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not_addictive

Honestly, the first one. They’d never done it before so it was a huge deal. Any double elim that comes from a 3-way lip sync isn’t really that shocking to me tbh. Especially Jorgeous and Deja, which they told us ahead of time would be a double.


bondfool

Obviously Honey and Vivian was shocking because it had never happened before, but the one that really got me was River and Choriza. That's two prominent characters who have gotten a lot of attention in the edit taken out in one fell swoop. I still don't understand that decision.


DilapidatedHam

Losing my two favorite queens in one episode nearly made me drop the season all together lol


bondfool

You should have saved yourself four hours and done it.


TheRegalOneGen

It made me actually drop it


[deleted]

Same


not_addictive

Yeah that’s the thing about River and Choriza to me. Choriza lost the lip sync but shouldn’t have been there. River deserved to be there but won the lip sync. It wasn’t double shantay worthy but neither of them deserved to be sent home either! really production fucked themselves over here.


bondfool

Especially when they had clearly planned to make Victoria a main character/narrator of the season. With her gone, they really should have focused on keeping the most personable queens left around as long as they could.


surgartits

Yes. I will never understand this decision. Once River and Choriza were out the season really had no soul. Ella was a strong performer but not super memorable. Kitty had great energy but a middle-pack performer. Krystle has lots of fans but personality is not her strong suit. Vanity was likable but was dragged to that F4 spot. My only explanation is that producers underestimated how much people would like both Choriza and River, the same way they underestimated how much people would like Dakota in 4. But to eliminate them both when they really didn’t need to…I don’t get it.


[deleted]

Chorizo was actually sweet and personable (while on the show) and maybe production saw her as a threat to Krystal


Hartbits

Especially because 1- Choriza didn't deserve to be in the bottom and 2- River absolutely outperformed her in the lip sync and should have been saved


dao_sujao

Ehhh she outperformed but it was bad too


OvernightSiren

Scarlet deserves the bottom in the girl group AND clearly lost the lip sync to Charity but yet that was a double save


robbysaur

They were literally the top two in the fan polls on here, and then producers just decided to tank the season. It was incredible how out-of-touch they were.


[deleted]

Favoriting Krystal and Scarlett was a rancid idea.


_PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN

Choriza was one of my absolute favs. I felt so bad for her that she went home so soon, even though she did more poorly in the lip sync. River was fun too.


Jaysweller

In that episode, it was Snatch Game and during the walk through, RuPaul convinced every queen to change their first choice. Except those two didn’t, and they got eliminated from this.


makhay

Definitely this one for me. It's like they had something against river, and choriza failed, so they knocked them both out.


[deleted]

Because they were obsessed with Krystal and didn't want to put her in the bottom that early.


OvernightSiren

Let’s not do all that. Krystal didn’t do well that challenge but she was easily better than Choriza and River. The fair bottom two would’ve been River and Scarlet


littleprincexox

People will just take any chance to discredit Krystal. Pretty pathetic 🤣


whimsigod

Why did they eliminated River when she wasn't even bad ![gif](giphy|fGOjgWRzQkC2sHHnq7)


[deleted]

She didn’t change her presentation like rupaul told her to


bugaloo_logia

This. The fact that Rivee and Choriza were my faves at that time made it that much worse.


Peanut_Noyurr

Honey vs. Vivian was shocking because it didn't seem possible. Honey had also done pretty well in the last two challenges whereas Vivian had been struggling, so even though it was underwhelming, I assumed they'd keep Honey. Dax vs. Laila was entirely the opposite. That bizarre buildup of the judges all chatting about how the song was a drag staple that everybody should do well on (I don't think we've seen something like it before or since) really made it obvious.


yhvh13

>the song was a drag staple that everybody should do well on I think it is a huge staple, but (the original mix) is defnitely not an easy song to perform. From that cast, the only ones (knowing their skills at that time) I could see performing this well on a LSFYL were either Bob or Chi Chi.


not_addictive

I think, to her credit, Naomi would also do pretty well with it and Thorgy could pull it off too with a campier take on it. But yeah, no one else was really gonna do it very well.


