1. Previously
onRuPaul's Drag Race...
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2. You need to make over
one of the returning queens.
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3. Oh, no.
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4. Why do I feel like I'm about
to put somebody in drag
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5. for the first mother fucking
time in their life?
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6. Silky Nutmeg Ganache
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7. and her sister Soju.
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8. It was more of a theme
instead of sisters.
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9. Nina West
and Shuga Cain.
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10. This is a drag
family resemblance challenge,
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11. and there was no resemblance.
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12. Brooke Lynn Hytes
and Plastique.
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13. You took my breath away
when you guys walked out.
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14. Brooke Lynn Hytes,
you are the winner
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15. of this week's challenge.
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16. I've made my decision.
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17. Meh.
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18. Silky Nutmeg Ganache,
shantay, you stay.
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19. Nina West, sashay away.
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20. Whew.
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21. I hate that Nina's gone.
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22. She's always been there for me.
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23. It just sucks seeing her go.
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24. "I love each of you
so much.
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25. "Be kind. Go West.
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26. Love, Nina."
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27. That was a hard one.
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28. Yeah, it gut-punched me,
honestly.
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29. She's so loved by everybody.
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30. Go West.
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31. I'm kind of shook
that I was in the bottom two.
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32. It was all a set-up.
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33. Miss Shady Brooke Lynn
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34. gave herself the easiest task
of the week,
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35. and she put me with Soju.
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36. She was trying
to get me to go home,
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37. but not today, shady,
not today.
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38. The two girls
that everybody said
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39. they felt like should go home
is still here.
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40. How do y'all feel?
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41. I'm really proud
of what I've put out there.
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42. It's what I represent
in context to this top five.
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43. I didn't expect Nina
to be in the bottom
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44. and to have to lip sync
for her.
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45. Then when we were done
and they called my name,
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46. and it was just like—
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47. Now, girl, I ain't gonna lie.
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48. When Mama Ru had said, meh...
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49. I thought y'all both were gone.
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50. I was really underwhelmed
with Silky's lip sync
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51. after all the smack she talked.
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52. But I'm an entertainer
like day in and day out.
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53. That's not my genre of music.
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54. Silk, you done asked Mama Ru
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55. to put you in this bottom
all season long.
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56. Silky spilled the milk
on this lip sync.
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57. She just snatched off her wig
and just threw it.
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58. She just broke the people's
lights at the back.
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59. Heels like this.
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60. A lot of girls' bark
is bigger than their bite.
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61. I think for me,
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62. I am truly blessed to be here.
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63. I was reminded
through the Lord up above
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64. that the greatest gift of God
is forgiveness,
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65. and I realized that
I never forgave Yvie.
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66. And like... like
you said something to me,
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67. and like I know
I'm a hard bitch
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68. and sometimes I get
really, really stubborn.
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69. And that's something
I have to work on myself.
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70. And I would like
to get to know Yvie
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71. after this competition,
but after this competition.
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72. After this competition, bitch.
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73. I love you, Yvie.
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74. I'm glad we all made up.
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75. We all cool and cordial.
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76. Let's just take a moment.
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77. Top fucking five.
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78. - Ha ha!
- Aah!
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79. There are a lot of amazing
performers in this top five.
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80. We're all very different.
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81. We all want this really badly.
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82. We are all bringing our A game.
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83. We all know what
is at stake here at this point.
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84. Oh, my God!
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85. Wait, is that for real?
Was that actually like that?
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86. Bitch, yes.
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87. - Oh!
- The whole time!
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88. Aah!
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89. The winner
ofRuPaul's Drag Race
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90. receives a one-year supply
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91. of Anastasia Beverly Hills
cosmetics
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92. and a cash prize of $100,000.
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93. - No, no, no, no.
- Don't get mad. Don't get mad.
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94. Warning, warning.
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95. Twerk that thing.
Twerk that thing.
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96. It's a new day.
I am happy that I have made it
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97. through all them tests
and trials.
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98. It is top five, bitch.
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99. I'm still gagging.
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100. Babe, I'm finna ride
this unicorn
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101. onto the final four.
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102. I need a win and I'm gonna do
anything I need to do to get it.
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103. We definitely
are a group of fighters.
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104. I know that for a fact.
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105. Oh, girl.
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106. She done already
done had herses.
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107. My queens,
it's time to prance and sing
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108. as if your life
depended on it,
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109. because believe me, it do.
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110. The only thing standing
between you and the crown
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111. are those bitches
standing right next to you.
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112. Now let the music slay.
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113. Hello, hello, hello.
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114. Yay, it's Michelle.
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115. Girl, she don't look mean when
she ain't behind that panel.
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116. All right,
our top five queens.
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117. For your final maxi challenge,
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118. you'll be adding your charisma,
uniqueness, nerve and talent
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119. to RuPaul's latest club track,
Queens Everywhere.
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120. I see five queens.
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121. First, you'll need
to write and record
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122. a sickening solo.
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123. Then you'll be challenged with
the most ambitious choreography
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124. of the season.
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125. Here we go.
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126. And the incredibly talented
Todrick Hall
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127. will be here to guide you
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128. every high-heeled step
of the way.
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129. Yes!
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130. And tomorrow you'll dance
your padded asses off
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131. in the world debut
of Queens Everywhere.
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132. You'll also be
our extra-special guest
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133. on the award-winning podcast
RuPaul's What's the Tee
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134. with Michelle Visage.
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135. Sponsored by Facetune 2.
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136. And to help
pull together your looks,
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137. you can use padding
provided by Planet Pepper.
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138. Yes!
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139. See, God is good.
He's good.
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140. Ladies, this is it,
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141. the final test
to see if you make it through
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142. to the grand finale
of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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143. So... don't fuck it up.
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144. Bye-ee.
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145. - Bye-ee
- Bye-ee.
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146. Oh, somebody jacked my pen.
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147. Who's the klepto?
I need a pen.
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148. Thank you, baby.
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149. It's time for emcee [imitates
record scratch] A'Keria
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150. to write her lyrics
for our rap
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151. that will be featured
on RuPaul's new song, baby.
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152. It's for our final challenge,
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153. and these stakes
is high as hell.
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154. Oh, I wrote too much.
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155. They say write eight bars.
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156. I done wrote two pages.
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157. They can cut some out
if they need to,
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158. 'cause I don't know
what eight bars is.
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159. What's y'all inspiration
for y'all tracks?
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160. I'm just basically
like bragging.
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161. 'Cause that's what rap is.
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162. It's the art of like
telling your truth.
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163. But also like
you have to be confident
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164. about your truth.
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165. I feel like I rap
almost on a day to day basis.
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166. You do, girl.
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167. And if I had to rap,
I would be a little bit
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168. like a Little John hype man.
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169. I would be
a little bit of a dirty style.
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170. The people that be rapping
be brrr, dah-dah-dah-dah.
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171. Yeah.
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172. And I'm definitely
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173. gonna be channeling a little bit
of some ballroom in it.
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174. It's the last challenge.
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175. I get to rap and dance,
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176. something I feel confident in.
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177. I'm just excited.
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178. I've never rapped before,
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179. so this is a little bit
of a challenge for me.
