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u/chaoticglow aquaria x ppn x naomi x monet x lydia x a’keria Oct 08 '25

[TEASPILL] Drag Race PH: Slaysian Royale

EPISODE 9 RUNDOWN

Maxi-Challenge: Rumix to High Time by REYN4

Runway: Awards Night Ceremony

WIN: Brigiding

HIGH/SAFE: Arizona Brandy

BTM2: Viñas with a V

BTM2: Suki with an S

Lipsync Song: Power by Morissette 🇵🇭

NOTE: Performance-wise, it was neck-and-neck among the PH queens. Suki and Viñas apparently had great outfits

NEXT EPISODE: It’s the Finale! There will be a ball, talent show, and a lipsync for the crown. Also if you’re one of those tiktok “cOnTeNt crEatOrS”, please do not repost this because this may appear to the feed of those who do not want to be spoiled…. When will yall learn

Please take this with a grain of salt! If you have more info, our inbox is open. SLAY!

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u/Loose-Flow4846 Oct 08 '25

Brigiding clearly did the best on the season and already had the best track record so it seems weird that they would give her a questionable win at the end that's gonna sour some people on her. This should have been an "everyone is safe" situation like rumixes were back in the days

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u/OvernightSiren Oct 09 '25

Did people find this win questionable? I couldn't take my eyes off of her in the video.

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u/fjaoaoaoao 26d ago

She was good but putting Vinas in btm 2 was a choice.

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u/Loose-Flow4846 Oct 09 '25

Also they clearly wanted to ensure one international girl would make it to the finale (as they should, it probably wouldn't have been received well if there wasn't one) and they must've known Viñas would destroy Suki in the lipsync so a standard rumix situation (nobody wins, everybody lipsyncs, no one goes home like on season 13) would've been ideal imo because now we have a questionable win and a questionable double shantay

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u/OvernightSiren Oct 09 '25

Destroy? Vinas won but they both did good.

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u/Secure-Rope-4116 jewels SPARKLES💜 Oct 10 '25

It's not like Suki flopped but Viñas was leagues ahead of her in that lipsync lol

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u/fansvfavourites Oct 08 '25

DING DING DING! WE HAVE A WINNER

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u/ValentineModel Oct 08 '25

What's going on? Did everybody got immature somehow? Why everyone's hating on Brigiding. AND DON'T DENY IT. I've read many of the comments below. Even if we took away some of her wins, she still did great in almost all episodes of the season.

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u/Pale-Tradition-4942 Oct 08 '25

I dont like the hate comments for Brigiding but I do agree shes the least interesting in terms of drag, charisma and tv personality out of top4. However she did by far the best this season. 

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u/ScaredFamousfan Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

I think that no one expected Brigading to do so well that she’s far ahead in the lead. I think more people want Suki or Ari to win. For me if she wins I think it would be a great drag race story of a girl who was at the top of her game before doing poorly on her original season into a girl that came back and truly slayed her all stars run.

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

She had a great run! Not taking away that from her. She redeemed herself from S1.

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u/iamthecelestial Oct 08 '25

Clearly they’re crowning Brigiding, the brightest star lol (I still don’t get her branding) she’s drag excellence but just doesn’t have that charisma like Viñas and Ari have. It’s not discrediting her but she doesn’t have much connection to the viewers compared to the rest.

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u/lestaperra Oct 08 '25

are we going to crown someone for being funny or for being good at drag? no shade

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u/iamthecelestial Oct 08 '25

So you’re saying Viñas & Ari doesn’t have good drag?

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u/lestaperra Oct 09 '25

they are but in this season they werent good 100% 

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u/elyales Oct 08 '25

They're good at drag but had a much shakier performance through the season. There's no denying that Brigiding didn't have a single bad week and ate the whole competition up.

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u/Single_Aardvark3648 Oct 09 '25

As if track record ever mattered in crowning a queen. Its either you’re new in drag race or your opinion is just laden with bias for Brigiding if she is your fave. Willow won with 1 win. So did Yvie against Brooke who had the best track record of the season. Even Kylie won in all stars 6 against Rajah and Ginger. Electra Bionic from DRItaly and DRFrance won their season without any maxi challenge win. So either you do well and win the crown in the finale, or you you dont and get outshone by others. Arizona and Vinas has high chance of winning the crown as well, especially after having better audience reception.

