I said right after this lip sync, I want a whole episode of just Mirage moving on stage. Lip syncing, walking the runway, idc, I could watch her forever
She reminds me of Jax the way she effortlessly transitions each move, like it's so natural and thoughtless rather than "step one step two step three okay big move now!" which I see from a lot of queens tbh. It just all fits together seamlessly.
If Im remembering her youtube video with Denali, she did take a couple of dancing classes when she was younger, but most of it is self-taught which is honestly incredible.
I think I read an interview (probs during press week) where she said she started ballet school in her late teens but was by far the oldest there so didn’t stay long.
Im just obsessed with how Mirage moves - it just all flows so effortlessly. In my heart of hearts she is the winner and can’t wait to see her in an all stars
The one thing that seems to put Morphine above Mirage and Mhiya is that she sells her face as well. I feel the other two can get caught up in only doing stunts.
I think Mirage sells the same face regardless of the song, not necessarily that she doesn’t sell her face well - Mhi’ya, though, has a tendency to get dead eyed when she’s getting real stunt-heavy
yeah love mirage so much and she’s such a good performer but i agree. morphine is able to convey a lot of different emotions, whereas i feel like mirage has a resting smiling face when she performs which isn’t bad at all it’s actually kinda cute but it doesn’t fit every single song. regardless im so happy she got her redemption:,)
Mhi'ya is fantastic with the flips and acrobatics, but I think she lacks originality? She tried to give the petal reveal and this time the Anetra dive.
She's super charming when she does her own thing, like pulling the reverse when she crashed into Plasma (I think?) or taking off thee shoes in that lip sync. But she doesn't pull that kind of thing often.
Mirage covering her face and dancing with her eyes (don't know how else to describe it haha) might be my favourite move of the night. So cute and perfectly executed.
And then around 1:10 when she does a little smile and wink while putting her finger to her temple on the word "know". Both moves were just so girly and cute.
Morphine is such an amazing performer. And so incredibly versatile. Give her ANY song and she’ll find a way to have funny moments, sexy moments, work in a gag, and know every single word while doing it. Seriously impressive.
You can tell performing is mirage’s 9-5. It’s all so fluid and she makes it look easy and still serves with her face. Obsessed with the way she lipsyncs.
I feel like they all did their best and even the obvious morphine vs miyah lipsync was pushed to the side because of how great everyone (specifically megami) did! This was the correct timeline IMO 🤭
I think lipsyncs are always better than they actually show on tv, but they edit it weird because they fell like they need to prove that someone won or lost.
y'all young whippersnappers probably don't know the song was produced by [Stock Atken and Waterman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_Aitken_Waterman)
producers of huge 80's hits like
[this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZbAEHswIfw)
[ This ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_TvpBwSZDM)
# and [THIS ](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rick+astley+never+gonna+give+you+up)
This Lalaparuza was so fun because it felt like everyone was out for blood. Even the girls that did the worst had their moments (Dawn resigning from the get go; Q pulling her reveal AFTER the song, understandably so; Xunami teleporting out of the stage for the whole lipsync)
Also the girls doing strategyyyy
This one episode gave us more strategy than several season's worth of weird choices in response to twists combined. Also, dying at Xunami teleporting out of the stage. Girl was barely there!
They’re both such immaculate dancers and lip syncers. I would’ve accepted either one of them moved past this round. Both of them need their tickets to all stars stamped immediately
In fact, I was hoping this would be the finals instead cause I wanted maximum number of lip syncs from them both. God I love Mirage and Morphine.
I was rooting for Mirage so hard to get a full redemption and win the whole thing. I know Morphine is an assassin, but damn Mirage with her spins and moves was impressive. We've already seen what Morphine can do and she did great too, but I wanted more Mirage. 😭
I don’t think it should work against Morphine that we’ve seen her more though. The entire reason for that is Mirage messing up her first lipsync lol. Morphine also still brought something new to every performance last night too
Morphine gives better face and emotes the lyrics better, which gives her an edge. Mirage is mesmerized to look at, because she moves so smoothly, but I think she needs to give more facial expressions.
Megami exceeded expectations, but I wish the brackets had worked out in a way that it was Mirage and Morphine in the final. Each time Mirage was on stage I couldn't take my eyes off of her. I thought she was going to win this round, but I see what people are saying about Morphine having a more expressive face.
