Sibling Watchery: RuPaul's Drag Race S16E5: "Girl Groups"

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Get ready for another episode of Sibling Watchery! Bob the Drag Queen and Monet X Change are back to dissect all the diva drama in RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16, Episode 5, "Girl Groups."
In this episode, the queens are put to the ultimate test as they take on the challenge of writing and performing their own verses for RuPaul's songs from the sizzling new album, Black Butta. Join Bob and Monet as they review each queen's lyrical prowess, stage presence, and overall star power. It's a musical journey filled with critiques, laughs, and the fabulous commentary you've come to love from Sibling Watchery.
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@BobTheDragQueen
@MonetXChange

[@YungTsundere]

Daily reminder that Plasma is somehow the youngest out of the entire cast. But her drag is the oldest queen 😂

[@tonisanoedelacruz9754]

Souls are ageless.

[@WayneGlass1]

@@tonisanoedelacruz9754my soles are aged.

[@crystalmethany6286]

She’s that one theater kid we all knew in high school who referenced things NOBODY knew about😂

[@damaracarpenter8316]

I love her for it because it's me even though I'm not a theatre kid@@crystalmethany6286

[@mikeparez]

I really like her idk why

[@pearpenguin]

As some one else said Q was dancing like a horse trying to do math.

[@thedivinebrycelamore]

Q was moving like the Geico gecko on his night off at a gay bar 😫

[@sittingaloneinvip]

omg the accuracy 💀💀

[@DrunkMurray]

Don't lie Bob, we all know you got Jacob to buy 50 packets of regular m&ms and individually pick out all the red ones

[@Owlettproductions]

she tried so hard but it did not pay off lol, love u bob

[@user00616]

ITS VALENTINES DAY!!!! They are every where

[@vrunoariel]

The difference between apologizing and atonement had me SHOOK

[@richardchen7062]

Yeah no. It is true that some know they’re doing that, but for me as an autistic person, sometimes people just don’t know and we need to be told.

[@laylahli7558]

​@richardchen7062 as a fellow autistic person i don't think that's an excuse but idk

[@rainbowpuppet77]

@@richardchen7062 autism can come with many challenges depending on the situation but even with that you cant really use something like that as an excuse like i can fully understand not reading the room or being too blunt but you can learn how to combat these struggles in a way that not only helps yourself but also the people you interact with

[@nickolaskaaay3232]

@@laylahli7558 I don't think they were saying it's an excuse. I DO think there's space to say that you might have a situation that makes certain interactions harder for you and that's worth people being understanding towards, but autistic people (just in this example) are also ultimately responsible for how they interact with people and harm they may unintentionally cause.

[@trademarcfortune2718]

Sapphira is doing a very slow pimp walk to the crown

[@theenatinati]

THIS ❤❤❤

[@yvonnenoel7206]

IKR? I'm getting a lil scared🫣

[@oceanlawnlove8109]

Sapphira definitely has winner energy she's queen fr

[@Rxrefill08]

Not a pimp walk

[@siredtoyou]

well

[@ianjohnson1249]

Nymphia did not “tour with a Kpop girl group”. She just was in her own kpop dancing group, probably entering local competitions and stuff, and I think it was just a dance group.

[@proboffensive]

From my understanding she was mostly in charge of learning kpop choreos and teaching them to her group, so she was backstage while the girls performed

[@rebelkallus]

mirage talent show walking the dog will go down in drag race history, iconic

[@ianjohnson1249]

THE BOYS ALL KNOW

[@ItsRuve]

Bob just could NOT get the girls' names right this episode 💀

[@BobTheDragQueen]

i was truly stuggling

[@alexandriteqween9760]

Bob takes everything so literally 😭 Megami knows she isn’t the fashion queen, but you gotta suspend SOME disbelief. It’s a verse. When a girl says “Mama Ru gimme that crown” they know they have to earn it, they don’t mean literally give me it. 😭

[@philipharville]

Bob said Nymphia only has one win, but she now has two bc of this episode. Design challenge + girl group.