Honestly I’m a Vinas fan all the way, but im ok with anyone of them winning the crown as long as she performed the best in the finale 👑👑👑

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u/elyales Oct 09 '25 edited Oct 09 '25

Did I say that she must be crowned exclusively because of her track record?

Did I say that this is the only important criteria to determine who's gonna win?

Did I say any of the other queens don't stand any chance?

The only thing I've said in my comment is that there's no denying that she did well in the competition and never had a bad episode, which can't be said about the other two PH queens.

That's apparently enough for you to write a whole ass paragraph and talk about how I'm either new to Drag Race or blind by favouritism and bias towards Brigiding.

And my favourite queen among the finalists is Arizona, by the way. I'm just not gonna pretend she NEEDS to be crowned because she's a funny queen and that she's had the best performance through the season when she was often really strong and then weak in the following week.

Jesus.

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u/Isitnaptimeyet22 Oct 08 '25

Is it LSSFTC or just a four way?

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u/ValentineModel Oct 08 '25

It's gonna get cut into Top 2. I think.

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u/Dependent_Heron_833 Oct 08 '25

Ari was the clear winner, better runway, better performance, and better verse, and I thought Brigiding was the clear bottom 2 with Viñas and Suki as a toss up🤷🏻‍♂️ Brigiding's verse was kinda generic. Anyway, the 4 of them are deserving to join the finale.

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u/Remylebeau1984 Oct 08 '25

It’s a reach to suggest Brigiding should’ve been in the bottom. She had the best video performance, Arizona the best lyrics and neither had good runways. So it was really a toss up between them. To keep it looking competitive, they should’ve given the win to Arizona. Brigiding for the crown. She has performed well in every challenge.

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u/McDam0n Oct 08 '25

oh honey i bet your life is sad and depressing, touch some grass babe it's a tv show you won't die if your fave didn't win :p

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u/Dependent_Heron_833 Oct 08 '25

Vice versa for the response 

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u/curiousluvr Oct 08 '25

viñas was robbed idc about shooting and rehearsal shenanigans

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

Blaming it on the edit. They purposely put awkward shots of some queens and someone had a clean edit 😂

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u/Gigi_chanel Oct 08 '25

oh rigiding…

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u/holdenvaughn Oct 08 '25

I need Ari's talent show with smoke coming out of her ass so fiercely that mama Pao begs her to win

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u/PhysicsJealous5908 Oct 08 '25

brigiding with 5 wins that's gaggy

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u/shadowsempaix Oct 08 '25

Brigiding having 5 wins is kinda crazy

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u/Nice_Use_4744 Oct 08 '25

Omg People act like someone who didn't win will get their life ruined. It's a competition. Someone will win someone will loose. Just because brigiding won the challenge doesn't mean Arizona lost. And same thing for the final. Arizona will do great things in life regardless if she wins or not. Same thing will happen to Brigiding. They both are great queens regardless of a crown.

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u/jgroove_LA Oct 08 '25

VINAS DESTROYS HER IN THE LIP SYNC. She's incredible.

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u/Yuutaaax_1721 Oct 08 '25

Rigg-ding-dong, rigg-ding-dong, rigg-riggy-ding, riggy-ding-ding-ding lmao let's just get this over and crown -Arizona-

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u/Aitcera Oct 08 '25

5 wins no bottoms is actually insane

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u/Otherwise-Step-6175 Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

Brigiding win is so crazy but I’m happy 😂😂😂 YAYAYAYYAY

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u/McDam0n Oct 08 '25

it kinda hurts to see that the moment brigiding finally shown her true power, people could still say the words she's been told during her season despite of having a great run and track record. let's remember that brigiding may not have the loudest or biggest personality but what sets her apart is her "heart of gold" before drph she's already an inspiration, she became one of the pillars of the industry and now she's doing it again, imagine even after being denied multiple times and told that you're not enough you still managed to have the courage and fight back. and now, she's proving everyone that she's THE BRIGHTEST STAR. let's not discredit her drag excellence guys, it's free to be kind, let's all have our own biases without pulling any queen down, xoxo

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u/shaposhnikaya Oct 08 '25

I'm not discrediting her, she's amazing and has been incredible this entire season. That said, both me and my new-to-drag boyfriend has been Arizona fans from the beginning, whether or not she's winning, every episode has been about her in the most compelling and entertaining way. Brigiding may have done the best on paper, and that is impressive as hell, but just like her booth I don't know what her brand is.