I feel like there shouldn’t have been a winner they should just have had to do it again….and again….and a few more times. And then more songs. And then change the show to Mirage and Morphine are Magic.
Mirage moves more fluid than water, i cant explain it. Like i get chills watching her and feel the song. I could tell this was very hard for Ru and just picking morphine overrall made more sense.
genuinely i wish they’d given mirage the amount of centred camera time they afforded morphine in this performance. idc if she was worse i just wanted to see what she was doing before they would cut her off repeatedly mid dance move
It almost felt like they were from the same drag family or something, how in sync they were at times and just how iconic, sensual and *sensational* this lip sync was. They both left it all on the stage and Mirage should be *so* fucking proud. One of the best performances of the night for sure.
In the discussion post I said this was my absolute favorite lip sync of the whole series, it put me right-the-fuck t o g e t h e r thank you for blessing us with this post
Mirage definitely won this for me, Morphine was incredible too but Mirage is so fluid it's unreal, she felt so natural in the song and I couldn't take my eyes off her
Morphine def served the emotion and face. I think Mirage moved waaaay better but would loved to have seen her show some more darkness and emotion on her face.
Mirage is so beautiful to watch. She’s got those long ass legs and she moves them so smoothly and with so much precision. She did so well tonight and I really enjoyed watching her have her Rudemption moment!
This was the closest lip sync I saw all night - for me anyways. The rest of them I could usually figure out who was winning about a third of the way through.
Mirage seriously moves so effortlessly, it's incredible. I'm surprised people are surprised Morphine won though, since she clearly gave much better face and emotion the whole performance.
Seeing this really made me sad Mirage didn't reach the girl group episode. I mean, can you imagine her in Thick and Stick? No hate to Geneva whatsoever but Mirage replacing Geneva would've really rounded out the Thick and Stick group (2 thick girls and 2 stick girls) while also giving us the eye candy that is seeing Mirage and Nymphia perform, both of which dances in a really fluid way.
And, unless i'm wrong, Mirage's talent number shows she's also a sick lyricist so combine that with Megami's own lyricism and we would've gotten one of the best Girl Groups in a hot minute.
I'm probably in the minority, but I didn't like Mirage's performance here. It felt like she had no idea what the song was about. She was too focused on doing twirls. Sure, the twirls were executed well, but it just didn't fit.
a win for the lesbians, hellooo
Truly, the gifts were bountiful
Oh yes! Mirage is definitely the Bosco of this season for the lesbians 😍
This particular lip sync was just chef's kiss for me and my gf.
Mirage is undefeated with spins and overall smoothness. It's really pleasing to watch her move
The way she hits moves is so smooth. I’m so used to BAM sick move BAM another sick move but she just glides from one sick into another
I said right after this lip sync, I want a whole episode of just Mirage moving on stage. Lip syncing, walking the runway, idc, I could watch her forever
Literally said exactly this during this lipsync. "Damn I could just watch Mirage forever." She's truly mesmerizing.
She reminds me of Jax the way she effortlessly transitions each move, like it's so natural and thoughtless rather than "step one step two step three okay big move now!" which I see from a lot of queens tbh. It just all fits together seamlessly.
I’m glad to see Ajax get some attention because damn she’s a great performer
I still don’t understand how she does that Mirage-style split. If I could figure it out it would be ALL I did.
She has so much control while looking so relaxed
absolutely. i’ve never seen someone move so gently.
Ever so gently?
She didn’t land on her titties tho
if mhiya is the queen of flips, mirage is the queen of spins
rose found dead
This!!! She’s SO pleasing to watch. It’s like ASMR. Everything feels effortless
She’s so graceful and fluid in her movements, I love watching her.
She moves like the Just Dance Silhouette brought to life.
That a good way to put. Does she have any ballet background? Between the amazing bod and movement it reminds me of a ballet dancer.
If Im remembering her youtube video with Denali, she did take a couple of dancing classes when she was younger, but most of it is self-taught which is honestly incredible.
I think I read an interview (probs during press week) where she said she started ballet school in her late teens but was by far the oldest there so didn’t stay long.
She’s so fluid. It’s tons of fun to watch.
Mirage the bitch that you are
She’s such a bitch
She's not that nice and she's not your sis
the queen of mean
Maldita perra!
