Eliminations return as RuPaul’s Drag Race celebrates cheesy holiday movies
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It’s been a long ramp up, but competitive Drag Race is finally here. The Winners’ Circle and B Squad have met up, drama has been fomented, and by the end of the episode, a new hierarchy has emerged. These may not be the most memorable sketches in Drag Race herstory, but the episode’s loving embrace of Hallmark Channel holiday movie camp is endearing and serves as a worthy canvas for the queens to play with. It’s no “Gay’s Anatomy,” but “RuPaulmark Channel” is still a lot of fun.
The episode begins with the Winners’ Circle waiting in the workroom, ready to intimidate the B Squad as they return from the main stage. They’re all set for a showdown—Kandy’s cowboy hat is a particularly on-point flourish—and they decide to have Elliott hide behind a screen to allow for a dramatic reveal. The Circle puts their game faces on, staring daggers into the Squad as they stroll in. Some are more welcoming than others, but the tone quickly turns shady when Tina asks after Elliott. Rather than acknowledging how arbitrary the vote was, the Squad reaches for thin justifications. Elliott, initially excited to get one up on the queens who eliminated her, looks genuinely hurt when Kahmora and Joey critique her drag behind her back. Tamisha stays quiet, cannily taking everything in, and she’s not surprised when Elliott walks out from behind the screen. Rosé looks positively charmed, enjoying the drama of it all. Elliott makes a Tati-style Choice to push back at Tamisha, of all people, but after a few more barbs, the queens acknowledge the tension in the room and move on, ready to de-drag and call it a night.
The next day, the queens skip into the workroom, excited to start the season proper. After a quick poll of the queens’ relationship statuses, RuPaul walks in wearing a fantastic plum and gold suit and black pussy bow top. Ru warns the queens that the kid gloves are off: There will be an elimination this episode, one that sticks. With 13 queens to juggle, the producers skip the mini challenge and head straight to the maxi challenge. Ru has split the queens into three groups and they’ll each be filming a trailer for a different Hallmark Channel-style holiday movie. The groups are: Denali, Elliott, Kahmora, and Olivia, starring in the Valentine’s Day-themed Misery Love’s Company; LaLa, Rosé, Symone, and Utica, starring in the Flag Day-themed God Loves Flags; and Gottmik, Joey, Kandy, Tamisha, and Tina, starring in the April Fools’ Day-themed April Fool’s Rush In. A quick plug for wig provider Wigs and Grace, and they’re off.
Riding high from his challenge win, Denali takes on the title role in his group’s sketch. He has no experience with scripted acting—a big ol’ red flag—but wants to prove himself. Kahmora looks skeptical for his Chicago sister, but no one else wants the lead, so Denali gets his way. Elliott follows suit and snaps up Cupie, the airhead. Over in his group, Kandy acts decisively, taking Whoopi Cushion, a broad comedic side character. The rest of the group raises an eyebrow at his lack of collaboration, but go along with it nonetheless. As the queens start rehearsing, the Tina vs. Rosé rivalry hinted at previously rears its head. Tina is getting into character, camping it up, and Rosé takes note. He’s decided Tina is his main competition and he broadens his performance to match Tina’s energy. They’re acting as much for each other as their actual groups and the jockeying is already tiring, but if past acting challenges are any indication, both have the right idea. Bigger is better on Drag Race.
Ru heads into the workroom and speaks with each team, advising them to take a quick look at the other scripts. Like the TV movies they’re inspired by, these RuPaulmark Channel future classics are all of a type—they’re blatant rip-offs—and it’ll be up to the queens to make their iteration stand out from the others’. This is a neat twist on the show’s typical acting challenges, embracing formula and setting up the queens in direct competition with each other. To stay safe, the queens just need to be the best at their role, either lead or supporting. The edit skips right over the Valentine’s Day group—never a good sign—and the Flag Day group seems mostly in order. The April Fools’ Day group is the most uneven. Tamisha will need to improve his Cher impression and quickly, and Joey doesn’t even get an exchange with Ru. He’ll be quickly lost among these queens if he’s not careful.
