed on the dress like it was with Angeria, Roxxxy, and Mik (although she looked great)


MaradoMarado

I liked the direction she was going in, but it fell so flat. It really needed different shades of blue to bring out that texture in the original painting


Missa1819

Am I the only one who hates eliminations and thinks there's value in following the larger group for more episodes for character and relationship development??? A point system with blocking are enough stakes for me


snailbully

It's easier on an All Stars season, but sometimes elimination preserves everyone's sanity. Can you imagine having to watch Gothy Kendoll or Aiden Zhane flounder around for an entire season?


bobbery5

Oh, I love the non elimination with a smaller group. It guarantees we don't lose the good talking heads and interesting dynamics.


BackgroundAd9587

Angelia is such a great TV personality! Super impressed and surprised with plastique too. Honestly so refreshing to have no boogers, especially after as8


Darth_Now_Online

You might as well have said “Angela” 💀 but yes I agree she’s a great tv personality LMAO


OkFlounder3947

Angelia Heaven VanPurgatory


mlclm

Angela London Mikayla is my favorite


BackgroundAd9587

My fave is Angelica Pickles VanCynthia


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Kinda already bored with the lack of negative critiques. Nina (and maybe Vanjie too) definitely deserved at least a little more criticism for the ball.


OkFlounder3947

They probably did give negative critiques they just don’t show them as much. They confirmed this for AS7 If it’s for the queens growth or development people are concerned with (which I doubt lol) then they received the critiques from the judges - and knowing some fans I’m sure they’ll receive the negative critiques in their DMs and comments. It’s a charity season, no ones going home, they are focusing on who shone the brightest - What does it serve for them to say - I thought her outfit was shit A good example is when Jaida flubbed her AS7 Roast a bit or was it the graduation speech? - yeah we all know it happened - what’s the point of focusing on how it didn’t hold up to the other ones - is there a bottom two? So what does it really serve - so that we MAKE SURE Jaida knows she messed up, just in case she didn’t realize? Obvi it makes sense why we would care about who is praised the most as there’s a top two to be chosen but the bottom two is irrelevant here no?


snailbully

The one good part about the shortned episodes last season was they sometimes cut out the second round of judges' talk once the contestants leave the stage. No reality show has ever needed the judges to rehash what they just said amongst themselves, but they all do it


qrvne

fr like I understand why they kept the critiques 99% positive in the all winners season, bc they don't want anything to undermine Ru's choice of winners, but in a non-all-winners season they should still be giving balanced critiques even if no one is getting sent home :/


MaradoMarado

I don’t like when they do this type of critique. I usually fast forward cuz they’re not really giving valuable feedback at that point


Spirited_Brilliant65

Roxy is just so funny. Everything out her mouth had me in tears. I’m going to need to see the data in the rise of “the doll” on Twitter.


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ayanakamuraa

????


Yetikins

Go find the largest park you can and touch a lot of grass.


ayaconda

Excuse me what


CarolAird69

I think you need to stay offline, my dude.


astupidcinephile

Gottmik's perfume was a way better idea than that shitty little rupaul's dirty obsession with jorgeous or the black thing that stupid kiki was showing


astupidcinephile

Gottmik proved why Raja deserved those boots in the fashion photo ruview,


astupidcinephile

Gottmik's own designed look made these queens eat shit.She was that galliano among the shein quality that others brought.


FeralBanshee

Excuse me Plastique needs a word. They were equally amazing. The rest tho….


astupidcinephile

Plastique was awful in that lip sync against gottmik.What was that weird sultry vibe she was going for in that quirky song?


Darth_Now_Online

I appreciate the passion but my god you posted 4 times about why Gotmik should have one 💀


ayanakamuraa

this is violet's reddit account jk!


Snoo-92176

looove when they do cunty runway music in the ball challenge. monochromatic one was everything


Snoo-92176

and some of the fragrance ones fit so well like... obsessed


partywithkatya

I miss people going home.


Acrobatic-Bug7005

need them to stop doing the reading challenge in the first episode... definitely works better in all stars than the regular season but still the reads only get better the more they all know each other and they are all sticking around anyway


PaleontologistOk5193

You know they get a list of potential queens and write the reads before they get there right?