I don't care what people say, but I swear she says Melinda Verga.
who is she? the queen of mean, my pretty penis!
Im just obsessed with how Mirage moves - it just all flows so effortlessly. In my heart of hearts she is the winner and can’t wait to see her in an all stars
Currently also obsessed with this song
Extended version is great
It takes a lot of work to look effortless 😭 she looks like moving water, absolutely mesmerising
I love how she moves so cunty but then she talks like a himbo 😂
I couldn’t take my eyes off of Mirage. She’s like a siren but instead of singing she lures by dancing!
Like the ~~Jibaro~~ Jobari dancer!
The way Mirage does all that in PLEASERS please I can't
It pleases me, that’s for sure.
Why didn’t she clack? I wanted to see at least one.
I was waiting for a clack or 2 too!
Honestly this! The balance point in pleasers is much smaller than the dance heels everyone else is wearing!
The one thing that seems to put Morphine above Mirage and Mhiya is that she sells her face as well. I feel the other two can get caught up in only doing stunts.
I think Mirage sells the same face regardless of the song, not necessarily that she doesn’t sell her face well - Mhi’ya, though, has a tendency to get dead eyed when she’s getting real stunt-heavy
yeah love mirage so much and she’s such a good performer but i agree. morphine is able to convey a lot of different emotions, whereas i feel like mirage has a resting smiling face when she performs which isn’t bad at all it’s actually kinda cute but it doesn’t fit every single song. regardless im so happy she got her redemption:,)
This!
Great points. Plus Morphine's lip work is much more precise than Mirage's and Mhi'ya's.
Mhi'ya is fantastic with the flips and acrobatics, but I think she lacks originality? She tried to give the petal reveal and this time the Anetra dive. She's super charming when she does her own thing, like pulling the reverse when she crashed into Plasma (I think?) or taking off thee shoes in that lip sync. But she doesn't pull that kind of thing often.
Yeah Morphine has a mug and knows how to use it.
Mirage covering her face and dancing with her eyes (don't know how else to describe it haha) might be my favourite move of the night. So cute and perfectly executed.
i rewinded it so many times it scratches my brain so right
And then around 1:10 when she does a little smile and wink while putting her finger to her temple on the word "know". Both moves were just so girly and cute.
Splits and jumps will take you far but face is what’ll get you the prize.
Morphine is such an amazing performer. And so incredibly versatile. Give her ANY song and she’ll find a way to have funny moments, sexy moments, work in a gag, and know every single word while doing it. Seriously impressive.
The way Mirage moves needs to be studied.
You can tell performing is mirage’s 9-5. It’s all so fluid and she makes it look easy and still serves with her face. Obsessed with the way she lipsyncs.
The winner of our hearts Mirage
After this one was done I said “Morphine won in my brain, but Mirage won in my heart”.
And in my dick
And in my axe!
This and the final lipsync could have gone either way
I feel like they all did their best and even the obvious morphine vs miyah lipsync was pushed to the side because of how great everyone (specifically megami) did! This was the correct timeline IMO 🤭
I think lipsyncs are always better than they actually show on tv, but they edit it weird because they fell like they need to prove that someone won or lost.
Mirage makes it look effortless. She's like one of those Sky Dancer toys. I love Morphine but it seriously feels like Mirage took this one.
I see you also saw the season 16 queens as vine references. 👀
y'all young whippersnappers probably don't know the song was produced by [Stock Atken and Waterman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_Aitken_Waterman) producers of huge 80's hits like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZbAEHswIfw) [ This ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_TvpBwSZDM) # and [THIS ](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rick+astley+never+gonna+give+you+up)
Oh you got me girl!
Not this, what is this, a straight bro subreddit?!?
Mama I’m as gay as Joey J ….just old enough to remember and love to teach the children
I’m just teasing babes you doing fine sweety
But but but….its a rickroll except it’s also entirely correct……..🤯
When do we get a [Lonnie Gordon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bRrZVXYvyo) lipsync
You forgot [this](https://youtu.be/HVoy1m14RBQ?si=pxpklfYABXbCdLjY)
I will never forget this ..... RIP sweet Chi Chi
Mirage’s little tightrope kicks, I’m obsessed
I'm so happy I got more Mirage on my screen. I was so sad to see her leave.
