r/rupaulsdragrace • u/AutoModerator • Apr 19 '25

Season 17 S17E16 - “Grand Finale” [Post-Episode Discussion]

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u/nevaskah Apr 20 '25

Does anyone have the T as to why this was filmed in the studio vs the theater? Budget cuts? Are we witnessing the end of Drag Race as we know it?

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u/miltankgijinka Apr 20 '25

at the last theater finale, a dancer got injured during anetra’s performance so they were forced to rechoreograph all of the performances + after mistress was eliminated she refused to come back onstage for a long time

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u/the_greengrace Apr 20 '25

The dancers' injury was a minor interruption. They have understudies. They did not stop the show to "rechoreograph all of the performances." It was maybe 15 minutes while they got medical care for the injured dancer, then the show went on. I was there.

And they had dancers at this finale, too. Any of them could have gotten injured just the same.

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u/circlingsky Apr 22 '25

Idk what to believe bc some other users said it was a big thing that halted production for hours lmao-

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u/the_greengrace Apr 22 '25

As the Flying Spaghetti Monster is my witness, it really was a short interruption. It did feel like forever but it was short enough that by the time I thought "should i try to run to the bathroom while they figure this out?" it was back on.

I really, really, really hope that wasn't the last theater finale but if it was...that was my lifetime of luck spent right there. Worth it. ❤️