both roxxxy and coco had these intense rants about their competition which was basically them projecting their weaknesses and insecruties. it really was like watching a kid or a teen lash out.
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 24 April 2013 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
A roffle
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 25 April 2013 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
Girl I am gagging!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpOl9tld5zg
― LeRooLeRoo, Saturday, 27 April 2013 14:34 (eleven years ago) link
Recap show tonight; they've got the first part up already:
http://www.logotv.com/video/misc/904099/rupauls-drag-race-episode-13-season-5-countdown-to-the-crown-part-1-of-6.jhtml
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 29 April 2013 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
Recap show way too busy/staged for me, rather preferred the style in older seasons. Still two moments were keepers:
* the correct pronunciation of 'brocade'
* Dave the veteran's gift to Jinkx
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 30 April 2013 05:01 (eleven years ago) link
brocade was awesome
alaska's table dance had my attention
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 05:24 (eleven years ago) link
think I'm rooting for Alaska. I don't know why, just that goddammit she's fuckin adorable & hilarious
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 05:26 (eleven years ago) link
preview of the opening (snicker)
http://www.logotv.com/video/misc/905778/preview-rupauls-drag-race-514-the-beginning.jhtml#id=1700447
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 4 May 2013 00:14 (eleven years ago) link
roxy looks way too covered up compared to the other 2...her steez is always so Designing Women
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 4 May 2013 00:15 (eleven years ago) link
Tonight!
Meantime, Jinkx lives the dream:
Peaches Christ Productions Proudly PresentsGREY GARDENSWith The Original Stage-show Premiere of Return To Grey GardensStarring JINKX MONSOON as Lil'L Edie and PEACHES CHRIST as Big EdieThe Castro Theatre, Saturday October 12th
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 May 2013 22:51 (eleven years ago) link
wow
that sounds awesome!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 May 2013 22:55 (eleven years ago) link
And! Ru in an interview with the NYT. Fascinating to see him sans makeup -- he's rocking those freckles!
http://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/05/06/arts/television/100000002210489/the-conversation-rupaul.html
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 May 2013 22:56 (eleven years ago) link
xpost - and yeah, VG, you should go!
I'm seriously considering it.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 May 2013 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
I'm content.
― siouxsan sarandon (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 03:08 (eleven years ago) link
Ha, Ms. J. herself spoiled it for me, she already posted on FB and I was foolish enough to see an autoupdate. And yeah she just had to win even with Alaska's good finish in the final episodes. But if I can just say right now YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH JINKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. World conquest plz.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 03:20 (eleven years ago) link
Yay! Manila's Instagram spoiled me. Bugger. I'll watch it soon.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 04:26 (eleven years ago) link
Also Ivy Winters as Ms Congeniality = way cool.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 04:59 (eleven years ago) link
And final thing to add -- holy hell did Raja kill it there with her look! Beyond that my other faves were Sharon Needles with the Pee Wee Herman and Detox's black/white approach.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 05:33 (eleven years ago) link
Sharon's Pee Wee realness was amazing
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 05:38 (eleven years ago) link
Psyched for Jinks, that's a great ending. Pretty awesome season, this one I thought
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 05:39 (eleven years ago) link
I have to do an Alaska tribute though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh2CcczSRQI
http://dilettwat.typepad.com/.a/6a017d3f6e48be970c01901b61d8e1970b-800wi
http://media.tumblr.com/5c0c158cf56c6c9f3db76750e366201b/tumblr_inline_mm6c1gIWWs1qz4rgp.gif
http://www.dragofficial.com/uploads/1/9/3/9/19395567/5754235_orig.gif
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 05:51 (eleven years ago) link
"HIIIIII!"
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 06:11 (eleven years ago) link
Hahah as posted elsewhere:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/36d4fe0db44c1d449964fcf71fbf0b10/tumblr_mmfauqUjOq1rizm6no1_500.png
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 14:28 (eleven years ago) link
All hail Queen Jinkx!
http://24.media.tumblr.com/c1208ea22037fd43c017fe39e9ed1484/tumblr_mk7p9hqa441rlbvjno1_500.gifhttp://24.media.tumblr.com/3aceceb30fefa2169a53512aa6f6dbf8/tumblr_mk7p9hqa441rlbvjno2_500.gif
http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec8ebc39cea863fc9788bae1fae8cdde/tumblr_mk32wxY4CD1qcw9yjo1_500.gif
aaand drumroll
http://25.media.tumblr.com/302a68305e07776b9d18cf5660565ab6/tumblr_mmept8Zi8p1qacb1no1_500.gif
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
Feel a little bad for Alaska, who really turned it up by the end, but this was ALWAYS the only possible outcome.
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:20 (eleven years ago) link
yeah I think she waited a little bit too long to really show her talents. that speech she gave last week I was like WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
I was just kinda rooting for her because she's adorable
And maybe the smartest in the bunch.
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
Alyssa aside, overall it was a very sapiosexual season for the show.
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
true! always nice to see
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
Happily agreed on all fronts. (I noticed Jinkx graduated summa cum laude from college!)
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
yeah both Jinkx and Alaska had theater degrees, if I'm not mistaken?
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
Sounds about right!
Meantime Eric H. weren't you going to do a runway look poll or something when the season was over
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
also was it just me or was it kind of awkward and weird with the cutways to Jinkx and Alaska's moms in the audience. Like it was cool they were there but hearing them actually say how they felt reminded me SOOOO much of what my own Mom would say while you're kinda half covering your face muttering 'okay stop talking now'
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
Oh yeah, I still wanna do that even though it will get four total votes.
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
xpost omg yes please runway poll!
also was it just me or was it kind of awkward and weird with the cutways to Jinkx and Alaska's moms in the audience.