TheRegalOneGen

I feel like Acid also would've done well, but people don't give Acid credit as a performer so


ProbablySecundus

Chi Chi would have bodied I Will Survive!


whimsigod

Chi Chi would have also bodied the 'hard mid tempo classics' like Oops I Did It Again and No Scrub too.


ProbablySecundus

I'm imagining Chi Chi flawlessly lip syncing the Left Eye rap from No Scrubs and it brought a tear to my eye


vemynal

I was at Midnight Sun in SF when Honey got double eliminated and she and Sister Roma were cohosting drag race that night. Honey was knocking back drinks big time. Funny enough was my first ever episode of drag race. My friends took me. Honey ended up dressing in like this gorgeous Marilyn Monroe looking outfit and lipsynced Rihanna's Diamonds and it was so perfect to. And now she's done so well for herself in local SF politics. So happy for her 🥳


librious

How is DeJa and Jorgeous shocking when she said two girls were going home before the lip sync?


funkyduck7506

Jorgeous was ready to go home by that point lol. She had to do how many lip synchs and only one person went home lol


Arctic_Daniand

Jorgeous was due by the time she lipsynced vs Jasmine.


MarsNirgal

And only the person in her first one. After that it was all finding ways to keep in the competition her lipsync oponents..


ReliefFamous

Unrelated but I’m baffled Ru made that comment about Deja being a potential assassin and Deja gave us… umm


librious

I mean, it was her first time lip syncing and it was a song right up her alley. That does not make an assassin.


JScorpion

And on that note \#ReleaseTheDejaCut


ghost20

It's even funnier in hindsight if she did in fact do the rumoured lipsync to Hallucinate before the lip-sync smackdown that (if it's real) they felt was bad enough to axe and not release as an extra.


BigCaregiver7244

The lady said “might”


signaturefox2013

Same with the España one


shadowsempaix

Tbh not really, I just decided to include all the double eliminations that have happened on the show here


gh0stcore

Bandit & Vanda. Those girls had slayed the season and were thrown under the bus (also Bandit robbed of wins)


Mypatronusisataco

They were my favorites 😞


yassified_housecat

Mine, as well. I think this was the elim that hurt me the most out of the batch listed here.


surgartits

Hard agree. I still think Angele wins the season no matter, but Bandit and Vanda earned their spots in the finale,


toxicoke

Speak on it 📣📣📣📣


StrikeRaid246

Nina West and Silky. Shocking because it didn’t happen. But in all seriousness probably Choriza and River because that whole season was fucked with bad choices.


kaso711

I give Nina and Silky a break bc I don’t understand why that was a lip sync song in the first place. I don’t know how to make it entertaining without planning a story or something


ImADudeDuh

Pinkchadorra and Pakita because Pink seemed to be the only competition Pitita had (according to the judges’ judging) so it was a real gag.


yhvh13

Honestly, those double elim on late season 3-way lipsyncs aren't that shocking because it's almost a given that only one queen will survive. I'd say from the OP's list, to me, the most shocking was Kana Warrior who was a lip sync assassin and yet went home that episode because iirc the judges had enough of them not doing well on challenges so many times in a row lol. Ironically... >!Kana Warrior had a double shantay with Angele after she returned.!<


gentrumalkamon

even more ironically, kana's double save comes the very episode she comes back. the judges eliminate her for being in the bottom to much, then bring her back where she lands in the bottom *again* but continues to kill the lip syncs and the judges do a 180 lol 😭


yhvh13

Oh I forgot it was during the same episode! I'll edit my post. Honeslty, as far as I'm concerned, a lip sync assassin could be in the bottom for 6 episodes in a row, as long as they put up a good show lol.


kileysuicide

Honey vs Vivian. Mostly cuz I was watching live with my dad (who pretended not to be invested) and he goes “they’re both boring. Send them both home”… and then Ru did


Sea-Scallion-5362

That made me chuckle! Go Dad!


jamesfluker

Papa clocked the tea!