[@rf1206]

Bob the Got Dragged Queen talking about how Maddie could never 😂 well that aged well 💀

[@AnRuixuan]

The fact that this episode came out after Maddy ate Bob up in that battle is so fucking funny

[@alwynkruger5956]

I love Bob but Maddy stepped upped to the big league now. So happy😂

[@Disghrungtled]

Bob the Dragged Queen is so much funnier

[@humanr.e8529]

Yall thought Maddys verse was better?!? Yall buggin

[@bloodykon1]

​@humanr.e8529 are we? Yall the ones in the minority on this take so id say yall buggin

[@marlon2226]

“Because she could never…” That shit is funny girl😂

[@rannierunsfast]

Funny cus Maddie cleared Bobby

[@billivee]

@@rannierunsfast meth?

[@andrefernandez5431]

@@rannierunsfast maddy´s crusty come back cleared anybody?

[@emmas132]

am I the only one who thinks the queens who "hide their talents" are actually just showing instead of telling? Like, did Nymphia say she was a bad dancer, or did she just not mention she was a good one because she is a shower not a teller. idk not everything is so calculated

[@Toshiboyai]

She mentioned she’s not revealing on purpose

[@9MuzzyGirl9]

Her talent on the first episode was literally a dance performance lmao she wasn’t hiding anything

[@KyleKaiser7]

There’s a difference between hiding something and holding your cards close to your chest. Like Sapphira said, Nymphia is being strategic, as have other queens on the show. Willow Pill was notoriously strategic throughout her season, and she won! Silky said Yvie was very strategic on their season, and Yvie won! Trixie said it on the Pit Stop, don’t say something is “your thing” if you want to make it to the next week.

[@ickbrr2982]

I think people with America brain just cannot comprehend the idea of keeping things to yourself instead of openly announcing to everyone why you're better than them

[@Shyknit]

I just think it's smart, there have been far too many examples of queens saying they're good at something only to crash and burn at that specific thing or be held to a high standard by the other queens because they see it as that Queen's "thing" now. Also based on how the season is going she's good at so many things if she listed all of them first thing it would take a while 💀

[@JemmaGeee]

Plasma is so annoying it somehow comes around to making her fabulous. I'm rooting for her, I love a delusional queen!

[@faith8090]

lol i love her sm. she ate her part as barbara completely up. no crumbs. nothing!!

[@crystalmethany6286]

This backhanded a** compliment😂

[@sawahiii]

@@crystalmethany6286 lol but Bob said the same thing. It’s just her being her but she’s still very likable I love her sm

[@Shyknit]

I feel like that's a lot of people that worked in theater, it feels like they're still vying for attention even off stage lol

[@Christine-lt9ok]

Monet not being a guest judge for this runway is a crime

[@sunnygolightly9996]

But Drag Race US never got ru-girls as guest judge, so I don't think they're gonna start with Monet.

[@proboffensive]

​@@sunnygolightly9996drag her

[@Christine-lt9ok]

@@sunnygolightly9996 yeah except Raven right? But I think that was because of lockdown

[@landontheicon4591]

BOB WITH THE ALL RED M&MS PLEASEEEE

[@yellowbearfilms5286]

So brilliant

[@hameldx]

PLEEK

[@SMAnthonyW]

I would buy a ticket to a “Black and Yellow” tour so fast. And I would bring all my friends

[@Tarplippy]

I was looking for the comment to corroborate my excitement

[@fsmazz]

also, the cast of "black" and "yellow" queens could be ever changing, like werk the world or the vegas thing

[@unknown6390]

Black and Yellow tour would be sickening

[@durrellegrant]

Willow pill absolutely kept her cards close to her chest.

[@valeriemiller8974]

Bob is just disagreeing for the sake of arguing this ep. It’s low key hard to watch.

[@_maciel_rocha]

She kept so close that we still didn't see it up till this day

[@_maciel_rocha]

​@@valeriemiller8974it's really annoying!