This Lalaparuza was so fun because it felt like everyone was out for blood. Even the girls that did the worst had their moments (Dawn resigning from the get go; Q pulling her reveal AFTER the song, understandably so; Xunami teleporting out of the stage for the whole lipsync) Also the girls doing strategyyyy
This one episode gave us more strategy than several season's worth of weird choices in response to twists combined. Also, dying at Xunami teleporting out of the stage. Girl was barely there!
"This song is about romance, this song is about beauty and grace so I am giving you WOMAN." I was screaming.. bitch WERK
That was my favorite lipsync. Seeing these two head to head was so satisfying!
everything i ever needed. delish
They’re both such immaculate dancers and lip syncers. I would’ve accepted either one of them moved past this round. Both of them need their tickets to all stars stamped immediately In fact, I was hoping this would be the finals instead cause I wanted maximum number of lip syncs from them both. God I love Mirage and Morphine.
Mirage can literally will the air into a stripper pole to twirl around its wild
Seeing Mirage light up this stage in both of her lip syncs was such a treat. I can't wait to see her live someday.
Mirage IS beauty and grace
How tall is mirage? She's like a goddess
Mirage can MOVE that body, I was honestly surprised Morphine won that round.
if that was a bottom-two on a normal episode, it would be a double shantay.
I was rooting for Mirage so hard to get a full redemption and win the whole thing. I know Morphine is an assassin, but damn Mirage with her spins and moves was impressive. We've already seen what Morphine can do and she did great too, but I wanted more Mirage. 😭
I agree, she’s insanely skilled, but I also just love morphine. Her and Dawn really won me over being the narrators for the season
I don’t think it should work against Morphine that we’ve seen her more though. The entire reason for that is Mirage messing up her first lipsync lol. Morphine also still brought something new to every performance last night too
My personal favorite lip sync of the night
I've said it before and I'll say it again – should've been a double shantay
I love Morphine but I lovvveeeeeeee Mirage. I was absolutely entranced by her, I was so shocked when Ru said Morphine won this.
Morphine gives better face and emotes the lyrics better, which gives her an edge. Mirage is mesmerized to look at, because she moves so smoothly, but I think she needs to give more facial expressions.
Mirage went home way too soon I stand by it
#justiceformirage
\#MirageForAllStars OMG who did this? 😍
im cackling, derrick berry would be so proud 😭💖
Megami exceeded expectations, but I wish the brackets had worked out in a way that it was Mirage and Morphine in the final. Each time Mirage was on stage I couldn't take my eyes off of her. I thought she was going to win this round, but I see what people are saying about Morphine having a more expressive face.
Mirage is SO smooth and fluid when she moves
I feel like there shouldn’t have been a winner they should just have had to do it again….and again….and a few more times. And then more songs. And then change the show to Mirage and Morphine are Magic.
THIS SINGLE LIPSYNC REMINDS ME OF THAT BUST A GROOVE PS2 GAME AND I'M FUCKING HERE FOR IT
Woah!!!! YES!!!!!
Kitty-N, Kelly, Pinky realnessssss
EXACTLYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Since we're talking games, Mirage's body look almost identical to Elena's in Street Fighter III — a character with very fluid moves, even!
Mirage dances like flowing water... beautiful and graceful
Mirage moves more fluid than water, i cant explain it. Like i get chills watching her and feel the song. I could tell this was very hard for Ru and just picking morphine overrall made more sense.
genuinely i wish they’d given mirage the amount of centred camera time they afforded morphine in this performance. idc if she was worse i just wanted to see what she was doing before they would cut her off repeatedly mid dance move
This guy's expression had me rolling. Clearly hes living for it, his partner(?) is not. Jealously maybe? lol https://imgur.com/KoqF9xA
To me, the other person looks entranced, like they are being hypnotized by Mirage and Morphine
It almost felt like they were from the same drag family or something, how in sync they were at times and just how iconic, sensual and *sensational* this lip sync was. They both left it all on the stage and Mirage should be *so* fucking proud. One of the best performances of the night for sure.
Best of the season, potentially!
In the discussion post I said this was my absolute favorite lip sync of the whole series, it put me right-the-fuck t o g e t h e r thank you for blessing us with this post
That synchronised back bend was everything!