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180. I definitely want to like
do a tribute to big girls.
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181. You know, I'm talking about me
and doing what I do.
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182. But I think
that I'm gonna like try to—
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183. What is it that you do?
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184. Apparently nothing good
as of lately.
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185. Mine's kind of like
a tribute to Canada.
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186. Talk about queen of the north.
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187. 'Cause there's queens
everywhere,
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188. so I just want to
kind of represent my country.
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189. Henny.
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190. Are you going to sing
Oh, Canada?
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191. - No.
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192. Brooke Lynn
seems legitimately excited
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193. for whatever rap she's writing.
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194. So either she got like
a really strong game face,
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195. or she's delusional.
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196. I know Brooke Lynn's
gonna have some shade in it
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197. 'cause that bitch is shady.
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198. She set me up
last week, honey.
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199. Y'all are so busy talking,
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200. I just save the talking
for when it counts.
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201. Ooh. You know what?
I like shade.
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202. Throw all the shade
you can at me.
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203. With that hair on,
it's very easy right now.
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204. I know I need to do good.
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205. - All righty.
Good luck, boo.
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206. I don't need luck.
I'm about to slay this thing.
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207. And not just do good.
Rewind.
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208. I need to slay this challenge.
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209. I'll be back when I hit 'em
with a brrr-ca-ca-ca-ca.
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210. Coming up...
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211. We asked Brooke Lynn
about your relationship.
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212. Tell me how that came about.
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213. And will it continue?
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214. I've decided my rapper name
is going to be Feminem.
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215. Unh!
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216. What's the Tee, Christine?
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217. What's the Tee?
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218. - Here she is.
- Hi.
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219. - Miss Vanjie, darling.
- Uh-huh.
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220. It's time for me to record
my track with Todrick,
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221. and I'm ready to rap, baby.
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222. This is RuPaul's
producer forQueens Everywhere,
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223. Markaholic.
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224. - Let me see what you got.
- Okay.
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225. Bitch and spin
don't rhyme at all.
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226. Nicki Minaj get away with it,
why can't I?
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227. I'm right.
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228. Oh, I'm having fun
with this shit.
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229. Let's get some adlibs
over the chorus.
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230. All right.
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231. You'll have the death drop.
Hit it.
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232. This bitch
made a whole visual album.
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233. - Yeah.
- Ooh, I like that.
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234. So far, so good, so 'hood.
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235. - Hey, A'Keria.
- Hey.
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236. Welcome to What's the Tee,
sponsored by Facetune 2.
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237. We love some Facetune, girl.
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238. A little Facetune
never hurt anybody.
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239. You know,
something interesting
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240. that we just learned about you
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241. is that you're raising
your brother's child.
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242. Yes. I'm raising
a two-year-old
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243. ever since he was nine months.
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244. He's my youngest brother's son,
but he's now my adopted son.
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245. - How did that happen?
- Yeah.
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246. Well, some
legal issues took place,
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247. and it was
one of those situations
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248. where either someone's
going to have to get him,
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249. or he's going to go
to foster care.
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250. And once you're in the system,
baby, it's, you know...
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251. Yeah.
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252. It's so crazy,
because for years,
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253. I felt like since I was gay,
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254. I was a letdown
to my brothers and my family.
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255. I felt like I wasn't man enough
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256. to be the man in the household.
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257. And it's like now I have
legal custody of my nephew.
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258. As long as I'm around,
he'll never feel alone
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259. and he'll never want
for anything.
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260. And has he seen A'Keria?
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261. No. You know,
the whole transformation
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262. would be kind of confusing
at this point,
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263. because all he knows is uncle.
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264. Now, there will come a time
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265. where, you know, he will
have to know who A'Keria is.
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266. Sure.
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267. Life is gonna
throw stuff at you.
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268. Be prepared.
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269. Put on your big drawers
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270. and do what it is
you have to do.
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271. Want to take a selfie with us?
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272. Oh, you ain't said
nothing but a word.
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273. This ain't fair.
Y'all painted. I'm not.
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274. One, two, three.
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275. Gorgeous.
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276. Let's jump right into it.
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277. Growing up, whenever I was
punished, which was a lot,
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278. I would sit there and write
these angry little raps
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279. about doing dishes,
about having to do lawn work.
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280. What you've written
is really dope.
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281. I think you're
gonna have difficulty
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282. because it's so many lyrics
and not enough time to breathe.
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283. Let's do it again.
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284. Make sure it's still
like 100% in the pocket.
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285. All righty.
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286. I feel like the whole like
creepy aspect in your voice
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287. could be really, really cool.
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288. If there's a way
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289. you could put like
a little mystery in your voice
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290. when you get to "I'm Yvie Oddly
and oddly enough."
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291. I love your confidence.
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292. You have that personality,
you either love it
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293. or you just don't
fucks with it at all.
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294. - I love it.
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295. I think we're good with this.
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296. Oh, my goodness.
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297. I live and breathe.
It's Dr. Silky Nutmeg Ganache.
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298. I see you tied your good rag
around your head.
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299. Ooh, the good one today, honey.
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300. The real good one.
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301. Silky,
when did you discover
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302. you had a thing for drag?
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303. My senior year of college, I was
asked to represent my college,
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304. which I went to
an all-male school.
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305. - Wabash College.
- Wow.
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306. All-male in the middle
of nowhere Indiana.
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307. - Right.
- And like they was like
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308. would you please send someone
from your organization
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309. to represent your college
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310. at this drag show
at another college?
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311. Like, I went on stage,
and I lived, honey.
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312. Can we talk about
your education for a minute?
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313. - Mm-hmm.
- So you've got a BA.
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314. And I have also an MA
in organizational leadership.
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315. Has that helped in the workroom
with the other girls?
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316. Um, no, I ain't even
gonna lie, honey.
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317. No. I wasn't liked
from a lot of the girls
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318. from the very beginning
of the competition.
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319. Why is that?
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320. They were like, you loud,
you talk too much.
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321. Even to the last week,
some of the girls
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322. were surprised that
I was still in the competition,
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323. um, and it pained me
a little bit.
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324. What do you
have to say to them?
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325. You know what?
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326. The greatest gift of God
is forgiveness.
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327. So I can wipe everything off
my heart and start fresh.
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328. But to the girls that, you know,
like me, thank you.
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329. You can be on my cooking show
when it happens.
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330. I love that.
One last question for you.
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331. Will you take a selfie with us?
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332. I would love to.
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333. I've been a fighter and my own
cheerleader my whole life.
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334. And has things been perfect?
Hell, no.
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335. But I roll with the
mother fucking punches,
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336. and I feel that I should be
America's next drag superstar
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337. because nobody else
can give that Silky Tee.
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338. All right.
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339. Okay, drops the mic.
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340. Bitch, I am getting into this.
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341. I don't care if I've never
rapped a day in my life.
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342. I got my two fingers up.
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343. I don't know what it means,
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344. but I'm letting you know
I'm the Queen of the North.
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345. House of Hytes, mother fuckers.
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346. Blame Canada, bitches.
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347. I've decided my rapper name
is going to be Feminem.
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348. Like Eminem, but female.
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349. Feminem.
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350. All right, Brooke Lynn.
