"Bitch Perfect" is the second episode of the eighth season of ''

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''. The episode's main challenge is a Rusical (musical theatre) inspired by ''

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are guest judges, and Jamal Sims is the guest choreographer.

Episode

For the mini-challenge, contestants participate in a Latin-style dance circle to music by AB Soto, wearing outfits from

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and Cynthia Lee Fontaine are declared the winners. For the main challenge, contestants are tasked with performing choreography in a ''

''-inspired sketch called ''Bitch Perfect''. Jamal Sims is the guest choreographer.

and

are guest judges. Dax ExclamationPoint and Laila McQueen placed in the bottom two and face off in a lip-sync to "

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. Both contestants are eliminated.

Production

Sims has appeared on the show several times. He was a guest judge and choreographer on the twelfth season's " Viva Drag Vegas" (2020), as well as the thirteenth season's " Condragulations" and " Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" (2021). Additionally, he was solely guest choreographer on the seventh season's " Glamazonian Airways" (2015), the twelfth season's " Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (2020), and the thirteenth season's " Gettin' Lucky" (2021). On the sixth season (2021) of ''

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'', Sims was a guest judge and choreographer on " Halftime Headliners" and solely a guest choreographer on the finale "This Is Our Country".

Reception

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'' gave the episode a rating of 'A-'. Stephen Daw ranked "Bitch Perfect" eighth in ''

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'' 2024 list of the show's Rusicals to date.

References

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