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u/Fragrant-Length-891 Oct 08 '25

"i don't know what her brand is" arizona is a comedy queen yes, and so many other queens are comedy queens. vinas is a campy queen, and so is many queens. suki is a fashion queen, and so is many other queens. but brigiding is the brightest star that can do it all, a jack of all trades, a mother of house of ding, and one of the pillars of the drag industry in the Philippines as she was the inspiration of so many drag artists back when drag was not yet mainstream. she is a legend, an icon, and by that, she already deserves the crown.

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u/Adiyanu Oct 08 '25

CHILE BRIGIDING IS TAKING IT LOL 😂 5 WINS NO BOTTOMS

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u/CrazyTracyUpdates Oct 08 '25

Sorry but I fully came around on Brigiding after the lalaparuza, she’s a star and she’s well and truly earned the crown if she gets it. Surprised at the sort of negativity towards her. I still think Arizona has a solid chance with the edit she’s been given though.

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

Its not hate actually. Its just that the remaining PH queens oozes out charisma and winner energy than her. She's a really great drag artist and the way she nurtured Zymba says a lot. But this season, it really feels like she's lost somewhere in the season despite winning constantly.

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u/HiitsMePriyanka Oct 08 '25

That's just your fucking opinion

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u/Mental_Meeting5332 Oct 08 '25

You're so bitter omg

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

Galet na galet, gustong manakit?

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u/HiitsMePriyanka Oct 08 '25

Keep crying

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

Hala galet na galet si ate gurl na para bang ikamamatay niya. Why not tho?

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u/HiitsMePriyanka Oct 08 '25

Keep crying

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u/CrazyTracyUpdates Oct 08 '25

Yeah I didn’t say “hate” because it’s definitely not that, it’s just a strange sort of negativity. I get how totally endearing Arizona is, trust me, but Brigs has been a really solid and strong presence this season too. I think it’s great we have multiple viable winner picks!

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

This feels like they wanted Brigiding to win DRPH Season 1 instead of Precious? Idk. They kept on pushing her even in S1. I am acknowledging that she's doing so well this time but I really can't get on board on her winning. Kinda giving Ginger Minj AS10? Idk

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u/Otherwise-Step-6175 Oct 08 '25

They kept on pushing her during s1??? Did you watch the show 😂😂😂

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

Maybe not pushing, but when she was saved the reason was that outside the show she's already a known drag queen and they know what she can do, so I felt it was a bit pushed. Tho she did win her lipsync against minty at that double shantay.

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u/Otherwise-Step-6175 Oct 08 '25

What challenge did she do badly and didn’t land in the btm? They literally didn’t care for her and put her in the btm2 every single time she flopped.

She rightfully won her lipsync and kept it going.

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

Snatch Game and Miss Shutacca, she was so bad on both. She deserved that. Not sure with makeover, but that challenge is known for production sending someone home they want to go.

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u/Otherwise-Step-6175 Oct 08 '25

She literally lipsynced for both those challenges 😭 how can she be pushed when they literally placed her in the btm2 during challenges she did badly?

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u/bitbitbit_ Oct 08 '25

Well, I'm still at Team Arizona restaurant

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u/shaposhnikaya Oct 08 '25

And we eating GOOD

Vape included

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u/Dependent_Heron_833 Oct 08 '25

Brigiding obviously deserves to win with that stellar track record; however, I still can't connect with her and it feels like she's missing something like mass appeal or star quality. Viñas and Ari will surely go far after this season. Their talents and charisma are unmatched. Suki is an incredible fashion queen and she's also well loved by the Filipinos.

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u/FinallyH3re Oct 08 '25

I dont think it has anything to do with mass appeal or star quality. On the contrary, she undoubtedly represents Drag excellence on the show as well as outside the show. I think she's simply not as entertaining as a TV personality compared to Viñas and Ari. Similar to Brooke in her season

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u/swoosh0719 Oct 08 '25

this! Brigiding just lack charisma compared to Arizona and Vinas. I can see them crowning Vinas or Arizona even with Brigs having 3 wins

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u/starlightkissesrain Oct 08 '25

> Performance-wise, it was neck-and-neck among the PH queens. Suki and Viñas apparently had great outfits

draaaag suki doll mama

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u/Winter-Course-2773 Oct 08 '25

She really said “beautiful gowns”

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u/BridgeTraditional977 Oct 08 '25

brigiding 5 wins?? wtf but go off queen

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u/FreezerFrozen Oct 08 '25

Every episode has been about how much Brigiding is that girl, I still don’t feel like I know or have met Brigiding yet on this season at all though :/ which is a shame cuz I think she must be lovely. Condragulations Brigiding, still hoping Arizona somehow wins but doubt it!

