that lipsync was weird as hellreal talk: i hate that dya won i hope her momentary high leads to a steep plumetting drop bc i am not into her at all and that when she goes she takes jasmine with her. those two. ugh.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 26 February 2022 21:06 (two years ago) link
but i loved the bad boys song, so fucking funny - the other two songs, listening-wise were very hard to sit through. interminably repetitive. loved anjeria’s diana. lovely,
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 26 February 2022 21:07 (two years ago) link
It was really weird to me that the Shangri Las song featured the "Be My Baby" beat but the Ronettes one didn't.
― Mobile Suit Gundam Style (Leee), Saturday, 26 February 2022 21:33 (two years ago) link
I'm OK with Daya but can see how she can put people off (which is how I felt about Jan).
― Mobile Suit Gundam Style (Leee), Saturday, 26 February 2022 21:39 (two years ago) link
yeah i wasnt really feeling the jantasy much either
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 26 February 2022 22:30 (two years ago) link
Daya has been bringing some creative runway with little credit, she's deserved some dues now. Mama could stop some of the sour puss moments tho, although it's kinda fun to have some tension too, I think that's why I like jazmine, they both are blind to editing themselves and so hungry for it!
― Swanswans, Sunday, 27 February 2022 18:36 (two years ago) link
the neediness is off putting for megimme a Bosco who handles their shit
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 27 February 2022 18:39 (two years ago) link
watching pitstop yesterday i was reminded about daya forcing willow to change what she was planning to do because she had the same ideathen combine that with similar behaviour when they were choosing songs and a couple of other moments and..daya is starting to come across as a bully (and i miss kornbread who would’ve called out this shit even more)
― scanner darkly, Sunday, 27 February 2022 18:44 (two years ago) link
Bosco very chill demeanor has an edgy, caustic side too, but yeah, well put, they manage themselves around the competition a lot better, ' "I have a lot of friends but not one 100,000 dollars". Love a girl who deliver a read.
― Swanswans, Sunday, 27 February 2022 18:52 (two years ago) link
Bosco has a very oldschool vibe that I love.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 27 February 2022 19:00 (two years ago) link
While kornbread had important stuff to say, I wasn't wholly down with how they went about it. There was a "can give it but can't take it " vibe that I think would have definitely lead to a more conflict this season. Kornbread's return season is gonna be eventful.
― Swanswans, Sunday, 27 February 2022 19:01 (two years ago) link
i see some similarities between bosco and jinx. must be the seattle thing!
― scanner darkly, Sunday, 27 February 2022 19:05 (two years ago) link
re: kornbread, agreed! didn’t like harping on jasmine after the initial convostill, missing reality check from somebody who can deliver it in a good manner
― scanner darkly, Sunday, 27 February 2022 19:06 (two years ago) link
funny, I think Daya and jazmine have an old school, earlier season vibe, from the point of view of queens who don't realise how they are coming off on screen and gagged at not being seen as the top bish. I kinda live for the delusion as much as the illusion.
― Swanswans, Sunday, 27 February 2022 19:28 (two years ago) link
otm, definitely feels like many queens exercise a very measured approach nowadaysand there isn’t as much blissful lack of self awareness a la valentina
― scanner darkly, Sunday, 27 February 2022 19:43 (two years ago) link
i pretty much wrote deja off but she should’ve been declared the winner in the last epgreat lipsync too, helped by an excellent song choice (it’s almost like they planned for these 2 queens to lip sync..)
meanwhile, UK vs the World doesn’t live up to its own name
― scanner darkly, Sunday, 6 March 2022 04:45 (two years ago) link
i’m salty that there was no elimination better be sending queens home doubletime next week
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 6 March 2022 04:59 (two years ago) link
I'm kinda ready for Jorge to go home already.
― Mobile Suit Gundam Style (Leee), Sunday, 6 March 2022 06:55 (two years ago) link
Also lol that Daya's quick drag looks just like Maddie's full face.
― Mobile Suit Gundam Style (Leee), Sunday, 6 March 2022 17:47 (two years ago) link
i’m salty that there was no eliminationbetter be sending queens home doubletime next week
Right? They've already made up for Kornbread's injury with no bottom/elimination 2 weeks ago. And we still haven't seen the gold chocolate bar. Why not give it to Jorgeous ot Jasmine this week instead of a double shantay ? It's not like it's really going to be left to chance.