A little but it's also VERRRY RuPaul in terms of happiness/health/moving on. Not a complaint, it's just how he rolls. Also everyone hopes for a little closure, I guess. I was actually bummed they didn't talk to Roxxy's drag son in the audience, or maybe they did but in the final cut they decided to keep the focus on his drag mom Erica Andrews having passed.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
The thing about the finales now (thinking last season as well) as opposed to the earlier ones was that the earlier ones were, if just as staged/edited (of course!), then more low key/intimate/isolated, while the crownings were similarly so. The shift to this kind of full-on combined presentation changes that dynamic and I think by default a lot of things are lost that might be more easily talked about in the original way of doing things, but the flipside is just the sheer fun of it all now that a fanbase has built up -- and hey, it's actually live audiences that the queens are most used to presenting in front of, so there ya go.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
xpost hmm I didn't think of it that way. That makes more sense now. One of the things I've really loved about the show is the way her genuine concern for the girls comes out every now and then. Like even when there's total bitchfests, it's cool the way she tempers it by being kinda caring and human. I really like seeing that.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:07 (eleven years ago) link
And of course we also now know why it's "IVYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY WINTERSSSSSSSSSSSSSS." I liked how Ivy was happy to finally know herself!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
I love that Rupaul was giving LaToya coaching, like "no, it's Edgarrrrrrrrrrr Winterrrrrrrrrrrrrrs"
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
Some fun here from last night's New York party. Including a kind-of cryptic hint that three coronations were filmed but nobody knew which was going to be chosen, which would make sense:
According to Jinkx, who spoke to EW over the phone this morning, there was plenty more going on backstage…“The three of us were sitting and watching the show together,” she said. “We found out who won at the same time as America did,” and Jinkx was just as relieved to hear her name as the milling fans. That said, “We were all in tears.”
“The three of us were sitting and watching the show together,” she said. “We found out who won at the same time as America did,” and Jinkx was just as relieved to hear her name as the milling fans. That said, “We were all in tears.”
Meantime:
As for the final three, Roxxxy delivered a surprisingly crowd-lifting lip-synch to 4 Non Blondes’ “What’s Up?” IIn stark relief to that pageant-queen polish, Alaska took the stage in garbage bag couture that put “punked-out” attendees of last night’s Met Gala to shame. Tears streaked her face as she growled a bitterly ironic rendition of Abba’s “The Winner Takes It All” before literally being dragged off the stage like… well… yesterday’s trash. Jinkx admitted that her good friend “stole the show for a second, and I completely supported it. Why not? If you’re on that stage in your trash bag gown, you go for every last minute you can get.” She did, however, say that Alaska’s eyeliner dribbles weren’t just performance art: “The tears were real. What I love about Alaska is that she works with what she’s got going on. If she’s crying, she’ll cry, she’ll let her makeup run, and she’ll go out on stage and do the most fantastic, tearful number that she can do.”Jinkx, of course, delivered the night’s final performance as America’s newest Drag Superstar. She had narrowed down her coronation anthem to three diva-approved contenders: Evita‘s “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” Cabaret‘s “Maybe This Time,” and “I’m the Greatest Star” from Funny Girl. In the end, she went with “Star” because “it’s certainly a song that I felt spoke to my experience on Drag Race. Funny Girl, the story of Fanny Brice, that’s something I can definitely relate to.” Plus, she added with a laugh, “‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’ was just a little too much for a drunk audience at 12:30 [a.m.].”Of course, not every element of Jinkx’s victory night was so well planned — her beaded champagne coronation gown, for example. “I normally have all my stuff designed by J. Von Stratton in Seattle, but I kind of totally forgot that I needed a dress for the crowning,” Jinkx confessed. “When I got into New York two days ago, Ivy and I got drunk, and she took me dress shopping — I can’t even tell you where it came from or who designed it. I just bought the first dress that spoke to me, and it ended up being perfect.”
Jinkx, of course, delivered the night’s final performance as America’s newest Drag Superstar. She had narrowed down her coronation anthem to three diva-approved contenders: Evita‘s “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” Cabaret‘s “Maybe This Time,” and “I’m the Greatest Star” from Funny Girl. In the end, she went with “Star” because “it’s certainly a song that I felt spoke to my experience on Drag Race. Funny Girl, the story of Fanny Brice, that’s something I can definitely relate to.” Plus, she added with a laugh, “‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’ was just a little too much for a drunk audience at 12:30 [a.m.].”
Of course, not every element of Jinkx’s victory night was so well planned — her beaded champagne coronation gown, for example. “I normally have all my stuff designed by J. Von Stratton in Seattle, but I kind of totally forgot that I needed a dress for the crowning,” Jinkx confessed. “When I got into New York two days ago, Ivy and I got drunk, and she took me dress shopping — I can’t even tell you where it came from or who designed it. I just bought the first dress that spoke to me, and it ended up being perfect.”
I just love that last part.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
Ivy is in a relationship still, right? No kai kai there?
― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
Yup. They just hit it off as friends.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
i want to see those lipsynch vids NOW
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
Including a kind-of cryptic hint that three coronations were filmed but nobody knew which was going to be chosen, which would make sense:
they did that last season too and you can totally tell bcz there's no, like, real excitement when the winner is announced on tv; you can totally tell they're acting.
― siouxsan sarandon (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah I was thinking "Hmm, Jinkx seems too...restrained?" So that doesn't surprise me at all.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
Some clips from last night here
http://www.logotv.com/video/misc/906773/nnn-jinkx-and-willam-otrc-video.jhtml#id=1706933
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 May 2013 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
And hometown fun!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/936295_521368967899046_1413901328_n.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 8 May 2013 17:00 (eleven years ago) link