[@liisaa287]

11:21 Xunami’s voice is EVERYTHING! I could listen to her all day 🎧 Also she’s just _that_ girl for me ✨💅🏾

[@gravities]

i feel the need to point out that nymphia made her GORGEOUS runway outfit including the beading

[@emilydenslow8715]

Monet’s skinnnnnnn 😍😍😍 glowing and so beautiful 😍😍😍

[@danielnight5057]

The Cvm cream is working wonders for her I guess

[@Noa_Lynn]

@@danielnight5057what’s cmv cream?

[@deep1689]

What is cvm cream?

[@Val17282]

​@@deep1689 c*m

[@ilymahi]

i lost it when bob pulled out the fucking red m&m’s LMAOOO one thing about bob? hes gonna COMMIT to a bit 😭

[@sadierose2890]

BOB: “Dawn has one of the most unique aesthetics in the history of RPDR…” Charity Case: scalped! Acid Betty: found deceased! Cheddar Gorgeous: snatched! 🌈🪬

[@parkerkronen6631]

this episode being almost as long as an episode of drag race + untucked + commercials… wow haha

[@milam_is_ok]

Monet jumping in front of cars and trucks for "PJ" 💀

[@rebelkallus]

plasma stan bob YES ( also living for her draging plane lmao)

[@SergioFernandez-fh8pv]

The way monet is supporting mother Plane and Bob hates her 🤣🤣

[@Natu014]

Monet be wearing her tap shoes 👀

[@desxo9089]

something in my spirit told me that yall posted & lo and behold yall did!

[@Toshiboyai]

Their consistent weekly schedule told you probably

[@ayche.dee23]

God my OCD won't let me pass. Don't take this personal... But... Lo and behold*

[@desxo9089]

@@ayche.dee23 thank you for the correction!!! I was confused about that lol

[@Simonpumpernickel]

@@desxo9089I can relate to that happening before. It’s such a good feeling

[@fightvale57]

Amanda has talked about how fragile she was during filming. Fresh out of a divorce. Struggling with their trans identity,then having someone pick on you CONSTANTLY must have been so shitty to go through. Unsolicited comments over and over? Its not 'shady',thats one thing. You never know what someone is going through in their lives. Constantly attacking someone with no regard for what they are going through is so immature and thoughtless.PJ should be embarrassed Bob is spot on.Anyone can murmur a 'sorry' to deflect drama (they started) but to show uoure sorry takes a change in action.

[@r3drift]

Girl whatever. Is tv. Amanda should get over it. She was too cry baby for my liking.

[@crystalmethany6286]

This is the prime example of drag race fans. It’s either too “sisterhood of the traveling pantyhose” and we hate it. When they give us drama, we cry and act all sensitive. This fanbase is so annoying😂😂😂

[@sawahiii]

@@r3drift it’s TV for us lol imagine having to go thru that bs while trying your best in a competition? I would love to see you go thru all that and just get over it

[@sawahiii]

@@crystalmethany6286 I think 2 things can exist at once. PJ is a cunt… it’s fun to watch and it’s also fucked up for Amanda who had to deal with it in the moment and also deal w reliving it & everyone’s opinions on it.

[@lewisthellama2569]

@@sawahiiiliterally, people have no fucking empathy at all and it’s crazy. they care more about drama in a tv show because their lives are boring as fuck tbh.

[@maryla1558]

I agree with Monet. Nymphia keeping her talents to herself are smart. Fly under the radar ... show don't tell. Let those other gals gag.❤

[@adamstravos495]

Girl I love bob both were good but Maddie just got me with the sinus one cause that was an attack on me too lol

[@Dave-cw2mj]

For me personally it was "so you're poly, pan, she/her and his/him, how you open to everything except criticism" like Father Morphosis ate that

[@billivee]

@@Dave-cw2mj ‘started drag because you were horny’ and ‘pinhead , skinhead’ ate her , y’all just rate white queens on a curve, even when they avoid the beat lol

[@kelsynicole9135]

“Only human hair wig you have is your niece” got me 😂😂😂

[@therealednam0de234]

MARTIN LUTHER QUEEN 😭😭😭💀💀😭

[@adriana410]

Okay, Geneva's runways have been not great but am I the only one that thought her verse was good. "If you wanna read, they'll be subtitles down here." into the split was such a good moment. LIke, does Bob not remember that the "customs" line is inrefrence to her citizenship status, which she discussed at length with Mistress last week??