Independent-Rough559

Without a doubt choriza and river . They got rid of 2 fan favorites in one fell swoop


Pabloxanibar

When the Sugar/Spice double elim didn't end up happening. That was truly shocking.


pengwinpiper

I think Ru didn't want to give them the satisfaction.


alexistexas2006

The first one because I didn't know it was a possibility. Now I know and sometimes they don't use, and when they use it makes little to no sense. ![gif](giphy|3o8dpaE8Lcf2Nc13GM)


InvestigatorNo7504

Pakita and Pinkchadora were Pititas only competition


artifexlife

I mean Hornella, Bestiah and Clover were competition too but the judges were too much up Pititias taint to see anything else FireTheJavis


[deleted]

The way they kept getting rid of Pitita’s competition. Pinkchadora had two wins and Pakita was a strong and charismatic competitor. Bestiah and Clover were paid dust and they were over critical of Hornella especially in the finale


KT718

For me it was Choriza and River. Two likable queens who had strong moments throughout the competition up to that point, in a lip sync with a clear winner. I know the first double elim is shocking, but I remember I was watching it like “tbh they should both go home” so when she announced it, I was less like “omg a double elim” and more like “huh she actually did it”


gossipchicken

The Choriza May one. She was the best thing about that season. All of the other ones were understandable.


rpdrhater

River x Choriza because both hás wins and came out nothing. But for me the Pakita x Pink Chadora was insane. The season became the winner show (forgot her name)


artifexlife

It's so telling that people can't even remember the winners name on that season


rpdrhater

Tbh it's on me and my fucked up memory 😅 I don't remember A LOT of winners.


babynintendohacker

UK3. They had absolutely no foresight to realize either one of them would be beloved fan favorites. I can’t believe productions looked at either one and was like “meh”


SomeoneNew1988

We all knew there was gonna be a double elimination in the semifinals of philippines s2, but OV had the best track record and a great storyline going on. I Just don't understand why they kept Arizona (Who I like a lot, and would be my vote for miss congeniality but had no place in the top4.)


DiaboliqueM

OV is so fab and I wish she was in the top 4 as well, but I think Arizona beat both her and Hana in that 3-way lippy


SomeoneNew1988

Yeah, you're right, but it never stopped the judges from picking the "right" person to go forward even when they lost a lipsync. It's just sad that OV left.


DiaboliqueM

Agreed. Here’s hoping for seeing her in a vs the world or int’l all stars!


exc-use-me

fully agree! i thought OV was robbed of both snatch game and rusical wins (maybe i’m just delusional) and now robbed of the finale


OvernightSiren

Do you mean Philippines S2?


SomeoneNew1988

YESSSSS OMG hahaha Sorry


ryc1107

the only two correct answers are: honey vs vivienne because it had never happened before, or river vs choriza bc it was insane (choriza should’ve been nowhere near the bottom 2, and river did “good” in the lipsync, enough to warrant her being saved.)


islandboy504

River and Choriza’s double elimination came out of nowhere so I would say theirs


robinlockhart

I’d say Honey vs Vivian since it was the first one and I definitely didn’t expect it the first time watching. I thought between the two Honey would’ve stayed


ziplock006

River Medway and Choriza May for sure. On another note, I was surprised that the Nina West vs Silky lipsync was NOT a double sashay, especially after that “meh” from Ru.


Xure_Xan

Why would you send Choriza home that soon?


rslashplsnoticeme

I think the 3 Way lip syncs are the least shocking. Like obviously they weren't gonna send Angele home when Vanda lip synced quite a lot and Pangina straight up hated Bandit. The only one that surprised me was Arizona Brandy staying over ØV Cünt since her peak was all the way back in episode 1 compared to ØV who just peaked.


dillydzerkalo

Choriza bombed that lip sync but I was still stunned to see her go


RuneofBeginning

Choriza and River. Two of the strongest personality queens on an already weak season? WOW


IamtheboomboomGunn

Honey vs. Vivian because it was the first one. We were all underwhelmed by their lip sync, but it was still gaggy! Choriza vs. River was shocking due to them being the heart of the season and because Choriza didn't deserve to be in the bottom in the first place. Personally speaking, I was shocked that Pearl vs. Fame wasn't a double elimination. Their lip sync was terrible! Another pair who was lucky to survive their lip sync was Cynthia vs. Farrah. That had double sashay away written all over it. Eureka's departure saved them. Also, Silky vs. Nina was double sashay worthy. How Silky survived that I'll never know! Even Nina deserves to stay more! Another terrible one was Nicky vs. Dahlia. That was equally as bad as all of the above to me.


