Selena Gomez-Round 1: The Break Free line and Come and Get it lines are decent, but they’re a bit too....basic, I suppose. It seems like they’re not quite complex enough to be the whole punchline, and the same thing goes for the Something I Don’t Know reference at the end of the verse. The whistling line is a bit of a stretch, as I’ve never heard the phrase “whistling cocks” before. I like the masochist line a lot though. The Sam and Cat line would be good if it rhymed with something, but here it just feels stranded. The German beer line is decent though. 8/10
Ariana Grande-Round 1: The first line’s not bad, albeit not brilliant or anything. As for the second line, like you said, pretty referenceless. The rain line could’ve been executed better, but I like what it was going for. I feel like the microphone reference would’ve been used better in a dis against Ariana than one of her boasts. The Sonny line is great, but the last line doesn’t really rhyme and is a bit of a random reference. 7/10
Alex Russo and Harper-Round 2: First line is pretty clever, but the Naturally reference feels more thrown in there than joked about. The Problem reference is pretty funny, but the “touched you” joke doesn’t seem like much of a dis, as getting touched isn’t really a bad thing. The last half of the verse feels a bit blunt, with a few pretty generic disses and a few jokeless references. 8/10
Cat-Round 2: Even though it had to be done, the first line is rather obvious, both in the catch phrase part and the Catastrophe pun. The cupcake thing seems a bit awkwardly worded to the point that it’s not too clear what’s being dissed. Really like The Slap line, but the Trina line doesn’t really have a good payoff at the end, and the Alex line is too referenceless. The swindled line is pretty clever, and while the brother thing could’ve made for a better joke, the butter sock line’s not bad. 8.5/10
Overall: What I like about this battle is that pretty much every line (with a few exceptions) makes some kind of reference. Not all of them are hits, as some of them just seem a bit thrown in there and not that natural, but I appreciate that kind of effort. While the battle is not flawless at all, it doesn’t really have many specific downsides either. Just a few average punchlines and a few grammar mistakes is all. 8/10
Selena Gomez’s Best Line: Only masochist, love the way that you make them feel
Selena Gomez’s Worst Line: I know you force an orgasm but you'd gain my respect
Ariana Grande’s Best Line: Pop your music career, you're like Sonny with no chance
Ariana Grande’s Worst Line: So if you wanna sing, stay in a bath, don't keep it loud
Alex Russo and Harper’s Best Line: Those boobs are my one less problem (guys have nowhere to stare)
Alex Russo and Harper’s Worst Line: I save the world for breakfast (this 7 year old ain't a threat)
Cat’s Best Line: I'll The Slap.com you, with five fingers to the face
Cat’s Worst Line: And Alex, is a classic example of a guy's name
Final Results:
Selena Gomez, Alex Russo and Harper: 16/20
Ariana Grande and Cat: 15.5/20
Total Score: 39.5/50