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351. I like when you get
all gangster and thug.
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352. That's the look for you.
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353. That's how you do it
in Toronto.
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354. - Uh!
- I love it.
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355. Gangster ballerina.
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356. Unh.
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357. Coming up...
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358. Last week,
there were some girls
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359. who said that
you should go home.
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360. How did that affect you?
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361. - Hi, Yvie.
- Hi, y'all.
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362. You put a little lipstick on.
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363. Both sets of lips?
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364. Oh, of course.
All three.
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365. Oh, cool.
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366. Wow. What's your background?
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367. I'm black, white,
and some part Native.
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368. Now, are you surprised
that you've come this far?
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369. Um, when I hit my low places,
I definitely am.
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370. Those voices
just get in your head
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371. that tell you, like,
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372. the girls don't like
what you're putting out.
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373. So like get ready,
pack your bags, girl.
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374. But, ultimately, no, I'm not,
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375. 'cause I pictured myself
at the end.
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376. And every time
I do hear those voices,
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377. I just like
have to wipe them away,
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378. and like replace them
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379. with the reasons I know
that I deserve to be here.
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380. Last week,
there were some girls
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you should go home.
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382. How did that affect you?
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383. Some of the girls said
that I should go home
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384. based on the judges' critiques,
and so that's a fair point.
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385. And then I feel like
some of the girls
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386. have harbored our clashes
in their head
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387. and the feelings of thinking
that I hate them or something,
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388. despite like
me trying my hardest.
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389. And that definitely like
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390. hindered any close friendships
we would have had.
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391. I'm gonna give you some advice.
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392. Allow yourself to be
a little more open
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393. to other people.
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394. If you allow them in,
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395. they're gonna love you
for who you are.
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396. Because sitting here now,
I'm feeling a different Yvie,
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397. and it's a beautiful Yvie.
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398. And I wish that you'd let people
in on that part of you.
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399. I know you're right.
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400. I do have some character flaws
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401. that I've never
really faced before.
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402. And I do feel a lot more ready
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403. to tackle the rest
of this challenge.
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404. - Gorgeous.
- Thanks, Yvie.
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405. Thank you both.
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406. Silky in the house.
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407. Oh, yes, I am, baby.
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408. So what are you
trying to say in this rap?
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409. I want to leave a message to
all the big queens of the world.
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410. Let go of your insecurities,
bring up your self-esteem.
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411. I want to go to
the Silky Baptist Church, honey.
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412. Praise Him.
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413. Okay, let's hear it.
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414. - Oh, wow.
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415. That was—yeah.
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416. You just released some demons
out of that throat just then.
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417. I gotta take
this sweater off.
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418. I didn't know
we came for a strip show.
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419. I should have brought my ones.
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420. Honey, they tip me fives.
They don't tip me ones.
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421. Okay, I'm sorry.
Hit it.
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422. The emotion
and the swag is all there,
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423. but I don't fully understand
what words you're saying.
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424. You know what I mean?
You gotta say "rock."
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425. That was more accurate,
but less fun.
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426. You gotta find a happy medium.
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427. Let's do the do one more time.
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428. Hi, Brooke Lynn Hytes.
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429. - Hi.
- Come on over here.
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430. So now
throughout this competition,
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431. you've become very close
with Vanjie.
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432. Mm-hmm.
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433. Had you ever been more
than just friendly
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434. with another queen before?
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435. I have, yeah, a couple times.
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436. Nothing serious.
I've never even had a boyfriend.
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437. - Ever?
- No, never.
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438. Now here you are,
final five.
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you've gotten this far?
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442. I felt very confident with
the drag that I brought with me.
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443. But this competition
isn't all about looks.
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where I've felt stupid
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446. and I've fallen on my face.
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447. And I've always been so scared
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448. of looking stupid
or looking dumb.
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449. - Well, we encourage that.
- I know.
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450. And that's something that was
really hard for me to let go of.
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451. I just always wanted
to be perfect.
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452. Yeah, but, you know,
that's just kind of impossible,
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on the creative process.
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my ballet background,
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455. because ballet is such
a structured art form.
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from the world of ballet
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457. to the world of pageants,
which is the same,
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458. like, there's a right way
and a wrong way.
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459. There's not really a lot of room
for artistic interprement.
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461. terpretation?
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462. - Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
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463. - I like interprement.
- Yes.
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464. - Artistic interprement.
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465. Those moments where you do
come out rough around the edges
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466. and you get to see
those crunchy bits
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467. are the times where
we fall in love with you.
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468. So before you go,
will you take a selfie with us?
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469. - Hell, yeah, I will.
- Come on over.
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470. - All right.
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471. That's the light, bitch.
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472. Come here, let me show you.
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473. See, this is the mother
fucker right here.
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474. See, look at that light.
See that.
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475. Is Brooke Lynn okay in there?
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476. - Yeah, she's fine.
- Okay.
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477. We don't care about her anyway.
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478. Here, now you do it.
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479. - Ready?
- Okay, you ready?
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480. Okay.
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481. Why don't we put the music on
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482. and you show me
a little bit of what you got?
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483. Okay.
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484. You're like writing
all these bad bitch-ass lyrics,
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485. but you're reading 'em
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486. like you're delivering an
Easter speech at church, okay?
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487. As opposed to be like,
yo, bitch, I'm A'Keria.
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488. I am here
to win this shit.
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489. - So let's try that again.
- Okay.
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490. Hit it, Mark.
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491. When she twerked her way
straight to the top,
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492. you need to say it
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493. like she twerked her way
straight to the top.
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494. You want people
listening to this
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495. to want to start twerking
with you.
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496. If you say it the right way,
then I will want to twerk, too.
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497. Girl, I gotta breathe.
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498. - Hi.
- Hey, Miss Vanjie.
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499. Look at you.
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in Season 10,
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501. and here you are as one of
the top five in Season 11.
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502. Child, a lot of people
do not get second chances,
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503. and it's a blessing.
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504. Before you did drag,
what were you doing?
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505. I was working
at a makeup counter.
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506. This is in Tampa.
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507. - Yeah, Tampa, Florida.
- Are you from Tampa?
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508. I was born in Puerto Rico.
My mom moved us to Orlando.
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509. Why is it you have
a New York accent?
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510. - My mom's from New York.
- Okay.
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511. Yeah, yeah,
she's a Nuyorican.
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512. Okay.
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513. You know, she's cool
with J-Lo allegedly.
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514. - Yes.
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515. - What's your mom's name?
- Anabelle.
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516. And she's a young mother?
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517. My mom do not tell me—
I don't even know my mom's age.
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518. - She will lie to me.
- She looks like a baby.
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519. The majority of my drag
is inspired by my mom.
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520. My personality, my looks,
everything.
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521. Me and her is like yin and yang,
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522. and she thinks Vanessa Vanjie
Mateo is a replica of her.
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523. We are like BFFs.
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524. Now, we asked Brooke Lynn
about your relationship.
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525. Tell me how that came about.
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526. We were just like hanging out
and kiki-ing
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527. and one thing led to another.
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528. So a kiki lead to a kai kai?
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529. All those Ks, yeah.
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530. And will it continue?
