yeah, they are a fun bunch with a lot of qualities between them. I've been stanning Daya betty from the start, she has had some sourpuss moments but also has slayed the runway this season and deserves to be in the running, ive not watched this episode yet so I taking the mention of Daya as another strong week
― Swanswans, Saturday, 9 April 2022 11:27 (two years ago) link
Personally I’m pleased as punch my own dark horse choice for the season won this week.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 9 April 2022 13:45 (two years ago) link
i have to give it to Daya this week, she sold the fuck out of that video. it’s the first time i was like, yknow she is kinda good. love the winner this week, she just is slaying left & right now that she’s found her true groove. and relieved for the outcome but JESUS CHRIST SEND SOME BITCHES HOME ALREADY
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 9 April 2022 18:13 (two years ago) link
In two weeks four of them go home!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 9 April 2022 18:14 (two years ago) link
(Has there been any word about the finale? Are they going back to the pre-COVID approach?)
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 9 April 2022 18:15 (two years ago) link
colisseum + lions
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 9 April 2022 18:20 (two years ago) link
...I might pay money.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 9 April 2022 18:22 (two years ago) link
also PitStop this wk with Bob & Monique omg i was laughing so hard I was crying, love those two together
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 9 April 2022 19:08 (two years ago) link
A case is made
Rare for us to endorse anything like this but we are #DragRace #TeamWillowPill - from Denver to Chicago just like @waxtraxchicago - the label which launched with a Divine record! Love @WillowPillQueenAlthough we enjoy @dya_betty417 homages to Derek Jarman's Jubilee!— brainwashed (@brainwashedcom) April 9, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 9 April 2022 19:32 (two years ago) link
also..
Not that you care, but my dad is #TeamWillowPill pic.twitter.com/fvUUJyjCS0— Yves N. Oddlington (@OddlyYvie) April 9, 2022
― scanner darkly, Saturday, 9 April 2022 21:44 (two years ago) link
My head got done in seeing Angeria in that gown deciding to go camp in that lipsync, but hey, whatever gets her to the finale!
― Pomelo Anthony (Leee), Saturday, 9 April 2022 22:32 (two years ago) link
I should've said she spun my head round and round, obviously.
― Pomelo Anthony (Leee), Sunday, 10 April 2022 04:47 (two years ago) link
i wish bosco’s wig in the music video had been the same one she wore for the runway :/ also wasnt loving her music video outfit, carson was otm with “jet blue after dark”
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 10 April 2022 05:46 (two years ago) link
I said upthread about willow's energy conservation and how they reserved their energy for when it mattered in the competition. I didn't figure on how their health was such a factor to how they could play the game. It kinda makes their performances shine even more, knowing they were literally exhausted, struggling with symptoms and had to perform everything so mindfully. This is a great bunch but I really want willow to win, so bad. Daya ability to serve allday makes me forgive her meaness, lol. Competition brings out unpleasant stuff all the time.
― Swanswans, Sunday, 10 April 2022 08:46 (two years ago) link
Well this is new:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99_RpBtUJw8
― Pomelo Anthony (Leee), Wednesday, 13 April 2022 16:40 (two years ago) link
the stars have come out to playholy shit
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 13 April 2022 17:19 (two years ago) link
There's only 8 contestants so maybe nobody's going to get eliminated? Unless we get an abbreviated season.
― Pomelo Anthony (Leee), Wednesday, 13 April 2022 18:31 (two years ago) link
yeah that struck me as wellwho the heck knows
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 13 April 2022 19:03 (two years ago) link
all winners?they finally figured out how to avoid jujubee getting involved
― scanner darkly, Thursday, 14 April 2022 01:40 (two years ago) link
Haha how cruel.Have Bianca del Rio host the Pit Stop for this and relentlessly roast them all.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 April 2022 03:03 (two years ago) link
Ever since I watched that video where Bussy Queen talked about their contracts and how they can be called back at any time, at risk of losing their prize money, I've felt a bit bad for queens who get brought back only for their clock to reset again. otoh, this could be the producers throwing a bone to some of the older queens who've been hard hit by COVID. In any case, it looks like it's going to be great. I am looking forward to it.
