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Reporting live from "Untucked."
Let's do this, honey.
- We're about to give it to them, bitch.
- Give it. - A little bit of reading.
A little bit of shade.
- Season 18 "Untucked."
- This is "Untucked."
- We're live, loud, and in color, darling.
- Time to go behind the scenes with the queens of season 18.
[all cheering]
'Cause, honey, if you're not watching "Untucked"--
- There's going to be a lot of tears.
- I hope so.
- you're only getting half the story.
- Ohh!
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- All right, y'all.
Ooh.
I am a dusty ho.
I be rushing.
Oh, god.
That's why I rush.
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Girl, the roller coaster of emotions
I've been going through the last couple of days,
it's like whiplash central.
And I don't know how the judgings will go
for me and Juicy, because our garments are
so different.
I did what I could with the time that I had.
All that's left to do is to get ready
and pump it down the runway.
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That looks like a like a real person.
I'm like, are you OK, ma'am?
- And then the head doesn't move.
- Like, ma'am, are you lost? - I can twist her off.
- Oh.
Kenya.
Such a gentle touch.
Very demure.
- I decapitated myself.
Jesus.
- Girl.
- Don't fucking hit me, bitch.
- She didn't hit back.
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- 15 minutes. - [screams]
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- Get the look.
Get into the look.
OK, get into the look.
- Ooh. - Yeah.
- Are we going to the same resort or what?
- We just left the jungle.
Yeah, we are going to the resort.
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- May the best bestie win.
both: Mwah!
- I won the first design challenge,
even though some of these girls did not think
that I could snatch the win.
I'm sorry, Myki.
I love you, sister.
But unfortunately, you're going to have to go down.
- Welcome, queens.
Tonight we'll be critiquing you in pairs.
And then I'll decide which bestie wore it best.
I've made my decision.
The bestie who wore it best is--
- Are you OK?
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- She's going down.
- Medic. - Medic.
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- I'm so confused.
I remember looking at La.
And then next thing I know, it's just Juicy above me
telling me to breathe.
- I don't know what happened.
And honestly, it's kind of embarrassing.
- It's so frightening that something like this
could happen to you at the biggest
opportunity of your life.
- Queens, I have word that Briar is feeling much better.
But to be extra cautious, a doctor is seeing her now.
Now, to close the circle, the besties who
wore it best are Juicy, Jane Don't, Nini
Coco, Ciara, Vita, and Athena.
Thank you, queens.
I think we've heard enough.
While you untuck backstage, the judges and I will deliberate.
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- Well, ladies, we have a top six and a bottom six.
We're missing Briar. - Oh, Briar.
- That was crazy. - That was crazy.
- Juicy, what happened?
- She-- I don't know.
Briar just-- I just felt Briar leaning on me.
But I didn't know what was happening,
so I just reached down and tried to catch her.
And I rubbed her chest to wake her up.
And she got back up immediately.
- She did pop up in the most Briar way imaginable.
She was kind of irritated by the whole thing, though.
She kind of popped up, and she was like, what?
- Oh, my god. - It's OK.
It's OK. Just breathe.
- Just wait a minute. Just stay there.
- Just stay there. Stay there.
- Whoa.
I didn't even know I fell.
- What?
[laughter]
- Oh, my girl, Briar.
- She wasn't quite herself today.
She was stressed out.
- It's hard to feel good about yourself after all of that
and then on top of it, like, somebody looking at you
and telling you, like, oh, I wish--
I think the other bitch did better.
I wish she stayed.
It just kept coming and coming and coming and--
- She hugged me today. I knew something was wrong.
I don't know.
- Oh, that should have been our first sign.
I do have a sense of empathy for Briar.
I do believe that she was humbled severely
all day, all week.
She had a lot of life lessons that were learned,
possibly that all came to a head in that moment.
And she just toppled over.
- I think Briar was stressed and she
was nervous about her outfit.
- Do you think the critique was enough to cause that result?
- Some girls think that it was planned.
But it was quite a jarring moment
for everybody on the stage.
- She just needs a little rest right now, so just
keep Briar in your thoughts.