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531. I'm open to it.
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532. I don't know
what's going to happen.
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533. I hope he says the same shit
or I'll have to whoop his ass.
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534. So how has Drag Race
changed you?
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535. Like, at the beginning,
I was fresh off the nipple.
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536. I was still on Gerber baby,
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537. and now I've just become
such a stronger person.
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538. Well-roundedly
and all that jazz.
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539. Uh-huh.
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540. - And I stand before you...
- Uh-huh.
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541. Looking at
the tic-tacs, looking at Mama,
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542. looking at Michelle,
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543. and I feel like, bitch,
I did something.
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544. I don't know where
I'm going with it,
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545. but I'm trying
to make a good metaphor.
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546. It's not coming to me.
My haiku ain't hitting me right.
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547. And I keep on talking,
thinking it's gonna come,
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548. and it's not coming.
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549. I just want to make you guys
proud and my mom.
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550. You know, I want
to make the world proud.
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551. Yeah, and you have.
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552. They're not completely satisfied
with the appetizer I gave them.
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553. They want the entrée now.
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554. It's a lot of pressure.
I need to deliver.
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555. It's now... or never.
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556. Coming up...
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557. Five, six, seven and eight.
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558. Five, six, seven, eight.
Wait.
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559. Now I'm confused as hell
and lost as a billy goat.
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560. Hi.
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561. Well, well, damn well.
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562. Hello. I see little old Todrick
standing there,
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563. smiling ear to ear,
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564. getting ready to teach us
this choreography,
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565. and I completely feel
in my element and I'm excited.
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566. How y'all doing?
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567. Killer!
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568. Scared.
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569. All right, before we start,
this is Jenny T.
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570. Hi.
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571. - Hi, Jenny.
- Hi.
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572. Are you ready to dance?
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573. - Yes.
- Yes.
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574. With this challenge,
I just want them
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575. to be able to exude
their personalities
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576. while also making sure
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577. they deliver a very clean,
precise performance.
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578. Let's start learning
the choreography.
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579. One, two, three, four,
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580. and five, six, seven and eight.
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581. Let me see you guys
do it really quick.
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582. Five, six, seven, eight.
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583. Queens, bom, every da-da.
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584. Walk right, left and down,
up, down, up.
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585. You gotta drop that pussy
all the way to the floor.
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586. Right now it just looks like
you're sitting on a toilet
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587. as opposed to being like
aow.
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588. Yeah, because
I keep getting mixed up.
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589. I get mixed up on the—
I'm still working with this.
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590. I'm sure at this point everybody
knows A'Keria is not a dancer.
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591. I'm gonna have to rent some legs
from somewhere,
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592. because I don't know how
the hell this is gonna go.
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593. We're gonna do each one
of these one by one.
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594. Let's go, Miss Vanjie.
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595. Let's get in formation.
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596. Let's hit it.
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597. Okay, pause, pause,
pause, pause, pause.
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598. Your face,
you've got to sell it.
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599. Like, when Beyoncé
is walking forward,
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600. she always looks
like she's charging
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601. with like a million people,
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602. even if it's just her
and two other girls.
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603. Stop looking at the floor.
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604. Look up
to the sold-out audiences.
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605. People paid money
for these tickets up there.
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606. They got the Groupon tickets,
but they still here.
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607. Right.
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608. Here we go, one more time.
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609. Five, six, seven,
where your fans at?
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610. Give some love to the people
in the cheap seats.
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611. Ba.
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612. Yeah.
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613. Whoo.
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614. That was better.
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615. As long as you keep
your face committed,
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616. it just makes
a huge difference.
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617. I think you got it.
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618. We gotta move on,
but that was awesome.
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619. Good job, baby.
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620. Yes.
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621. - Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm.
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622. All right, playback.
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623. Five, six, seven, eight.
Queens.
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624. Ahh.
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625. Awesome.
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626. It was...
Yeah, it feels very, very—
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627. This is hip hop.
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628. I love when you do this.
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629. It's like
you're at the royal wedding.
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630. She's like, "Darling, I'm here."
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631. "Darling, I'm doing hip hop."
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632. This choreography is bam, bam,
ba, ga, ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga.
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633. I am giving you Julia Stiles
in Save the Last Dance.
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634. Doing that move.
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635. I'm here for it.
Work on it.
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636. Ah, I'm gonna die.
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637. - Can you say I?
- I...
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638. - Brooke Lynn Hytes...
- Brooke Lynn Hytes...
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639. - Do solemnly swear...
- Do solemnly swear..
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640. To put some damn stank on it.
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641. To put some damn stank on it.
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642. We gotta get it popping.
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643. We gotta get
these juices flowing.
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644. Right now, she is a very
prim and proper ballerina,
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645. and we need her to go to
the Cardi B School for Girls.
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646. Next victim up on the stage.
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647. Five, six, seven.
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648. Can we stop playback?
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649. Just make sure when you're
doing this, boomp, boomp,
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650. that it doesn't get spastic,
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651. because it starts to look
a little octopussy.
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652. Like you have
a bunch of tentacles going.
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653. You just have two arms.
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654. Boomp, bomp, bomp. Cool?
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655. I know I look like one of those
inflatable car salesmen,
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656. so I guess that's kind of bad.
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657. Big Silky.
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658. And I'm ready.
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659. I love it.
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660. All right, you ready to do it?
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661. Come on,
let's do this shit.
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662. Let's hit the playback.
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663. Five, six, seven, eight.
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664. Queens.
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665. Six, seven and eight.
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666. Queens and left. Pop.
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667. - Mm-mm!
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668. Oh, Silky didn't come to play.
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669. Silky didn't come to play.
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670. The big bitch is back.
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671. Ooh, my weave.
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672. Now that I know
you got the confidence,
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673. whenever you do this part,
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674. it's gotta be boomp, boomp, da,
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675. like really precise and clean.
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676. Just think of a Rockette
when you do that part
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677. so it will be clean.
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678. Yeah.
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679. Yes, like that.
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680. - Okay, thank you.
- Great job, Silky.
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681. Next person.
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682. A'Keria.
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683. You got this, sis.
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684. Are you ready?
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685. I'm gonna get there.
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686. Okay. Let's do it.
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687. And five, six, seven
and crown. Boom.
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688. And five, six, seven and eight.
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689. Queen, three, four and five.
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690. Six, seven and queen.
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691. Okay. Can we stop playback?
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692. This is a couple of things
that you just gotta think about,
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693. because you're just
like hesitating.
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694. I just have a hard
time picking up choreography.
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695. I know, but I'm just
letting you know,
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696. if you know in your head
that it takes you more time,
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697. you need to go more full-out
than all these other four girls
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698. every single time.
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699. Because if you kinda like
wait until you get it,
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700. you're not gonna
be able to do it,
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701. and that's just
point blank period.
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702. Even if it's wrong,
just try to hit something.
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703. Okay.
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704. Listen,
you see a girl trying.
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705. Don't keep calling me out
on these people's camera.
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706. I want confidence.
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707. I want you to commit,
even if every step is wrong.
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708. I don't want you to apologize.
I don't want any excuses.
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709. Let's do it again,
Miss Ass Almighty.