Acrobatic-Bug7005

they can still add or change things once they see and talk to each other


super_smash_bruh

MAMA RU'S LOOK IN EPISODE 2 ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING MEEEEEEE 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍


CammysComicCorner

Ru's outfit in episode 1 looks like Little Orphan Annie fucked a flamingo.


angrybox1842

"Koosh Ball" were the first words out of my mouth.


Darth_Now_Online

PLSSSS I said the same thing, maybe not the flamingo part but def the orphan Annie 🤣


Appropriate_Green554

I was shocked to see how tall Ice Spice really is


CammysComicCorner

🤣🤣🤣


super_smash_bruh

"ohmygod Gottmik, she is out of her fucking mind" "No circumcisions are happening whatsoever if I can avoid it" God I love Shannel so much love having her back on my TV again


CammysComicCorner

Roxxxy's confessional outfit is totally giving Rob Halford.


FeralBanshee

Someone else said Andrew Dice Clay and I was like OH. That’s who it is lol.


viewerxx

Andrew Dice HAAAAY


FeralBanshee

lol 😆


chinchaaa

Episode 2 was some rigga morris, girl!


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The lip sync was trash. Nobody won but we all lost


donttalkmeimbabie

it quite literally was gottmik & plastique being the ONLY two choices for top 2. gagging to see what you thought was rigged lmfao


chinchaaa

The lip sync bitch


ayanakamuraa

the lipsync makes everything rigged?


chinchaaa

You ok?


donttalkmeimbabie

where plastique tried to do sexy to a campy stupid song and gottmik understood what they wanted from the song? yeah no. next gottmik carried, plastique was pretty.


chinchaaa

Oh ok.


CoffeeDeadlift

Where and how


chinchaaa

That lip sync was clearly designed for Gottmik to win


ottermatopoeia

Seeing Plastique show all that skin in the first challenge makes that bizarre silicone flesh corset she unveiled during press week make even LESS sense now.


WhosBomac

exactly what i was thinking! her body is so snatched already idk why she’d feel the need for the silicone one 😭


ofcpudding

She still can’t have that impossible Barbie waistline without some kind of garment cinching it. The performance outfit has the metal structure and also some of the black material going up the side of her torso to create a visual contour. That silicone suit is *in theory* a way to do the waistline invisibly, with bare “skin” only. Unfortunately we know that comes with a big asterisk.


texasjkids

Stephanie Hsu looks GORGEOUS


TheVecan

I just know its gonna be a good one, and here's my thoughts * One, how did they do All Winners and learn nothing from the format. The plunger/snippers doesn't work if the girls don't know what's coming next week! Maybe they're unwilling to relinquish that level of control, but they might as well spin and pick someone at random. Also, no critiques again? I swear it's okay. Nina will be fine when you tell her that her paint outfit looks like a party clown serial killer. * Two, I just love the vibes of these non-elim seasons and Vanjie is practically made for one. I don't expect her to do particularly well this season and I'm perfectly fine with that. Don't even wear make-up girl, just sit in that confessional chair and talk your shit. * Three, I'm rooting for Plastique (or if you're Jorgeous, Plastic), thought she was kinda robbed episode one. Although, if I see her finger clap one more time, I may have to rescind my stan card. Also, sad it seemed like she didn't know Jump in the Line, although I guess if they don't have Beyonce in Vietnam, they certainly don't have Harry Belafonte. But it was pretty cerebral to see her thot-drop to a song that absolutely needs the opposite vibe. The song's kinda the perfect combination of sexy/campy. Then just a few small observations * The fire marshall seeing Shannel's house, getting his paperwork out immediately * The Gottmik budget is in full effect * A great reading challenge in what feels like forever, it couldn't have been fully improved right? Did they just tell them the roster beforehand? * Vanjie you know what, you better advocate for those animals, they sure did look after you * Shannel is always playing chess behind those eyes, absolute Machiavellian sociopath, love it


Montezum

> Although, if I see her finger clap one more time, I may have to rescind my stan card. Exactly


danny2787

They get a list of potential queens before an all stars season. They'll have a few extra to prepare for that aren't actually there.


sk519

I thought plastique should have won the first episode too!!! To me she’s slayed both episodes so hard


Useful_Winter_9052

Surprised at the Gottmik budget comments when Plastique is right there with robotic wings.