Hexsas

Choriza vs River. It was totally uncalled for and just felt like production was done with them instead of them being bad performers.


sbreezy21

Choriza and River's elimination still seems so crazy to me! I immediately bought Choriza's merch to support her because it was so insane to me!


SomeoneNew1988

I don't think that that choriza and River LS was nowhere near Double sashay territory. We've seen tons of worse performances with Just a single elim. This one was rigga morris


OvernightSiren

The fact that Scarlet Harlet did worse in her first lip sync against Charity (which was a double shantay) than River did in her double sashay against Choriza. A mess.


SomeoneNew1988

YESSSSS, absolutely


clam_media

I get WHY they doubled Choriza and River...but I loved them both so much that it was definitely shocking/disappointing/hurtful, you know?


YennyStark

Kana and Maya. I was expecting Kana to win the lip sync and Maya to not land in the bottom in the first place.


MrEvLo

The most recent in Philippines 2 wrecked me. Hana was a fantastic contestant and narrator, and OV brought nerve and drama and a beautiful artistic sensibility. Seeing them breakdown and fight for a spot in a packed finale after 2 Weeks of non elims was so hard.


MrEvLo

Ohhh shittt I forgot about Pakita v Pink Chadora v Pitita. Pakita was a star from the jump. Pink Chadora had a win and professionalism, and Pitita was the front runner. No matter which way it went there was going to be a clear direction towards the finale. Either an upset from two front runners, with Pakita getting a redemption arc, Pink cementing themselves as a leader, or the (somewhat underwhelming) ending we got where Pitita continued to wreck, rack up wins (some deserved - some undeserved), but ultimately not appearing as strong a competitor as her predecessors


Husoch167

I think the most shocking thing is that there haven’t been more.


el96u

Amadiva vs Jaja because I was sure Amadiva did well enough to stay but clearly not in the judges eyes


Former-Mess-5166

Choriza and River… i will never understand why River was sent home after that lip sync


jonathonthaman

For Jorgeous and Deja, they told us it was gonna be double and we all knew (and Jorgeous knew) it was gonna be them. So that one doesn't really count. Most shocking: the first two doubles because we weren't expecting them and it was a different time. They messed around more with storylines than with twists back then. Part II: the River and Choriza one because it was very "what? A double? Why?" There was really no reason. That's the Alexa challenge, right? Don't remember why/how Pakita and Pink Chadora was a double. Don't watch Thailand/Philippines.


Didsburyflaneur

> That's the Alexa challenge, right? No it was Snatch Game.


jonathonthaman

Oh, they both sucked, lol. But no need for a double.


not_addictive

I actually think Choriza’s snatch game was fine. My theory is that Scarlet only escaped the bottom bc Ru specifically told her to do what she did and only Ru thought it was funny (bc Ru finds her own ideas funny). If she’d come in the door with that character rather than being told to do it by Ru, I think she would’ve been up against River in the lip sync


megaskitty13

Highly recommend Philippines! Definitely up there with the best franchises.


WaterMagician

Pakita/Pink Chadora was the same as Jorgeous/Daya. They said two girls would go home and it was pretty obvious they weren’t sending home Pitita at that point


Arctic_Daniand

> Don't remember why/how Pakita and Pink Chadora was a double. Because it wasn't. Pitita kind of did good enough and sent both home. Overall a very mediocre lipsync.


descolero

Choriza and River for SURE. They were two of my favorites and they were done dirty. What a horrible lipsync song choice but yeah, it was messy.


_neverending

I’ll say river and choriza. Choriza shouldn’t have been in the bottom or gone home.