The next day, the queens head to shoot their trailers, directed by Ross. The April Fools’ Day group starts strong, with Tina nailing her Mommie Dearest moment and Tamisha finding her inner Cher. Kandy hits her mark and goes big, just what the character needs, but Joey struggles. Her grandmother character doesn’t have any specificity and she’s not playing to the cameras at all. The Flag Day group is next. Rosé gets her first glimpse of Symone in her element and immediately clocks her as a competitor. Forget Tina, she needs to keep up with Symone. Less of a threat are Utica and LaLa. Utica can’t remember her few lines and LaLa is flatter than even Kahmora’s tree. She’s awkward and withdrawn, the opposite of what the sketch requires. Kahmora’s group has its fair share of problems as well. Denali is in way over her head as Misery Love and while Olivia is charming as the grandmother, she’s only in so much of the sketch. Elliott doesn’t pop as dramatically as Kandy in her supporting comedic role, but next to Kahmora and Denali, she’s great. Each group has high and low points, but with editing, the queens should mostly be fine.
The next day, the queens head into the workroom to paint for the runway and viewers are introduced to what looks to be the start of a season 13 Rolaskatox style mini-clique, with Tina and Mik helping Kandy finish sewing his runway look. The three have bonded over their similar sense of humor and love of shade. Then as the queens paint, Symone talks about his first time in drag, which was his high school prom. Symone’s principal recognized him and waved him into the school to celebrate with his friends, shooing him past a vice principal who didn’t recognize him. This moment of grace and support from a person in authority in Symone’s young life had a profound effect on him and it’s great to see that celebrated.
The conversation moves to which of the queens have dated women and Tamisha shares that he has three biological children. The Circle’s reaction is just as much fun as the Squad’s was in “Phenomenon.” Tamisha gives some more context and shares that it took him a while to realize he was gay. After his relationship with his youngest’s mother fell apart, one of Tamisha’s gay friends took him out to a club to share his world with him and Tamisha had, as he says, an “a-ha moment.” He started doing drag not long after, at age 20. His drag name, Tamisha, comes from his eldest biological daughter, which elicits “Aww”s all around. Pairing Symone’s story of being confident in drag in high school with Tamisha’s more winding road to drag is a lovely reminder of the diversity of experience among drag performers, both on- and offstage. After some more bonding, with queens quoting both Tamisha and Symone’s recent verses and the legendary Ms. Julia Sugarbaker, they finish painting and head to the runway.
As has become standard this season, the judges all look fantastic. Ru and Michelle look particularly great, Ru in an olive gown with copper hair and Michelle in a white plaid suit with her streak curled and pinned to the side. Ru welcomes former RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race contestant Loni Love to the judging panel and introduces the runway. Category is: Trains For Days. First out is Denali, who goes full Carnival in a bright, feathered leotard with big structured shoulders, a tall, colorful Mohawk wig, and a massive ostrich feather train. Inspired by Quetzalcoatl and the quetzal bird, she looks absolutely amazing. Olivia’s look is more Baroque, with a tall white wig, buttoned up coat dress and long train in lavender and gold, and a lavender ruffled neck piece and boots to match. It’s fun to see her connecting her runway to her passion for music. Elliott channels Glenn Close and Meryl Streep for her look, a white lace bodysuit with a white studded belt, massive white ruffled tulle train, and tall blonde bob. Kahmora’s train may not be as extravagant as the others’, but she more than makes up for that with the detail of her look. She’s in a gold gown with twin dragon heads as shoulder pieces and golden scales covering her dress, connecting into a dragon tail train in the back.