[@kelsynicole9135]

Geneva is such sweetheart, I got to meet her at my local Hamburger Mary’s and she is such an amazing performer! Her makeup in person is FLAWLESS!!

[@mikeparez]

I’m glad bob likes plasma too lol there’s something endearing about her

[@Nortonbird6]

THE RED M&MS BOB IS SO PETTYYYY 😭😭

[@mrf018]

1:05:59 yes!! None of the lyrics was about having courage to love 💀💀

[@audacity1970]

In the words of Q, DOES IT MATTER?!

[@edwardboyd3660]

Great convo as always. I LOVE that this was obvsiously recorded before the double dis tracks between Bob and Maddy and Bob says here SEVERAL TIMES "Maddy COULD NEVER!" and then Maddy made her eat those words.. (My opinion but also an opinion supported by several online polls that gave the win to Maddy around 70% - but they both were great.)

[@snakey319]

Monet's skin is so lovely.

[@kelsynicole9135]

Glowing!!! ✨✨

[@Yaebale]

"Maddy could never" Yikes Bob, that aged like milk huh?

[@jacobhill9430]

Right! 😂

[@emmanuelpapastefanou3958]

The failed m&m gag has me sooo weak

[@merlimmillenium1917]

Can you explain the reference pls?

[@overdramaticci]

@@merlimmillenium1917i think it was a ref to valentina and how there was a rumor about how she “demanded” only red m&ms and then bob n monet went on a whole tangent about it was easy or hard to find and buy only red m&ms n bob was on the side it was easy ☠️

[@merlimmillenium1917]

@@overdramaticci Oooohh I forgot about that Valentina rumour, thx for clarifying

[@ashleykaufman8434]

What I feel like Monet should have mentioned is that not saying your talent is good because soooo many people have said their talent, and then people watch them closer and they fuck up and are judged harder

[@mauriciolhc]

Damn Bob didn’t give a break for miss Plane 😂

[@ivonnealicea8693]

When Q started to twerk lolllll I lost it

[@boricuamorena6646]

🍌🍌🍌BANANAS in the asian community is like OREOS in the black community. i think the way that she is OWNING bananas is actually so fierce to me!! my younger self is living for Nymphia!!! 🍌🍌🍌

[@ryanpriye1402]

What are Oreos in the black community 😭

[@alexandrefreitas5320]

Nymphia has two wins now Bob. Design challenge and girl group challenge.

[@ShinyHatterene]

5:18 "talking with his hands" meanwhile Bob is giving the finger. Thats comedy.

[@jafarichase9400]

I hate how plasma walks down the runway😭😭😭😭

[@feeelsx]

I've never been so early! This is the content I always look forward too after the episode airs!

[@starmanDX27]

I swear bobs sinus clears could pace the beat of a rap song like a hype man

[@rossanovigna6275]

Now that Mirage is gone, Roberta is team Plasma. Hahahahah ❣️

[@VelociraptorDupree]

So glad I saw yall posted 😊 been waiting for this one

[@gonzalodcs]

Monet saying she's living for S16 but not remembering shit like 😭😭😭

[@marchingknight081]

To be fair, me too😭😭😭

[@lotus.bouquet]

Not Jacob telling on Bob about the failed skit 💀😭

[@Rynalynx]

Giiiiiiiirl, much love from Houston Texas; I love this podcast sm

[@tyketo]

I think Q said Xunami maybe hoping the other girls would also say Xunami. She knew she was in danger, but at that point only Amanda's name had been said. But I think it backfired or just plain didn't work.

