Season 5, Semifinalists

Season 5, Semifinalists is the ninth episode and the semifinals of The Masked Druwverse Plus.
==Episode Overview==
===Part 1===
Contestant 	Song Selection 	Result
Opera Queen 	"Queen of the Night" by Whitney Houston 	SAFE
Greenhouse 	"EASY" by LE SSERAFIM 	LOSS
Melo Melo Pearl	“California Gurls” by Katy Perry 	LOSS
Melting Sunset 	"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd 	SAFE
Zebra 	"Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley	SAFE
===Smackdown===
Contestant 	Song Selection 	Result
Greenhouse 	"Listen" by Beyoncé	SAFE
Melo Melo Pearl	"Listen" by Beyoncé	ELIM
===Elimination Performance===
Contestant 	Song Selection 	Result
Melo Melo Pearl	"Strangers" by Kenya Grace	EXTRA
===Part 2===
Contestant 	Song Selection 	Result	
Opera Queen 	"Queen Of The Night Aria" from The Magic Flute	WIN 	
Greenhouse 	"Rusted From The Rain" by Billy Talent 	LOSS 	
 	 	 	
Melting Sunset	"Before I Go" by Guy Sebastian 	WIN 	
Zebra 	"Copacabana (At The Copa)" by Barry Manilow 	LOSS 	
===Smackdown===
Contestant	Song Selection 	Result
Greenhouse	"Flowers" by Miley Cyrus 	SAFE
Zebra 	"Drops Of Jupiter" by Train	ELIM
===Elimination Performance===
Contestant	Song Selection 	Result
Zebra 	"Your Song" by Elton John	EXTRA
===Extra===
Panelist 	Song
Lua de Cristal	"The Edge Of Glory" by Lady Gaga
==Events==
*Melo Melo Pearl was eliminated, ending her journey as a semifinalist in 5th place.
*Zebra was eliminated, ending his journey as a semifinalist in 4th place.
==Trivia==
*This episode marked the return of duets between two different contestants in The Masked Druwverse franchise. The first and only instance prior to this was the Season 1, Quarter-Finals episode.
*People were astonished with everyone's vocal range during this episode, during the first round with Opera Queen doing a high tempo performance without theatrics and showing a serious, powerful persona; Greenhouse able to sing while doing a heavy lifting choreography; Melo Melo Pearl showing more of her bubble pop side; Melting Sunset able to show whistle notes and Zebra tugging everyone's hearts with a classic; and during the second round with both Opera Queen and Melting Sunset giving the entire panel shivers with their vocals and emotion, with Melting Sunset giving such emotion to his song that he started crying close to the end, favoring his votes; Greenhouse giving another diverse song for their tracklist and Zebra coming with a bold move that, although did not help him, certainly showed that he still had fire in his eyes.
**Melting Sunset and Opera Queen were seen celebrating together in the backstage after both being announced as the first two finalists, they were extremely happy with their positive critiques and their fan reception. A good chunk of fans consider them to be some of the best finalists of the franchise.
**Many people consider this episode to be one of the best episodes of The Masked Druwverse, due to the different setlists showing versatility and the contestants clearly showing a desire to stay.
*Greenhouse left the episode with a sore throat after having to sing four times in a row, but with a huge amount of fans after their second smackdown performance, due to it fitting their aesthetic and adding a whole garden to the stage. 
*From a post-episode interview, Zebra and Melo Melo Pearl were discussing their trajectory during the competition and Zebra mentioned how close he had gotten with Melting Sunset, with them tugging to each other during the vote before the smackdown and with Zebra giving Melting Sunset a smooch in their cheek after losing. He revealed one special tour post-season singing some of his classics and some covers he made on the show, which caused him to trend worldwide for a day, due to him getting out of retirement for a moment, and also personally invited Loro Rojo for a talk. Melo Melo Pearl on the other hand, was extremely grateful to have reached the semifinals, as she didn't even expect to go too far in the first place. She left the competition feeling grateful and with a career set in mind due to how many calls she has gotten.
*Lua de Cristal started the episode with an extra performance of hers, to congratulate the semifinalists and to cheer for such an amazing season. Her fans enjoyed so much that they begged her to release it on streaming services.