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710. Six, seven, eight.
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711. A'Keria's in her head.
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712. It's like she's never stepped
into a dance rehearsal before
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713. in her life.
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714. I think that
you're actually a star,
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716. that you actually believe
that you're a star,
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717. and I just want to see that.
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718. Now, I know y'all didn't think
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719. that we were just gonna let you
dance on this stage
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720. and that'd be all
you were going to be doing.
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721. Oh.
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722. This is only the beginning.
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723. Walk this way.
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724. No, really, walk this way.
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725. Oh.
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726. Yes, honey.
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727. Y'all gonna get a music video
in this bitch.
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728. Ladies, welcome to the set
of your final challenge.
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729. This is going to be our club.
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730. There's a huge dance scene
at the bar
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731. where you'll be performing.
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732. Choreography in and out
in one camera take.
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733. It's one take.
That is all you get.
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734. And if you don't hit
every single mark,
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735. it could be catastrophic.
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736. Okay.
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737. This final performance
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738. will dictate
who goes on to the finale.
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739. I am scared.
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740. Porta Potty shitless scared.
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741. You got your night
cut out for you.
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742. Oh, yeah.
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743. Coming up...
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744. All right, all right.
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745. I love you, I love you,
I love you,
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746. call me, write in my yearbook,
let's go.
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747. If I don't make it
to the top four,
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748. I'm burning
this whole place down.
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749. Don't sleep on the turtle.
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750. - Yoo-hoo!
- Yeah!
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751. Last day.
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752. - Oh, we got drinks.
- We got cocktails.
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753. Today is the last day
in the workroom.
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754. It's it.
It's the final day of school.
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755. And today's the day we find out
who's moving on to the finale.
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756. And there's fucking drinks
from Micky's here.
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757. Micky's West Hollywood.
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758. Thank you.
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759. - Cheers.
- Cheers.
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760. Maybe they can book us
all together.
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761. Oh, my God, it tastes
like West Hollywood.
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762. Mm-hmm. All right, all right,
clink, clink,
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763. I love you, I love you,
I love you,
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764. call me, write in my yearbook,
let's go.
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765. My inner peace rollercoastered
within this competition.
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766. Like, hell, this journey
was not easy for me.
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767. I am truly blessed
at this point.
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768. I just want to say
I know I'm very loud,
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769. I'm very overbearing at times.
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770. No, you?
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771. You know, but I just
want to say thank you all.
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772. Like, we've had
like our ups and downs,
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for like accepting who I am.
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774. As a plus girl,
like I literally sometimes
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about things.
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776. And like to make it this far
is so beautiful for me.
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777. And thank y'all for bringing me
out of my shell.
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778. No, we didn't bring
out no shell.
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779. Her shade brought her
out of her shell.
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780. Thank you for bringing out
my inner shade.
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781. - Yeah.
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782. I want to say thank y'all
so much for accepting me
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783. despite the fact that like
I do get gritty and nitty,
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784. and like cause a lot of shitty.
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785. It really does mean a lot to me
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786. that you guys still found
some acceptance for me.
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787. At the end of the day,
these girls are my sisters.
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788. But also at the end of the day,
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789. if I don't make it
to the top four,
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790. I'm burning
this whole place down.
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791. Y'all know my hair's been crazy
this entire season.
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792. And I have put on a special do
for y'all, just for tonight.
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793. Wha?
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794. Oh, yes.
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795. Thank you.
We're gonna end on a high note.
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796. Ooh. Girl,
that is some nappy hair.
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memorable moment of the season
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798. for you guys?
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799. Like top moment
you'll always remember?
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800. My breakthrough moment
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801. was doing the Lady Pudding Pop
challenge with the cops.
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802. Me being Oprah.
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803. For me, it was
the organic challenge.
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804. Everybody over here talking
about who's winning what,
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805. and they think they all rabbits.
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806. But don't step on the turtle,
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807. 'cause sometimes the turtle
will outdo the rabbit.
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808. While y'all over there
jackrabbiting
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809. and punching through
the competition
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810. thinking you slaying,
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811. that don't mean you can't fall.
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812. Don't sleep on the turtle.
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813. Sometimes the turtle
can win the race.
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814. - Branjie.
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816. Yeah, we're gonna—
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817. We were just
talking about it today.
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818. We were just
talking about it today.
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819. - Y'all really?
- Yeah.
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820. We're gonna see where it goes,
and see what happens.
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821. You're going to be
like so far apart
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822. and just constantly busy and—
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823. Whatever you—if you want it
to work, it'll work.
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824. If you don't want—
if you don't put effort into it,
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825. it's not gonna work.
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826. My hope for my relationship
with Vanjie after this
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827. is just to get to know each
other like two normal people.
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828. It could be nice.
We'll see what happens.
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829. Yeah, because,
I mean, I think y'all should.
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830. I really do
enjoy y'all together,
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831. other than, you know,
the smacking.
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832. Yeah.
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833. I knew it was gonna go left.
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834. I can definitely
do without all of that.
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835. Other than that, you know,
for the most part...
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836. I'm so happy y'all approve.
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837. And what?
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838. Welcome to the main stage
of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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839. Tonight it's just family.
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840. Michelle Visage. Hey, cyst.
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841. Our drag tots have all grown up.
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842. They grow up so fast.
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843. The hilarious Ross Mathews.
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844. Now tell me the truth.
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845. Did you think you'd make it
this far in the competition?
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846. Oh, yeah, uh-huh.
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847. The trick is to listen
to everything Michelle says,
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848. and then ignore it.
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849. Worked for me.
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850. Style superstar Carson Kressley.
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851. Darling, we've missed you.
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852. I've missed you,
but I've been watching.
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853. I like to watch.
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854. Naughty.
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855. And the restraining order
expired.
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856. And they took
that ankle bracelet off,
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857. and I raced right over here.
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858. And the amazing
Todrick Hall.
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859. Glinda the good witch
is here, darling.
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860. Fiddle dee dee.
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861. Fiddle dee dee.
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862. Darling, I cannot wait
to see the number.
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863. And I can't wait to see you
fly outta here on a bubble.
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864. This week,
we challenged our queens
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865. to write, record,
and perform sickening solos
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866. on my new track
Queens Everywhere.
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867. And now they're ready
to serve the children
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868. in one uninterrupted take.
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869. Oh, my God.
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870. Gentlemen, start your engines,
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871. and may the best woman win.
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872. Queens Everywhere.
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873. They're everywhere.
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874. Coming up...
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875. Only four of you will be going
through to the grand finale.
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876. Category is Best Drag.
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877. First up, Brooke Lynn Hytes.
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878. She definitely
keeps up on her toes.
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879. Oh, plié.
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880. It's the final runway,
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881. and I am paying tribute
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882. to all of my years
as a ballerina.
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883. It really truly represents
where I've come from
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884. and a part of my life
that I've very proud of.
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885. Classical Brooke Lynn.
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886. We got a spinner.
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887. Presenting her nutcracker.
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888. Dr. Reverend
Silky Nutmeg Ganache.
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889. Evening wear
by Oshkosh Ganache.
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890. I am wearing
a nude illusion gown
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891. with swirls of shades of pink.