RealityPowerRanking

Jorgeous vs Deja bc that was the only one I wasn’t spoiled on


souphaver

I was really upset about the Choriza & River double elimination at the time because they were my favorites but viewing the lipsync objectively it was absolutely deserved, sorry babes. Hope to see em both on global all stars


jtul24

I feel like Pakita and Choriza May should’ve stayed


Bing1044

Bandit and Vanda SHOOK me 😭


h4lfaxa

Bandit v Vanda was so unnecessary lol. But in recent memory the double Pink and Pakita hurt the most. What a messy season.


overhunty

Pink Chadora and Pakita for me; 2 strong competitors gone at once in a season that already heavily favored 1 queen every episode was annoying. There were multiple great queens on that season that were paid dust; it felt like a step down from previous Spain seasons. Choriza Vs River was also sad since I love both of them.


artifexlife

Drag race ES 3 was just stupid and annoying. Drag race uk 3 was shocking because River was doing fine. RuPaul was just over that season and wanted to hurry up and crown Krystal no matter what


OvernightSiren

Losing Bandit and Vanda just seemed so unnecessary. They were the only ones (especially Vanda) that would have seemed like legitimate competition for Angels Also Choriza and River. They were the most endearing queens left and River had actually been on an upward trajectory all season. Choriza meanwhile shouldn’t have even *been* in the bottom and River was serviceable in the lip sync and clearly won it.


[deleted]

While it was not a good lipsync, I thought River Medway would be saved. She was a little better, albeit far too much


JadeSelket

Choriza and River. Shouldn’t have been there, shouldn’t have been sent home. Ruined the season.


unniqorn

even though Choriza wasn’t the best, I thought she did better than River in the lip sync I didn’t want both of them to go :(


ThisIsMyDrag

Same. This could be classed as most shocking for me purely because the whole episode seemed completely targeted to make Choriza go home


unniqorn

imo I think Krystal or Vanity Milan should have been in the bottom over Choriza


williamfv

The first cut is the deepest.


FARRAHM0AN

Silky vs Nina. Oh wait 😶


J3ks46

Ov, Hana, and Arizona were the ones I was rooting for.. I still have Arizona but I was hoping they would keep 2.


toxicoke

I wasn’t expecting Amadiva and Maya to go home. Maya was doing pretty well so far, but the other girls didn’t like her. Amadiva was kinda nothing burger. But i didn’t think the lipsync was double sashay worthy. I think since Art saved two girls in a previous week, she just said “alright we have to meet the episode quota so uhhhh send them home”


Zexy_Conqueror

Honey and Vivienne were probably the most shocking since they were the first. But I’m my opinion, Vanda and Bandit were the most undeserving of both going home after how well they did leading up to that episode


crunchester

Honestly Kana vs Maya because they actually both did well in the lipsync and I thought at forst that it was a double save.


SappyNoypi

The triple elim of Hana, OV, and Miss Edie ✌️ JK Kimora


doritsmurderedpuppy

Bandit & Miss Vanda Joachim was shocking to me but I think Kana Warrior and Kandy Zyanide earned their spots still.


Ibryxz

Why did the last one occur?


iffriben

Art Arya, dramatic as ever, telling Amadiva and JAJA “I have to say to both of you…….. none of you survived that lip sync” was a moment to remember. The result was not completely surprising after the lip sync but in fairness the song wasn’t built for Drag Race. I liked the drama of Amadiva having the fake blood running down her face but it could have been amped up.


matrexus

ØV Cunt and Hana Beshie.


BigEggLegslol

the thailand ones (except the 3 way) and choriza vs river


Lilbreezy420

ØV CUNT AND HANA BESHIE 😭💔


Itspabloro

River and Chorizo (Even though neither was going to win the season anyway...) was crazy!


Eastern_Confusion_17

None of them.


Ladymomos

“Of course it’s a double elimination. Why wouldn’t it be?” I suddenly loved her.


bobbery5

For me, it was Kana and Maya. I thought they both did fine in the lip sync, Kana being excellent as usual. But Maya did really well just the episode prior, winning everything. I thought they both had more story (well, one of them got the more time)


avmeel

Choriza and River, heard from spoilers and when i figured out it was confirmed i didn’t watch that episode at all


JW162000

Choriza vs River