- Do we think Briar's going to come back?
- I don't know.
- Mia, what was you about to say?
- Mandy would never do such a thing.
[laughter]
- Wow.
- Mandy would not be pulling that kind of stunt.
- Mandy would never pull a stunt like that.
- It's not even shade.
That's funny.
Briar would laugh.
- You guys are rotted bitches.
You guys are rotted bitches.
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- Were y'all gagged that Law Roach was here?
- I didn't know he was responsible for Zendaya's look.
If we would have known that-- did you know that,
that he was responsible-- - I did not know.
[indistinct chatter] - Wait a minute.
Wait a minute. Did you know that?
- Yeah. - I didn't know that.
The messenger pigeon didn't make it to my cave.
Sorry. - Listen.
He famously retired from styling clients to--
both:--to only style Zendaya.
- OK, if I would have known that before I walked
on the runway having her as a reference,
I would have been really nervous.
- Who do y'all think is in the top two?
And who could possibly win?
For me, I would say Ms. Vita.
- In the words of Aretha Franklin, beautiful gown.
- I would say it's between Vita and Ciara for me.
- It really, really is a smart look.
- I agree.
- I agree also.
- I think Jane's in that bunch too.
And I love an homage to Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur always.
- Yes.
I mean, you can't forget Jane. - You can't. You can't.
- It was so thought out.
- Some girls do.
- Who could forget Jane?
- Don't go!
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- Juicy, I gotta give you your 10s here.
Obviously, you claimed the win.
I think rightfully deserved, regardless
of medical situation.
I know that this was a huge undertaking, because I
know you were stressed beyond.
And the way that you styled this,
and all they told you was, hey, maybe bush isn't in season.
- I would try to keep any type of fur
away from your muff area.
- Yeah, Kenya, I want to give you your flowers.
The first challenge, you had issues with sewing and putting
the garment together.
- Now, I know that Kenya struggled in that first design
challenge. - I did?
- Yes, you did, girl.
- Girl.
- Yes, the judges let you have it.
- I have something to prove, because I do know how to sew.
And that did not come across at all.
- Did you just say, I do know how to sew?
- RuPaul, I do know how to sew.
- How you going to make this work?
- I'm not a sketch artist, but I have an idea.
- You're not a sketch artist?
- No.
- I would think you are with-- - Really?
- Look at that sketch.
My goodness.
You know, I'm gonna have to bid on that later.
- Honey, $1.
[laughter]
- Tonight was the first night where all of us
were on the stage together.
And I did kind of like that, even
though obviously, there was a competitive aspect
with being compared.
But like, Myki, Discord, and I have
been the hosts of "Untucked" for the last several weeks.
J., and I know that you've been in the top every time.
- Come on, bitch.
- This is so crazy.
Is this what "Untucked" is like?
- Yeah, right.
- I want to give a little bit of a shout-out to Athena
and to Darlene for working with what I believe might be
the ugliest combination of textures and fabrics
the human mind has ever put together.
And I think--
- We still made some really gorgeous stuff.
- I think you're so brave.
- Thank you.
- How are you feeling, Darlene?
Bestie poo.
- Darlene, you look fantastic.
- Thank you.
- I'm just saying, the judges were hard on Darlene's shoes.
- But I can't say I dislike something more
than I dislike those shoes.
- Oh, my god. - They are so problematic.
They're just really clunky.
- This is a lady's shoe.
- There are four or five more in my bag.
I brought what I brought.
- Mia, how do you feel about the fact
that you sewed a garment and they liked it?
Annaleigh Ashford was like, oh, my god.
[laughter]
I love your look.
- Titty, titty, titty.
Titty, titty, titty.
We all like titties.
- I just knew going into this, that Vita
was gonna dog walk my ass.
[laughter]
- Right.
- As did we.
- I think we all did.
- And you know sew?
- I've taken a couple lessons prior to coming here.
- A couple of lessons prior to coming here.
I know what that means.
[laughter]
- Me and my mama, Paige, went to the same sewing school.
- You have a sketch there too.
Can I see that?