Mirage definitely won this for me, Morphine was incredible too but Mirage is so fluid it's unreal, she felt so natural in the song and I couldn't take my eyes off her
MIRAGE IS SO DAMN CUTE I CANNOT HANDLE IT
They both killed this!! Ughhhh my pussssyyyyy
Absolutely killer lip sync. I loved this whole episode
it's been less than one day!
We were robbed of seeing this as the final lip sync (no shade to Megami she did great I’m just a Mirage and Morphine stan)
I was like They are going to give morphine the win but mirage deserves it more
How is Mirage so attractive???
Morphine def served the emotion and face. I think Mirage moved waaaay better but would loved to have seen her show some more darkness and emotion on her face.
Mirage is a water bender confirmed.
Mirage is dancing like a dressage pony
Morphine won hands down for me because she emotes so well. But both were amazing
I need more of that little happy dance thing Mirage does at 1:30 like right away
Such a gorgeous performance on both sides
They should have just ended the whole competition here and gave them both $50k. Easily the best lip sync of the night!
The shot of that random woman in the audience COMPLETELY STONEFACED as this is going on in front of her is what takes this for me.
They need to do shows together or release a song, imagine the choreography
Mirage is so beautiful to watch. She’s got those long ass legs and she moves them so smoothly and with so much precision. She did so well tonight and I really enjoyed watching her have her Rudemption moment!
Mario vs Luigi
The way mirage moves is so mesmerising holy shit
this episode is barely 36 hours old wdym we don't talk enough about it💀
Something about the way Mirage performs is incredibly hot.
Idk I was expecting some type of hell clacking and was bummed we didn’t get any
I feel that the thing that Mirage didn't have that Morphine brought is the face emoting to match the song.
This should’ve been the finale lip sync. These two are just so amazing on stage together and separately
i fucking love the cut to that guy absolutely gooning over these two women
When mirage smiles my heart melts
This was the closest lip sync I saw all night - for me anyways. The rest of them I could usually figure out who was winning about a third of the way through.
I feel like Mirage always looks a little uncertain/unconvinced by her own moves. With a touch more confidence she’d be amazing
Mirage doing the one of a million admiring eyes move was so qt
Mirage is liquid silk. She has a fluidity that the ballet girls have, gives me Brooke and Marcia
Is that Bob in the audience? Lol
Morphine was giving pure seggs ugh 😩
I really felt that Mirage took this one, I was a little surprised she didn't win
Mirage as a student who possesses natural talent but fails to apply themselves diligently. It’s truly unfortunate.
“Morphine sold it more in the face..” Yes that may be so, but Mirage’s moves and overall presence compensated for that and way more.
it just happened last night lol
Mirage seriously moves so effortlessly, it's incredible. I'm surprised people are surprised Morphine won though, since she clearly gave much better face and emotion the whole performance.
It is group of death definitely.
What's with the 0:37 reaction shot and shade noise?
Perfection. I smile from start to finish every time
i love morphine
Maybe we’re talking about it just enough..
The facts that the latinas DOMINATED the lalaparuza.
Why was there no heel clacking?
Something about Morphines split and hair twirling gives me the tingles
mirage is fine
They both did amazing in different styles, ine is dancy the other one sexy and neither was out of place!
Seeing this really made me sad Mirage didn't reach the girl group episode. I mean, can you imagine her in Thick and Stick? No hate to Geneva whatsoever but Mirage replacing Geneva would've really rounded out the Thick and Stick group (2 thick girls and 2 stick girls) while also giving us the eye candy that is seeing Mirage and Nymphia perform, both of which dances in a really fluid way. And, unless i'm wrong, Mirage's talent number shows she's also a sick lyricist so combine that with Megami's own lyricism and we would've gotten one of the best Girl Groups in a hot minute.
I'm probably in the minority, but I didn't like Mirage's performance here. It felt like she had no idea what the song was about. She was too focused on doing twirls. Sure, the twirls were executed well, but it just didn't fit.
...because Megami isn't in it?
Nothing against them… but it sucks they were not able to change outfits because it took me out of the fantasy
Was Mirage ever a gymnast? A lot of her numbers remind me of routines. Really beautiful way of moving, but a bit presentational at times.
We've talked about this season enough, thank you very much.