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892. I'm showing all of my body,
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893. and I'm embracing
every moment of it.
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894. I have my boobs pushed up,
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895. my waist tucked in,
and my ass pushed out.
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896. I know
her middle name is Nutmeg,
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897. but I can see her
cumin and going.
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898. A kiss on the hand
may be quite continental,
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899. but corsets
are a girl's best friend.
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900. Miss Vanjie.
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901. What's the green Tee?
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902. Now, I know
for curtain that that's a gown.
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903. Well, she saw it in
the window and had to have it.
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904. So tonight,
I'm giving you Vivien Leigh,
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905. Gone With the Wind
Latina style.
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906. Big-ass green ballgown,
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907. and I'm looking rich
like a good old $100,000.
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908. Cut the check,
'cause I look good.
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909. You know, Miss Vanjie
brocade the internet.
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910. She's gone with the wig.
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911. Yvie Oddly.
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912. Eye-eye-eye.
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913. The eyes have it.
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914. Oh, I see
what you did there.
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915. Yeah.
My eyes are up here.
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916. Yvie is an oddball,
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917. so everything is in threes.
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918. Three eyes, three fingers,
three boobs.
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919. I want to show
all of the smashed beauty
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920. that the judges really want,
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921. but also stay authentic
and true to Yvie.
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922. She's a triple threat.
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923. And I want my diamonds back.
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924. Miss Chernobyl 2019.
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925. A'Keria C. Davenport.
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926. Oh, hey, glitter tits.
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927. I mean,
clearly she's stoned.
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928. I want to give them
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929. the extravagance
that is A'Keria.
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930. This is a gown that I have put
my heart, soul, and blood into.
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931. Me and my lover actually
created it from scratch.
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932. The detail work
was done by myself.
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933. This is exactly who A'Keria is.
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934. I feel absolutely breathtaking.
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935. Now I just need my crown.
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936. Why chase waterfalls
when you can wear them?
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937. Yeah.
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938. Well, it's
a wonderful fringe benefit.
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939. It sure is.
It is.
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940. Welcome, ladies.
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941. After tonight, only four of you
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942. will be going through
to the grand finale.
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943. It's time
for the judges' critiques,
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944. starting with
A'Keria C. Davenport.
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945. This is beautiful.
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946. It's pageant,
but it's also modern.
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947. And what I love especially
is that detail at the hemline
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948. where the sapphire
turns into amethyst.
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949. I was the most worried about you
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950. for this part
of the competition,
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951. but you really, really
came to life.
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952. You were in it
from the head snaps
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953. to selling everything
that you were saying.
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954. By the way, Miss Ass Almighty,
copyright it.
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955. I loved Diahann Carroll
in Ru's dynasty.
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956. You did what I love to see,
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957. which is grow
each and every challenge,
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958. and then wind up
as an evolved queen.
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959. Congratulations.
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960. Thank you.
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961. Up next, Brooke Lynn Hytes.
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962. I love your look.
I think it's beautiful.
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963. It reminded me
of Sahara Davenport.
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964. The details are gorgeous,
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965. but I don't know if this is
the best version of your drag.
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966. You know,
from that first episode,
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967. you came out
and you were so edgy
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968. and so editorial.
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969. I was kind of looking for that.
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970. Your performance,
on the other hand,
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971. you hit your kicks,
you hit your splits.
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972. But, Brooke,
something was missing.
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973. There's just a little edge,
a passion missing.
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974. Just fuck it up a little bit.
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975. The lyrics in the performance,
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976. I was kind of waiting
for the punchline.
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977. I wanted the setup
and then I wanted some sass,
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978. and I wasn't getting that.
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979. I wish that you
could somehow find a way
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980. to bring the fun person
that I rehearsed with
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981. into the routine.
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982. I had so much fun
working with you.
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983. You were amazing.
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984. And... I'm sorry.
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985. Thank you.
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986. Up next, Dr. Reverend
Silky Nutmeg Ganache.
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987. Silky, you are cinched.
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988. It's a built-in corset
in the gown,
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989. and it took like three people
to zip it up today.
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990. I always felt that internal
organs are really overrated.
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991. I loved working with you.
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992. You didn't make
a single excuse.
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993. You didn't ask
for any concession.
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994. It was really fun to record
in the studio with you.
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995. You came in,
brought all your energy.
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996. I think you did a great job.
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997. You threw your whole body
into this.
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998. Technically perfect? No.
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999. But filled with passion
and fun? Yes.
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1000. But you flopped back, and we saw
a nude one with a black under.
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1001. I just want you to think about
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1002. being as pulled together as
you want us to believe you are.
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1003. Although I have minor flaws,
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1004. hopefully y'all can see that
I just try to be the example
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1005. that anything
that you want in life,
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1006. with hard work,
that you can get it.
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1007. - Thank you, Silky.
- Thank you.
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1008. Up next, Miss Vanjie.
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1009. I appreciate this look
on the runway.
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1010. It's kind of a foil
to what you gave us originally.
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1011. You are that tough New York City
girl who will cut another bitch.
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1012. This is the other side.
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1013. This is a very 1940s
Vivien Leigh kind of glamour.
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1014. I was excited to see you
in this music video
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1015. because I thought
she's hilarious.
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1016. I know you got moves.
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1017. But it bummed me out
to see you not kill it.
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1018. I'm sitting here trying
to figure out what's going on,
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1019. because in rehearsal,
you were the best dancer.
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1020. You had that edge, that grit,
that urban flair.
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1021. But something happened
whenever it got on stage.
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1022. It looked like
you were disconnected.
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1023. The biggest problem
was you were barely lip syncing.
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1024. You had your moves,
but your words weren't there.
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1025. Up next, Yvie Oddly.
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1026. I don't think you've ever
looked more beautiful.
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1027. Bitch, you are blended,
and the contouring.
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1028. Michelle, do you see this?
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1029. With three eyes, yes.
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1030. - And my fourth eye.
- I bet you do.
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1031. Drag is like usually
one of two things.
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1032. It's either super glamorous
and pageanty,
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1033. or it may be a little campy
and fun with a sense of humor.
Copy !req
1034. I love when a queen
combines the two.
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1035. That's why it's one
of my favorite looks
Copy !req
1036. on the runway tonight.
Copy !req
1037. Your performance was remarkable.
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1038. I loved your creativity
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1039. and your willingness
to try everything
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1040. and to go so full out.
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1041. You had my favorite lyrics.
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1042. Your lyrics inspired us
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1043. to make choreography
that went with your lyrics.
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1044. You have never once sacrificed
the way you do drag,
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1045. and it has hurt you sometimes.
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1046. Yeah.
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1047. But when it has worked,
it just sings.
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1048. I loved how you finished
this phase of this competition.
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1049. I think you had
a fantastic week.
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1050. Thank you so much.
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1051. It's been a real pleasure
watching you girls evolve.
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1052. And I'm so proud of each of you.
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1053. Final five of this competition.
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1054. We know it's—it is not easy,
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1055. and it's amazing to see
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1056. and I'm...
I'm so proud of each of you.
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1057. Coming up...
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1058. The time has come...
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1059. for you to lip sync...
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1060. for your life!