I'm going to have to bid on this drawing also,
because between you and Miss South Carolina, y'all sketching
up a storm up in this bitch.
Are you worried at all about anything?
[laughter]
- To be in very, like, high--
- You got high praise--
- They said it was neck-and-neck.
- If it wasn't compared like that, you'd be up there.
- I feel so proud.
- You should be.
- Jane being my bestie was my downfall
because they didn't say anything
negative about my outfit.
It was my walk.
- You came out looking like Cher but walking like Sonny.
- That's gonna be the thing that people
recognize about you. - Yeah.
- People are gonna walk up to you doing the Discord walk,
so I don't think you should change it.
- I have to be honest.
I really don't have a read on who is in the bottom.
- After hearing the critiques, I do think that today
will be my day to twirl.
- I don't particularly think it's me.
I feel like Myki, you got particularly harsh
critiques about that blue.
Like, I don't think you got, like, harsh critiques overall.
But like, unanimously, they were not like--
- If it wasn't 1v1, I do think I would have placed closer
to the top than the bottom.
But Discord says I'm gonna lip sync.
And I'm standing there like, am I delusional?
I don't think I'm going to.
They told you you can't walk for shit,
so why are you coming for me right now?
- Myki, be honest. Do you feel like that?
- Do you feel like you'll be--
- Yeah, I don't dislike--
- Do you think you're gonna lip sync tonight?
- I think there is a chance I could lip sync,
but I do think I have a stronger
outfit than a few others, so--
- Well, honestly, she's not in the room, but, Briar.
[indistinct chatter]
- They hated it.
- I don't know who it could be.
This is a very hard--
this was gonna definitely be a hard call.
- Yeah.
- All I know is they said they hated Briar's outfit.
Nobody said they hated mine.
- If I'm in the bottom for, like, my runway
walk, and like, one slightly negative critique
from Michelle, I'll be mad.
- Cheesed.
- I'll be cheesed.
I feel like I'm in the bottom by default.
- So is it safe to say that you guys think that Briar
would have been in the bottom?
- Yeah.
- Or lip syncing is what I'm saying.
- I don't know how the judging is gonna work.
- How does that work?
If Briar was technically-- - I know.
What are we going to-- what are we going to Zoom her in?
Like, what are we doing?
I don't think any of us quite know how Briar passing out
is going to factor into the judging.
Do we just tag her out?
Like, sorry.
You did suck ass, but like, you fell,
so like, you get a fast pass to the next week.
This throws the whole thing out of whack.
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- You're not my real dad, and you never will be.
Fuck you.
- We were top looks this week.
- We are top looks as well.
I mean-- [indistinct chatter]
- Compliment, honey. - Cluster flower.
Cluster flower.
- Custer flower, baby, 'cause look,
the Mugler and the details.
- Get into the detail.
- You know how long it took-- do you know how long
it took to make this, honey?
This is custom-made couture.
- Look, this is Darlene's hair accessory.
- Where?
It's just missing the roaches.
- The Law Roaches.
- Not the Law Roaches.
Oh, gotta go.
- You guys, we didn't get the chance to walk
the runway in our pairs.
- Line up.
- Oh, my god.
- We have Myki Meeks and Nini Coco.
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[together] Myki and Nini.
- The Doublemint Twins.
The Doublemint Twins.
- Oh, my god.
- Ahh! Ahh!
- Ooh!
- That was actually really good.
[together] Kenya. Ciara.
Kenya.
Ciara.
Kenya.
Ciara.
- Can you please her?
- Oh, they do it.
Oh, they do it.
[dramatic music] - Oh, spill.
Spill. Spill.
- Vita, Vita, Vita, Vita.
- Oh, damn.
- Damn.
- Y'all need the janitorial services in here, girl.
- I love how the mop matches the outfit.
- She's never cleaned before in her life.
- Oh, my god.
- She doesn't know how it works.
- You're making it worse. Pick up the can.
- What are you doing?
- Pick up the can. - We'll finish it later.
It's done.
[together] Darlene, leave her behind.
Darlene, leave her behind.
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- I love a nice, sensible, thick, chunky heel, something
I can really stand firm on.