― trishyb, Thursday, 14 April 2022 04:36 (two years ago) link
wow, that's a powerhouse selection, raja for the shade, though I think she has stopped performing, I kinda wish Tyra Sanchez could be pitted against some of these later pageant queens, in fact, I think I want a pageant season at some point, all gowns, goops and gossip.
― Swanswans, Thursday, 14 April 2022 11:07 (two years ago) link
I wish there were more original season winners instead of All Stars winners coming back for their 3rd time. Only two of these queens were crowned before 2019! Still, I'm gagging.
― LeRooLeRoo, Friday, 15 April 2022 12:29 (two years ago) link
Well gosh
pic.twitter.com/kUyesQyJit— Willow Pill (@WillowPillQueen) April 20, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 April 2022 06:55 (two years ago) link
A fine top two! Glad they both got something!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 April 2022 12:01 (two years ago) link
yeah awesome end result
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 23 April 2022 18:11 (two years ago) link
The songs seemed written with specific popstars in mind. Like Angeria was Nicky, Daya was Miley, Camden was Freddy and Willow was Lady Miss Kier. I wasn't sure who Bosco's was inspired from. Lana Del Rey? Ariana?
― LeRooLeRoo, Saturday, 23 April 2022 22:45 (two years ago) link
They listed each queen as the writer for their respective songs.
Top two were who I was rooting for probably the last couple months at this stage. To see them actually make it was truly very satisfying. The winner was very well deserved too - but I was hoping the runner up would take it. Either way, glad RuPaul finally upped the prize money ffs. About time.
― octobeard, Sunday, 24 April 2022 07:21 (two years ago) link
I've not been watching the main seasons since roughly season 8, the sheer amount of social media/meme moments left me feeling informed without the episodic minutiae. But I've really enjoyed season 14 from start to finish, a fun and friendly cast and the top 5 were such a sweet group (even with Daya pissing on their chips). The untuckeds between this bunch have been lovely, the last untucked episode particularly, all the feels! Willow's win was so deserved, their meticulous approach was a code cracking / face cracking triumph. This season really highlighted how DragArt is expanding reach and delightfully defying definitions.
― Swanswans, Monday, 25 April 2022 10:03 (two years ago) link
reaction video is of course lovely & feelsyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIU54znjdD0
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 25 April 2022 16:25 (two years ago) link
Love the reaction video so much. My favorite won, but this was a strong Top 5 <3
― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 25 April 2022 17:47 (two years ago) link
I was very underwhelmed with the finale itself (fine with the winner), really the only good solo performance was Willow's.
I also will get very very dance nerd now but Camden dancing "ballet-themed" numbers in heels bothers me to no end, not least of which is that her feet/leg lines are either awful or made awful by her shoes!
― Carnegie Felon (Leee), Monday, 25 April 2022 17:55 (two years ago) link
^^ this, couldnt unsee it during finale
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 25 April 2022 18:55 (two years ago) link
Ah but she's great still. Fun interview from a couple of years, well before being cast
https://www.sosheslays.com/featured-collabs/2020/8/30/rex
Embedded in said interview, important information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVoMf_5BwOY
And her Whatcha Packin's fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pTLuKKp63E
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 03:29 (two years ago) link
(And per all this I was tripped out to learn that her dad managed the Electric Ballroom! In, of course, Camden.)
https://electricballroom.co.uk/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 03:30 (two years ago) link
this was a very strange season to watch. The cast were really likeable, really talented in a lot of ways, even the "villains" were fun, and the show managed to be self-aware and funny with it, without going too MCU. Also, RuPaul seemed engaged and excited in a way they've not been for a long time. But then you've got things like "Daytona Winds" which took a really interesting challenge with strong performances and made it into an unfunny slog. And I think Snatch Game needs to be retired - it's more often bad than good now. All the twists - chocolate bars, double saves, etc - meant it was too long and static. But I think the real weakness of the show is RuPaul - the show is so obviously subject to their whims and tastes, with judging decisions and feedback feeling arbitrary and unfair. I've felt like this show is trying to gaslight its viewers at times, using the crickets/laughter sound effects to make stuff seem really awkward when it's actually hilarious, and telling us outfits are beautiful when they're so clearly not.