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1061. Ladies, so many
of our younger viewers
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1062. watch this show
to find their tribe,
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1063. and they look to you ladies
for guidance.
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1064. So with that in mind, A'Keria,
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1065. what advice
would you give to...
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1066. 10-year-old Gregory?
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1067. Oh.
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1068. I would tell
10-year-old Gregory
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1069. although you're scared,
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1070. be true to who you are
and love yourself.
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1071. It's not gonna be easy.
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1072. There's gonna be tests
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1073. and so many trials
and so many tribulations.
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1074. But continue to fight, because
greatness is destined for you.
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1075. You will be the strength
behind so many people
Copy !req
1076. that you didn't even think
would even turn to you.
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1077. Continue to love yourself.
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1078. Oh, look at that baby.
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1079. Looking like New Edition.
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1080. Thank you, A'Keria.
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1081. Brooke Lynn,
what advice do you have
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1082. for little two-year-old Brock?
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1083. Aw.
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1084. I would tell two-year-old Brock
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1085. there are going to be
a lot of times in his life
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1086. where he feels wrong
for being who he is.
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1087. There are going to be voices
in his head every day
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1088. that he has to fight against,
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1089. telling him that
he's not worth anything
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1090. and that he's not right.
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1091. And I would just tell him
that he is.
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1092. He's perfect and wonderful
just the way he is.
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1093. And he has so much talent
and ability
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1094. that he just needs to believe
in himself and love himself.
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1095. And I would also tell him
to stop dying his hair so much
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1096. and over-tweezing his eyebrows.
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1097. Oh, my God, look at that.
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1098. What shade of lipstick is that?
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1099. - Thank you, Brooke Lynn.
- Thank you, Ru.
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1100. Silky,
what advice do you have
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1101. for six-year-old Reggie?
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1102. You knew who you were
in that photo.
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1103. Why did you hide
for so many years?
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1104. It was so many times you danced,
kicked, and twirled as a kid,
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1105. but you hid that you were gay.
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1106. And part of that was because
I was a minister of music,
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1107. and I just sheltered myself
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1108. for protection
from judgment from people
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1109. that at this point in my life
don't even matter.
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1110. Let the world see your truth
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1111. at a very young age and not
many, many, many years later.
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1112. Child, live the life
that you want to live.
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1113. And it starts
right then and there.
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1114. One last question.
Copy !req
1115. Is that a baseball in your hand
or a boiled egg?
Copy !req
1116. That do look like
an Easter Sunday,
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1117. so I'd say boiled egg, honey.
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1118. - Thank you, Silky.
- Thank you.
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1119. Miss Vanjie, what advice do
you have for six-year-old Jose?
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1120. Oh.
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1121. Child, you know I couldn't hide
shit back then.
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1122. I was so flamboyant,
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1123. even though
I was trying to look straight.
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1124. I would probably tell him
I know at this point
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1125. you're probably feeling
a little misunderstood
Copy !req
1126. and you're just like the
little princess in the house.
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1127. Believe it or not,
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1128. even though I'm, you know,
kind of rough around the edges,
Copy !req
1129. next to my brothers,
I look real feminine.
Copy !req
1130. But don't worry,
'cause it gets better.
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1131. You could always
turn things around.
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1132. Always like rely on my mother,
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1133. because, you know,
she's gonna be your best friend.
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1134. Bitch, take an acting class.
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1135. Make sure you can channel all
that craziness into something.
Copy !req
1136. Get prepared, because
you're about to be on—
Copy !req
1137. you're about to do it big,
little Jose.
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1138. - Thank you, Vanjie.
- Thank you.
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1139. Yvie, what advice
do you have
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1140. for four-year-old little Jovan?
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1141. Um, first of all,
smile for the camera.
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1142. But I'd tell him
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1143. that you don't need to take it
as a personal attack
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1144. any time
somebody calls you weird,
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1145. 'cause that's ultimately
Copy !req
1146. what's going to be
your greatest strength.
Copy !req
1147. I'd tell you not to build walls
at a young age,
Copy !req
1148. 'cause it just makes them
harder to break down later.
Copy !req
1149. Keep being yourself.
Keep trying hard.
Copy !req
1150. And also,
green is not your color.
Copy !req
1151. What was this?
This was Halloween?
Copy !req
1152. I dressed up all the time,
Copy !req
1153. so it could have been
any day of the year.
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1154. - Thank you, Yvie.
- Thank you.
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1155. Here we are.
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1156. Against all odds,
against every part of society
Copy !req
1157. who says we cannot do this,
here we are, looking gorgeous.
Copy !req
1158. We are successes.
Copy !req
1159. And there are people
around the word
Copy !req
1160. watching us do our thing
Copy !req
1161. who are inspired
by each of your stories.
Copy !req
1162. So each of you here tonight
are heroes.
Copy !req
1163. You're a hero to so many people
Copy !req
1164. and a hero to those children
in those pictures.
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1165. Continue to spread the love
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1166. and the courage to be yourself.
Copy !req
1167. It's really important work
you're doing.
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1168. Thank you, ladies.
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1169. Now, while you untuck backstage,
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1170. the judges and I
will deliberate.
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1171. All right. Now, just between
us squirrel friends,
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1172. what do you think?
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1173. Give me the lowdown
on my girls.
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1174. A'Keria.
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1175. Listen, she was feeling
her flavor and her fantasy.
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1176. You know,
sometimes I'm on Tinder,
Copy !req
1177. and I'm swiping right on people.
Copy !req
1178. And they show up
and they look nothing like
Copy !req
1179. what they said
that they looked like.
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1180. But I feel like with A'Keria,
I swiped right on her
Copy !req
1181. and I got more
than what I bargained for.
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1182. And you're on Tinder?
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1183. - Absolutely.
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1184. - Wowza.
- Hold on.
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1185. Is this you?
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1186. It shows that you're inside me.
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1187. Negative eight inches away.
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1188. Interesting.
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1189. She was fighting for this spot.
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1190. She knew it was crunch time,
and she showed up.
Copy !req
1191. But she didn't make
a great first impression.
Copy !req
1192. She came to the party very late.
Copy !req
1193. - Brooke Lynn Hytes.
- In the performance,
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1194. she knew every move
that she was supposed to do,
Copy !req
1195. and did it with zero passion.
Copy !req
1196. She has consistently been
a really wonderful performer.
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1197. This challenge called for her
to step it up.
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1198. Now, the rap, it could
have been really funny,
Copy !req
1199. but it didn't land.
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1200. Tonight what we needed
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1201. was her to scream
from the rooftops
Copy !req
1202. she deserved
to be in the top four,
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1203. and what she did was politely
ask to be in the top four.
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1204. Silky Nutmeg Ganache.
Copy !req
1205. I love me
some Silky Nutmeg Ganache.
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1206. There's nothing Silky can do
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1207. that I won't want
a ticket to watch.
Copy !req
1208. Even busting out of a bathroom
and knocking people out.
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1209. It was a little sloppy,
but it was funny.
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1210. There's a magic to Silky
that you can't deny.
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1211. I understand it's not perfect,
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1212. but where
there have been valleys,
Copy !req
1213. there have been big peaks
for Silky.