Symone makes an impression in a different way, going with a pared back baby blue and light pink corset and jumpsuit. The star of the look is her do-rag, which flows elegantly into a long train. It’s creative, soft and feminine, and completely original. She will be hard to top. LaLa doesn’t manage it, though she also looks great. She’s in snakeskin, with a long belted coat over a bodysuit and thigh-high boots. Instead of a wig, she’s wearing a balaclava, adding to the snake-like appearance, and she sheds her initial train to reveal a second, more streamlined train underneath. Utica’s look is again, very different. Referencing the classic The Carol Burnett Show sketch “Went With The Wind!,” Utica is in a light purple hoop dress complete with curtain rod and pull tie belt. Rosé’s look is similar to Elliott’s, a true blue pantsuit with striking white lapels and a tall white curled Mohawk with a giant blue tulle train.
Gottmik goes comparatively minimal with her look. She’s in showgirl drag with blue and pink fabric streaming from her wrists, waist, and back and carrying a bedazzled leaf blower to provide some wind effects and fun. Tina adds another layer to the category with her powder blue and red train conductor look. She uses white tulle to give some movement and pairs it with a train track to make her train. Joey took the judges’ wig comments last episode to heart and wears a bright red braid for this runway, paired with a black ensemble with a giant mouth on the back with purple lips, white teeth, and a gigantic studded red tongue train. It’s fun and certainly a step up from some of her other looks. Next is Kandy, in a red corset with lush red velvet draped in front and back as a partial skirt. She also has a longer red train—the fabric Tina and Gottmik helped her with—but compared to the other queens, her look is a underwhelming. Last is Tamisha, in a hot pink bodysuit and train. She looks good, but her ensemble doesn’t have the impact of some of the others’, or her dress from the previous episode.
The first trailer screened is Misery Love’s Company. Denali is better than she seemed while filming, but she underperforms the material. Olivia is good in her supporting role and Elliott is just the right kind of ditzy stupid for her Cupid character, but Kahmora is as rough as expected. Next is God Loves Flags. Symone is immediately much better than Denali in the lead role, though LaLa is shaky in her supporting role. Utica is solid as the grandmother, but Rosé does much more with a similarly small part, matching Symone’s energy. The last trailer is April Fool’s Rush In. Gottmik is securely between Denali and Symone in the lead role, having fun with it but not as comfortable as Symone. Tina is very good as the evil boss, but Joey is easily the weakest of the three grannies. Kandy’s supporting character doesn’t make much sense, but she’s entertaining and happily, Tamisha’s fortuneteller comes through the edit alright, delightfully campy and silly. None of the trailers are particularly strong overall, but a few performers definitely stand out: Symone, Rosé, Tina, and despite being rough around the edges, Kandy.
Ru quickly sends the safe queens off to Untucked: Elliott, Olivia, Utica, Joey, Gottmik, Tina, and Tamisha. That leaves Denali, Kahmora, and LaLa in the bottom and Symone, Rosé, and Kandy in the top. It’s surprising to see Denali in the bottom, particularly when Joey is safe, but though the judges love her look, they make a good point that Denali failed to center her sketch. Kahmora is similarly praised for her look, but is in trouble due to her limited performance. Symone gets raves for both her look and her performance and seems a shoo-in for the win. LaLa has a harder time, though the judges again love her look. Her performance was too internal and withdrawn. She needs to let her personality shine through, and soon. Rosé is the first to get a mediocre review on her look, but the judges commend her on bringing so much life and personality to a stationary character. Last is Kandy, who is read by Michelle for her visible undergarments and her look overall. She more than made up for that with her performance, though, which the judges love.
After deliberations, Symone is declared the winner and LaLa, Rosé, and Kandy are all safe. That leaves Denali and Kahmora in the bottom, lip-syncing to Crystal Waters’ “100% Pure Love.” It’s quite a fall for Denali, but she’s ready to fight. Denali ditches her glorious plumage as the music starts, but Kahmora has no such luck. Her tail doesn’t detach and she’s hampered by her restrictive dress throughout the lip-sync. Denali gets the judges engaged right away, playing off the changes in the music with her dancing and having fun with the song. Kahmora tries to serve face, but particularly with limited mobility, she knows Denali has her beat. It’s no surprise when Denali gets the shantay. Kahmora may be headed home, but she’s made quite an impression in her first three episodes. Imagine what she’s capable of, should she choose to step into drag in a more regular way, expanding beyond her current twice a month schedule and getting more comfortable letting audiences behind her glamorous façade. For the rest of the queens, the competition is finally underway. One queen down, eight or so eliminations to go.
