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

Most podcast episodes are too damn long, admittedly.

agree with you stevie.

also maybe one of the problems/products of mania + fame: decline in (self?) discernment

Well this might be a cheerier listen (which I'm about to do right now)

https://jezebel.com/the-terminally-delightful-bendelacreme-tells-all-1823959014

And a couple of hours to go, meantime Bendela fires up a bit

https://www.facebook.com/bendelacreme/posts/822482421272294

these queens are kinda fun this season.
big ole crush on Monet X Change out of drag

those two alike queens, Aquarius and Cracker give me the creeps, theyre like Shining twins, idk if i can hang with them

Vanessa was a trip. That voice! I was hoping i’d get some Chi-Chi with her. oh well.

ANKH ANKH had me dying laughing

Yeah I liked Vanessa, having her go first was not fun, but someone had to go.

And yes, fun bunch in general, I'd say! I like the vibe, I think having All Stars all these past weeks was just getting to the point of overfamiliarity so everything seems even fresher. And an actual design challenge, who knew.

The Christina intro would have been great if they hadn't played up she was going to be in the episode, but I suppose it was like Gaga last year.

So Blair St. Clair would have been 12, 13 when the show started. Yup, they're definitely going to be growing up with the show now.

Don't @ me, but is Blair going to turn out to be FTM?

idk. that’d be an interesting twist!!

It didn't register until the fifth New York queen walked in on last night's episode, but the Big Apple's on a crazy tear right now. Season 8 and 9's winners were New York girls, and I wouldn't be surprised if this year's is too.

Could see it, yeah. Just need to shake everyone out first. I could see Eureka making it to the end, at least.

Hope Mayhem goes all the way, i like her

those two alike queens, Aquarius and Cracker give me the creeps, theyre like Shining twins, idk if i can hang with them

:I

Aquarius is Shannon Needle's drag daughter. Miz Cracker is funny. I think you'll come around to at least one of them (as long as it's Cracker).

The Vixen feels like she's going to be Too Much at some point, but for now, I can at least drink in *that bone structure*.

I'm a little disappointed that Christina doesn't have or at least didn't show off a drop dead Farrah Groan impression.

I didn't want Vanessa to go because I've still got lots of love for Alexis, but based on her outfit and lip sync, I can't argue against the outcome. (I think maybe she was a bit traumatized at being in the bottom and it just sucked the energy out of her.)

Kameron Michaels' drag name should be Tariffs because she's about to set off a whole big trade war.

Kind of scary how much Yuhua looks like an old crush -- such perfect teeth.

I wish they would find a way to keep everyone in for the first two shows. I feel like people are only just getting their feet under them and then they're being sent home. Maybe I only feel like that this year, though, because they are all of a pretty high standard out of the gate.

agree

love how much Ru loves saying Yuhua Hoe

this was the best opening episode of a season in about three years and it's great to be watching this for plesure again rather than any sense of obligation

Yeah I was bummed to see Vanessa go home, she seemed capable but there were no clear clunkers (or if there are the editors were clever enough not to show it).

Also I hate this dumb masc muscle queen who won’t stop talking about how muscle masc butch he is, oof

yeah he’s cute but idk. his runway look was kinda busted.

She'll be gone by episode 4.

Can't believe Eureka's "I just saw" isn't a meme yet. I need it for something.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbH2P34nHEn/

living for the camaraderie/vibe on Monet + Monique Heart + Mayhem on Untucked

on a character level, Monique Heart generally just 0_0

if aquaria wants to stick around she is going to have to improve her attitude + execution
in the battle of the petite funny arty new york white girls, only one shall survive

If Aquaria wants to stick around she just needs to serve consistent mediocrity and be strategically ~sweet and vulnerable. Thems the rules, apparently.

There's a newish BBC podcast called Unpopped, which is all about pop culture. The episode about Drag Race is a good listen.

BTW, you all catch this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH8fQoYfZe8

i love this

And I love this too!

https://www.rollingstone.com/country/features/rupaul-drag-race-trixie-mattel-country-albums-kacey-musgraves-w518524

(I'll be at a concert tonight so I'll either catch up with tonight's episode late, or tomorrow morning.)

Okay no lie, can Halsey come back? She was a GREAT guest judge, that ‘defeated’ jinx moment with Michelle and so much more.

She was great. That was a very funny judging panel.

I know the emotions are real, but it's hard to take someone seriously when they're crying their eyes out with two big Cookie Monster googly eyes on top of their head. I'm sorry to say that I laughed at that.

Also, it was wonderful to see Alyssa.

jeez, the first two queens lost w such little dignity, like I cannot stand the uncontrollable sobbing and pouting. For one, it’s just unpleasant to watch someone so upset, but furthermore if your sense of validation and worth is tied so deeply to a reality show, you need to adjust something. This is not the be-all end-all, good god, ps if you’re upset that going home so early makes you look bad, carrying on like that makes you look ten times worse squirrelfriend!!!!

Yeah, and Kalorie already tipped off her disappointment on social media earlier in the week, so.

Honestly, I haven't gone back to watch earlier seasons in awhile, but if that maxi-challenge wasn't the worst-written, most deeply unfunny waste of time this show's ever forced its contestants to try to enliven, I don't know what. I almost wanted to award Eureka my "condragulations" for not wasting her time learning those words.

that "musical" was fucking stupid

I feel like they've been shortchanging Monique Heart. She didn't deserve bottom 3 last night and I would've put her in the top 3 last week.

I agree. But then again, I legitimately think not a single one of them were given the chance to be good let alone great with that challenge.

i was bummed that the lipsync wasnt more energetic, that is a bouncy happy song and they just strode around emoting like it was some kinda torch song :/

Stevie otm

all this grade-school wailing & neediness is exhausting. Even Eureka I was like ugh bitch suck it UP jfc

SHUT UP AND ACT RIGHT

Ru's been tweeting about Miss Vanjie all fucking day long I'm confused

Yeah, it was very much a "walk around and point" lip-sync for both of them.

Miss Vanjie probably joins that list of immortal queens who didn't get much air time, but at this point I guess I wouldn't rule out Ru bringing MV back later in the season.

yeah she’s the new Pork Chop / Tammie Brown

Vaaaaaaanjie

on the upside Kalorie must have had an easy time packing cuz all she wears is bodysuits lol

Miss Vanjie probably joins that list of immortal queens who didn't get much air time, but at this point I guess I wouldn't rule out Ru bringing MV back later in the season.

I wouldn't mind. It would be more fun then when she brought back Neysha Lopez.

I mean the season has long been in the can and they're definitely making a huge deal out of something really unremarkable so

Maybe they're setting up all stars 4 which will run immediately after season 10 ends so we can never get sick of the show

Ru's been tweeting about Miss Vanjie all fucking day long I'm confused

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who is it that the boy-version of The Vixen is reminding me of, visually? It's driving me crazy.