― LeRooLeRoo, Sunday, 6 March 2022 19:10 (two years ago) link
PLEASE for the love of GOD eliminate Jasmine jfc she sucks at everything except at dancing in lipsyncs
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 6 March 2022 19:24 (two years ago) link
I'm somehow convinced we get the gold bar after Snatch Game here, and the show turns into Sartre's No Exit.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 6 March 2022 21:00 (two years ago) link
season 14 is to the death but no one knows & the season runs as-is for another 12 years
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 6 March 2022 22:22 (two years ago) link
They are really killing the drama for this gold bar reveal with all these non elims. There is no gold bar, the chocolate is just rations on the longest season ever
― Swanswans, Monday, 7 March 2022 16:19 (two years ago) link
Meantime:
the year is 2455, the mecha rupaul has managed to bring humanity to it's knees and weilds the power of time travel. it uses it to snatch jujubee out of different points in her time line to complete in rupaul's drag race all stars 60049: the all jujubee season pic.twitter.com/rohYI194cG— 𝑆𝐼𝐴𝑁 𝑇𝐻𝑌𝑀𝐸𝑆 🥂 (@SianThymes) March 5, 2022
In the RPDR cinematic universe, Jujubee is RuPaul's Duncan Idaho. In this essay I will https://t.co/cSmCbAYEe0— Fsck poutine 🌻🇺🇦 (@jvfriedman) March 7, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 March 2022 16:30 (two years ago) link
LOL
re: chocolate - at least it gave us “oh.. it’s chocolate”i am wishing for a drag race / school of chocolate crossover episode now
― scanner darkly, Monday, 7 March 2022 17:31 (two years ago) link
Just ahead of the UK vs The World finale: objectively speaking, Baga has the most C U N & T, and Jujubee the least. However, subjectively, their positions are reversed for me. Mo and Blu are... fine, above average midfielders, but not winners.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 20:12 (two years ago) link
I don't find baga delivers the winning c.u.n.t. for me, there's charisma, there's definitely nerve with a capital N but unique? talented? I find those qualities a bit lacking...that snatch game was over rated, the runways are so so, a fierce lipsync is not their forte, a forgettable singer too. I don't think this bunch of queens have set the world alight but certainly not baga.
― Swanswans, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 21:49 (two years ago) link
it says a lot to me about the diversity of human life that there are people out there who haven't given up on UK vs The World because of Baga
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 22:46 (two years ago) link
Agreed with Ru’s first and third lip sync decisions, disagreed with the second.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 22:56 (two years ago) link
they’ve managed to lower the stakes so much i don’t actually care who wins at this point
― scanner darkly, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 22:58 (two years ago) link
It really felt like a series where all the queens were in the UK or close by for something else at the same time so they just decided to get them all together for this made-up show. So odd. Although I really enjoyed Jimbo and Pangina's faceoff in the workroom. What a pair of pros. I assume Pangina's horror was all put on for the cameras.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 17:14 (two years ago) link
Maybe...and yet.
Drag Race España at the end of the month!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVA3wkWKgOA
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 19:02 (two years ago) link
this whole UK vs the World seems so.. unnecessary. it felt more like a “let’s pretend play drag race!” than an actual season. with all the talk of “THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL DRAG RACE!!” it felt small and homemade. okay so it’s a 6 ep BBC thing, but couldn’t they do something that would work better for that format?
and on top of that you have all the non UK and non US queens eliminated first (and they were better too), you have queens in the final 4 who don’t deserve to be there (i heart you jujubee, but girl, i ain’t buying your “this was my strategy” talk). and the winner?! mo should’ve been crowned. i like blu, but her lipsync was over the top and not in a good way. there was no subtlety, no connection to the song. i’m baffled.
