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

Good grief. (But not surprising, of course.)

Now that we're down to six I think three out of the four will be Symone, Gottmik and Rose. And I'm not sure about the fourth? I probably won't be until it happens.

yeah the diehard fan groups for RPDR have such awful toxic energy, its kinda gross

i am counting down to olivia going home
god i am so over her
she’s like Tony Curtis’s character in “The Great Race” at this point, minus the DING when she smiles

i wonder if Kandy could squeak into the 4?
the judges looooove her

Kinda hoping that!

that would be kinda cool

i go back and forth on her but she’s such a vibe

I don't necessarily have Rose pegged as a for-sure top 4 yet, but I'm hard pressed at this point to imagine what Utica or Olivia could do to take her spot. Kandy is, to me, kind of a slam dunk.

Meantime at least Drag Race Down Under will start off without anything causing controversy like Sherry Pie did or anything uh er wait hold on

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/18/rupauls-drag-race-down-under-contestant-apologises-for-past-performances-in-blackface

yeeeeeep. Australia gonna Australia :(

i don't find kandy's drag to be all that strong, especially what she had last night - i thought she'd get read for it looking like a halloween costume. i don't see her being in the top 4, but then ru'll do what ru wants to do.

i thought rose did great last night - her look was stunning and her ad was the funniest of the bunch.

yeah I loved her runway look esp that makeup!

i also gotta say Tina kinda grew on me as we got to know her. Not so much her drag but her talent & personality. and it makes me wonder what she could have done if she had not been so in her head. Good candidate for an All Stars in future imo.

also I liked how Rose tried to talk to Tina about her critiques, not coming for her but trying to get her to see the bigger picture in a kind yet direct way.

also

is there a worse song in this world than “My Humps”? I havent heard it in so long & it still makes my skeleton want to leave my body.

i thought rose did great last night - her look was stunning and her ad was the funniest of the bunch.

"I'm not doing... that" is my new catchphrase.

also I liked how Rose tried to talk to Tina about her critiques

Slipping in an impromptu jingle in the process!

I do agree that Kandy's runway look was the worst of the night and, really, maybe among the worst of the season.

there is no way anybody will ever top lala ri’s bag dress

xp re: my lumps - exactly my reaction also, but i had to admit it made for a pretty good lipsync song

xp oh that's true

Olivia is like community theater level compared to the rest of the queens.

is there a worse song in this world than “My Humps”? I havent heard it in so long & it still makes my skeleton want to leave my body.

I actually don't thank you for reminding me of this. I literally had forgotten it was the lip sync song and now you have reminded me and I hate you.

:D

happy to oblige

Woof. The loser LOST tonight.

well deserved bottom 2 and well deserved loser tonight. disappointed she ended up being more delusional than valentina!

yeah god she was really feeling herself in the interview chair

The four horsewomen of the roast apocalypse #dragrace pic.twitter.com/OHGM1Nr5uQ

— Peach Snowsé 🎄❄️✨ (@fluffluff13) March 27, 2021

also hand Loni the crown, she won this season

This is the moment Loni Love won season 13 its Emmys#DragRace pic.twitter.com/2G2nq9TOKN

— 𝖗𝖔𝖒𝖆𝖓 𝖟𝖔𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖘𝖐𝖎 🕷️ (@minajleaked) March 27, 2021

I just hate watching people die on stage.

I mean, I know nobody loves it, but I will fast- forward through the people who are doing badly. I just can't.

I’m going to chalk this one up to the unfathomable depths of meanness Minnesotans keep bottled up their entire lives. When (IF!) uncorked, it’s a force of nature. That Utica kept a smile and a positive attitude throughout couldn’t be more on brand for us.

Also, I’m with the gang calling Utica asking sweatpants-wearing Ru to stand up and getting the double bird instantly iconic.

that was fucking amazing

Truly!

The memes, the memes.

Five minutes into MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN pic.twitter.com/4c9KUrLgvc

— Jorge Molina (@colormejorge) March 27, 2021

lmao

A separate effort but there are Drag Race connections

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56537339

And a whole lotta Drag Race vets in this thing:

https://deadline.com/2021/03/outtv-media-group-producer-entertainment-group-outtv-usa-lgbtq-diversity-representation-inclusion-1234723463/

kandy’s dress tonight looked like what lala ri’s bag dress would look like if she finished it

lmao

i love this final 4

i am relieved by who the loser ended up being

i love cynthia erivo

i love Cher

I was irrationally annoyed by the way the queens all leaned forward instead of back when they were pretending to climb up the side of the table.

Yeah it’s a solid and increasingly clear with time final four. So I guess my question is whether next week’s episode is it!

oh no Ned, there’s still 5 episodes to go...
(j/k)

At this point I wouldn't be surprised. (I half remember some rumor that the show was trying to stretch out not merely to fill the episode order but in the hopes that by the time of the final they could actually film a final. I doubt it but even if so while the restrictions are about to be more loosened up they'll juuuuust miss it, unless there's some further delaying tactic we haven't seen yet.)

i’d swap one of the final four (you can guess who) with denali, but the other 3 spots are well deserved

YES I'm not the only one who thought Denali was robbed and final 4 worthy. Goddamn. Kandy certainly has the personality, but her outfits and makeup are an embarrassment for the final 4. Miss you Denali.

i hated Kandy’s runway but I hated Olivia’s more for being basic & NOT the challenge! so annoyed when she just put her hands in the hip-ruching as if they were pockets

i wish they’d stopped her halfway out & sent her back to the workroom, like “Bitch, don’t even waste our time with this bullshit”

i did get very teared up in the untucked reveal about her grandmother though, that was so moving. the shit some of these queens go through w their families just to get on stage & do what they love. i mean.

The way they spoonfed Gottmik's performance in this really irritated me

is there a worse song in this world than “My Humps”? I havent heard it in so long & it still makes my skeleton want to leave my body.

lol yes, i think i had gradually softened to it through familiarity, but hearing it for the first time in forever i was struck anew by how extremely cursed it is.

olivia seemed to lean more and more into her tropes as the season went on, strange to think how much of a frontrunner she felt at the beginning.

Yeah, I think it's that she has a smaller bag of tricks to pull from than the other contestants.

i loooooled in untucked - when she was packing in the workroom she had a suitcase full of tiny purses