Stray observations
- It seems unfair to let the Winners’ Circle name the other group, but B Squad is much better than Pork Chop Queens, so I’m going with it.
- It’s strange that there’s no time given to LaLa and Tamisha’s reactions upon seeing each other in the workroom, seeing as Tamisha is LaLa’s drag mother.
- Olivia laughs about Kahmora being in full drag body for her green screen work, but it made sense to me. It’s not surprising that padding would help her get into character. Actors do much stranger things to help center themselves for a scene.
- I’m a bigger fan of “Went With The Wind!” than most, but Utica’s look didn’t do much for me. It’s a fun reference, but Utica didn’t do anything with it. His mugging when Ru asked him whether he’s smoked marijuana, on the other hand, was delightful. If he can bring that energy to future performances, he’ll do much better.
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Starting off with the pork chop queens still judging Eliott was funny giving her recent case of foot-in-mouth…Anyways, there were only a couple runways that I personally felt were a bit questionable (and Kandy’s wig was just a bad choice), but trains are so dramatic that everyone pretty much sold it on the runway.Then I we got to them showing the skits and…mehhhh. Symone was the clear stand out again. But the writing was just not great and it got really repetitive with the “you know how this ends” when I was hoping they werent just going to have JBC show up at the end of every one for some reason? Also hate how these acting challenges have become a vehicle to throw in random movie references then put a queen who doesn’t “get it” at first in the bottom.I too thought Denali did fine enough and probably would have put Joey or maybe even Eliott there instead. BUT once that lip sync started it was the Denali show and the cameras might as well have forgotten Kahmora existed. Ru basically did with how quickly she told Denali to shantay…I do feel bad for Kahmora though because she does look stunning, but that performance was giving me kid assigned the tree role in the school play and can’t remember their one line.
I see the judges are doing the thing where they ride a queen’s ass for not getting one of their references. At least this time it’s more understandable than hounding Fame for not getting a forty year old Elvira reference.
It’s good to know your old drag queen references but it’s not essential to being a good queen.
I think that depends on what type of queen you claim to be (or what you want others to perceive you to be). I’d be pretty surprised if a theatre kid or comedy queen didn’t get the refence to Beyond the Forest (even though the movie is over seventy years old at this point, and not widely seen), and it would be a fair point to critique. But no one else under forty would get the joke these days, and it’s pointless to expect younger queens to reach back to dead stars to get their cultural touchstones. I love Bette Davis, but I’m 48. Move on! It’s also wildly unfair, Ru, to put Tamisha on the spot by asking her to name three Cher songs to prove her cred. What the hell!
Because they’re locked in the hotel, WoW throws movie nights for the queens and they had just watched Elvira. So it’s not exactly the same thing.
Btw, Michelle imitation of Bette Davis was wrong. She was doing something that was not even close to the Liz Taylor rendition (Bette Davis says it in a great deadpan manner). But of course, it was drag. Michelle Visage is dragger than anyone.
Along with sewing and makeup, one of the core skills required for RuPaul’s Drag Race is an extensive knowledge of B-list pop culture references that were old when your grandmother was a baby.
That’s (still) a feature/bug of gay culture in general…
Along with sewing and makeup, one of the core skills required for RuPaul’s Drag Race is an extensive knowledge of B-list pop culture references that were old when your grandmother was a baby.
