"Diabolical authentically villainous thing" — RuPaul's Drag Race fans call out Arrietty for stealing Jewel's jokes

In episode 10's controversy, Arrietty has formally established herself as the most polarizing queen of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17. During the highly anticipated "Villains Roast," fans quickly noticed that Arrietty used Jewel's material in her roast. Viewers expressed their disappointment upon realization and called her out on social media.

Tension had been growing between Jewel and Arrietty even before the roast started. After an amazing performance by Arrietty last week, Jewel positioned herself behind her co-star in the roast lineup, sensing her weakness, in the hopes that she would lose it under pressure. In a desperate attempt, Arrietty ends up using Jewel's material. However, she ended up delivering the punch lines badly and got eliminated.

When fans of RuPaul's Drag Race realized this, they exploded on social media, calling Arrietty names. Fans were unconvinced despite her defense, and the debate overshadowed the episode's eliminations.

A fan of RuPaul's Drag Race wrote on Reddit,

"Arrietty plotting to say jewels' jokes has to be the most diabolical authentically villainous thing a queen has done in a very long while. i'm here for it!"

Another admirer shared his opinion,

"Stealing people's jokes as punishment for the roast placement. VILLAIN. VILLAIN. VILLAIN."

"Arrietty isn't a good friend. Period. WTF! Yes, Arrietty was pissed that Jewels put herself right after her but that was smart of Jewels. I guess not since Arrietty stole her jokes. The real tea is I think that Arrietty was/is really pissed off that Jewels has been outshining her throughout the whole competition," a comment on Reddit read.

More fans called out RuPaul's Drag Race star for trying to win the roast challenge using Jewel's material,

A person expressed, "ARRIETTYS STEALING JEWELS JOKES WTF????"

"I mean do i love the drama of arriety stealing jokes? yessir. is there a part of me that's worried that she didn't think ahead to the fact that this very may well be one of if not her last episode on this season, and this is how she'll be remembered? MAYBE. does it excite me even more for the reunion?," another viewer wrote on Reddit.

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Who gets eliminated on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 Episode 10?

In Episode 10, Arrietty's time on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17 ended due to an underwhelming performance in the "Villains Roast." Arrietty, who was already in a shaky position, broke under the pressure of the roast challenge. Her choice to use Jewel's jokes backfired, resulting in a clumsy and unimpressive performance that did not win over the judges.

Even though Arrietty fought hard in the lip-sync competition, she was unable to exceed her competitor, which ultimately led to her defeat. Her elimination triggered a range of responses from fans, some of whom claimed that her behavior during the challenge made it unavoidable.

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