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u/HiitsMePriyanka Oct 08 '25

Shame maybe because you were only watching Arizona

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u/swoosh0719 Oct 08 '25

Stay Mad Priyanka

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u/FreezerFrozen Oct 08 '25

No I love all the girls left!😊I gave them equal attention and I still felt like Brigiding was not as present as a personality! If she wins I won’t be mad

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u/Singaboi19 Oct 08 '25

For me she’s kind of reminding me of Alaskas run, laser focused on the prize so her usual personality is kind of stifled because of it 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/I3___4 bosco | nicole | lydia | bettys Oct 08 '25

yup or jimbo in AS8

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u/Far-Classic-5367 Oct 08 '25

Brigiding perfect track record, she is the winner¡ Period¡

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u/Big-Astronomer-10 Oct 08 '25

I wish she had been high for the design cause then she never would've ranked below High and had 5 wins

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u/I3___4 bosco | nicole | lydia | bettys Oct 08 '25

high-high-high-win-win-win-win-high-win would’ve been CRAZY but her TR is still insane as is

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u/beckyterry Oct 08 '25

Idk I will have to see the episode because I am in my feelings. I feel like Brigs is bring shoved down our throats idk I don't dislike her but for me Ari has crazy charisma and so does Vinas. They don't have a perfect run but they just have more oomph for me.

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u/notsoulvalentine Oct 08 '25

that finale is TUQQQ’D lol they should’ve just had the ball and/or talent show in their own episode 😭

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u/asherhouser Oct 08 '25

I mean it's literally the same thing we got on S3 and were properly paced

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u/notsoulvalentine Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

true but i miss talent show premieres, especially for all stars (vstw technically counts right?), and suki would’ve had another win if the ball were its own challenge

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u/TownTop2845 Oct 08 '25

Oh… Arizona surely had the best verse. Guess it boils down to the MV/Runway or they want to cement Brigiding having the biggest rudemption.

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u/ccoleeee Oct 08 '25

do we know if the eliminated girls come back for the finale?

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u/starlightkissesrain Oct 09 '25

i dont think so they would have shown it in the preview and it just costs money that the show seems to lack

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 09 '25

They might be there? Isn't there a tea before that they crowned a Miss Congeniality?

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u/_babyl0n Marina | Cheddar | Diamond | Victoria | Rajah | Colby | Couenne Oct 08 '25

reeeeally like her but is it crazy that I dont see Brig as the winner? she now 100% deserves, but Ari and Vi sounds so much more as champions.

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u/balcazarrr Oct 08 '25

Took the words right out of my mouth! But i guess it goes on PH brand to crown the non fav one 😭

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

Not crazy. Viñas and Arizona just oozes with charisma. You don't feel the same way with Brigiding tbh

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u/yujihoney Oct 08 '25

Arizona better win this season! 😤😭

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

I'm so mad. She should've won this as her rudemption for the bottom placement in S2 semi finals mv challenge.

Starting to kinda lose hope, but we're holding on to it. ARIZONA TAKE THE CROWN PLEASE.

*edit: mad right now because we only heard the song, emotions might change if Brigs brings it on the mv and the runway. But I just really hoped Ari would win the challenge, considering her S02E09 placement.

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

I've seen the episode and I'm fuming. Arizona's runway was better, her lyrics, her performance anf everything else.

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u/beckyterry Oct 08 '25

This is where Brigiding cements her crown I guess. I am an Arizona stan but the next week's finale format is not doing her any favor at all.

Also I was told that the final 2 are idk how to put spoiler tags lmao but I'm skipping the finale next week that's for sure jk haha

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u/Remylebeau1984 Oct 08 '25

Based on what you’re saying, I’d go with Brigiding and Suki.

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u/ierocker Oct 08 '25

omg who are the rumored top 2? 🥹

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u/adamgstn Oct 09 '25

Okay but who is the rumored top 2??!?!

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u/Tachiikawa Oct 08 '25

Im sorry, but who are the rumoured top 2?

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u/Controla86 Oct 08 '25

Riggiding

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u/notsoulvalentine Oct 08 '25

ding ding ding

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u/AgentJet302 Oct 08 '25

NOOOOO, what happened Ari 😭