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

sorry for vomit

untucked, loooool at them coming for Nina. ok girls.

Yeah that turned out to be a verrrry bad prediction on their part!

Jasmine, eh? I could see that.

reddit's insisting it's cynthia lee fontaine but I don't get any sense of that at all. I think they all think that because there was a shot of her ass as though that's some kind of clue

how awesome was the Gaga 'workshop' in Untucked. Holy shit that was some great stuff.

Yeah she was top notch in both the main episode and the Untucked. Would totally be down with her as a judge through the whole thing!

Would be happy to chat with Peppermint about whatever. She seems like a good narrator for the bunch.

love nina and shea so far

Nina is cool! And I love Sasha I think.
I thought I liked Charlie before but maybe not anymore.
Trinity is terrifying. That is some death's head plastic surgery jeeeezus lord
Eureka drives me up a wall, she needs to dial it down about 20 notches.

there's also an NPR "on the set" type segment where you can hear what sounds exactly like Cynthia Lee's voice

my thoughts:

wow I never in a million years ever thought something would endear me to Lady Gaga even a little bit esp after the Super Bowl Tiffany's commercial but I found myself kinda liking her in this
Charlie is so terrible, nothing in the episode made him seem terrible but I get the sense that he is going to be deeply terrible, just y'all wait
I'm surprised Sasha gave Aja all this hype because she seems really fucking boring and forgettable
Eureka is trying too hard and it makes me sad, like why don't you just be nice instead of trying to be a catty asshole
Farrah is already getting on my last damn nerve
the weird clumpy makeup on Peachy Nina's chin was v distracting!
holy shit I laughed so fucking hard at Ross Matthews this episode, actually the whole judge's panel made me laugh harder this episode than I have ever before

i heard charlie did a blackface character in live performances

Yeah after watching Charlie I got a strong nope vibe

Hated how she singled out James Mansfield in untucked

Charlie's funniest thing was the mumble through his age bit. Beyond that, so far: *shrug*

Otm

aja's make up looks like modelling clay, yeeeikes that is some shiny trowelled on nastiness

Maybe learned some tricks from fellow queens bc she didn't look as bad on Friday night

I only just started watching this first episode but wow that Ronnie is fishy, I think she can go far.

Sasha looks like Acid Betty, Jr.

Kinda yeah!

kimora black out of drag is heart-eyes emoji

So what do you think of the Kimora Cheekbones DRAMA

Also loved how Valentina's 'coming out' wasn't being gay but being a drag queen.

Although lol at what Pearl hath wrought with her septum ring.

I did like Gaga's advice to Aja re: just that.

Gaga otm re that

lol @ kimora's oh wait I forgot I had my lips done, she's trolling so hard.

Ronnie is hella fishy <3

i almost forgot: WTF @ Farrah Moan having a reveal look and not using it!?!?GIRL. Total rookie move.

i was just thinking abt pearl's septum ring, i honestly just think it's a matter of pearl having a septum piercing back when they were idk slightly a little more punky/hipstery and now they are just common af

also "oh, wait, now i remember, I DID have my lips done, yeah" lmao gurl GURL stop

Okay so STILL waiting on the first Fashion Photo Ruview proper but there was this from four days back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F99zYVQ-av8

Katya: But can they ACT?
Trixie: Kim almost won, she can't WALK!

https://youtu.be/LbUs_PQDAb0

also "oh, wait, now i remember, I DID have my lips done, yeah" lmao gurl GURL stop

I bet she got those lip injections from her mom, too.

Lol

So Lisa Kudrow and the B52s tonight? That works.

Well, Wisconsin's pretty worthless, innit.

Kimora seems more and more like an unlikeable boring Gia Gunn. ie Kylie Jenner

you are beautiful. Period. bye.