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1214. If I need to think about
who I want to see in the finale,
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1215. I'd like to see
what Silky can do.
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1216. Miss Vanjie.
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1217. Her performance was really
disjointed, you guys.
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1218. Her rap was fantastic.
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1219. The performance of it when
we said action did not connect.
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1220. She missed the ball.
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1221. She didn't really quite deliver.
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1222. But does that mean
she can't always deliver?
Copy !req
1223. Does that mean she gets another
chance to go to the next round?
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1224. I would love
to see that happen for her.
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1225. She's gotten chance
after chance after chance.
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1226. Well, bitch, I want
one more chance, okay?
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1227. I don't know if you can
look past it tonight.
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1228. Listen, nobody would want
to see Vanjie in the finale
Copy !req
1229. more than me.
Copy !req
1230. Don't you want to live
in that kind of world?
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1231. What if we lived in a world
Copy !req
1232. where Miss Vanjie
could win this whole thing?
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1233. Yvie Oddly.
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1234. She, throughout
this competition,
Copy !req
1235. has been a pretty strong hitter.
Copy !req
1236. And tonight in the performance,
Copy !req
1237. I have to say, you guys,
I think she was my favorite.
Copy !req
1238. Her ability to describe
Copy !req
1239. who she was musically
was amazing.
Copy !req
1240. This is such a big moment
for Yvie.
Copy !req
1241. She's taken the pressure
of this competition,
Copy !req
1242. which could crush people.
Copy !req
1243. - Yes.
- But instead, the pressure
Copy !req
1244. has turned her into
a diamond version of herself.
Copy !req
1245. A lot of these kids
are regional and they're raw,
Copy !req
1246. but they've got something.
Copy !req
1247. You know,
learning how to shape it
Copy !req
1248. and make it work in this context
is what it's all about,
Copy !req
1249. and she's definitely done it.
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1250. Like friggin' a power hitter.
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1251. All right. Silence.
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1252. I've made my decision.
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1253. Bring back my girls.
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1254. Welcome back, ladies.
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1255. You've all fought ferociously
Copy !req
1256. for your spot
on this stage tonight,
Copy !req
1257. but only four of you
Copy !req
1258. will make it through
to the grand finale.
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1259. I've made some decisions.
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1260. Yvie Oddly.
Copy !req
1261. Con-drag-ulations.
Copy !req
1262. You're moving on
to the grand finale.
Copy !req
1263. You may step
to the back of the stage.
Copy !req
1264. Thank you so much.
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1265. A'Keria C. Davenport.
Copy !req
1266. Con-drag-ulations.
Copy !req
1267. You, too, are moving on
to the finale.
Copy !req
1268. Thank you so much.
Copy !req
1269. Love you.
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1270. Miss Vanjie.
Copy !req
1271. I'm sorry, my dear,
but you are up for elimination.
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1272. I feel like my heart
Copy !req
1273. has been like ripped
out of my chest.
Copy !req
1274. I've been trying so hard,
and I'm just...
Copy !req
1275. like, I'm...
Copy !req
1276. Silky Nutmeg Ganache.
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1277. Con-drag-ulations.
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1278. You're moving on
to the grand finale.
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1279. Thank you.
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1280. And not only
do I have to lip sync,
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1281. now I have to lip sync
against Brooke Lynn.
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1282. I would have felt better
against anybody but him.
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1283. Anybody.
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1284. Brooke Lynn Hytes,
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1285. I'm sorry, my dear,
but you are up for elimination.
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1286. I don't think
I deserve to be in the bottom.
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1287. Obviously I did something
to put myself here
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1288. that the judges can see
that I cannot see.
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1289. So I'm just gonna perform
the shit out of the song.
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1290. Two queens stand before me.
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1291. I've consulted with the judges,
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1292. but the final decision
is mine to make.
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1293. Ladies, this is your last chance
to impress me
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1294. and save yourself
from elimination.
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1295. The time has come...
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1296. for you to lip sync...
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1297. for your life!
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1298. Obviously me and Brooke Lynn
are really close,
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1299. but I don't care who's
on the other side of the stage.
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1300. There's nothing I want more
than to be here.
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1301. It is hard lip syncing
against someone I care about.
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1302. Like one of us
is going home after this,
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1303. and that sucks.
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1304. But we're both going
to give this our best shot.
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1305. I'm not throwing
anything away for anybody.
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1306. Good luck,
and don't fuck it up.
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1307. All right now.
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1308. Yes!
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1309. Ladies, I've made my decision.
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1310. Brooke Lynn Hytes,
shantay, you stay.
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1311. Thank you so much.
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1312. I'm devastated.
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1313. I almost made it.
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1314. Miss Vanjie,
you didn't just come back.
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1315. Bitch, you came through.
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1316. Now sashay away.
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1317. Thank you.
Thank you, guys.
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1318. Now, I'm gonna go ahead
and get my little stance.
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1319. Miss Vanessa Vanjie
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1320. mother fucking Mateo,
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1321. thank you.
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1322. Love ya.
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1323. I might come back.
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1324. Don't turn off
the spotlight yet.
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1325. I might come back, baby.
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1326. I could come back today
and be like, hey.
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1327. I'm at the finale, too.
Y'all never know, bitch.
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1328. They might spin the wheel
and land on me again, bitch.
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1329. Aah! See ya later.
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1330. Miss Vanjie, deuces.
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1331. Love you, Vanjie.
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1332. That's how—
that's how you go about it.
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1333. Take notes. Hollah.
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1334. Cut the tape, bitch.
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1335. Is she gone?
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1336. Miss Vanjie...
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1337. I think I'm just
at a state of shock right now.
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1338. I was so close.
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1339. Like I could literally
taste the top four.
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1340. But I'm proud of myself.
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1341. And I just hope that everyone
is proud of what I've done.
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1342. I'm just going to take
the world by storm again.
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1343. I'm not gonna stop.
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1344. There's not going to be no
for me.
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1345. Just because I fell again,
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1346. you know,
sometimes a door closes,
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1347. find the back door, bitch,
and get in.
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1348. My top four queens.
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1349. Con-drag-ulations.
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1350. You are all one step closer
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1351. to becoming America's
next drag superstar.
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1352. But the race isn't over yet.
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1353. So I want to hear
from our super fans.
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1354. Who do you think
deserves the crown?
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1355. Are you Team A'Keria?
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1356. Team Brooke Lynn?
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1357. Team Silky?
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1358. Or Team Yvie?
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1359. Let your voices be heard.
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1360. Tune in next week
to the Season 11 reunion
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1361. ofRuPaul's Drag Race.
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1362. Then in two weeks,
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1363. it's the grand finale
of RuPaul's Drag Race,
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1364. where I'll be crowning
a winner, baby.
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1365. Now, remember,
if you can't love yourself,
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1366. how in the hell
you gonna love somebody else?
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1367. Can I get an amen up in here?
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1368. - Amen!
- All right.
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1369. Now let the music play.
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1370. Being in the top four
feels amazing.
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1371. That crown is mine.
I ain't leaving without it.
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1372. They don't know, but the crown's
actually already in my bag.
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1373. Those other bitches better
watch out, 'cause I'm gonna win.
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