― scanner darkly, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 21:42 (two years ago) link
Anyway next week I'm seeing Trixie and Katya kick off their tour here in SF and based on their latest newsletter they're prepping exactly how I figured they would:
Katya:So Trixie and I are in the midst of what is known in the theater world as Hell Week—the week leading up to the premiere of a new show. For us, it’s a show that’s been in the works for quite a while, but on account of Trixie’s unmanageable work schedule and my extreme distaste for working, finding adequate time for rehearsal has proved to be the most challenging production element so far. We are lucky to have gotten Laganja to do the choreography, which is a blessing and a curse. The blessing is that she is incredible and the choreography is fabulous but the curse is that it’s difficult and I am so slow to learn any steps out of my very limited movement vocabulary which consists of walk, hair toss, wiggle, wiggle, handstand. It’s an ambitious production, and so months ago, I insisted that learning the choreography would take me at least twice the time than it would for any non-dancing performer. And of course, I didn’t get that extra time, which is probably why, after 6 straight days of rehearsals my body feels and looks like an exhumed corpse from the 1800’s. People love to say I’m a dancer. And while I appreciate the compliment, the truth is that those people have been lied to several times as I am unqualified, and nothing of the sort. Just because a person can point their toes, do a handstand and a split does not mean they can dance. It took me about 3 hours to wrap my head and feet around a “kick, ball, change” and I still dont have it down. Chassée? Get out of here. Pas de bouret? Shut up. Rond de jambe en l’air? Forget about it. Despite my hideously frustrating inability to pick up steps at a decent pace, and thanks to the invaluable tutelage of Miss Estranja, I finally got the closing number completed with no mistakes. It was absolutely thrilling until I realized that I would need to do the same thing in makeup, corseted, wearing pads, tights, wig, heels and a fucking costume. After sweating through several shirts not in drag in an air conditioned room, I could help but wonder if it was too late to rename the show, as I can only anticipate the amount of sweating I will be doing might be enough to give Waterworld a run for its money. (It famously made very little money at the box office, so it shouldn’t be that hard.) Anyways, we are going into tech at the moment and I am about to practice a very cool but very top secret little detail of the show that I will not spoil, but will give you a hint: sometimes you gotta sleep your way to the top and let others do the heavy lifting. We will keep you posted, as the tour kicks off next week in San Francisco. XX KATYA--Trixie:If this Substack seems shorter than usual, it’s because I have been in the throes of rehearsal for this crazy tour. The good news is I’m on stage with somebody I trust and in an environment where we can try new things all the time to see what’s funniest. The bad news is the costumes, the dancing, and the specific theatrical cues make executing certain sections less playful and more actually important that you get it right.I’m proud of us so far! I think we had Chipotle like five days in a row so that was nice. And I am obsessed with Jimmy Johns so I’ve had that a bunch of times at the rehearsal space. The only trouble is the vigorous rehearsals have really cut into my available time for drinking. But I went to rehearsal hungover today so I’m obviously still making time.Tomorrow we going to tech rehearsals which is usually in theater a very long day of stopping and starting to make sure all the light and sound cues are perfect. I plan on going into it hydrated, positive, and most importantly not hung over.
So Trixie and I are in the midst of what is known in the theater world as Hell Week—the week leading up to the premiere of a new show. For us, it’s a show that’s been in the works for quite a while, but on account of Trixie’s unmanageable work schedule and my extreme distaste for working, finding adequate time for rehearsal has proved to be the most challenging production element so far.
We are lucky to have gotten Laganja to do the choreography, which is a blessing and a curse. The blessing is that she is incredible and the choreography is fabulous but the curse is that it’s difficult and I am so slow to learn any steps out of my very limited movement vocabulary which consists of walk, hair toss, wiggle, wiggle, handstand.
It’s an ambitious production, and so months ago, I insisted that learning the choreography would take me at least twice the time than it would for any non-dancing performer. And of course, I didn’t get that extra time, which is probably why, after 6 straight days of rehearsals my body feels and looks like an exhumed corpse from the 1800’s.
People love to say I’m a dancer. And while I appreciate the compliment, the truth is that those people have been lied to several times as I am unqualified, and nothing of the sort. Just because a person can point their toes, do a handstand and a split does not mean they can dance. It took me about 3 hours to wrap my head and feet around a “kick, ball, change” and I still dont have it down.
Chassée? Get out of here. Pas de bouret? Shut up. Rond de jambe en l’air? Forget about it. Despite my hideously frustrating inability to pick up steps at a decent pace, and thanks to the invaluable tutelage of Miss Estranja, I finally got the closing number completed with no mistakes. It was absolutely thrilling until I realized that I would need to do the same thing in makeup, corseted, wearing pads, tights, wig, heels and a fucking costume. After sweating through several shirts not in drag in an air conditioned room, I could help but wonder if it was too late to rename the show, as I can only anticipate the amount of sweating I will be doing might be enough to give Waterworld a run for its money. (It famously made very little money at the box office, so it shouldn’t be that hard.)
Anyways, we are going into tech at the moment and I am about to practice a very cool but very top secret little detail of the show that I will not spoil, but will give you a hint: sometimes you gotta sleep your way to the top and let others do the heavy lifting.
We will keep you posted, as the tour kicks off next week in San Francisco.