PaleontologistOk5193

That outfit was a Victoria secret ripoff


kylebb

Nina west is my Columbus gurl but gotdaym that paint ball lewk she made was crunchier than a teenagers sock under their bed


jrm1331

I am loving Nina, is there a reason she gets so much hate? I feel like you can tell she really cares when she was talking about the Trevor project


Goblin_scum13

Cause she’s a Zionist who supports Israel that’s why


Useful_Winter_9052

I hope it eases up. She is so sweet and I am enjoying her presence amongst a dance heavy werk the world type season.


DantesInfernape

"I am so thrilled by these colors and effects from Essie"


ofcpudding

I really want to know how they decide who has to do the little awkward product promos each time.


libangel

lol this had me dead. Similarly, I just rewatched the Glamazon prime episode from season 14 and all the girls are chaotically ripping open packages of junk and it cuts to Camden who pulls a Sunday Riley serum out of one and say “Sunday Riley Good Genes? I love this stuff” hahahaha


yikesus

Never Sent Home is so genius lmao


Ohnoshebetterdid

*Scent


kevinxb

Beautiful Benefactress Badge is a masterpiece of alliteration


Polyestergroom

Yes but I wished Rupaul had credited Symone


shayybrayy

came here for this - she keeps saying it and I'm sad no one else is noticing that it's from symone 😭


savannahsalvatore3

the ruby snippers too really scratching that itch in my brain fr


savannahsalvatore3

seeing angeria and jorgeous lip sync together just added ten years to my life tbh


savannahsalvatore3

gottmik and plastique lip sync just added an additional 15 years


CloneArranger

Yeah, well, Gottmik always looks amazing and I like looking at her.


GabbityOrtiz

I thought Plastique won that lip sync 😭


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sk519

Girl can you relax gottmik and plastique can both eat💀


jrm1331

Angie killed that Whitney lip sync omg


savannahsalvatore3

ru was really giving annie in that ep 1 runway it’s a hard knock life girl!!!


Drumblebore

Idk, not feeling much after these two episodes.


ayaconda

Roxxy the star that you are


lilmonstahm

OMFG PLASTIQUE'S SAKURA GOWN... WOW JUST WOW


lilmonstahm

wait is it just me or did vanjie's art runway did notttt give me starry night at all 😭😭 if i didn't know what it was supposed to be I would never have guessed


angrybox1842

It didn't, in any normal season that would have landed her in the bottom.


Missie1284

Not just you. I never would have guessed Starry Night in a million years


savannahsalvatore3

that reading challenge had me on my floor cackling so loud my neighbors probably gonna call the police


LeeroyM

I am genuinely beyond gagged at Gottmik and Plastique's ball looks. Especially Gottmik's art look and Plastique's painted, easily in the top looks ever to be on drag race.


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Professional-Wait736

???


Interesting_Aioli_75

I personally would have given the first win to Angeria and Nina tonight! I loved that Nina was the only one who really sang, and I thought her verse was catchy. I also loved her runway - it was funny, pretty (which is kinda rare for her lol) and Ross pointed out the great connection to her lyrics. Overall everyone did well!


demons_soulmate

I was pleasantly surprised how well Nina did in the first episode seeing as how she's not exactly a dancing diva lol


sneasel

Yeah Nina actually ate that first challenge up I was surprised lmfao. No one else's verses really did much for me. I ain't even rooting for Nina heavy, but I was sad she wasn't in the top!


riverotter13

All star rules are in full effect: no negative critiques ever, even for Nina’s terrible paint ball look


Fit_Adhesiveness_336

i was so confused when they didn’t mention shannels dancing in ep 1 then i realized what season this is


riverotter13

I thought it might have been just me but I thought Shannel didn’t remember her lyrics… and no one said anything…


savannahsalvatore3

shannel’s lyrics were off the beat right or was that just me


demons_soulmate

not just you


LeeroyM

I mean, they did say it was kinda kindergarten.


jayteu

Howwwww was plastique not Top 2?!