I thought the bottom should’ve been La La and Kamorah instead of Denali
Kamorah didn’t even try on the lip synch and you could tell she had already given up from what she said right before she went out for the Lip Sync on UntuckedKandy’s idea that Elliott should’ve bee in the bottom was absurd and was obviously just shit stirringKamorah’s excuse was supposed to be her dress but a lot of queens would’ve just ripped a seam into it or cut it in half or something. I’m sorry but she wasn’t an impressive queen to me at all beyond the clothes she woreUtica’s mugging about the marijuana thing and Ru’s guffawing about it weren’t really that funnyKandy is delusional, high on her own supply, and loves drama. She may give Drag Race something it hasn’t had in awhile: and out and out, totally non-self-aware villain. Didn’t she say she was a big girl that wasn’t a “comedy queen” lol
Utica continues to charm me. And she seems to be self-aware, which is a nice bonus among reality show contestants these days.Poor Kahmora! I initially thought that she was pulling a Charlie Hides, but she just seemed to be sad and defeated instead of superior and dismissive. Denali was lots of fun, and her funky bird costume perfectly complemented the energy and mood of the song, but that was the most lopsided lipsync (where two queens actually tried) since Latrice and Kenya.
Kahmora is weak in comparison, but when the judges told her that she was just a pretty hanger for pretty dresses, that those dresses could make anyone wonderful, I got just a bit angry and put that on the bottom of my head as a low level thing to be annoyed at during the season. So much for inner saboteur when it’s the judges who sabotage them.
Symone was heads above all of the other queens this week both in the challenge and on the runway. No one else was even close.
Symone is life. LUV HUR. Love her prom story. “Hi, Reggie, have a good time.” Olivia is easy Miss Congeniality.
You reckon? I think Utica’s got a good shot at MC as well.
She could be, except she could also land in the top four thus not eligible.
Utica’s theme may not have been terribly original, but it was executed beautifully and was a nice counterpoint to the queens who were critiqued for not knowing their classic cultural references, gay or otherwise. The fact that she paid homage to a tv bit that aired nearly two decades before she was born says alot about her deep base of knowledge.
It’s an interesting experience watching S13 along with S2 of UKDR, as S13 is coming across as the lesser entertainment at this point. There’s a joyful, excited energy amongst the UK queens that’s just missing in the American bunch. I still like the S13 queens, but you still get the sense that it’s all business, and all eyes are firmly on the prize (the cash prize) at the end of this rainbow; the sense of fun and wonder in the journey doesn’t seem to be there.DRUK is also bringing something fresh and new to the challenges. This week we had the pretty great “Rats: the Rusical” with a breakout star in Veronica Green, and some fantastic live performances from most of the queens. This week on S13? A cute challenge that we’ve seen before, and Symone.
I totally forgot that Tamisha is Lala Ri’s drag mother!! What’s the tea
there? They don’t seem to be giving each other any love in social
media…
I don’t think Denali should have been in the bottom 2, that should have been LaLaRi. But then again we would have been denied of that lip sync. Everyone’s reaction when Denali kept going HAM even tho Kehmora was just one notch more engaged than Charlie HydesSymone looking like a runaway winner. I can’t stand Tina Burner. Kandy has her moments too.
Tina Burner is the kind of polished talented queen I cannot really stand for some reason. I think it because she reminds me of people I’ve known and because as a drag queen she is imitating a kind of woman I dislike without going into parody, because maybe it’s her.
Her mannerisms (especially in the acting challenges), drag, and makeup all speak to an older generation of drag and drag performers and it’s coming across as pretty stale now, no matter how much Ru wants to see it. She shares much of the same problem that I had with Sherry Pie: she’s reaching back to dead stars from many decades ago for her cultural references, but isn’t bringing anything new to the table. The camp mannerisms and exaggerated behaviour are all characteristics of the bar drag I hated when I was a youngster in the early ‘90s. And I get the need/desire to pay homage to cultural icons, and I love ‘em myself, but come on. You’re young and talented — innovate!