XX KATYA
--
Trixie:
If this Substack seems shorter than usual, it’s because I have been in the throes of rehearsal for this crazy tour. The good news is I’m on stage with somebody I trust and in an environment where we can try new things all the time to see what’s funniest. The bad news is the costumes, the dancing, and the specific theatrical cues make executing certain sections less playful and more actually important that you get it right.
I’m proud of us so far! I think we had Chipotle like five days in a row so that was nice. And I am obsessed with Jimmy Johns so I’ve had that a bunch of times at the rehearsal space. The only trouble is the vigorous rehearsals have really cut into my available time for drinking. But I went to rehearsal hungover today so I’m obviously still making time.
Tomorrow we going to tech rehearsals which is usually in theater a very long day of stopping and starting to make sure all the light and sound cues are perfect. I plan on going into it hydrated, positive, and most importantly not hung over.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 9 March 2022 23:34 (two years ago) link
RuPaul: whatever you do, just make me laugh in snatch game!The queens: #rupaulsdragrace #dragrace pic.twitter.com/R33mFcMiiC— Matthew Portnoy (@MatthewPortnoy1) March 12, 2022
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 12 March 2022 18:09 (two years ago) link
multicar pileup was worth it for the ensuing judging panelalso bosco with the best LOL of untucked to Jorgeous after her emotional outpouring w her family “You said your brother was gay?… Ok great.”DYING
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 12 March 2022 18:51 (two years ago) link
That really was perfect.
But yeaaaaah DeJa ran away with that one! Wow the clusterfuck. Of course what'll happen next week is they'll do the lipsync off, the eliminated queen is chosen and then they have the gold bar and the season will maybe end on Halloween or something.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 12 March 2022 21:07 (two years ago) link
Next week’s eliminated queen opening her chocolate bar after 7 consecutive years without an elimination:#DragRace pic.twitter.com/CtL4vkUwOq— Joey Nolfi (@joeynolfi) March 12, 2022
lmaoyeah fuck like how long will this season be!?
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 12 March 2022 23:05 (two years ago) link
It all felt so planned. The amount of canned laughs Deja was getting while the others were getting nothing, you could tell it was going in that direction.
― LeRooLeRoo, Sunday, 13 March 2022 03:37 (two years ago) link
these queens that go i’m just going to be, Ilana Glazer, a funny person that i find funny, i just wish a siren would go off & signs drop from the ceiling like NO YOU WILL LOSE THAT IS NOT A CHARACTER
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 13 March 2022 03:52 (two years ago) link
Is Dove Cameron to Kirk as Chet Hanks is to Tom?
― Vladimir Poutine (Leee), Monday, 14 March 2022 20:33 (two years ago) link
Nah, different person, one of the Disney kid actor cohort
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dove_Cameron
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 14 March 2022 20:38 (two years ago) link
Even though I didn't care love the performances as much as everyone else on the show did, the Lalaparuza was a lot better than I expected (especially compared to last season's head-to-head lip syncs), I think because of the added "Who's next?! What song!?" cliffhanging. That said, I do wonder if the logistics of setting something like this up is possible in the time frame between Kornbread getting hurt, especially since they really only shoot for 4-6 weeks.
― Justice League: Picard (Leee), Sunday, 20 March 2022 01:48 (two years ago) link
the songs were SO GOOD
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 20 March 2022 01:49 (two years ago) link
Oh right! Glad to see the show is big enough that Beyonce allowed one of her songs to be used.
― Justice League: Picard (Leee), Sunday, 20 March 2022 01:56 (two years ago) link
i have a full lesbian crush on bosco after that luther number whew
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 20 March 2022 02:25 (two years ago) link
Yeah having Luther be a choice was a killer touch. And while Bosco did it well, Willow’s trashy girl in love approach was awesome!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 20 March 2022 03:42 (two years ago) link
so enjoyed the lipsyncs, willow's measured emotional performance was awesome, feel a little bit like jazmine got rinsed for our viewing pleasure and then dumped, how they lost three lipsyncs with those performances I don't know, standard was high, I guess. Someone mentioned their lack of nerve but lots of the girls were bricking it. The snatch game wasn't as bad as I was expecting, now that I caught up, there have been a lot of unfunny snatch games in the past where girls got safe with mediocre efforts. Lived for angeria's church bling outfit, but her Tammy brown was pretty underwhelming considering the wealth of gags to mine from. deja's cackling and commentary as the only safe girl was funny, Yeh-A, that's how you do snatch game, bring it big and bold.
― Swanswans, Sunday, 20 March 2022 09:50 (two years ago) link