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

the cgi was just kinda weird and cheap looking, also i hate disney movies so the whole premise sucked imo

I need whoever this person is to compete in a later season (identifies as a drag queen later in the interview)

http://jezebel.com/interview-with-a-man-who-has-a-tramp-stamp-that-says-ex-1794209415

Anyway, THAT was a one-sided lip sync. And the winner sure went for it regardless.

When was the last time a queen just up and quit like that? Yara?

Nah there's been a couple of demi-surrenders since, but tonight was just ridiculous.

Ru didn't even pause before making that decision

Charlie needs a Charlie race, obv. I dunno, I dont have much time for precious flowers

Like why even audition if there's like 90 things you dont do & YOU DONT LIPSYNC JFC HAVE YOU SEEN THE SHOW

lame

Yeah that's for sure. Either people think they'll never have to lip sync or that they'll be able to bluff. Fail.

Yeah in untucked she was all "blah blah be like Bianca & never lipsync"
Bianca was up for AN Y THING and SHE WAS A PRO that is why she was never in the bottom

You dont get to "be like Bianca" just by being a seasoned queen.

Shade Kool-Aid.

Tammie Brown also refused to lipsynch on season 1, but it somehow made sense for her and made her even more memorable.
I was disappointed to see Charlie giving up like that, but I thought Peppermint should've been in the bottom instead of her. They both messed up the challenge but at least Charlie looked really good on the runway.

Yeah Peppermint's runway look was no good at all

OK, I watched the advanced screener for tomorrow's episode and ... I'm calling preemptive bullshit on whatever the result of this episode is.

Wish I could be less vague, but my screener link doesn't include the elimination, so I don't *know* who gets booted, but it feels like a set-up is about to happen.

OK, it wasn't a setup, but this season just lost one of its strongest personalities. :-/

i haven't seen the most recent episode, but regarding the one where charlie got eliminated

when she was explaining her strategy of not caring about lip syncing by saying that bianca del rio made it to the finals without ever lip syncing, i wanted to be like "oh, girl...."

girl bye more like

The way they set up that elimination was hokey but it tracks that she wouldnt be able to continue.

Vote of thanks to Michelle Visage for reading Farrah's highlighter abuse. A much-needed public service announcement. Girl wears SO much. she looked like fuckin tin man last night.

I am legit scared for Nina. It seems like only a matter of time before she sabotages herself out of the show, and it would suck bcz she's really talented.

Alexis on untucked GIRL ARE YOU SERIOUS WITH THIS WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME MY DRESS WAS BASIC come the fuck on

that being said there were some truly lovely moments btw queens in this untucked

fuck eureka, she's horrible. i so hate that they tried to make her a sympathetic character.

At first I thought that Alexis was calling the girls together so she could get a chance to finish telling her Studio 54 story, and it was hilarious.

lol

and those fuckin shoes ugh yuk

Dress Barn drag makes me angry

Okay caught up on everything (was on vacation last week) and uh...huh.

wow Alexis was extremely appalling in "Untucked"

Was she ever!

Also Untucked did the thing where they tell you WHY there's a big emotional moment after it happened in the main program. Which can be a little frustrating.

OH MY GOD THAT LIP SYNC WAS I C O N I C

i am fucking REELING, that is like instant top 5 of all time

and it felt so completely effortless, like she wasn't even trying, she was just on a completely different plane

also thank fucking god Cynthia is gone ugh

Yeah that was an amazing end to a pretty great episode (I thought). And talk about Cynthia being utterly exposed. (Not as much as Valentina, though -- seriously, safe only?)

omg Peppermint crushed that lipsync from the first beat. haven't seen one that lively in a while. dita ritz-level enthusiasm & commitment, A+++++

i wanted more older madonna looks but the runway was p cool. loved valentina's look, and sasha

alexis & sasha were great in snatch game, nina's jasmine was great... but there were a helluva lot of flatliners :/ aja's alyssa was like ugh why. and her runway look was so cheap & basic, she's lucky she wasn't in the bottom

Not feeling the amazement in that LSFYL. All of the top 5 lip syncs ever, tho, involve Alyssa Edwards imo

And, yes, the Dida Ritz one

all the best lipsyncs have been in the earlier seasons.. the reason Peppermint's is getting a reaction is because she came with the *expected* energy level that we want but havent seen in fuckin forever. she did it for her life, she was hungry.

the norm has become walking around & pointing, that's why this stood out

omg untucked - shea dropping knowledge on trinity about edges was v funny, "i'll mail you my baby hairs for your birthday" lol

"I will subpoena Nina."

lol

i may need Trinity & Shea to have a tv sitcom together

Yeah the Untucked is so great, just now finishing it up.

I rewatched Raja's kimono meltdown from last season just for lols, so funny

https://youtu.be/QZOJwIXs3-w

Hahah yeah, we did that the other night too. Cannot wait to see what she says this time around.

i was bummed that there were STILL duplicates. i bet she will be pissed

Best episode this season, I ended up liking everybody. I think everyone has started to relax in front of the cameras and aren't so stiffly affected. Except Alexis, she's always theatrically on.

Loved Trinity for being able to read and able to take beyond read. Valentina for that runway, and for turning in a competent Snatch. Shea for the realest talk to Nina. Nina for finally turning her head around!

And loved loved loved Sasha. I'm convinced there's a way that Judith Butler could've worked, but even mentioning her is A++++ in my book. Also, her Dietrich was my favorite of the Snatches. I'm so glad the show is featuring her more now.

Peppermint's lip sync is now my favorite ever. The musicality was so in the moment and perfect.

Cynthia needed to go, but she seems like such a great person. Such a nurturer!

Yeah I loved the fact we not only got a Judith Butler mention but an imitation. I need to share that moment with some friends.

i think this season might be the closest we've ever gotten to RuPaul's Best Friend Race?

Absolutely. There is zero drama here. Not a terrible thing, but I could use a beef right about now

And then next week is all blood or something.

So containing some speculation: we've winnowed out some chaff. Who is your top three at this point?

I think the top 3 are gonna be Sasha, Shea, and maybe Alexis. I think ppl will go home in this order:

Farrah
Aja
Peppermint
Nina
Trinity
Valentina
Alexis
Sasha
Shea

I do hope I'm wrong (I'd like to see Valentina, Trinity, and Alexis go home earlier and Peppermint and Nina stick around for a while) but that's my gut.