[@absurdism101]

Bob needs to admit that Maddie floored him

[@Gabriel-dg2rr]

Period Ah period Uh period AHh period Uhh

[@andrefernandez5431]

not even close lol

[@snakey319]

and Monet's audio wasnt choppy at all.

[@absurdism101]

People hAting on the cOverrr

[@bloodykon1]

Idk girl everyone including others queens are saying maddy mopped, i see so few people saying otherwise​@andrefernandez5431

[@AngelLuvr]

Just for the record megami says “order up! Drive thru” not “on the rough, drive thru” lmfaooo

[@julie91295]

Well I mean are we forgetting willow pill the strategist of her season who kept quiet about her talents and just excel in everything (except snatch name)

[@boricuamorena6646]

i think plasma goes into an accent whenever she speaks to rupaul. it is apretty common thing when nervous.

[@ana-er8kk]

YES on the black and yellow tour

[@IfImadeit_]

Bob so obviously trolling with her diss and Maddy playing along and TO WIN, gagged my tight throat. They should do a track together called "Straggot" the girlies will stream !! Also love that Bob stans Plasma now lol Great episode.

[@librarian4life]

Please tell me Bob did not just pull a reductionist opinion on Plane sharing and reflecting upon her complicated ethnic identity. Love Bob, being a comic means being quick and popping off for timings sake. Like, I get having a sense of humor, but facts are facts when you are considering someone, like Bob, who is often vocal about identity politics. It seems appropriate to hold her to her own standards On that note, One would think discussing the internalized homophobia Plane has experienced as the child of Russian Jewish immigrants would be something that we should be sympathetic to. Bob completely made her criticism about Plane being Russian, labeled it as an 'excuse', neglecting the struggles of Jewish people who have left Russia and how those may have transferred to Plane as a child. Anti-semitism is a growing problem in America, let alone what is going on overseas, and that aspect of her identity was completely neglected by Bob. We don't know Plane just like she didn't know Amanda. Let's not make the same mistake Plane made with Amanda, and instead try to use context clues until we can fully hear her out. Everyone celebrated Xunami and Geneva sharing their DACA status, and I am so glad they did. So, when we demean, devalue, or cheapen another child of immigrants and their very real American experiences....the math ain't mathing. Bob is great. This commentary was not his best.

[@borza4440]

I feel like this is a very important notion. Hope Bob sees it, somehow.

[@SamAntyx]

I clocked the Color Purple thing too!

[@dhenderson509]

Yasss Monet our PJ defender. Moenation understands its all no serious harm and just good reality tv

[@misstfie8488]

Lol these two, one Matt one Silk!

[@JimJackD]

Omg

[@basket.8case]

i love bobs outfit! it’s so playful and cute!!!

[@aejispoe]

monet talking about talking fast and i’m just here like literally bob and monet are some of the only people i have to drop to 1.75x instead of my normal 2x speed LOL

[@nicolestaniewski8165]

Extra long episode, love it!!! 😍

[@TheRedcat14]

Bob needed a whole ass nap this episode

[@TheRedcat14]

If Monet said “the sky is blue” Bob had something to say about it this episode

[@brih8922]

16:32 THANK YOU THANK YOU QUEEN MONET! Finally someone said it! Q brings Amanda’s name up, crickets, soon as PJ replies to Q’s accusations regarding Amanda now all of a sudden Amanda’s mad! Like girl calm down yo “Friend” Q spoke you up first not PJ!

[@c.m.8972]

Yes, but Q only told PJ that she was almost as disrespectful to her as she was to Amanda. That is not an invitation to come for Amanda once again

[@brih8922]

@@c.m.8972 I can agree on that but PJ is also entitled to their opinion. It’s not the best but it’s valid. She didnt insult Amanda this time, just stated her feelings that she is entitled to. Not excusing the way she went about it, just explaining that her response was asked for and that is what she chose to say.

[@hollyhaunted6502]

I didn’t know Bob was Red 40 Maxxing!