Loving Valentina. And those eyebrows 😍

Valentina feels like the epitome of regurgitated Drag Race, like kids who up watching RPDR and then started doing drag and are on RPDR performing what they imagine RPDR to be

I don't dislike her but every time she talks it feels like she's trying to perform and it feels v weird

Theres no way shes only been doing drag for 10 months

Anyway, this
http://www.logotv.com/video-clips/9urgmo/rupauls-drag-race-the-pit-stop-with-raja-and-katya-she-done-already-done-brought-it-on?xrs=synd_twitter_logo
Katya on Kimora's white party getup: "she looked like she was going to a gang-bang with a bunch of sailors on fourth of July weekend" DYING

Out of drag, Trinity and Charlie have surprisingly similar faces.

Valentina's makeup has been so good, I too find it odd for someone who sez they've only been doing drag for 10 months.

Valentina feels like the epitome of regurgitated Drag Race, like kids who up watching RPDR and then started doing drag and are on RPDR performing what they imagine RPDR to be

I think this happens to all popular reality contests that have some staying power: a show may originally be based on a subculture and aim to represent it faithfully, but its own success eventually creates distinct ethos and mores that the viewers (and future contestants) absorb.

In the two episodes that she was on, I was puzzled by James Mansfield's under-done makeup.

seems like there might be some decent queens. the season has been weird so far, we're two episodes in and the queens haven't actually performed yet, one lip sync aside. some of them seem cool in the interviews but hard to say anyone has stood out so far.

I play RPDR 'fantasy' lol where we pick the winner, bottom two and loser. I was the big loser this week. =|

But yeah its almost impossible to guess how people will do in the very beginning. And last season it got kinda boring predicting Katya would win everything. I made the mistake of betting on pretty with Kimora being last week's winner. WOOPS.

How could anyone not predict Jaymes in the bottom two? (Presuming you didn't.)

Finally caught up. That was one long drawn out Untucked ending, lemme tell ya.

The only point I got was Jaymes bottom two. EVERYONE picked her.

Anyone picking otherwise, that would have been strange.

I think this happens to all popular reality contests that have some staying power: a show may originally be based on a subculture and aim to represent it faithfully, but its own success eventually creates distinct ethos and mores that the viewers (and future contestants) absorb.

It would also be interesting in determining when the crest-point is for such a path. Presumably Season 4 in this case.

yeah that untucked with jaymes was awful.

Meanwhile, Adore Delano has hit some troubles

http://www.tmz.com/2017/04/04/rupauls-drag-race-adore-delano-manager-lawsuit/

Plus, catching up on some ancillary stuff -- RuViews! (Of the first episode.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlJi4AMB0Iw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bgKqEC7sV8

Plus Raja and Katya talking things up, most appropriate:

http://www.logotv.com/video-clips/9urgmo/rupauls-drag-race-the-pit-stop-with-raja-and-katya-she-done-already-done-brought-it-on

And of course, Whatcha Packin'

http://www.logotv.com/video-clips/4rwq2l/rupauls-drag-race-whatcha-packin-she-done-already-done-brought-it-on

Whoops, the other RuView didn't make that, so:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bgKqEC7sV8

Hey guys I'm travelling in China so I finally caught up with episode 2. Not easy with a VPN!

I thought the lipsynch was an embarassment to the B-52's and Ru should've just eliminated both queens. Especially with a returning queen and a non-elimination last week, this was the time to do it. Based solely on lipsynch though I think Kimora's generic sexy dance - to "Loveshack" of all songs - should've sent her home.

Speaking of returning queens, I was never a fan of the Cucu so meh... Justice for Serena Cha-Cha!

So far I'm loving Valentina's charm, Peppermint's spirit, Shea Coulée's sass, Sasha Velour's style and Nina Bonina's everything!

Charlie has been a bit underwhelming, but I'm not getting the bad vibe some of you have. I thought her Gaga look and her ice queen look were great. And I love that he was the first to tell Eureka to shut up.

Off to watch episode 3 now!!