'...and DON'T *bleep* IT UP!' -- the RuPaul's Drag Race thread

What. Just. Happened.

If last week I came to the conclusion that this season was a confluence of prior tried-and-true types pitted against each other, now we see the result of these narratives clashing and all sense flying out the window. What other way to explain Trinity getting dismissed at this point in her storyline? What other way to explain answering Joslyn's extremely touching and genuine Untucked moment last week by casting her as the show's Tatianna (not overtly villainous but also not as seasoned and poised to send Pandora/BenDeLa packing next week)? And has anyone else coasted as far by (predominately) hanging out in the background as Darienne?

Dela was robbed

As edited, it was a true dead-even sitch, though Visage's objection makes me wonder.

Both even brought out their best in$$$pector gadget drag.

that lipsync was badASS

And WHEN is Ru gonna bring back the dunk tank?!

I loved the concept of dela's runway look but the actual execution of the costume looked kinda Michael's to me, a bit too artsycraftsy construction paper

but i'm mean :)

I love Joslyn but yeah she should've been in the bottom. I have to agree with Courtney that she's become this season's Dida Ritz. She's sweet but lacking too much polish to have made it this far.

Dela was robbed.

I think it was very close but I would've given it to Ben too. She was an INSECT !! Courtney looked more like an angel than a bird imo.

(x-post) I thought it looked very professionnal !

Speaking of mean, I had to rewind "a meaty tuck" a few times.

Furthermore, it took me until this week to realize Joslyn's voice is exactly the same as the ones from all the tracheotomy patients speaking through their voice boxes in the QuitPlan commercial currently in rotation on logo.tv

And has anyone else coasted as far by (predominately) hanging out in the background as Darienne?

She's probably been kept around to fill in the bitchy queen spot after Gia was eliminated. Her elephant costume was the first time she's had an interesting look.

darienne needs to go. she's just like a mean albatross hanging around the show's neck

ok i legit cannot stand joslyn, i've had all i can stands etc

>=*(

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Is that Georgia Pelham's daughter?

no it's her son CHAD

U CHAD.

Sharon Needles posted this on FB today: old episode of Rikki Lake featuring Pandora Boxx & our very own Darienne Lake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyzooKeRiUQ

grrr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyzooKeRiUQ

Nice find!

Meantime, a fun, not too academe-speak NPR article here exploring themes of identity and projection: "Drag Is Raw: Wrestlers, Queens And Gender As Performance Art"

http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2014/04/16/303652716/drag-is-raw-wrestlers-queens-and-gender-as-performance-art

But there is a WEIRD glaring absence, namely no mention of the Season 4 pro wrestling challenge episode. Which given Sharon Needles is mentioned is...odd?

http://queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com/wp/docs/2014/04/tumblr_n41gsblO5d1qzqtn5o1_500.gif

Me every day, really.

Give yourself more credit, your hair looks better than that.

ned you are SICKENING

Thanks Leee ! I actually rewinded that part a couple of times, now I have a gif of it.

str8 fyah

It's all in the delivery.

Some recent photos from all sorts of folks.

http://www.newnownext.com/courtney-act-hooks-up-with-simon-sherry-wood-carmen-hangs-with-jlo-bianca-and-adore-in-orlando-drag-race-on-social-media/04/2014/

Very sweet one of Willam there, actually!

yeah Willam looks cuet

Meantime, relevant, especially given the constant Puerto Rican presence season for season (and April is briefly mentioned):

http://gawker.com/tribeca-a-gorgeous-portrait-of-puerto-ricos-trans-and-1564444087

I really hope Adore doesn't flame out now, I'm kinda worried she's getting in her head too much.
Sorta wish Courtney had been in the bottom, just because I think that the way she showed up her bride was definitely on the nose.

And Darienne's bride gave me the creeps. Something about that weird flat affect to his voice or something just, yuk. and SHADY as fuck, him and darienne were two peas in a pod

I kinda liked the little arc they had with Jocelyn's bride...the things he was saying early in the show felt like he was going to maybe have a bit of a meltdown or shit was gonna get a bit tense at some point, but watching him and his wife root for her during the lipsync on untucked and how pissed he was getting at everyone cheering for adore was really cool to watch

Bianca did a bang-up job on her bride. And what a cutie!!

Joslyn's bball player initially didn't really seem to know what he was getting into. Did his fiance drug him to get him there or something?

this whole challenge was pretty bizarre imo

bianca looked a lot like her bride but the skin coloration was... weird

she should've won tho obv

It was kind of a strange one

Unless maybe the bball's player's wife was a fan and roped him into it? It seemed like a few of the couples were fans of the show already

FYI - Ru and Michelle have a new podcast called 'Rupaul What's the Tee with Michelle Visage'

Only one up right now. Flagship ep they go in deep on what they are looking for in auditions etc and it's kinda cool
...so far anyway

also sidebar re the podcast -- listening to ru talk, and this has struck me before while watching the show, I'm really blown away by how many people in her circle have been with her for 20, 30 years. That is one loyal queen.

Brandon's freak out was strange since he must have known before hand was he was getting himself into. IMO his team mates would've respected him more if he had fun with it and owned it.
I thought the sport jocks from season 3 had the best and most surprising attitude. I loved how protective of their girl they were and how they genuinely seemed turned on by Raja and Carmen's lip synch !

I think my favorites were the older veteran queens last season, but yeah the sport jocks were pretty fun.

Loved those season 3 jocks, yeah.

Just caught up with yesterday. Okay, Darienne out next, please.

What's sad is Joslyn's guy made it clear the worst thing that can happen to a player is to be presumed gay or associated with gay people. He was so scared it made him throw up.

I can't believe Darienne is still here. Top 5 wtf ???

RIGHT? She better be the next to go.

It was a very Willam moment, with much the same results.

xps Aww leave Darienne alone.

darienne has had her moments but she's clearly the next in line, though if it's another challenge not geared towards adore's skill set I could see her getting dropped

yeah she was sweating this challenge

her drag is boring tho and adore is a killer lip syncer

i was vibing with the theory that bianca was gonna cruise to the finals but not win but the way adore has performed recently i dunno who else could really take it from her... ben de la? maybe? courtney? i'm skeptical

adore was on some marilyn manson janet jackson shit last night, that lipsync was straight up awesome, made jocelyn look like a wax dummy

yeah it was sick

adore has that deep hunger/fire that ben & courtney haven't shown yet...they need it to beat her

this is like when alaska got real last season, love watching it happen