[laughter]
- She ate you up.
She ate you up.
- Over here doing manual labor, cleaning and things,
and she's walking the runway without me.
It's not fair.
- Mia Starr and Vita VonTesse Starr.
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- Together. - Bitch, I'm telling you,
this is a makeover challenge.
- This is gorgeous.
- This is a makeover challenge.
- That's pretty.
Will you wear that at home?
- Hell yeah.
- If you had, like, another day to just clean it up, like,
you could wear this in a pageant.
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- A pageant?
- Can we get a ruling on that?
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- Just clean it up a little bit.
- All of our looks need to be cleaned up.
- Everything Nini says is always--
there's a hint of-- there's a hint of pepper in it.
- Nini is definitely the silent assassin.
She's crazy as hell.
You have to watch what Nini says because she
will cut you with her words.
- Mine doesn't have a hem.
Look at my unhemmed garment, OK?
- I can't believe you.
- Let's all of us come in doing the Discord.
[vocalizing]
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[laughter]
- Brutal.
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- She always got a nasty shoe on.
- I don't know what Athena is doing,
but I know that is not how I walk.
Girl, come on.
- Darlene, how are you feeling?
- I'm feeling good.
I just, like, listened to the song because I mean,
I might as well.
But honestly, I mean, like, I look in the mirror,
and I'm like, I kind of killed it.
But I do feel good, but be prepared.
There have been surprises before.
- Half of us are in the goddamn bottom,
so technically, six of us are up for elimination.
This is a lot.
But girl.
I just-- I don't think it's you.
I don't know who it is, not that Briar's not here.
- Like, Kenya's, like, twirling.
- I never thought I'd say I wish Briar was here.
First time I'm saying I wish Briar was here.
- [indistinct].
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- He's not being-- you can't hear me, bitch.
[laughs]
- Huh?
- Nothing. - You talking to me?
Darlene, I'm in my moment. I'm in my zone, Darlene.
- Yeah, you're good. You're good. You're good.
- I have to go against you, Darlene.
You're trying to throw me off my game, Darlene.
- I hate you.
- Discord, you're the one diva in the bottom, and you're like,
I'm not gonna listen to the song.
- I know the song. I know the song.
- Fierce.
- She said, I'm not concerned.
- I'm a little annoyed.
I thought I was gonna be the winner, and I wasn't.
And it's annoying because if I would have been paired up
with some of these other girls, I definitely would
have had a top placement.
- I think it's time to go.
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- Based on critiques, I do think it's
my time to lip sync, girl.
I like my outfit, but hey, it does not
hold up with some of these girls
who are in the bottom with me.
Ugh.
I thought I escaped this, but girl, I'm ready to go.
♪ ♪
- Welcome back, queens.
Briar Blush, the doctor has given
you a clean bill of health.
Are you ready to continue in the competition?
- Absolutely.
- Atta girl.
Now, I've made some decisions.
Briar, Kenya, I'm sorry, my dears,
but you are up for elimination.
The time has come for you to lip sync
for your life.
Kenya Pleaser, shantay, you stay.
- Ohh!
[applause]
Thank you. Thank you.
- Briar Blush, we hate to see you go,
but we love to watch you walk away.
Now, sashay away.
- Thank you so much.
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And, Ru, I don't care what these girls say about you.
I think you're cool.
[laughter]
Why are you recording me?
[laughter]
[sighs]
[somber music]
Well--
uhh!
Time to go.
As I'm walking out, I'm thinking, bitch,
I'm gonna steal Mia's makeup brushes.
[chuckles] Yeah, you know what?
Even in my worst moments, I joke.
But I gotta be honest.
While it's unfortunate it all shook up this way for me
and I'm sad,
I'm glad that I got to be here, show
my personality and my taste.
And hopefully, people will resonate with the drag artist
that I am.
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Damn.
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- [vocalizing]
♪ ♪
♪ Give yourself permission
♪ To take the script and flip it ♪
♪ Give yourself permission ♪
♪ To take the script and flip it ♪
♪ Because if you're not like other bitches ♪
♪ Show me something different ♪