Me and my boyfriend binge-watched the first five seasons when we started dating (which is quite a while ago now) and the series seems to be lacking a lot of the joy and celebratory energy it used to have, which I guess is inevitable when the prize money is now so huge and it's become a culture phenomenon etc. At this point I feel like we're following it out of obligation, it's like Gay Homework for belonging to the culture now.
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 07:46 (two years ago) link
It's kinda why a lot (not all) of the other competitions are more fizzy still at the moment -- would rank Holland, Spain and Thailand as my best winners there and notably all three are Ru-less.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 14:45 (two years ago) link
for the first post covid live audience finale it felt strangely subdued and anticlimactic somehow. and felt really staged - maybe because it was styled as a big vegas style production but that worked against it because the queens kinda got lost in all of that? the final lip sync also felt underwhelming (we watched yvie oddly vs brooke lynn finale right after and it’s like night and day)
happy for the winner though, and it must be the first time to have a dynasty among the winners?
― scanner darkly, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 22:19 (two years ago) link
You do get a sense that this'll be homebase for all future finales by default, and that may or may not cut against it as you say. I wonder if there's just also a difference between LA and Vegas audiences, even though I'm sure a good chunk of the crowd would have been there either way.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 April 2022 22:37 (two years ago) link
And per all this I was tripped out to learn that her dad managed the Electric Ballroom! In, of course, Camden.
That's crazy. I spent so many amazing nights there when I lived in London for a year when I was 19! And her sister used to DJ there!
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 27 April 2022 17:02 (two years ago) link
You were shaping her course of life without knowing it. "You will come to North America and entertain me in a TV show." "I will?"
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 27 April 2022 17:48 (two years ago) link
You're all welcome.
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 28 April 2022 02:42 (two years ago) link
Katya reviews the Met Galahttps://trixieandkatya.substack.com/p/met-gala-fashion-review
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 4 May 2022 22:38 (two years ago) link
Okay! So the first two All Stars episodes out and they have done a VERY smart thing in terms of the format this time around, which I won't spoil yet if you haven't seen it...
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 21 May 2022 04:10 (two years ago) link
I really really enjoyed these which was a pleasant surprise after my burnout on last season.
Aside from wondering about all behind scenes negotiations that maybe led to Ned’s referenced format change, (and some winners choice not to come back) think Raja’s appearance is maybe the bravest (?) as she’s spent the last few years critiquing ppl on the runway gotta feel lil scary putting yourself back out there.
Looking forward to season
― H in Addis, Saturday, 21 May 2022 11:07 (two years ago) link
jinx’s snatch game omg i was crying laughing, so in love holy shit and raja did amazing that madame costume! and the vreeland MAKEUP!? jesus. so good. they both really put on a clinic
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 22 May 2022 22:59 (two years ago) link
Absolutely. That was such a damn treat from them both.
It's a little weird but welcome to be in a situation where like...EVERYONE is good.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 22 May 2022 23:56 (two years ago) link
yeah totally. this is truly what I need to see right now. new queenx are great yay new queens but i need a blast of FINESSE. all excellence, all the time, everyone pushing each other to do more than the excellent they do, just skills on skills i’m kind of in heaven tbh and even w all the excellence there’s still wtf. Trinity still favors dresses like a crazy person & Yvie in that bus-driver wig lmao & Jada’s Prince looool
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 23 May 2022 00:22 (two years ago) link
it’s fun as hell
*dressing like a crazy person
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 23 May 2022 00:23 (two years ago) link