[@lxmiidee]

Not Bob saying he dislikes dawns verse is upsetting I get it because the vibes don’t exactly match what vibes Bob gives off but damn that’s my favorite verse from the entire episode hands down

[@arelynoel]

As Bob was reading PJs verse I literally thought that had to be pre written 🤣

[@tochiagu]

Oooh! I need an ID on Monet’s glasses 😍😍😍

[@bdellovibrioo5242]

Father Madeline is living in Bob's head.

[@UnderThaSun]

Bob only likes Plasma because she came for Plane 😂😂💀💀💀 Bob is too much

[@JusImperfecct]

Megami said on Roscoe’s that almost all of them rewrote their lyrics before they came

[@nana-wb2xh]

37:25 did bob not say that they didn’t know chichi could do a bunch of tricks until they saw her lip sync the first time💀

[@amandarogers6161]

Bob hating Plain Jane and loving Plasma is a mistery to me lol

[@faitaccompli3350]

Right plasma is more annoying than PJ honestly lol

[@0927kira]

I agree lmaooo

[@0927kira]

1 hour 40 minutes??? OHHHH we are getting fed

[@JonnyJayKhan]

Bob said Plasma is top 2 in terms of talent when Nymphia and Sapphira are both on this season, make it make sense

[@thedivinebrycelamore]

She is more talented than Sapphira … but she’s not a better drag queen …. Nymphia got everyone beat on everything lol

[@Roberto-tt7yv]

Grandma is at it again 🤭😂

[@Toshiboyai]

I feel like when Monet wears these specific glasses he is way more fiesty

[@TheGlowingFairy]

YES, Bob continues to be the only one who lives for my favs. First it was Daya Betty and now it's Plasma

[@Whalexander]

Love these two but they were struggling to get their sentences out this episode 😂

[@juandiegomartinez2927]

Reminder that Nymphia now has two wins, not just one 👀

[@Cantbasked]

Not me refreshing the fyp to find gold 💓💞💖💞💓💖

[@Carlito-R13]

1:21:20 “this a bowl cut on top of a KITTY CAT WIG, this is not a KITTY CAT WIG”.

[@cradio52]

lol why tf did it take like 3 years to get the scepter!? That’s crazy

[@edgardorivera1724]

Willow Pill hid her talents until the challenges arose. Jinkx never claimed too much and just surprised. Sasha Velour didn’t promote herself too much, which is how she snatched the crown from Shea. So we’ve definitely had winner that hid their talents or just never talked about them until the situation arose and they just performed.

[@sadierose2890]

Bwahahahahaaa!!! Calling PlaneJane “P.J.” is exactly what we all needed! 🌈🪬

[@marchingknight081]

It took me a hot minute to realize she was being called PJ and I lost it

[@alexandriteqween9760]

How did we not get the Geneva verse? She's a dreamer and came to the US... like what? Also, saying Plane had the best verse is wild.

[@faith8090]

“you’re just naming countries at this point. you’re just naming any country under florida.” idk why it sent me 😭😭

[@darionhunt2594]

Bananas? We get it Bob you LOVE houndstooth

[@rebekahrivera9650]

Bob, I love you. Panama is in Central America. My queens, every time latinidad is brought up, y’all have some questionable things to say. Please do “the one where we learn about Latinos” because I sincerely feel it’s a blind spot. Love you both frfr though 💕

[@jeancartoon]

The pants look of David Bowie that Bob is referring to at 1:14:55 was made by the Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto

[@CadChamberlain]

At this point, Q is either winning Snatch Game in a landslide and winning it all or completely tanking Snatch Game and getting toasted in a lip sync.

[@-jacebingham9217]

Black and yellow tour, yes please!!

[@ashleybautista138]

Not monet saying Mars made her think of Ice Spice 🤣

[@beckie_bot]

I wanna say Megami mentioned at Roscoe’s that most of the girls pre-wrote their verses before they got there?

[@moonlight_mylk]

Lol the customs part is cuz she's Mexican. As a Mexican, I'm always happy when I clear customs 🤣