I am having a really hard time now because I am going to disagree with you. I still love you a lot, bear this in mind, but cannot avoid it: Tamisha does pay tributes, many, to her references, to the point of living out of them, but Sherry Pie was just a cosplay of old ladies trying to pass as the authentic real drag. That snatch game was… ew. I believe Tina Burner does really have references. And I do believe she is way better human being than Sherry Pie.
We can still be friends! I was underlining some weaknesses with Tina’s drag, and not Tamisha’s. Tina is full-on camp; Tamisha is not, and that makes her drag far more flexible and current. I was actually irritated with Ru for putting Tamisha on the spot by asking her to name three Cher songs to prove her homo bona fides — as if that’s a thing — and not at all upset by her response (or lack thereof). Some people have other heroes that they’d like to celebrate, RuPaul.
I agree with you on that. This may be sacrilege but I always thought Cher was an icon more because of her loos/fashion, her acting career and personal life, not because of her music career. I’m scared to ask this question: but does Cher even have five widely known songs, especially if you don’t include “Believe” (by far her biggest hit ever)?
I got you babe (with Sonny) doesn’t count, soGypsies, Tramps and ThievesDark LadyHalf BreedTake me home
If I could turn back timeThat’s 5 before 1990 off the top of my head before looking up her discography
Wow. All I could come up with before looking it up were “Gypsies, Tramps ad Thieves” and “If I could turn back time” (which I remembered because of the bizarre video set on a US Navy ship where she was criticized for showing too much of her ass cheeks or something) and then I stretched it by including “I got you babe”. I’ve never heard of these other songs but I’m sure there are a lot of songs that have gone to number one on the hot 100 that I’ve never heard of
I’m the wrong person to ask, seeing as I went through a Cher phase in my teens — from the self-titled comeback album (admittedly excellent) to the Mermaids soundtrack, as well as her entire back catalog (even “Take Me Home”!), and know off the top of my head that she’s had five #1 hits (one with Sonny!) on the US Hot 100 chart. But that’s an incredibly frivolous accomplishment, and I can’t imagine how that knowledge could help Tamisha parody Cher in a hammy acting challenge.
Tamisha is not, and that makes her drag far more flexible and current.Maybe in comparison to Tina, but not to literally anyone else. Pageant queens are so damn predictable. Her gown was boring this week and, though very pretty, boring and pageant-y last week too.
Pageant queens are so damn predictable.They are as much as any other “type” of queen who gets stuck in their comfort zone and refuses to expand their repetoire. I have to say that Trinity, Brooke Lynn, and Jaida Essence Hall really impressed and showed that professionalism and polish — two skills required in pageantary — are certainly welcome on Drag Race. I’d love to see Tamisha Teach the Children (translation: Kandy Muse and Eliott), but she’s still getting the Granny Edit and not being given any screen time on subjects not involving her actual children (biological or otherwise famous).
You put this into words that i couldn’t. Sometimes i like the person better than their Queen persona and vice versa. In this case, i dislike both.
Tina reminds of Sherry Pie without the creepy stuff that got her disqualified last season.
Tina reminds me of Sherry because of her creepy vibes. Her being super pushy on asking everyone’s relationship status? I get they are all in a hotel together but I don’t think anyone has ever been so overt in trying to fuck the other queens.
I didn’t like Kandy at first but she won me over this episode. I cannot stand Tina. I would bring her the axe and then use it on her.
Kandy can be grating and too much but she actually seems to be nice and friendly for the most part (not sure what her thing with Elliot is, but Elliot is annoying too)I see some robust discussion about disliking Tina because of her drag style. I don’t have an issue with that per se, she just comes across as annoying and too high off her own stash. And her fashions are horrible. And her voice.
Hey, Drag Race Hive Mind, who played the Prince in all of the sketches. He seems familiar—I think he’s some sort of D-list gay celeb, but I can’t remember anything about him much less his name. Kind of random, but it’s been driving me a little crazy.
Oops. Never mind. It’s Jeffery Bowyer-Chapman. That’s what I get for not watching the Canadian Drag Race.
The acting challenges on RPDR are so weird. Anyone who actually does a good job is immediately sent packing (not in this instance, since everyone knew better than to actually try to act well). The challenge is just to swallow your pride and go along with it when whoever’s “directing” keeps telling you to go louder and stupider and worse even though you’re already rolling around on the floor screaming and hollering with your eyes crossed.Not to mention everyone having to face forward because they apparently can’t figure out film school 101: Have a scene blocked in some kind of vaguely rational way and cameras in the right places, so everyone doesn’t have to deliver dialogue to each other while facing away
There was that whole thing with Ross having Tamisha keep going and going with the ridiculous Cher impression and then they used one of her first, shortest takes.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the long setup of episodes prior to the elimination challenge that the reviewer keeps complaining about. We got to know the queens better and it changed up the formula for the better. What’s not to like?
If anyone can call Ross giving line readings that don’t stop until you say it the way he wants, then dragging you in judging for not having any investment in the role directing, you have as much idea of what directing is as he does.
One of the worst things about the acting challenges is when you get sabotaged by the people judging you. Congrats, Ross. You bagged a contestant. No wonder these challenges are uniformly awful.
Am I the only one who dislikes Denali? I dunno quite what it is but I’ve truly hated all her looks so far and her personality on the show just rubs me the wrong way. I’m honestly not sure why yet. Though blessed be Kahmora is gone. I didn’t just dislike her looks I also stroooooongly disliked her as a person. Sorry, not sorry. That lip sync . . . good sweet lord. I’d say it was the worst I’ve ever seen if Charlie Hides didn’t exist.
I’m still a Kandy stan. I thought she looked gorgeous, though I understand the critiques. Symone is my girl though, omg, she fuckin’ killed it. I legitimately thought God Loves Flags was funny. I am just so impressed by her.
If Ru could take down the donkey-bray laughter by like 75% the show would be infinitely more enjoyable. Utica was funny, I laughed, but damn. It wasn’t that gd funny. Good god girl, get a grip! (Editors too, c’mon.)
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Anyone else watching UK as well? SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
_______________________________________________Tayce. I can be a shallow bitch so while I know Tayce probably ain’t it, I stan. For the sheer drop dead gorgeousness of it all.
I really like Tia as well, but she’s not long I predict. A’whora has Adore Delano’s face and it weirds me out. However, there’s no one I truly dislike. I’m shook at who has been sent home so far, though.
Any other Americans struggling with how they pronounce “Bimini”?
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I finally started watching Thailand season 2 (can’t access season 1). Honestly, everyone else looks shit now compared to those queens. Thailand is on a completely different level.
totally didn’t understand the love for Denali as the gnome? And bad outfit.Yah, I think she’s just a bad fusion of theatre kid with a lot of arrogance.
Rose was the gnome; Denali played Misery. But I agree that both underwhelmed in their parts: Symone single-handedly saved that sketch from total, Shakesquear-level, disaster. I’m going to be generous and suggest that poor editing robbed us of seeing Rose’s best work, and that she actually did do solid work here. Unless the producers are just throwing us some misdirection in hope of building up that tiresome Tina/Rose S13 B plot.
ohhhh my bad, I was talking about Rose that whole time with the gnome and her arrogance. Symone is really wonderful, but yes, nobody really shone I thought during that challenge, so maybe it really was bad editing. *sidenote, I must be as tone deaf as Kahmora because I couldn’t figure out the difference between her and Ross’ impersonation of Tyra.
Denali killed that lip sync! Made me miss being at the gay bars so bad. I would’ve thrown all of my money at her for that slay. I loved the music choice and wish they’d play more classics like that for the lip sync.
Also really love Tamisha and her choice to watch and take everything in. She’s the perfect contrast to Tina Burners style of classic drag. The wisdom really shines through in her silence and is loud when she speaks. Love everything about her.
I wasn’t ready for that much violence; gurl straight MURDERED that lip sync.